The Community Health Center Association of Connecticut (CHC/ACT), which advocates for issues concerning the vitality of community health centers and their ability to serve underserved populations, has announced the organization’s legislative priorities for 2026.
Read More“Not reporting on food insecurity doesn’t mean the problem will somehow magically disappear,” UConn’s Rudd Center points out, criticizing the USDA’s decision to discontinue an annual report that provided national data on household food insecurity across the United States.
Read MoreThe Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group, has opened its 2026 Improving Youth Mental Health grant program, part of The Cigna Group Foundation’s $9 million, three-year commitment to improve youth mental health.
Read MoreA new analysis ranks Connecticut as the second best state in the nation for women’s health.
Read MoreAARP Connecticut announced the 10 top-scoring livable communities across the state, as part of the 10th anniversary of the AARP Livability Index™ platform. This year, West Hartford leads the way, followed by Hartford, Essex, Farmington, and Newington.
Read MoreDecember 14: Newtown, now Providence. The fact that these college students were elementary school students in 2012 underscores the sobering truth: an entire generation of youth in America has grown up with threats of being shot in a classroom.
Read MoreThe Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced that it will change its name to the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation in January 2026.
Read MoreSeven of the world’s best companies in 2025 were based in the United States, according to TIME magazine and Statista, including one from Connecticut – the CIGNA Group.
Read MoreThe Village for Families & Children has been awarded a grant of $150,000 from The Cigna Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group, to help address the youth mental health crisis.
Read MoreHip-Hop for the Homeless (HH4H), now in its 12th year, is a grassroots movement led by Hartford artist and educator Joey Batts.
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