Check out our Insta for details on some of our recent events and workshops throughout #Connecticut!

Congrats to Mark Abraham, DataHaven (@datahaven.bsky.social) Executive Director, who won the Elm Award as part of the 2026 Annual Seton Elm-Ivy Awards Ceremony on April 8th, 2026!

Reminder: Data Office Hours Thursday in Hartford

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Tomorrow: Virtual data office hours and a mini-workshop on data visualization! Part of our series of data office hours in towns around #Connecticut. Join us! #nutmegsky

DataHaven releases 4 new reports + join us in March – DataHaven All DataHaven Programs

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New: LGBTQ data at the Census Bureau: What’s changed and why it matters
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A new report on homelessness, jointly published by DataHaven, CCEH, ACT, United Way, was cited in public testimony at the state capitol last week. Read it on our website!

New report on the DataHaven website ctdatahaven.org/report/disab...

DataHaven March/April office hours. Join us!

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New on the DataHaven website: Our report about a brand-new U.S. Census Bureau dataset that allows us to map where 40,000 homes have been added within the state of #Connecticut since 2020 -- at both the town and neighborhood level. ctdatahaven.org/report/new-c... #nnip

New report on the DataHaven website #Connecticut #nutmegsky #mentalhealth

How will the 'Big Beautiful Bill' impact your CT town? Wealth and income inequality are projected to increase in Connecticut under President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill.'

Greenwich will see an estimated $262 million in tax relief
ctmirror.org/2026/01/16/h...

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New DataHaven report has town-by-town interactive maps showing how the “Big Bill” impacts CT families.
- Top 25% each receive $10K in tax relief ($3.4 billion each year)
- Bottom 25% lose $417 each ($148M/year
- That’s before the $2K-$8K loss per family from tariffs ctdatahaven.org/taxrelief2025

ICYMI: @datahaven.bsky.social has released their 2025 Town Equity Reports.

They’re an unbelievable window into your town and region.

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DataHaven in the news this week:
-Nat'l trust in the federal government is low. CT residents agree
-CT multilingual student enrollment down; Advocates cite ICE fears
-CT UWs Join Forces with State Representatives to Expand Grocery Assistance
-Chronic illness and mental health issues are rising in CT

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From today's @ctmirror.org: " #Connecticut residents are struggling more with mental health issues and some basic needs than they were in 2018, according to a survey released this month by @datahaven.bsky.social, a nonprofit organization producing data for the state." ctmirror.org/2025/11/20/c...

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At DataHaven's 2025 Data Release & Partner Luncheon this month, our esteemed panelists contextualized the latest DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey (DCWS) findings for #Connecticut. Thank you Jay Williams, Gary Archambault, and Kim Blankenship! Photos: Mike Keo. Visit our website to learn more.

Although some #SNAP benefits will be restored as the government reopens, 58,000 families in #Connecticut are still projected to lose SNAP benefits (losing an average of $194/month per household) due to H.R.1. Learn more about how these changes impact each CT and legislative district on our site.

New report on the DataHaven website: Understanding How SNAP Impacts Connecticut Communities Through New Data from DataHaven and State Sources www.ctdatahaven.org/reports/unde...

New data from @datahaven.bsky.social ’s large annual survey in #Connecticut collected from August through October 2025, including on SNAP, healthcare, housing, evictions, immigration, and quality of life www.ctdatahaven.org/blog/2025-da...

As East Norwalk Looks to Add Grocery Store, SW CT Residents Could Lose Food Access Residents in East Norwalk could have access to more food, thanks to a new grocery store coming to the area, while SNAP cuts could other residents to lose access to food.

“DataHaven estimated how many people could face reduced #SNAP benefits [under HR1]:
Bridgeport: 5,045 families losing benefits
Stamford: 1,505 families losing benefits
Norwalk: 1,071 families losing benefits
Fairfield: 245 families losing benefits”
www.coastalconnecticuttimes.com/as-east-norw...

Today’s headline story @ctmirror.org features the latest DataHaven report, “Food Assistance and Local Economies at Risk: Projected Federal SNAP Cuts by #Connecticut Town and District,” which goes in-depth on the local impacts of HR1. Read the story at CT Mirror and find the report on our website.

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New report on the DataHaven website details the projected local-level impacts of SNAP cuts, by #Connecticut town and state legislative district. Many towns in the state are likely to be losing over $500,000 in SNAP benefits each month.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

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Graphic by @rwjf.org describing a few of the ways in which recent policy changes will impact families and communities. Keep an eye out for reports from organizations such as @datahaven.bsky.social, which publish reports/maps on how these changes impact individual towns & legislative districts. #nnip

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DataHaven is thrilled to introduce Amanda Klay, J.D. who joined the team last month as our Director of Strategic Partnerships. In this new role, Amanda will expand our capacity to engage with our robust community of partner organizations throughout #Connecticut. Learn more at ctdatahaven.org/staff.

Community Comfort With Automatic Sharing of Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data Between Health Care Settings: Cross-Sectional Study Background: Little is known regarding patient attitudes toward automatic sharing of race, ethnicity, and language (REL) data in healthcare settings despite the universal practice of data sharing acros...

New journal article featuring an analysis of DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey data: www.i-jmr.org/2025/1/e67288
#wellbeingsurvey #healthcare #healthequity

Coverage at Risk: Projected Losses in Medicaid and Access Health CT by Town and Community | DataHaven How Policy Changes Could Affect Health Insurance in Connecticut

@datahaven.bsky.social’s review of state and local data in Connecticut makes clear that Medicaid cuts from new federal policies will impact communities all over, but especially low-income residents. See how these changes are likely to widen existing disparities: buff.ly/504R02e

How will Medicaid cuts hit your community? @datahaven.bsky.social crunched the numbers to see how many people could lose coverage in every city and town in Connecticut under the new federal reconciliation law.

www.ctdatahaven.org/reports/cove...