Gov. Ned Lamont with children at the Bridge Family Resource Center in West Hartford after an update on the baby bonds program. Credit: MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG Each of the 7,810 babies born to ...

Rhode Island will create a "Baby Bonds" program for newborns in low-income families enrolled in RI Works. The program will provide $3,000 bonds for eligible newborns, projected to grow to ...

State Treasurer Shawn Wooden and Gov. Ned Lamont in August 2018. Wooden championed the CT Baby Bonds program, but opposition from the administration kept it from getting off the ground. New Treasurer ...

This story has been updated. Connecticut officials joined advocates and researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday to talk about the state’s trailblazing ‘baby bonds’ program, and ...

Economic inequality has consequences. For poor people, it can hit everything from life expectancy to education. But a new program in the nation's capital is trying to defeat those outcomes. It's ...

First 5 Yolo is delighted to share the remarkable achievements of its Welcome Baby program in its inaugural year. This initiative, offered free of charge and on a voluntary basis, has received support ...

WEALTH GAP. ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT, NEARLY 80% OF WHITE HOUSEHOLDS HERE IN MARYLAND ARE HOMEOWNERS, WHILE ONLY ABOUT HALF OF BLACK HOUSEHOLDS IN MARYLAND OWN A HOME. SOME LEADERS HERE IN MARYLAND ...