2025 Valley Community Index
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About the 2025 Valley Community Index:
A triennial profile of life in the Valley, the 2025 Valley Community Index is developed through a collaboration of community partners and stakeholders. Drawing from local data, research, and the voices of community members and professionals, the Index offers key insights into the social, economic, and health factors that impact Valley residents. The Index provides the data and community voice that guides the Valley Council’s collective work, ensuring the Valley Council Community Care Hub responds to real needs. Nonprofits, towns, cities, and other organizations use the 2025 Valley Community Index to guide strategic planning, secure funding, and advocate for the resources that help our communities thrive.
Watch the live event replay of the 2025 Valley Community Index Report
In The News
Executive Director of Valley Council, Nancy Hamson, was interviewed on the For The People program. Listen to the 20 minute interview (link in comments).
The Valley Council for Health and Human Services and its community partners just released the 2025 Valley Community Index - a powerful tool used by nonprofits, municipalities, funders, and residents to better understand the needs and strengths of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.
Why is this report so critical to help everyone understand and respond to the Valley's biggest challenges? We're bringing in one of the report's co-authors to explain!
The Index is a powerful tool used by nonprofits, municipalities, funders, and residents to better understand the needs and strengths of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, which includes Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton.
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Produced every three years in collaboration with DataHaven, Griffin Hospital, and the Naugatuck Valley Health District, the 2025 Valley Community Index combines in-depth local data analysis, stakeholder input, and community voices to offer a comprehensive snapshot of the region’s social, economic, and health-related trends.