Connecticut Voices for Children
@ctvoices.bsky.social
A research and advocacy organization working in #CT and nationally to eradicate child poverty and advance family economic security. Join us in our fight for economic justice!
Being a working parent is tough. It's even harder when your boss gives you last-minute notice of your shifts. Working parents deserve a consistent schedule that lets them plan their lives. It's time we demand a #FairWorkweek and #SchedulesThatWork.
👉 nwlc.org/stwa
👉 nwlc.org/stwa
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Being a working parent is tough. It's even harder when your boss gives you last-minute notice of your shifts. Working parents deserve a consistent schedule that lets them plan their lives. It's time we demand a #FairWorkweek and #SchedulesThatWork.
👉 nwlc.org/stwa
👉 nwlc.org/stwa
#CT is facing a preventable housing crisis. New HUD rules could cut 70% of permanent supportive housing funding, putting 6.5K people at risk of losing their homes overnight.
Tell Gov. Lamont + your legislators to support the $70M conditional bridge: www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgaf...
Tell Gov. Lamont + your legislators to support the $70M conditional bridge: www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgaf...
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
#CT is facing a preventable housing crisis. New HUD rules could cut 70% of permanent supportive housing funding, putting 6.5K people at risk of losing their homes overnight.
Tell Gov. Lamont + your legislators to support the $70M conditional bridge: www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgaf...
Tell Gov. Lamont + your legislators to support the $70M conditional bridge: www.cga.ct.gov/webapps/cgaf...
Today is #GivingTuesday.
For more 30 years, CT Voices has used independent research and bold advocacy to push #CT toward policies that put children and families first.
💙 Will you be a voice for children? Join us: ctvoices.salsalabs.org/DonatenowtoC...
For more 30 years, CT Voices has used independent research and bold advocacy to push #CT toward policies that put children and families first.
💙 Will you be a voice for children? Join us: ctvoices.salsalabs.org/DonatenowtoC...
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday.
For more 30 years, CT Voices has used independent research and bold advocacy to push #CT toward policies that put children and families first.
💙 Will you be a voice for children? Join us: ctvoices.salsalabs.org/DonatenowtoC...
For more 30 years, CT Voices has used independent research and bold advocacy to push #CT toward policies that put children and families first.
💙 Will you be a voice for children? Join us: ctvoices.salsalabs.org/DonatenowtoC...
This week! New London 🚙 As federal threats grow, we’re coming together to talk real solutions & what it will take to truly invest in kids & families.
📅 Dec 3 | 6–8 PM
📍 New London Community Rec Center
Food, child care & Spanish interpretation: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
📅 Dec 3 | 6–8 PM
📍 New London Community Rec Center
Food, child care & Spanish interpretation: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This week! New London 🚙 As federal threats grow, we’re coming together to talk real solutions & what it will take to truly invest in kids & families.
📅 Dec 3 | 6–8 PM
📍 New London Community Rec Center
Food, child care & Spanish interpretation: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
📅 Dec 3 | 6–8 PM
📍 New London Community Rec Center
Food, child care & Spanish interpretation: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
This season, we’re grateful for the policmakers, advocates, providers, parents, and young people who fight for that vision every day. A #CT where every family has enough isn’t just an aspiration. It’s a choice we can make together.
#HappyThanksgivin
#HappyThanksgivin
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This season, we’re grateful for the policmakers, advocates, providers, parents, and young people who fight for that vision every day. A #CT where every family has enough isn’t just an aspiration. It’s a choice we can make together.
#HappyThanksgivin
#HappyThanksgivin
Our analysis shows CT’s early care system is still underfunded + overstretched.
2025 brought major wins — now the challenge is making them real with long-term investment in providers, the workforce + access.
www.courant.com/2025/11/19/c...
2025 brought major wins — now the challenge is making them real with long-term investment in providers, the workforce + access.
www.courant.com/2025/11/19/c...
CT has 163K+ kids needing child care and just 59K slots. Here’s why and what’s being done.
