On October 9, 2025, the Asset Funders Network, with sponsors – Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven – explored Connecticut’s leadership in benefits navigation, highlighted the importance of cross sector collaboration to lift-up and support benefits access and eligibility, and shared lessons learned to support guaranteed income access in other states.
Resources:
The Changemaker Fund Overview
AFN Guaranteed Income Brief
Guaranteed Income Q & A
Speakers:
Christi Baker, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Asset Funders Network
Liany Arroyo, Director, Connecticut Urban Opportunity Collaborative (CUOC)
Andrea Barton Reeves, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Social Services
Marianne Bullock, Senior Partnership Manager, Up Together
Liany Arroyo, Director, Connecticut Urban Opportunity Collaborative (CUOC)
Andrea Barton Reeves, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Social Services
Marianne Bullock, Senior Partnership Manager, Up Together
