Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF HUMAN SERVICES, INC. (CAHS) IMPROVES OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY FOR CONNECTICUT'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY SHAPING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AND MEASURABLY REDUCE PROSPERITY AND PROMOTE A SECURE FUTURE.
THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN SERVICES, INC. (CAHS) ADVOCATES AT THE STATE CAPTIOL AND COORDINATES PROGRAMS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CAPABILITY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. CAHS PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN FAMILY ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND TWO-GENERATION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES TO MEASURABLY REDUCE POVERTY.
CAHS COORDINATES A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE SITES TO PROVIDE FREE TAX PREPARATION AND ACCESS TO THE FEDERAL AND STATE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS (EITCS) AND FEDERAL CHILD TAX CREDIT. IN 2018, CAHS COORDINATED 50 STATE SITES THROUGH THIS INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE PROGRAM. THE SITES FILED TAX RETURNS WITH $23 MILLION IN FEDERAL REFUNDS AND CREDITS FOR 15,000 HOUSEHOLDS. CAHS ALSO PROVIDED ASSET-BUILDING SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES MOVE OUT OF POVERTY. THIS IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAM WORK AT THE MOMENT. CAHS SENDS OUT TIMELY INFORMATION AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATES TO THE FAMILY ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD LISTSERV.
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION AND TWO-GENERATION STRATEGIES AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING CHILD CARE - CAHS PROMOTES QUALITY EARLY CARE AS A TWO-GENERATIONAL APPROACH TO END POVERTY - IT KEEPS PARENTS WORKING AND PREPARES CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. CAHS HAS A LARGE MULTIYEAR GRANT FROM THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION, AND OTHER SERVICES TO CONNECTICUT'S TWO-GEN PROGRAM AND TO PROMOTE SYSTEMS CHANGE. CAHS SERVES AS THE FISCAL AGENT TO THE CONNECTICUT EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE, AN ORGANIZATION IN WHICH CAHS PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE. OUR SERVICE REACH EXCEEDS 1,300 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE UPDATES AND ACTION ALERTS VIA OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD LISTSERV
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION - AS AN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, CAHS USES DATA EFFECTIVELY IN MAKING A CASE FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. CAHS IS THE KIDS COUNT GRANTEE, TRACKING TRENDS IN CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING OVER TIME WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION CAHS PRODUCES AN ANNUAL KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK. THIS REPORT INCLUDES TOWN-BY-TOWN DATA ON CHILD WELL-BEING IN FOUR DOMAINS:ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. CAHS ALSO PROMOTES RACE EQUITY, INCLUDING DISAGGREGATING KIDS COUNT DATA BY RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE 2018 "RACE EQUITY IN THE FIVE CONNECTICUTS" REPORT. CAHS IS PART OF THE NATIONAL WORKING POOR FAMILIES PROJECT, FOCUSING ON ADULT EDUCATION, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND WORKFORCE SKILLS TRAINING POLICIES TO ENABLE WORKERS TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Robert Blakey | INTERIM CEO | 1 | $99,883 |
| James Horan | FORMER CEO | 1 | $32,113 |
| Todd M Zeidenberg Clu Chfc Cltc | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Megan Veenema Smith Drph Mph | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Lily Lopez | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Casey Mcguane | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Jamal Jimerson | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| April Haskell | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Walter Gilliam Phd | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Echerle | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Chris Duffy | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Merle Harris | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Karen Dubois-Walton Phdd | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Tanya Rhodes Smith | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Kay Fenton | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Cynthia Mckenna | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| Elsa Nunez Phd | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
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