How to Access DDS Services for Your Child in Connecticut 

Learn how to access Connecticut DDS services for your child, including eligibility, applications, required evaluations & what to do if services are denied.

School Enrollment Rights: Questions and Answers for Families

Learn about Connecticut school enrollment rights, including required documents, immigration status, and homelessness protections.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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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