Our impact over 2024 improved conditions and changed lives for Connecticut’s most at-risk children and youth. CCA protects and promotes the legal rights of Connecticut’s low-income children and youth so they have equitable opportunities for good health, a quality education and a successful transition to adulthood
Our Impact in 2024
“CCA’s work is not about fighting one case …it’s about fighting the odds that are creating that case.”
CCA ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, CLAUDE MAYO
In one year, some big numbers
Providing 923 children and their families with legal information or legal services
| Running 76 legal trainings attended by over 1,200 professionals | Serving children in 106 different towns in all 8 counties in Connecticut [This is for children who received legal information or legal services. Our statewide systemic advocacy benefits children in all 169 towns] | Helping 280 children by providing legal advice to their health care or social service providers |
“Thank you CCA so much… A thousand pounds has been lifted off my shoulders. I can finally start to exhale.”
GRATITUDE FROM A MOTHER WHOSE CHILDREN REMAINED IN THEIR SCHOOL OF ORIGIN DESPITE BEING HOUSING INSECURE
Strengthening 17 youth facilities to implement restorative justice practices.
“Manson Youth Institute has always embraced the Restorative Justice community practices, but now we are more equipped to expand, promote, and advance our restorative path! As you witnessed today, from the earlier circle, an officer was so excited to explain how proud he is of these young men. I wanted to extend my sincerest gratitude to CCA for the Restorative Justice training that you provided to our team.”
JILENA M. CICHON, M.ED COUNSELOR SUPERVISOR OF PROGRAMS AND TREATMENT MANSON YOUTH CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
| Supporting 31 pro bono attorneys who represented 45 children and youth in immigration matters | Supporting the in-kind costs of CCA’s brigade of 25+ trained and supported pro bono attorneys who represented 45 children and youth in immigration matters (value of in-kind services $157,500) |
| 89% of at-risk children and youth served by CCA who were experiencing social or welfare issues that were interfering with their mental health found improvements and supports | 98% of at-risk children and youth served by CCA who were experiencing a condition affecting their access to education had that condition reduced or eliminated over the past year | 98% of at-risk children and youth served by CCA who were experiencing a condition harming their health had that condition reduced or eliminated over the past year through our Medical-Legal Partnerships |
Leveraged federal funding for two of CCA’s project areas:
| In partnership with Yale New Haven Health, CCA received a two-year Federal Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) Plus Grant. This grant elevates CCA’s MLP model to a nationally replicable model and increases exponentially the number of children and families served. | CCA is also the beneficiary of a three year grant from The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and administered through Tow YouthJustice. This federal funding provides a national platform for CCA’s Racial and Ethnic Disparities(RED) Project which works to reduce RED in school discipline, chronic absenteeism and involvement in the juvenile justice system. |
In one year, some big results
| 98% of at-risk children and youth served by CCA who were experiencing a condition harming their health had that condition reduced or eliminated over the past year through our Medical Legal Partnerships | 89% of at-risk children and youth served by CCA who were experiencing social or welfare issues that were interfering with their mental health found improvements and supports | 98% of at-risk children and youth served by CCA who were experiencing a condition affecting theiraccess to education had that condition reduced o r eliminated over the past year |
“To date, since 2013, we’ve probably had over 4,000 referrals to the Medical-Legal Partnership…that’s a huge amount of patients and families that we’ve been able to help assist…They don’t teach you housing law in medical school. So it’s an opportunity to refer that family to somebody who can actually help them.”
CANERA PAGANO, ASSOC GENERAL COUNSEL YNHH
