Meet our 2026 Summer Research Assistants! More on our LI and IG pages.
DataHaven @ctdata
@datahaven.bsky.social
At DataHaven, our mission is to empower people to create thriving communities by collecting and ensuring access to data on well-being, equity, and quality of life. We have served Connecticut as a nonprofit organization since 1992. Visit us: ctdatahaven.org
DataHaven is looking for a student leader (a high school student entering grades 10, 11, or 12 with strong communications and research skills) who is interested in joining our team and contributing their expertise! This is a paid role from now through mid-2027. Check out the site to learn more.
New report at DataHaven “The Health and Wellbeing of Formerly Incarcerated People in Connecticut: Insights from the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey”, featured on front pages of Hearst CT newspapers. Find it on our website! #Connecticut
DataHaven Youth Action Council is entirely youth-designed and youth-led, allowing high school students from throughout #Connecticut the autonomy to decide the curriculum, their research focuses, and which events they host and participate in. Congrats to DHYAC on last week’s symposium!
Join DataHaven for #Connecticut Trivia (on Zoom) - Wednesday at 5:30! ctdatahaven.org/new-report-c...
New Report, Connecticut Trivia Night & DataHaven Updates – DataHaven
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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!
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
New: LGBTQ data at the Census Bureau: What’s changed and why it matters (Census Project) thecensusproject.org/2026/03/03/s...
STANDARD DEVIATIONS: LGBTQ Data at the Census Bureau: What’s Changed and Why It Matters - The Census Project
By: Caroline Medina, Senior Advisor for Data Policy at Movement
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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 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
Greenwich will see an estimated $262 million in tax relief ctmirror.org/2026/01/16/h...
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.'
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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. ctdatahaven.org/report/conne...
Connecticut Town Equity Reports – DataHaven
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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
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...
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...
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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...
2025 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey Highlights Trust, Resilience, and Economic Challenges Across Connecticut | DataHaven
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“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...
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.
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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.
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.
BREAKING from PP 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
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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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
