April 4, 2013
Moms Decry Malloy Budget Cut, Call For Tax Hike Instead
by Christine Stuart | April 4, 2013 5:06pm
Two mothers who are on the state’s HUSKY program came to the Legislative Office Building on Thursday to decry Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal to kick them off the state-subsidized insurance program as early as January 2014.
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Tags: Husky program, better choices, tax increases, Pat Widlitz, dh
March 19, 2013
Report: State Should Streamline Nonprofit Contracting
by Christine Stuart | March 19, 2013 5:30am
Building upon two previous reports that found community nonprofits provide mental health and other services like substance abuse treatment more efficiently than the state, a group of business leaders issued a report Monday urging the state to streamline its contracting with tens of thousands community providers by creating a cross-agency human services organization.
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Tags: nonprofit, Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century, Blum Shapiro, Ron Cretaro, dh
February 26, 2013
OP-ED | What Would A Reasonable Person Do?
by Patrick Johnson | February 26, 2013 11:30am
My name is Patrick Johnson and I am the President of Oak Hill, a nonprofit community provider of services to people with disabilities. We have over 100 sites in 58 towns throughout Connecticut
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Tags: Patrick Johnson, Oak Hill, community providers, cost of living, budget, fiscal cliff, dh
January 30, 2013
Nonprofits Rally at Capitol to Protect Safety Net; Malloy Offers Plan
by Hugh McQuaid | January 30, 2013 3:01pm
More than 800 people gathered at the state Capitol Wednesday morning to rally in support of protecting the state’s social safety net as the governor prepares to unveil his second biennium budget.
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Tags: nonprofit community providers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, state Captiol, rally, dh
Governor To Announce New Nonprofit Funding Initiative
by Christine Stuart | January 30, 2013 12:08am
Less than 24 hours before the state’s nonprofit community providers were to rally Wednesday morning to draw attention to an “already frayed safety net,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a new plan to help fund their efforts.
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Tags: nonprofit, community providers, Barry Simon, Heather Gates, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, CCPA, dh
January 29, 2013
Connecticut Seeks To Rebalance Long-Term Care
by Christine Stuart | January 29, 2013 1:30pm
Many aging Connecticut residents would rather receive services in their home, which in the long run would be less expensive for the state. However, the current system favors nursing home care, which often is more expensive.
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Tags: Long-term care, nursing homes, community care, Department of Social Services, rebalance, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, dh
January 25, 2013
Report Finds 45 Percent Jump In Poverty
by Megan Merrigan | January 25, 2013 6:35pm
Poverty has grown 45 percent over the last two decades with increases in 131 of the 169 Connecticut cities and towns, according to a new report released Friday.
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Tags: poverty, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, Fred Carstensen, James Gatling
December 20, 2012
Energy Costs Still Out Of Reach For Many
by Hugh McQuaid | December 20, 2012 1:40pm
Operation Fuel released its annual report Thursday and announced that there is a stark gap between what low-income families in Connecticut can afford to pay in energy bills and what they owe.
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Tags: Operation Fuel, energy, low income, dh
December 13, 2012
Malloy Receives Award, But Can’t Make Promises
by Hugh McQuaid | December 13, 2012 1:05pm
When social service provider David Burnett stood Thursday to ask Gov. Dannel P. Malloy not to cut from the social safety net, Malloy was ready with an answer. He fielded a similar request earlier that day during an appearance on WNPR’s Where We Live.
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Tags: Malloy, Connecticut Community Providers Association, WNPR, where we live, budget cuts, dh
December 10, 2012
‘It’s Not Like We Can Just Cut Them And They Go Away’
by Hugh McQuaid | December 10, 2012 5:26pm
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has said that everything except raising taxes is on the table as the state moves to close its projected budget deficit. That includes programs which reimburse providers who serve the state’s most vulnerable populations.
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