A Good Place to Raise Children

The Community Foundation partnered with the Guilford and Branford Community Foundations and DataHaven to produce four-page reports on the two shoreline communities. Photo Mary Johnson

Branford and Guilford Foundations Release Community Reports

The Community Foundation partnered with the Guilford and Branford Community Foundations and DataHaven to produce four-page reports on the two shoreline communities. Both the Branford Community Report and the Guilford Community Report were based on The Foundation's 2016 Community Progress Report about the well-being of the entire Greater New Haven region.

Although Branford and Guilford have much lower poverty and low-income rates than the state or the region, 14?-15% of the towns' households are severely cost-burdened. And while 91% of Branford and Guilford residents rate their town as a good place to raise children, the percentage of children living in low-income families is 22% and 14%, respectively. High school graduation rates in both towns exceed 90%, and residents have lower health risks (such as anxiety, obesity, asthma and food insecurity) compared to state percentages.

If others would like to partner with The Community Foundation to create a local well-being report, contact Christina Ciociola, SVP of Grantmaking & Strategy, at 203-777-7088.