Connecticut’s early child care system continues be underfunded, leaving many parents with no options.
www.courant.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our analysis shows CT’s early care system is still underfunded + overstretched.
2025 brought major wins — now the challenge is making them real with long-term investment in providers, the workforce + access.
www.courant.com/2025/11/19/c...
2025 brought major wins — now the challenge is making them real with long-term investment in providers, the workforce + access.
www.courant.com/2025/11/19/c...
Up next: New London 🚙
As federal threats grow, we’re coming together to talk real solutions & what it will take to truly invest in kids & families.
📅 Dec 3 | 6–8 PM
📍 New London Community Rec Center
Food, child care & Spanish interpretation provided: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
As federal threats grow, we’re coming together to talk real solutions & what it will take to truly invest in kids & families.
📅 Dec 3 | 6–8 PM
📍 New London Community Rec Center
Food, child care & Spanish interpretation provided: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Up next: New London 🚙
As federal threats grow, we’re coming together to talk real solutions & what it will take to truly invest in kids & families.
📅 Dec 3 | 6–8 PM
📍 New London Community Rec Center
Food, child care & Spanish interpretation provided: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
As federal threats grow, we’re coming together to talk real solutions & what it will take to truly invest in kids & families.
📅 Dec 3 | 6–8 PM
📍 New London Community Rec Center
Food, child care & Spanish interpretation provided: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#JustReleased: “The 2025 State of Early Childhood.” A decade of data shows #CT's ECE system has not meeting demand. New 2025 investments offer hope. Learn what's next to build a stronger and more equitable system.
Read the report: ctvoices.org/publication/...
Read the report: ctvoices.org/publication/...
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#JustReleased: “The 2025 State of Early Childhood.” A decade of data shows #CT's ECE system has not meeting demand. New 2025 investments offer hope. Learn what's next to build a stronger and more equitable system.
Read the report: ctvoices.org/publication/...
Read the report: ctvoices.org/publication/...
The shutdown may be ending, but the lesson is clear: chaos in DC hits #CT fast.
And the fight isn’t over. HR 1 brings massive cuts to #Medicaid & #SNAP. Food & health go together, & right now, both are at risk. #CT can choose a different path.
Read more: heyor.ca/ui6VWJ
And the fight isn’t over. HR 1 brings massive cuts to #Medicaid & #SNAP. Food & health go together, & right now, both are at risk. #CT can choose a different path.
Read more: heyor.ca/ui6VWJ
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The shutdown may be ending, but the lesson is clear: chaos in DC hits #CT fast.
And the fight isn’t over. HR 1 brings massive cuts to #Medicaid & #SNAP. Food & health go together, & right now, both are at risk. #CT can choose a different path.
Read more: heyor.ca/ui6VWJ
And the fight isn’t over. HR 1 brings massive cuts to #Medicaid & #SNAP. Food & health go together, & right now, both are at risk. #CT can choose a different path.
Read more: heyor.ca/ui6VWJ
These past weeks proved that when federal uncertainty hits, #CT can step up, & families are better for it. W/ major changes coming now is the time for our state to prepare.
Join us in Middletown, Nov 20 @ 6 PM, to talk solutions.
🔗 bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#PoliciesForThePeople
Join us in Middletown, Nov 20 @ 6 PM, to talk solutions.
🔗 bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#PoliciesForThePeople
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
These past weeks proved that when federal uncertainty hits, #CT can step up, & families are better for it. W/ major changes coming now is the time for our state to prepare.
Join us in Middletown, Nov 20 @ 6 PM, to talk solutions.
🔗 bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#PoliciesForThePeople
Join us in Middletown, Nov 20 @ 6 PM, to talk solutions.
🔗 bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#PoliciesForThePeople
1 bill this special session deserves attention: the creation of a $500m Emergency Relief Fund to protect #CT families.
W/ federal changes to #SNAP, #Medicaid (HUSKY), & ACA tax credits, CT must stay vigilant & use these $ to keep families fed & healthy.
ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/c...
