CT data showed 4,224 people are currently experiencing homelessness statewide. Just over 400 of those are children.
Ginny Monk
Ginny is CT Mirror's children's issues and housing reporter. She covers a variety of topics ranging from child welfare to affordable housing and zoning. Ginny grew up in Arkansas and graduated from the University of Arkansas' Lemke School of Journalism in 2017. She began her career at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette where she covered housing, homelessness, and juvenile justice on the investigations team. Along the way Ginny was awarded a 2019 Data Fellowship through the Annenberg Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California. She moved to Connecticut in 2021.
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DCF Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes to depart state service
After 30 years at DCF, Dorantes, who led the agency through its exit of a monitoring program and COVID-19, will join a foster care nonprofit.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro proposes law to help tenants facing eviction
The Eviction Prevention Act would expand right-to-counsel programs for people facing evictions and build on other programs.
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In hearing, CT asks if Killingly is addressing student mental health
On the second day of the hearing, Killingly’s superintendent was grilled on what the board of education has done for student mental health.
Posted inHousing
CT house prices rose 10% in a year. Will they ever drop?
CT had the fourth-highest increase of house prices in the country. A housing market with low inventory is likely playing a role, experts say.
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Report: CT agencies didn’t ensure safety after alleged group home assault
A new report found problems with the ways several state agencies responded to reports of an assault at a CT group home.
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Hearing on Killingly school board begins, marking rare step for CT
A state hearing to determine whether the Killingly Board of Education is providing enough mental health resources to students has begun.
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‘All In’ civic groups in CT focus on housing, food insecurity
The ‘All In’ chapters in several New Haven County towns are promoting civic engagement and local government as a catalyst for change.
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Killingly voters flip school board to Democratic control
The election results come in the wake of months of controversy in the town over a school-based mental health care center.
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Democrats unseat Republican mayors in Danbury and Derby
Democrats flipped seats in two CT cities and retained open seats in two more, while Republicans claimed wins in Milford and Wallingford.
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In Suffield, a ruckus over a library book spills into political races
Debate over displaying a book that teaches children about pronouns at the Kent Memorial Library is affecting Suffield’s municipal elections.
Posted inHousing
Lamont signals support for housing initiatives in upcoming session
The CT governor called affordable housing work “the most important thing we do” at a conference on Thursday.
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New Haven homeless encampment installs tiny houses
The city of New Haven says they didn’t go through the proper process to build the six houses and has sent a cease and desist letter.
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Review of CT child’s death finds missteps by DCF, judicial branch
A review of events leading up to the 2-year-old’s homicide found that officials didn’t follow proper procedures or have complete information.
Posted inHousing
Family homelessness in CT is increasing. Here’s one family’s story
Family homelessness used to be rare, and CT programs that serve this population were able to get them in new housing quickly. That’s changed.