The Housing Collective

Impact

The Housing Collective provides leadership, coordination, capacity building, and dedicated staff to support our partners, drive impact, and change the systems that make housing inaccessible.

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Fact Sheet

New London County Housing Fact Sheets

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
Authors Caroline Wells, Nicole McCormack

Case Study

Strengthening Participation in the Local Land Use Process

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Communication; Zoning; Land Use

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Report

Just Walk a Day in Our Shoes: Homelessness, Behavioral Health, and Lessons from Lived Experience

Initiative Housing Innovation Lab
Topic Shelter; Crisis Intervention; Homelessness; Diversion; Outreach; Case Management; Health
Authors Janis Tondora, Psy.D., Director of Systems Transformation, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, Maria O’Connell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Research and Evaluation, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health; Eliza McNamara; Paul Acker; Ana Rincón

Case Study

Securing Cold Weather Funding for the Homeless Response System

Initiative Opening Doors Fairfield County
Topic Shelter; Collective Impact; Homelessness

Report

Opening Doors Initiative 2025 Impact Report

Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Collective Impact; Homelessness

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Report

Room at the Table: Increasing Civic Participation in Local Land Use Decision-Making

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Zoning
Authors Melissa Kaplan-Macey, Beth Sabilia, Lynn Haig, Emma Heintz, Mark McNulty, Nicole McCormack; Additional contributions and data collection by Ron Flores, Connecticut College Professor of Sociology, and interns Mahika Ahmed, Tiana Brathwaite, Annika Brown, Joshua Caskey, Ava Gebhart, and Kiersten Posey

Report

Fairfield County 2025 Impact Report

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Collective Impact

Report

Eastern Connecticut 2025 Impact Report

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Collective Impact

Report

Litchfield County 2025 Impact Report

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Collective Impact

Case Study

Building Bridges with Campus Conversations on Housing Justice

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Communication

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Case Study

Making Space for Family Triage in Fairfield County

Initiative Opening Doors Fairfield County
Topic Shelter; Crisis Intervention; Homelessness

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Report

Fairfield County Income & Affordability Fact Sheets

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
Authors Lynn Haig, Emma Heintz

Case Study

Supporting Frontline Staff During the COVID-19 Crisis

Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Shelter; Collective Impact; Homelessness; Health

Case Study

Developing Affordable Housing in Rural Connecticut

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building

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Case Study

Transforming Emergency Homelessness Response in Fairfield County

Initiative Opening Doors Fairfield County
Topic Shelter; Capacity Building; Collective Impact; Homelessness

Case Study

Uplifting Youth With Lived Experience

Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Shelter; Homelessness; Outreach; Youth

Case Study

Collaborating to Find Housing Solutions

Initiative Opening Doors Fairfield County
Topic Collective Impact; Homelessness; Diversion; Case Management

Report

Litchfield County 2024 Impact Report

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability

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Report

Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing and Conservation Strategy

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Conservation; Land Use

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Report

Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Education; Employment; Land Use; Workforce; Zoning

Case Study

Organizing for a Fair Rent Commission in East Lyme

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Older Adults; Community Organizing

Report

Affordable Housing Plan Scorecards: Tolland County

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability

Report

Affordable Housing Plan Scorecards: Windham County

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability

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Report

A Look at the Current State of the ODI Partner Network in Fairfield County and Northwest Connecticut

Initiative Housing Innovation Lab; Opening Doors
Topic Housing Affordability; Homelessness
Authors Ana Rincón, Spencer Knoll, and Lauren Sheehan

Report

Litchfield County Housing Needs Assessment Tool

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Education; Employment; Land Use; Workforce; Zoning

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Report

An Overview in Connecticut: Community Land Trusts

Report

Building Community Support for Affordable Housing in Litchfield County: a Playbook

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Collective Impact; Communication; Community Organizing

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Report

Building Community Support for Affordable Housing in Litchfield County: a Toolkit

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Collective Impact; Communication; Community Organizing

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Report

Stable Homes, Strong Communities

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Collective Impact; Communication; Community Organizing

Litchfield County Housing Aerial

Report

Eastern Connecticut Housing Conversations Toolkit

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Collective Impact; Communication; Community Organizing

Report

Affordable Housing Plan Scorecards: New London County

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability

Report

Recruitment Strategies for Affordable Housing Non-Profits

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Communication

Report

Onboarding Guide for Affordable Housing Non-Profits

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building

Report

Fundraising Toolkit for Local Housing Non-Profits

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Communication

Report

Affordable Housing Plan Scorecards: Fairfield County

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability

Report

Connecticut Housing Accessibility & Affordability County Fact Sheets

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Accessibility

Report

Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing Inventory

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability

Report

Cross-Sector Legislative Fact Sheets

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Education; Employment; Health; Workforce

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Report

American Rescue Plan Act Housing Fact Sheet

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability

Report

Be My Neighbor in Fairfield County

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Older Adults; Zoning

Report

Fairfield County Housing Needs Assessment

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity; Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Zoning

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Report

Housing Connecticut’s Future

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Accessibility

Report

AffordCT Housing Database

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use

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Report

Planning for Affordability in Connecticut Guidebook

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Zoning

Report

The Way Forward: A New Narrative for Housing in Fairfield County

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Communication; Community Organizing; Zoning

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