Resource Library

In this webinar, the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG), the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern CT (CHO-EC), and Thames Valley Council for Community Action explore how shifting market dynamics, evolving income and lifestyle patterns, and dramatic population changes are impacting residents—especially those struggling to find a place to call home.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit the Stamford Housing Hub, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours, Monday-Friday 8am–12pm. Any language can be accommodated.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit the Norwalk Housing Hub, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours, Monday, Tuesday, or Friday, 9:30am–2pm. Any language can be accommodated.

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development is is proposing a drastic and immediate change to the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, the main source of federal funding to help end homelessness in Connecticut. This fact sheet outlines the statewide impact of these changes.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit the Bridgeport Housing Hub, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours, Monday–Friday, 9am–12pm. Any language can be accommodated.

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.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit one of the Litchfield County Housing Hubs, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours. Any language can be accommodated.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit the Danbury Housing Hub, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours, Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday, 10am–3pm. Any language can be accommodated.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit one of the Waterbury Housing Hubs, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours. Any language can be accommodated.

Experts from Berlin Rosen, an Orchestra company and a full service communications firm, walk through the basics of building a relationship with local reporters, tips and tricks for interviewing with a reporter, and staying disciplined with your core messaging.

This Housing Needs Assessment offers data on housing, demographics, jobs, and income from the last two decades in New London, Tolland, and Windham Counties to illustrate past, present, and future trends in housing, as well as employment and education, which are closely related to housing.

An initiative of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, Civics for Life is an online resource center for multigenerational civics education, civil discourse and civic engagement.

For more than 30 years, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has employed varying measures and data to assess the affordability and availability of rental housing for different income groups, which it publishes in The Gap report. The report also includes data on housing cost burden prevalence and examines the demographics, disability and work status, and other characteristics of the extremely low-income households most impacted by the national shortage of affordable and available rental homes.

The Urban Institute conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of land-use decisionmakers nationwide to collect and analyze data on the racial and gender characteristics, housing tenures, and occupations of land-use decision making board members across 482 jurisdictions and 601 land-use decision making bodies within the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. 

These new fact sheets - one for every town and city in Fairfield County - are intended to illustrate how affordable each respective town in Fairfield County is.

A report from the Centers for Housing Opportunity, presents data on local land use boards and offers recommendations to increase and support civic participation in land use decision making

The Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing and Conservation Collaboration was initiated in January 2024, with the goal of giving  participating communities with the strategies, tools, and relationships to work together to support both local affordable housing efforts and conservation efforts.

Community land trusts (CLTs) are nonprofit organizations that help preserve housing affordability in rural, suburban, and urban communities. During this discussion, leaders from community land trusts in Connecticut share real-world examples of land trusts in action—ranging from urban multi-unit developments to suburban scattered-site homes and rural projects. You will gain insights into how CLTs operate, their relationships with local governments, and how they support residents’ long-term success through training, collaboration, and equitable land stewardship. This webinar was part of a three-part series, Building Community with Community Land Trusts.

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.

The report covers findings about the lowest-income renters in the U.S. and outlines the shortage of affordable and available rental homes.

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) together with Regional Plan Association and The Housing Collective partnered to investigate creative solutions to advance the production of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Connecticut and the potential for their utilization for affordable housing.

This report by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council explores how land trusts can support affordable housing in Connecticut. It outlines three key strategies: understanding local housing needs, forming partnerships, and taking action on housing projects—while maintaining conservation goals.

The State of Connecticut now has a Right to Counsel Program to provide free, experienced lawyers to eligible tenants facing eviction or loss of housing subsidy.

Connecticut Legal Services transforms the lives of low- income people facing issues such as homelessness, a lack of medical care, and domestic violence.

Statewide Legal Services has free advice for low-income people with legal problems in Connecticut. You can find out more about legal problems and apply for help here.

All renters (also called tenants) have legal rights. You have these rights even if you do not have a written lease agreement or you told your landlord you would give up your rights. This page from CT Law Help explains your rights and responsibilities as a renter in Connecticut.

Urban Institute and Fairfield County's Community Foundation describe the potential economic benefits of closing Black and Latino racial gaps in income, education, and housing in Fairfield County.

Several landlords in western Connecticut share their experiences renting to at-risk populations and working with public and private programs that support housing stability.