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The Housing Collective and our partners develop and deliver tools to help planners, policymakers, service providers, and citizens create innovative and data-driven housing solutions in Connecticut.
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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.
- Initiative The Housing Collective; Opening Doors
- Topic Homelessness; Supportive Housing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region CT
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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.
- Initiative The Housing Collective; Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Community Land Trust
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region CT
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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.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Land Use; Workforce
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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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.
- Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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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
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Zoning; Land Use
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Conservation
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative The Housing Collective; Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Community Land Trust
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Outreach
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative The Housing Collective; Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Community Land Trust
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region CT
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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.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Community Land Trust; Housing Affordability; Conservation
- Audience Community Organizations; Residents
- Region CT
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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.
- Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region CT
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Several landlords in western Connecticut share their experiences renting to at-risk populations and working with public and private programs that support housing stability.
- Initiative Opening Doors
- Topic Landlords
- Audience Community Organizations; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Salem, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Salem.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Colchester, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Colchester.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Norwich, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Norwich.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Griswold, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Griswold.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Groton, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Groton.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Lebanon, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Lebanon.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Franklin, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Franklin.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Old Lyme, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Old Lyme.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Preston, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Preston.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Sprague, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Sprague.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Stonington, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Stonington.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Waterford, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Waterford.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from Stafford, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in Stafford.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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This fact sheet presents current data on income, wages, and housing costs to illustrate the growing gap between what residents earn and what it costs to live in the city. Using information from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the United Way Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed report (ALICE), and recent job and rental listings, it highlights how rising home values and stagnant wages have made Waterbury increasingly unaffordable for many workers and households.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Workforce; Employment; Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region CT
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This fact sheet presents current data on income, wages, and housing costs to illustrate the growing gap between what residents earn and what it costs to live in the city. Using information from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the United Way Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed report (ALICE), and recent job and rental listings, it highlights how rising home values and stagnant wages have made Waterbury increasingly unaffordable for many workers and households.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region CT
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This fact sheet presents current data on income, wages, and housing costs to illustrate the growing gap between what residents earn and what it costs to live in the city. Using information from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the United Way Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed report (ALICE), and recent job and rental listings, it highlights how rising home values and stagnant wages have made Waterbury increasingly unaffordable for many workers and households.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
- Audience Residents; Officials
- Region CT
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This fact sheet provides housing and demographic data from North Stonington, Connecticut, based on the 2024 Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis from the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut. It outlines how rising home prices and limited housing variety have made it more challenging for many residents to afford to live in North Stonington.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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