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Connecticut’s Civic Health index shows progress and challenges.
Everyday Democracy listed as one of several organizations working effectively to redefine leadership and participation, critical to revitalizing our democracy.
If Connecticut seems more civic-minded than other states, it’s for good reason. Connecticut scores above the national average when it comes to volunteering, charitable giving, attending public meetings and working with neighbors to solve common problems, according to a new report Everyday Democracy helped produce.
Working with the Ohio Department of Public Health, Everyday Democracy Senior Associate leads a community dialogue meeting on the topic of racial disparities in infant mortality.
Connecticut residents are more likely than the rest of the country to volunteer and attend a public meeting, but a civic health report released Tuesday found several areas in need of improvement. According to the report, which was put together by the Secretary of the State, Everyday Democracy, the National Conference on Citizenship, and DataHaven, deep inequalities in income in Connecticut have a negative impact on civic engagement.
Fewer Connecticut residents are voting, volunteering and donating to charity but more are eating dinner with their families and talking with their neighbors. These are among the findings from the 2016 Connecticut Civic Health Index, written by a coalition of groups in CT, including Everyday Democracy.
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