News from CCA
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July 2025 Newsletter
CCA’s Legislative Accomplishments During the 2025 legislative session, CCA advocated for several bills using the unique perspectives gained from the lived experience of the families, youth, and children we work with. This year we advocated for access to healthcare, child welfare, education, youth experiencing homelessness, and protecting the most vulnerable in our communities. Access to…
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Utility Assistance
The Center for Children’s Advocacy continues to provide direct utility assistance for clients who are having problems navigating enrollment in affordable utility payment plans. Given the increase of electric and gas bills, the need is greater than ever as many people are facing termination of service. The attached flyers briefly describe the program.…
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Sheff at 30: Celebrating Progress and Continuing the Work
Mark the 30th Anniversary of Sheff v. O’Neill with a look at its impact on school integration, educational opportunity & what comes next in CT.
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New Report Finds Connecticut Youth with Disabilities Were Repeatedly Denied Critical Supports Before Incarceration
The Center for Children’s Advocacy is pleased to share the release of the report, Missed Cues and Lost Opportunities: Connecticut’s Incarcerated Youth & Young Adults with Disabilities & Recommendations for Systemic Change, written by Dr. Andrea Spencer and Attorney Marisa Halm, with input from Attorney Martha Stone, and edited by Jeffrey Goldberg and Sarah Eagan, graphic design by Chris…
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2026 Legislative Wins Strengthen Protections for Children and Youth
CCA’s 2026 Connecticut children’s rights legislation wins strengthened protections, accountability, and access to services for youth.
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Spring for Kids! 2026 Triumphs for CT Children
See highlights from Spring for Kids! 2026, featuring inspiring stories, award recipients, and CCA’s advocacy for Connecticut’s children.
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Statement from the Center for Children’s Advocacy on the Public Letter of Concern from the Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate
Yesterday’s public letter of concern from the state Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) provides shocking information regarding the death of a child within an hour of the child meeting with staff from the Department of Children and Families and asking for help. The child’s family was the subject of a DCF investigation and, according…
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CCA Statement in Support of HB 5468: The Need for a Homeschooling Safety Framework in Connecticut
The Center for Children’s Advocacy (CCA), a statewide legal rights organization dedicated to individual and systemic advocacy on behalf of low-income and vulnerable children, strongly supports the Connecticut legislature’s Education Committee’s raised bill, 5468, the first comprehensive effort by Connecticut lawmakers in many years to create a safety net for children who are removed or…
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CCA’s 2026 Legislative Priorities: Strengthening Systems That Protect Children
Explore CCA’s 2026 legislative priorities, focused on child welfare reform, youth homelessness prevention, and education rights.
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State Orders New Haven Schools to Fix Systemic Special Education Failures Following CCA Legal Complaint
The Center for Children’s Advocacy, a statewide legal rights organization dedicated to individual and systemic advocacy on behalf of low-income and vulnerable children, successfully resolved a systemic legal complaint against New Haven Public Schools on behalf of multiple children, many with profound disabilities, who were denied access to special education teaching and services during this…
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CCA Statement on Violence in Minnesota and Detention of Immigrant Children
The Center for Children’s Advocacy is a statewide non-profit legal rights organization dedicated to individual and systemic advocacy on behalf of low-income children and youth. The reports and images from the last days and weeks of federal authorities engaging violently with the Minnesota community, detaining young children, separating families, and intimidating communities shock the conscience.…
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CCA ADA Child Care Complaint
TOWN AND COUNTRY COMPLAINT This Complaint is filed on behalf of ******, (DOB 0/0/2019) a ____ year old child with a diagnosis of Speech or Language Impairment, and his parents and guardians, ******, and ****** against the Town and Country Childcare Centers for their violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. PARTIES…
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CCA Statement Regarding Resolution of Systemic Legal Complaint Against Bridgeport Public Schools
CCA successfully resolved a systemic legal complaint filed on behalf of CCA clients and certain similarly situated children with complex disabilities in the Bridgeport Public Schools who were in classrooms that lacked adequate staffing and credentialed staff. CCA alleged that due to BPS’ widespread staffing gaps children with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in self-contained…
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