November 2017 Newsletter – Connecticut Association for Community Action

Connecticut Association for Community Action

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CAFCA Connections – November 22, 2017
See newsletter for full article on each of these stories

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just released $67,255,113 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding. This amount is 90% of LIHEAP funds allocated for the State of Connecticut – read more.

• HRA back in action, helping people displaced by hurricanes, New Britain Herald, 11/21/17)
• HRA turkey giveaway brightens holiday for hundreds (Skyler Frazer, New Britain Herald, 11/20/17)
• TVCCA Meals on Wheels receives donated 2018 Subaru Outback (see newsletter for more info)

• CT budget deficit crosses emergency action threshold (Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror, 11/20/17)
• Gov. Malloy cuts municipal aid by $91 million, stunning legislators and local leaders (Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11/17/17)
• House gives final approval to CT budget fix (Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror, 11/15/17)
• Now run by legislature, CT-N resumes live coverage (Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror, 11/13/17)
• Care4Kids resumes enrollment, but won't reach previous highs (Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror, 11/10/17)
• How wealth inequality has changed in the U.S. since the Great Recession, by race, ethnicity and income (Rakesh Kochhar and Anthony Cilluffo, Pew Research Center, 11/01/17)