Resources and Publications

The Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition has been researching and producing reports and fact sheets throughout its nearly three decades of mobilizing for children and families. Below is a list of our most recent publications. Print copies of some reports, as well as copies of older reports not listed here, are available upon request. Please contact us at 203-549-0075 to request print copies.

Safety Net

June 2009
A Thousand Voices Speak: The Recession of 2008 & 2009
May 2009
A Thousand Voices Speak

Affordable Housing

Spring 2007
City Response to Bridgeport’s Affordable Housing Crisis: Housing… But for Whom?
December 2004
Bridgeport's Affordable Housing: Everyone Pays the Price

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

February 2010
A New Catch-22: Teacher Turnover in Early Education

Education

December 2013
A Parent's Guide to Special Education Services in Bridgeport
December 2013
A Parent's Guide to Special Education Services in Bridgeport (In Spanish)
March 2012
The ABCs of Teacher Evaluations: Best Practices to Improve Teaching and Learning
March 2011
School Suspensions, in Bridgeport Public Schools: What's New?
January 2011
Hiring and Keeping the Best
November 2009
Lost Class Time: The State of Suspensions in Bridgeport Schools
September 2008
Five Bridgeport Schools Rise to the Challenge Report
January 2008
Leave No City Behind: Equity in State Education Funding for Bridgeport
September 2007
Denied, Delayed and Diverted: Problems with funding school repair projects in Bridgeport
November 2003
Addressing the Achievement Gap: Small Classes are Better

Health

April 2006
Weighing In: Early Childhood Obesity in Bridgeport
February 2006
The Price of Prescription Drugs: It Matters Where You Live

State of the Child

A report card on the well-being of children in Bridgeport. Includes data on key indicators such as education, housing, child poverty, child care, health, and youth violence.

Annual Report

Thank you to all of you who supported and participated in this work over the past year. Whether you donated money, time or ideas, your involvement has helped make this year one of the busiest years we’ve had in our 28-year history of championing children’s issues.