W/ federal changes to #SNAP, #Medicaid (HUSKY), & ACA tax credits, CT must stay vigilant & use these $ to keep families fed & healthy.
ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/c...
CT House adopts relief fund to bolster federal programs
Creating the emergency fund could push CT over its budgetary spending cap, so the measure had to pass with at least a 60% majority. It did.
ctmirror.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1 bill this special session deserves attention: the creation of a $500m Emergency Relief Fund to protect #CT families.
W/ federal changes to #SNAP, #Medicaid (HUSKY), & ACA tax credits, CT must stay vigilant & use these $ to keep families fed & healthy.
ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/c...
W/ federal changes to #SNAP, #Medicaid (HUSKY), & ACA tax credits, CT must stay vigilant & use these $ to keep families fed & healthy.
ctmirror.org/2025/11/12/c...
As the federal shutdown & “Big Beautiful Bill” threaten programs that keep families fed & healthy, #CT has the resources — and the responsibility — to act.
Join us in Middletown, Nov 20 @ 6 PM, to talk solutions.
🔗 bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#PoliciesForThePeople #CTBudget
Join us in Middletown, Nov 20 @ 6 PM, to talk solutions.
🔗 bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#PoliciesForThePeople #CTBudget
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As the federal shutdown & “Big Beautiful Bill” threaten programs that keep families fed & healthy, #CT has the resources — and the responsibility — to act.
Join us in Middletown, Nov 20 @ 6 PM, to talk solutions.
🔗 bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#PoliciesForThePeople #CTBudget
Join us in Middletown, Nov 20 @ 6 PM, to talk solutions.
🔗 bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
#PoliciesForThePeople #CTBudget
Last week in New Britain, we gathered to talk about real investment in #CT families.
We discussed the #SNAP & #Medicaid crises & how CT has the power & resources to protect residents while DC stalls.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Join us: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
We discussed the #SNAP & #Medicaid crises & how CT has the power & resources to protect residents while DC stalls.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Join us: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Last week in New Britain, we gathered to talk about real investment in #CT families.
We discussed the #SNAP & #Medicaid crises & how CT has the power & resources to protect residents while DC stalls.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Join us: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
We discussed the #SNAP & #Medicaid crises & how CT has the power & resources to protect residents while DC stalls.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Join us: bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
The manufactured #SNAP crisis is getting worse.
Courts ordered contingency funds released—but partial payments mean longer delays. Families can’t wait for DC politics.
Other states are stepping up. #CT must do the same. NOW.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Courts ordered contingency funds released—but partial payments mean longer delays. Families can’t wait for DC politics.
Other states are stepping up. #CT must do the same. NOW.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The manufactured #SNAP crisis is getting worse.
Courts ordered contingency funds released—but partial payments mean longer delays. Families can’t wait for DC politics.
Other states are stepping up. #CT must do the same. NOW.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Courts ordered contingency funds released—but partial payments mean longer delays. Families can’t wait for DC politics.
Other states are stepping up. #CT must do the same. NOW.
Take action: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
Things are changing fast with #SNAP. Courts ordered contingency funds released, but who knows when the USDA will do so.
In #CT, both parties agree: families can’t wait. We need ACTION from the Governor NOW. 👉 bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/n...
In #CT, both parties agree: families can’t wait. We need ACTION from the Governor NOW. 👉 bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/n...
Will Lamont replace all vanishing CT SNAP benefits? He won't say
The Connecticut General Assembly could give the governor a lot of flexibility in deciding when to release funds for SNAP and how much.
ctmirror.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Things are changing fast with #SNAP. Courts ordered contingency funds released, but who knows when the USDA will do so.
In #CT, both parties agree: families can’t wait. We need ACTION from the Governor NOW. 👉 bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/n...
In #CT, both parties agree: families can’t wait. We need ACTION from the Governor NOW. 👉 bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/n...
This is an emergency. Folks who benefit from #SNAP will not see money on their EBT cards starting today, Nov 1st.
