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Youth Spirit Awards

9th Annual Youth Spirit Awards Ceremony

On Wednesday, May 25, 2005, Connecticut Voices for Children sponsored the 9th Annual Youth Spirit Awards, recognize Connecticut youth who have shown an extraordinary ability to overcome adversity. The program guide for the event, available for download below, offers biographies of each of this year's recipients.

Our 2005 awardees:

LaCresia Johnson-Danbury
Anna Maria Conde-Oakville
Shonrael Lanier-Norwich
Alysse Rosner-Shelton
Jenny Carrasco-Hartford
Stacy Johnson-Bridgeport
Ali Johad Langston-Bridgeport.
China Perez Brown-Norwalk
Marc Candy-Hartford
Lamont White-Hartford
David Riordan-Fairfield

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Youth Spirit Awards Program (773.09K)

Income Gaps are Harming Connecticut's Children

The impact of Connecticut's income gaps, which are growing faster than in any other state in the country, are being felt by the state's children in their physical and mental health and educational development. A new study released by Connecticut Voices for Children indicates that low-income children are at least twice as likely as higher-income children to have physical health problems, experience emotional and behavioral health difficulties, have learning disabilities, and be at risk of developmental delays.

The gap between Connecticut's low-income and higher-income children in overall measures of child well-being is the fourth worst among all states. Among higher-income children, Connecticut ranks 15th highest among all states in child well-being compared to higher-income children in other states. However, Connecticut's low-income children fare poorly compared to low-income children in other states, ranking only 39th.

Download this publication from Connecticut Voices for Children.

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