News from CCA
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Connecticut Families Challenge State’s Use of IQ to Deny Disability Services
Connecticut families are challenging the state’s strict IQ cutoff for intellectual disability services, arguing it unfairly denies critical DDS support.
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Back to School Q&A: What Connecticut Families Should Know About Their Education Rights
Learn about Connecticut student education rights, including IEPs, 504 Plans, school discipline, expulsions, how families can advocate for support & more.
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Speak Up! youth Celebrate Opening of Restored Basketball Court at Sigourney Square Park
Youth-led project turns community advocacy into lasting neighborhood improvement in Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood Young people from the Center for Children’s Advocacy’s (CCA) Speak Up! youth will join community partners and Hartford residents on Tuesday, August 25, at 11:00 a.m. to cut the ribbon on a newly restored basketball court at Sigourney Square Park in…
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Center for Children’s Advocacy Condemns CMS Decision to Strip Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Life-Saving Healthcare for Transgender Youth
CCA condemns the new CMS rule ending federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for transition-related healthcare for transgender youth.
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Parents as Partners: CCA Launches New Parent Cabinet in Bridgeport
Learn how CCA is strengthening parent advocacy in Connecticut with its new Parent Cabinet, offering legal-rights training, support, and more.
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Protecting Immigrant Children in Connecticut: CCA’s Legal Advocacy in a Growing Crisis
Immigrant children detained in Connecticut are spending months in federal custody. CCA is fighting for reunification and legal rights.
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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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