CT has billions in surplus—we can keep families fed.
📞 Contact the Gov: 860-566-4840 / governor.lamont@ct.gov
📣 Raise your voice: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
CT has billions in surplus—we can keep families fed.
📞 Contact the Gov: 860-566-4840 / governor.lamont@ct.gov
📣 Raise your voice: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
November 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is an emergency. Folks who benefit from #SNAP will not see money on their EBT cards starting today, Nov 1st.
CT has billions in surplus—we can keep families fed.
📞 Contact the Gov: 860-566-4840 / governor.lamont@ct.gov
📣 Raise your voice: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
CT has billions in surplus—we can keep families fed.
📞 Contact the Gov: 860-566-4840 / governor.lamont@ct.gov
📣 Raise your voice: bit.ly/CTSNAPtoolkit
This crisis may have started in Washington, DC but #CT fully owns it if we don't do more. Call the Governor's office (860-566-4840; governor.lamont@ct.gov) & tell him we want #SNAP fully funded for the rest of 2025 & we need a plan for work requirements.
ctmirror.org/2025/10/31/c...
ctmirror.org/2025/10/31/c...
CT lawmakers: Lamont must do more to replace vanishing food aid
A bipartisan consensus is nudging Gov. Ned Lamont toward tapping Connecticut's rainy day fund to replace SNAP benefits.
ctmirror.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This crisis may have started in Washington, DC but #CT fully owns it if we don't do more. Call the Governor's office (860-566-4840; governor.lamont@ct.gov) & tell him we want #SNAP fully funded for the rest of 2025 & we need a plan for work requirements.
ctmirror.org/2025/10/31/c...
ctmirror.org/2025/10/31/c...
#SNAP isn’t a treat—it’s essential.
Pausing benefits Nov 1 hurts families and our economy. CT can close the gap using record reserves + surplus funds.
📞 Tell your legislators + the Governor: #CT must step up.
➡️ cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/cgafindleg.asp
#PoliciesForThePeople
Pausing benefits Nov 1 hurts families and our economy. CT can close the gap using record reserves + surplus funds.
📞 Tell your legislators + the Governor: #CT must step up.
➡️ cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/cgafindleg.asp
#PoliciesForThePeople
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#SNAP isn’t a treat—it’s essential.
Pausing benefits Nov 1 hurts families and our economy. CT can close the gap using record reserves + surplus funds.
📞 Tell your legislators + the Governor: #CT must step up.
➡️ cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/cgafindleg.asp
#PoliciesForThePeople
Pausing benefits Nov 1 hurts families and our economy. CT can close the gap using record reserves + surplus funds.
📞 Tell your legislators + the Governor: #CT must step up.
➡️ cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/cgafindleg.asp
#PoliciesForThePeople
Because of federal inaction, enhanced Premium Tax Credits are set to expire—meaning MASSIVE health insurance hikes for #CT families.
A family of four earning $126K could see premiums jump from $10K → $26K.
CT can act. Learn how 👉 heyor.ca/e9Dcxv
#PoliciesForThePeople
A family of four earning $126K could see premiums jump from $10K → $26K.
CT can act. Learn how 👉 heyor.ca/e9Dcxv
#PoliciesForThePeople
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Because of federal inaction, enhanced Premium Tax Credits are set to expire—meaning MASSIVE health insurance hikes for #CT families.
A family of four earning $126K could see premiums jump from $10K → $26K.
CT can act. Learn how 👉 heyor.ca/e9Dcxv
#PoliciesForThePeople
A family of four earning $126K could see premiums jump from $10K → $26K.
CT can act. Learn how 👉 heyor.ca/e9Dcxv
#PoliciesForThePeople
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Our 25th Tax and Budget Forum returns on January 8th, 2026.
RSVP for this virtual, statewide event on building a fair, equitable, & sustainable fiscal future for #CT's children and families: bit.ly/taxandbudget25
#TaxAndBudget25 #PoliciesForThePeople
RSVP for this virtual, statewide event on building a fair, equitable, & sustainable fiscal future for #CT's children and families: bit.ly/taxandbudget25
#TaxAndBudget25 #PoliciesForThePeople
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Our 25th Tax and Budget Forum returns on January 8th, 2026.
