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Overview

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has given Connecticut an opportunity to work in new and creative ways to help families address some of the challenges created by the recession. Along with several grants, there are exciting chances to work across agencies and issue areas for the family.

Realizing this, the Commission brought in experts from around the country discuss how the stimulus package might affect Connecticut families in the areas of poverty reduction, health care, early child care, education, and job creation. Among the panelists:
 

	Judith Solomon Senior fellow Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Washington, D.C. Topic: Health care and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP.
	Anne Mitchell President Early Childhood Policy Research New York state Topic: Early care and education.
	Elizabeth Lower-Basch Senior Policy Analyst Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Washington, D.C. Topic: Unemployment insurance and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF. PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
	Jack Tweedie Group Director, Children and Families Program National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Denver, Colorado Topic: State opportunities.

CT-N coverage The meeting was televised by the Connecticut Network (CT-N). You may watch a recording of it on the CT-N website, check the CT-N listings to see if it will be televised again, or purchase the program in DVD or VHS format.

Documents and links

Agenda (PDF)

Speaker biographies (PDF)

Federal Stimulus Funding for Connecticut’s Children & Families (PDF)
A summary, prepared by the Commission, of stimulus opportunities affected by state budget decisions

Text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF)

Resource Guide to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF)
Prepared by the Office of Senator Christopher J. Dodd.

Recovery.gov
The federal government's website on the stimulus package

Connecticut Recovery Initiative
Governor Rell's website on the stimulus package

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

• Key provisions of the stimulus affecting the lives of low-income Americans (PDF)
   
• State-by-state breakdown of CCDBG (child care) funding (PDF)
   
• Early care and education information

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)

• State-by-State Estimates of Key Provisions Affecting Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals
   
• Tax Aid in Recovery Package Would Reach Large Numbers of Workers in Every State
   
• Overview of the TANF Provisions in the Economic Recovery Act
   
• Recovery Act Provides Much-Needed, Targeted Medicaid Assistance to States

Maximizing Resources from the Stimulus Package: Possible Strategies for Funding Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (PDF)
By Anne Mitchell and Louise Stoney, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Information
Connecticut Early Childhood Investment Initiative

Federal Stimulus Resources
Connecticut Voices for Children

Zero to Three
A national nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the lives of infants and toddlers

• Infants and Toddlers in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Planning Tools and Resources for States (PDF)
   
• Early Care and Education Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PDF)

Grants.gov
The federal government's website for identifying and applying for federal grants

Event photos
Click to enlarge. All photos on this page are by Pat Estill.

	The Commission had a full house for the event...
	...forcing some to stand along the walls.
	Representative Diana S. Urban of North Stonington gave opening remarks. Listening are, from left, Commission Executive Director Elaine Zimmerman and Representative Toni Walker of New Haven, who co-chairs the legislature's Human Services Committee.
	Also among the lawmakers who participated was Representative Mary M. Mushinsky of Wallingford...
	...and Representative Marie Kirkley-Bey of Hartford.
	Deputy Education Commissioner George A. Coleman, who also serves as Vice-Chairman of the Commission, listens to the discussion.
	Another Commission member who participated was Connecticut Education Association Executive Director John Yrchik.

This page was last updated: October 14, 2009

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