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Created with bipartisan support in 1985 by the Connecticut legislature, the 25-member Commission on Children brings representatives of all three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—together with representatives of the private sector to promote public policies in the best interests of children. More

Children in the Recession Task Force to hold public hearing on Saturday, Feb. 6, in Bridgeport
The task force, formed by House Speaker Chris Donovan, wants to hear from youths, heads of households, and anyone else with ideas on how to help Connecticut children get through the recession. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. at Bridgeport City Hall Annex, with sign-ups for testimony beginning at 9:30.

Download this flyer for details (PDF) | Task Force home page

Watch CT-N's coverage of our meeting on family civics and parent engagement
On Tuesday, January 12, the Commission on Children held a forum on why civically active parents and families are critical to our state's future. Watch it on the Connecticut Network (CT-N) site

Meeting agenda (PDF) | Parent Engagement section of our website

Read our January 8 newsletter
You'll find it here | Previous issues

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A timeline of state action to reduce child poverty
Starting in 2004, when it adopted legislation that set a goal of reducing childhood poverty by 50 percent in 10 years, Connecticut has taken a number of steps to attack childhood poverty.

View the timeline | More on state poverty-reduction efforts

Towns and cities could get $8.25 million in federal job-training dollars under SNAP E&T
So far, more than half the communities in Connecticut have applied to participate in SNAP E&T, and it's easy to understand why: The federal government would provide a 50-cent match for every dollar they spent on services to help food stamp recipients find regular employment. See who's participating

Learn more about SNAP E&T

Check out our new blog: Children in the Recession
We're highlighting news articles and other information on how children are faring in this crisis.

Go to the blog | Learn about the legislative task force

This page was last updated: Monday, February 01, 2010. Photos: Pat Estill, Robert Caroti.