RSVP for this virtual, statewide event on building a fair, equitable, & sustainable fiscal future for #CT's children and families: bit.ly/taxandbudget25
#TaxAndBudget25 #PoliciesForThePeople
RSVP for this virtual, statewide event on building a fair, equitable, & sustainable fiscal future for #CT's children and families: bit.ly/taxandbudget25
#TaxAndBudget25 #PoliciesForThePeople
CT is committing $3M in emergency funds to @CTFoodshare as federal #SNAP support disappears.
We’re glad the need is being recognized—but $3M can’t replace $72M/month in SNAP benefits.
CT must commit to covering this gap through year’s end.
🔗 ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/f...
We’re glad the need is being recognized—but $3M can’t replace $72M/month in SNAP benefits.
CT must commit to covering this gap through year’s end.
🔗 ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/f...
October 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
CT is committing $3M in emergency funds to @CTFoodshare as federal #SNAP support disappears.
We’re glad the need is being recognized—but $3M can’t replace $72M/month in SNAP benefits.
CT must commit to covering this gap through year’s end.
🔗 ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/f...
We’re glad the need is being recognized—but $3M can’t replace $72M/month in SNAP benefits.
CT must commit to covering this gap through year’s end.
🔗 ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/f...
📅 Happening this week! Join us in #NewBritain on October 30 to discuss how federal cuts and state fiscal controls are holding #CT back, and what it will take to put children and families at the center of our budget choices.
RSVP at bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
RSVP at bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📅 Happening this week! Join us in #NewBritain on October 30 to discuss how federal cuts and state fiscal controls are holding #CT back, and what it will take to put children and families at the center of our budget choices.
RSVP at bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
RSVP at bit.ly/ctvoices-roadshow
New, stricter work requirements under HR1 (the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”) could cause 36,000 (or more) #CT residents to lose #SNAP benefits.
What seems “reasonable” on paper often backfires, creating red tape, hardship, and hunger.
🔗 heyor.ca/BXVWqw
What seems “reasonable” on paper often backfires, creating red tape, hardship, and hunger.
🔗 heyor.ca/BXVWqw
Under new rules requiring work, 36,000 CT residents may lose their SNAP benefits
The list could include veterans, people who are experiencing homelessness, residents without jobs, parents of older children and late middle age adults.
heyor.ca
October 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New, stricter work requirements under HR1 (the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”) could cause 36,000 (or more) #CT residents to lose #SNAP benefits.
What seems “reasonable” on paper often backfires, creating red tape, hardship, and hunger.
🔗 heyor.ca/BXVWqw
What seems “reasonable” on paper often backfires, creating red tape, hardship, and hunger.
🔗 heyor.ca/BXVWqw
Honoring Hispanic and Latine identity isn’t seasonal. It’s about the right to live without fear, to walk freely, and to belong.
To all who carry this heritage: we see you and we’re proud to live in a state made stronger by your presence.
To all who carry this heritage: we see you and we’re proud to live in a state made stronger by your presence.
October 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Honoring Hispanic and Latine identity isn’t seasonal. It’s about the right to live without fear, to walk freely, and to belong.
To all who carry this heritage: we see you and we’re proud to live in a state made stronger by your presence.
To all who carry this heritage: we see you and we’re proud to live in a state made stronger by your presence.
Thousands of #CT families are rightfully asking: Am I going to lose my benefits?
TOMORROW: Join Defend Public Health CT for a conversation on what’s changing w/ programs like #SNAP & #Medicaid (AKA HUSKY in CT), what these cuts will mean for residents and how we can fight back.
TOMORROW: Join Defend Public Health CT for a conversation on what’s changing w/ programs like #SNAP & #Medicaid (AKA HUSKY in CT), what these cuts will mean for residents and how we can fight back.
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM