Need for Foster Parents Continues; Virtual Course Can Prepare Individuals to Parent a Child

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Need for Foster Parents Continues; Virtual Course Can Prepare Individuals to Parent a Child

There continues to be a pressing need for foster families in Connecticut, particularly after the disruptions caused by the nearly two-year pandemic. To respond to the ongoing need for foster parents, Connecticut community-based nonprofit provider Wheeler is hosting a virtual informational session to introduce a 10-week online course to individuals interested in fostering a child or youth.

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Task Force, Working Group Tackling Issues Impacting Senior Citizens; Created by Legislature to Focus on Fraud, Senior Centers

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Task Force, Working Group Tackling Issues Impacting Senior Citizens; Created by Legislature to Focus on Fraud, Senior Centers

The Connecticut legislature established a 10-member task force to study ways to protect seniors from fraud, this past spring. The task force must report its findings and recommendations to the Aging and Human Services committees of the legislature by the first of next month, January 1, 2022.

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Valley Community Foundation Report Examines Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Region; Finds Acute Needs in Stark but Optimistic Assessment

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Valley Community Foundation Report Examines Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Region; Finds Acute Needs in Stark but Optimistic Assessment

In a report recently released by The Valley Community Foundation (VCF) that included a compilation of comments and perceptions of 32 Valley stakeholders surveyed earlier this year, those participating indicated that “the biggest barrier keeping communities of color in the Valley from reaching success is systemic racism,”

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CT Communities Look to Propel Post-Pandemic Economic Growth

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CT Communities Look to Propel Post-Pandemic Economic Growth

As Connecticut communities look to rebound from an economy that has, in many ways, slowed for the better part of a year, Julie Nash, Economic Development Director for the city of Milford, is among those looking forward to “seeing what’s coming next and being in the forefront of making those policy decisions.”

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Efforts to Ensure Housing as a Right in Connecticut Intensify, Would be First in Nation

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Efforts to Ensure Housing as a Right in Connecticut Intensify, Would be First in Nation

The effort to have housing declared a “right” in the State of Connecticut has been renewed this year by State Senator Saud Anwar of South Windsor. He launched the initiative a year ago, at the start of the 2020 legislative session, which was abruptly cut short due to the coronavirus. A year later, given all that the impact of the coronavirus has revealed, the need has only become more acute.

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Proposal Would Require State to Study Impact of Second-Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Dwellings

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Proposal Would Require State to Study Impact of Second-Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Dwellings

Legislation proposed at the State Capitol would establish a task force to study and make recommendations concerning protecting and safeguarding occupants and residents of mixed-use buildings from harm caused by secondhand smoke, especially residents and occupants who suffer from impaired respiratory function or another respiratory disability.

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Protecting Assets of Older Residents and Spouses Requires Legislative Action, Elder Law Attorneys Tell Lawmakers

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Protecting Assets of Older Residents and Spouses Requires Legislative Action, Elder Law Attorneys Tell Lawmakers

The Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is seeking a series of revisions to Connecticut law that would better protect the assets of individuals seeking to stay at home in their later years when they require at-home care under certain circumstances, and their spouses.

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