Joint Middlesex Coalition for Children -- Middlesex Area Interagency Council
2011 Legislative Breakfast:
Protecting Children and Families
Thursday, January 13, 2011
8:00 AM - breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 AM - program
Chapman Hall, Middlesex Community College
100 Training Hill Road, Middletown
Members of the Connecticut General Assembly from Middlesex County will be present to hear our views and discuss how the State, working with Local Governments and the Federal Government, can avert or temper the devastating effects of the recession on children and families -- while solving the State's record budget deficit. No easy task! The session will be videotaped for broadcast on Comcast stations in the county.
Legislators Invited Representing towns in Middlesex County
Rep. Christie Carpino Cromwell, Middletown
Rep. James Crawford Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook
Senator Eileen Daily 10 Middlesex County towns
Senator Paul Doyle Cromwell, Middletown
Rep. Marilyn Giuliano Old Saybrook, Westbrook
Rep. Gail Hamm East Hampton, Middletown
Rep. Matthew Lesser Durham, Middlefield, Middletown
Senator Edward Meyer Durham, Killingworth
Rep. Linda Orange East Haddam
Rep. Joseph Serra Middletown
Senator Andrea Stillman Old Saybrook
Note: One House and one Senate seat in Middlesex County are open. They will be filled by special elections in coming months.
At last year's legislative breakfast we argued that the state's budget crisis should not be solved by cutting programs that sustain children and families. Our voices were heard. This year, facing a far WORSE deficit we need to repeat that message. There are budget solutions that are fairer and do less harm. Children who suffer in recessions take an average of 8 YEARS to recover. Parents who lose jobs or housing may never get on their feet again. How can we act -- together, at all levels of government and community endeavor -- to protect children and families both from the effects of the recession and from damaging cuts to programs? We need thriving families AND solvent state government!
An important first step is to get to know the State legislators whose constituents we are. Middlesex County is lucky to have an outstanding legislative delegation. Introduce yourself over breakfast, let your legislators know what you care about, and find out how YOU can help move things in the right direction!
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