Saint Leo the Great Church

Saint Leo the Great Church is a Roman_catholic church at 20 Bentwood Drive in Waterbury, CT 06705. It is one of 98 churches in Waterbury, and one of 6 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.

20 Bentwood Drive, Waterbury, CT, 06705

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The community around Saint Leo the Great Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Social Isolation: 36.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 23.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 20.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.2%
  • Unemployment: 9.2% (2.9–15.6%)
  • Obesity: 39.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.5%
  • Child Poverty: 25.1% (11.6–38.8%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.7% (10.3–33.1%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%
  • Diabetes: 13.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Waterbury city is served by 53 churches — about one congregation for every 2,160 residents.

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