Notice to Quit

In 2022, CT Mirror published a series of articles about the effects of eviction on families and children. Our community engagement efforts on this project continue.

For Kids

In conjunction with Notice to Quit, a series that examined the effects of eviction on children in Connecticut, The Connecticut Mirror has produced a set of coloring pages and a book to help explain evictions to children.

The pages follow the story of Aaliyah, a character whose experiences, interactions and emotions are based on interviews with children who faced eviction in 2022. The content is also informed by interviews and research from housing and child development specialists.

The book is illustrated by Carin Bernard and written by Ginny Monk. The book was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship and its Kristy Hammam Fund for Health Journalism. This project also was supported by the Center’s Engaged Journalism Initiative.

The coloring pages are free to print, and can be accessed below.

If you have questions about this project or would like to request a copy of the book, email Ginny Monk at gmonk@ctmirror.org.

About the project

“Notice to Quit,” a multi-part examination of evictions in Connecticut and their effects on children and families, was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2022 National Fellowship and its Kristy Hammam Fund for Health Journalism. This project also was supported by the Center’s Engaged Journalism Initiative.

For this project, The Connecticut Mirror talked to dozens of tenants who had been or were going through evictions as well as eviction prevention specialists, attorneys, researchers, landlords and court officials.

CT Mirror also organized two community engagement events with eviction prevention attorneys in Hartford and New Haven. As a part of this community engagement effort, CT Mirror’s reporter met monthly with a group of attorneys, researchers and homelessness service providers to discuss major findings and ensure these findings were consistent with experts’ experience on the ground.

“Notice to Quit,” a multi-part examination of evictions in Connecticut and their effects on children and families, was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2022 National Fellowship and its Kristy Hammam Fund for Health Journalism. This project also was supported by the Center’s Engaged Journalism Initiative.

Part 1

Published Sunday, Dec. 11

Part 2

Published Monday, Dec. 12

Part 3

Published Sunday, Dec. 18

Part 4

Published Monday, Dec. 19

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ABOUT THIS PROJECT

For this project, The Connecticut Mirror talked to dozens of tenants who had been or were going through evictions as well as eviction prevention specialists, attorneys, researchers, landlords and court officials.

CT Mirror also organized two community engagement events with eviction prevention attorneys in Hartford and New Haven. As a part of this community engagement effort, CT Mirror’s reporter met monthly with a group of attorneys, researchers and homelessness service providers to discuss major findings and ensure these findings were consistent with experts’ experience on the ground.

PROJECT CREDITS

Reporting: Ginny Monk
Photography: Yehyun Kim
Data visualization: Ginny Monk
Editing: Elizabeth Hamilton, Stephen Busemeyer
Social media: Gabby DeBenedictis, Nicole McIsaac
Community engagement: Ginny Monk, Gabby DeBenedictis
Web development: Kyle Constable