Saturday, May 31, 2025
Federal, State, Local, and Private Funding for NonprofitsThe Connecticut Mirror addressed effects of federal funding cuts, incuding
reduction of the Crime Victims Fund under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). On
behalf of Connecticut CASA, I was among the nonprofit representatives cited in the article--a couple of months after a
related opinion piece. In addition to VOCA, our organization is pursuing State funding, as
three videos on Connecticut CASA's YouTube channel indicate. That channel more recently includes video testimony of CASA
volunteer Nick Ramirez and me at a City of New Haven meeting regarding federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funding, which we are also pursuing as a potential re-grant from the City. Finally,
the annual Great Give has concluded--an occasion for private funding. Connecticut CASA is grateful to all who contribute, year-round, including those who donated through this event to help our organization raise some $42,105 from 114 donors. For the Great Give, Paul Bass of the New Haven Independent
interviewed a colleague and me--the latest video on Connecticut CASA's YouTube channel. Subscribe here.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
"Federal Funds Benefit Connecticut Children and Families"In similar opinion pieces in the Connecticut Mirror, Hearst CT Media, and Hartford Courant, I discussed federal funding--with a focus on Connecticut.
While sketching
the broader context, the article highlighted examples of three federal funding streams affecting Connecticut CASA: - the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and Crime Victims Fund (CVF);
- a Prevention Innovation Grant received, with HHS funds under the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act (CAPTA);
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP) funds to help CASA and other organizations aiming to prevent children's move from the dependency
(child protection) to the dependency side of the juvenile court.
A version of the piece also appears on Medium.
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Friday, February 14, 2025
"From Congo to Connecticut, a Crisis--and Hope"
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Monday, January 20, 2025
MLK Day and Mentoring Month
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Saturday, October 12, 2024
Article(s) on Connecticut CASA and Partners for Children, Youth, and FamiliesThe Connecticut Mirror and various Hearst CT Media outlets published different versions of an opinion piece that I wrote on the occasion(s) of Youth Justice Action, Domestic
Violence Awareness, and Substance Use/Bullying Prevention Month(s)--October. Relating
Connecticut CASA and child welfare to the 119K Commission focused on concerns around some 119,000 young people ages 14-26
who are "disconnected" from school or employment or "at risk" of becoming so, the piece also addresses
prevention priorities for children before age 14. A similar version of the
opinion article appears on Medium.
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