Report: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline in US; Incidence in Connecticut Remains Among Highest

Report: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline in US; Incidence in Connecticut Remains Among Highest

Cancer death rates continued to decline from 2001 to 2017 in the United States for all cancer sites combined, according to data reported earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute and published in the journal Cancer. Connecticut was one of a dozen states with among the highest rates.

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Healthy Portfolios, Healthy Communities: Moving Forward with Opportunity Funds

Healthy Portfolios, Healthy Communities: Moving Forward with Opportunity Funds

We are living in a strange new world indeed, where our current health crisis and its fallout clearly overrides any other concerns we may have had just a few short weeks ago. Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) provide a chance to work together in innovative ways to turn approved, distressed communities around… and make money.

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Comcast Expands Access During Covid-19, Adds Black News Channel

Comcast Expands Access During Covid-19, Adds Black News Channel

Comcast, which has hundreds of Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots across the state, has provided a location map to any member of the public in need of free internet, including non-customers. Comcast also announced that it has paused data caps for 60 days to give all customers unlimited data for no additional charge.

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Community Action Agencies Providing Services for Residents in Need Across CT

Community Action Agencies Providing Services for Residents in Need Across CT

The coronavirus pandemic has created challenges for people in virtually every walk of life and every demographic, but none have been impacted more than those already living in society’s margins. The depth and breadth of the need in Connecticut is reflected in the recently released annual report of the Connecticut Association For Community Action (CAFCA), which details the work of local Community Action Agencies (CAAs) across the state

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Legislators Urged to Require Businesses Receiving State Aid to Include People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities In Their Workforce

Legislators Urged to Require Businesses Receiving State Aid to Include People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities In Their Workforce

The Connecticut legislature is considering a proposal that would require businesses receiving financial assistance from the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to make “good faith efforts to employ persons with autism spectrum disorder or intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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