TAKE ACTION
Thank You for Showing Up for School Meals for All
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Hartford and spoke up for ensuring every child has access to healthy school meals—your voices matter.
Couldn’t make it? Take a minute to contact your legislators and urge them to support School Meals for All. Every message helps move this forward.
ICYMI: Check out the recording on CTN, featuring Stamford Public Schools student Ally Ford.
“Free school meals helps everyone...Free meals is not a want, it’s a need...I’ve done everything I can for these past few years, now what can you do?...Now you need to do whatever is needed to uplift us. The students in schools now are going to be the same people who will one day be sitting where you are. They’re going to be the ones taking charge. If this gets passed, you are setting us up for a better future. It’s now or never!”
Advocacy in Action: Join us this Wednesday in Hartford
Join us for an exciting advocacy with the House in session and three important events. No previous experience required. Contact tida.infahsaeng@unitedwaycwc.org for more details.
- CT Child Tax Credit Lobby Day (9:30–11:30 AM, LOB) – Join the coalition in calling for a Child Tax Credit that would benefitprioritizes the 550,000 Connecticut children. who would benefit.
- Care 4 Kids & Early Childhood Endowment Press Conference (10:00 AM, LOB 2A) – Stand with advocates and legislators to support fully funding the Endowment and eliminating the Care 4 Kids waitlist—critical steps to stabilize providers and expand access to affordable, high-quality care.
- Local Leadership, Shared Solutions: Food Is Medicine Forum (12:30–2:30 PM, Capitol 310) – Join Rep. Foster and the CT Food as Medicine Alliance to explore local and national Food as Medicine strategies, featuring insights from United Way’s Food Farmacy team.
EVENTS
In‑Person Convening: Deep Dive on Immigration & Service Coordination
Thursday, April 2, 2026 | WCSU Midtown Student Center | 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Join UWCWC, nonprofit leaders and service providers from Greater Danbury for a hands-on convening focused on immigration and coordinated service delivery. Through expert presentations, interactive case studies, and collaborative planning exercises, participants will:
- Explore how immigration status affects access to social service benefits
- Identify strategies to close gaps in support
- Build cross-agency partnerships and deepen trust
- Gain actionable tools to better serve immigrant households
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UPDATES FROM HARTFORD
All press events and sessions can be viewed on CT-N or each Committee’s YouTube channel.
Full CT CGA calendar is available online here.
With subject matter public hearings ending, bills will debated on the floor and the Appropriations budget and Finance, Revenue and Bonding revenue proposals will be released in the coming days.
Wednesday, March 25
- Senator Maher Press Conference: Care 4 Kids Program and Certain Child Care Providers @ 10 AM, LOB 2A & CT-N
- House Session @ 11 am, House Chambers & CT-N
Thursday, March 26
- Senate Session @ 10 am, Senate Chambers & CT-N
Friday, March 27
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee Public Hearing @ 11 am, LOB Rm. 2E | YouTube | Register to Testify by 3 pm Thursday| Submit Written Testimony before Thursday
NEWS AND RESOURCES
Listen 🎧
Rooted in Impact Podcast
Read 📰
- House Dems would trim rebate program to aid local schools
- CT education advocates push for free school meals
- Lawmakers, advocates push for universal access to free breakfast for Connecticut students
- CT gas tax holiday proposal is stuck in first gear
Have questions? Visit www.unitedwaycwc.org/advocate or contact Tida Infahsaeng at tida.infahsaeng@unitedwaycwc.org.