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2025 Valley Community Index

The Valley Community Index is a triennial profile of life in the Valley. The 2025 Valley Community Index was developed through a collaboration of community partners and stakeholders. Drawing from local data, research, and the voices of community members and professionals, the Index offers key insights into the social, economic, and health factors that impact Valley residents. Nonprofits, towns, cities, and other organizations use the 2025 Valley Community Index to guide strategic planning, develop programs, secure funding, and advocate for the resources that help our communities thrive.

July 18, 2025
2022 Valley Community Index: Understanding the Valley Region

This 2022 report is part of an ongoing, decades-long tradition of analyzing social and economic conditions and quality of life in the Lower Naugatuck Valley region. The effort has included the 1996 Healthy Valley Report, the 2001 Mt. Auburn Report, the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center Community Health Profile, the 2010 Valley Cares Report, the 2013 Griffin Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment, and the Naugatuck Valley Health District’s 2013-2015 Community Health Improvement Plan.

November 15, 2022
2022 Valley Community Index (PDF)

The Valley Community Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details (on the main report page, you may also download the report using the blue button).

November 15, 2022
Valley Community Foundation Releases Comprehensive Findings of Regional Well-Being and Socioeconomic Data in 2019 Index Report

DERBY, CT -- While the Valley has a long history of being a close-knit, family-centered region, disparities among its communities present both challenges and opportunities in addressing health and wellness needs. In partnership with Griffin Hospital and the Naugatuck Valley Health District, more than 40 representatives from a range of multi-disciplinary organizations collaborated to examine well-being and socioeconomic data in the Valley.

October 23, 2019
2019 Valley Community Index: Understanding the Valley Region (PDF)

The Valley Community Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details (on the main report page, you may also download the report using the blue button).

October 21, 2019
2019 Valley Community Index: Understanding the Valley Region

This report is part of an ongoing, 25-year tradition of analyzing the economy, health, and quality of life of the Lower Naugatuck Valley region. The effort has included the 1996 Healthy Valley Report, the 2001 Mt. Auburn Report, the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center Community Health Profile, the 2010 Valley Cares Report, the 2013 Griffin Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment, and the Naugatuck Valley Health District’s 2013-2015 Community Health Improvement Plan.

October 20, 2019

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