Your voice is needed to demand just relief measures from Congress  Congress continues to work on coronavirus relief aid. It’s imperative that this legislation center the needs of the most vulnerable, including poor and working-class individuals and families, those who are experiencing homelessness, and those in need of life-saving health […]

We recently submitted this public comment in opposition to USDA’s proposed rule that would have negative impacts for children around the country who eat school meals, particularly children in low-income families. You can submit your own comment online here.  A helpful toolkit can be found at the Food Research and […]

We recently submitted written testimony in support of SB 354: An Act Establishing a Green New Deal for Connecticut.  You can read it below.  Calls and emails are still needed to legislators to urge them to support this important legislation this session!  You can find your local legislators here. — […]

We recently sent a letter to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection expressing our concern about the proposed 10 megawatt fracked-gas power plant at the ESPN campus in Bristol.  While public comments about this project are due today, January 17, we still encourage you to contact DEEP to raise […]

As CCFJ gears up for the 2020 legislative session, we invite you to contribute to our year-end fundraiser. It will run from Giving Tuesday, December 3, to New Year’s Eve. Join us as we promote the common good and move the moral compass toward peace and justice! Your contributions support […]

The Collaborative Center for Justice has submitted a public comment in opposition to the proposed new rule by the USDA that would make significant changes to how states calculate Standard Utility Allowances, and would have the effect of reducing SNAP benefits for approximately 19% of SNAP households nationally. You can […]

The Collaborative Center for Justice staff has submitted an objection to a proposed HUD rule that would significantly weaken fair housing protections. See our comment below. Click here to read our explanation of the public comment period, and click here to submit your own comment in opposition to the rule […]

The reality of the climate crisis can be completely overwhelming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tells us that we have a little over a decade to make significant changes before it becomes even more difficult to fix things fast enough to protect life as we know it. With […]