Connecticut is a Top 10 State for Women, Analysis Finds
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Connecticut ranked in the top 10, at number 7, in an analysis of the best states for women in 2026.
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Community Health Centers Look to State Legislature to Sustain Essential Healthcare Coverage
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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 MoreUConn's Rudd Center Criticizes USDA’s Elimination of Annual Household Food Security Report
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“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 MoreCIGNA Group Foundation Opens Third Year of $9 Million Youth Mental Health Grant Progam
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The 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 MoreConnecticut Ranks Second Among States in Women's Health, Analysis Finds
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A new analysis ranks Connecticut as the second best state in the nation for women’s health.
Read MoreWest Hartford, Hartford, Essex Ranked Top Communities for "Livability" by AARP
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AARP 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. Again.
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December 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 MoreNew Century, New Name: Hartford Foundation to Become the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation
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The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced that it will change its name to the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation in January 2026.
Read MoreCIGNA Group Ranks as World's 10th Best Company in 2025
/Seven 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 Receives $150,000 Grant from The Cigna Group Foundation to Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
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The 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.
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