Events

A fair rent commission is a local board that hears complaints about rent increases and decides if an increase is harsh or excessive. Join us for a training with the New London Fair Rent Commission designed to help tenants understand their rights and navigate the Fair Rent Commission process.

Pollack Peacebuilding Systems will explore de-escalation, giving and receiving feedback, and navigating difficult conversations.

Community land trusts are nonprofit organizations that help preserve housing affordability in rural, suburban, and urban communities. This discussion with Jason Webb or Grounded Solutions Network will introduce the concept of community land trusts and explain how they work.

Pollack Peacebuilding Systems will explore de-escalation, giving and receiving feedback, and navigating difficult conversations.

Join us for a roundtable conversation focused on addressing homelessness in Fairfield County, bringing together state lawmakers, homeless services providers, local partners, and the community. 

If you have been or are currently unhoused, or you work within the homeless response system, share your impressions during a confidential listening session to help shape new solutions. A cash stipend and snacks will be provided to people experiencing homelessness.

Learn more about some of the community land trusts in Connecticut, nonprofit organizations that help preserve housing affordability in rural, suburban, and urban communities. Local housing leaders will share real-world examples and strategies for equitable, community-based land stewardship.

Learn to use social media to tell strong, compelling housing stories and expand the reach of your group or organization. Whether you have an online presence already or you're just staring out, this webinar will give you the tools you need to communicate effectively about housing with audiences online. 

This discussion will explore the practical aspects of managing community land trusts, nonprofit organizations that help preserve housing affordability in rural, suburban, and urban communities. Brenda Torpy of Champlain Housing Trust, the country's largest community land trust, will share her insight and experience.

Learn to work with local news media to tell strong, compelling housing stories. Whether youve worked with media before or not, this webinar will give you the tools you need to communicate with reporters and use the press to amplify your messages within your community and beyond.