Residents and activists say the airport expansion, completed half a century ago, continues to harm their health and well-being today.
Children & Families
Carmen Diaz remembers what it was like to be forced out of her home — to be a 13- or 14-year-old who had to pack up her room and stay at a family friend’s house, unsure of where her family would go next.
When Elizabeth Rodriguez tells her 8-year-old son that she doesn’t have any of his baby pictures, not even one or two, she starts to break down.
Educational and child care disruptions because of housing instability are growing increasingly common. The disruptions can have immediate and long-term impacts on kids’ mental health, academic success and social lives.
Since early pandemic-era protections against eviction expired, the number of filings in Connecticut has spiked as rents rise, inflation impacts budgets and families continue to struggle financially.
The upcoming legislative session is likely to bring a new effort to pass meaningful zoning reforms, according to advocates for a fund that rewards towns that create affordable housing and eviction protections for tenants.
“They took every penny,” said one SNAP skimming victim, who can no longer afford to buy a Christmas present for his son.
<p>The CDC is distributing almost $4 billion in public health grants, but community organizations that work in underserved areas say they’re being left out.</p>
There's little discussion of the impact on fertility, and the broader lack of reproductive and sexual health care for young people living with this complex disease.