Juvenile Justice Advocates Say Harsher Penalties Not the Answer
… intervention and community programs that could be instrumental in keeping kids out of the system have not been funded by the state. “Put a kid in detention for two …
CCA Wins Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Community Impact Award
Center for Children’s Advocacy chosen as one of two 2018 Community Impact Award recipients! Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and Moffly Media 2018 Light a Fire Awards The Impact of Kindness: Honoring …
Heroes Among Us
Moffly Media MEET OUR 2018 LIGHT A FIRE HONOREES It’s that time of year again—a time when we stoke the flames in our fireplaces to warm our bones and honor …
CCA Opposes South Carolina Request to Discriminate on Basis of Religion
… “We write in opposition to South Carolina Governor McMaster’s requested waiver from the Department of Health and Human Services to allow federally-funded foster care providers within the State to …
Do Magnet Schools Need White Students to be Great?
Lawyers from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the ACLU, and the Center for Children’s Advocacy say that if the federal courts bar the state from conducting a lottery that is …
Advocacy Group Files Complaint against Norwalk over Special Ed
The same watchdog group that has challenged Bridgeport and Hartford to do a better job by students with special needs now has its sights on Norwalk Public Schools. The Center …
Adjudicated Juveniles will Stay in Pre-Trial Detention Centers for Foreseeable Future
Advocates who for years pushed for the closure of CJTS in favor of community-based programs were surprised and disappointed to hear of state’s plans. “This is not why we closed …
Feds: KinderCare Must Accommodate Children with Diabetes
Large Child Care Company Settles With U.S. Over Policy Of Excluding Kids With Diabetes KinderCare was requiring the parents to show up each day to administer insulin, a violation of …
ADA Settlement with KinderCare Ensures Access to Child Care Programs for Children with Diabetes
KinderCare Education LLC of Portland, Oregon, has entered into a settlement agreement with the government to resolve allegations that KinderCare’s child care programs and other services were not accessible to …
