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The Housing Collective and our partners develop and deliver tools to help planners, policymakers, service providers, and citizens advance housing solutions in Connecticut.
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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.
- Initiative Opening Doors
- Topic Homelessness
- Audience Community Organizations; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative Opening Doors
- Topic Homelessness
- Audience Community Organizations; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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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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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.
- Initiative Opening Doors Fairfield County
- Topic Homelessness
- Audience Community Organizations; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Topic Homelessness
- Audience Community Organizations; Residents
- Region Northwest CT; Litchfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative Opening Doors Fairfield County
- Topic Homelessness
- Audience Community Organizations; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Topic Homelessness
- Audience Community Organizations; Residents
- Region Northwest 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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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 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.
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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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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing; Communication
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing; Communication
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing; Communication
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Communication
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Eastern CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Communication; Community Organizing
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building
- Audience Community Organizations
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building
- Audience Community Organizations
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity; The Housing Collective
- Topic Housing Affordability; Housing Development
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region CT
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The Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a new toolkit to help HUD grantees and community developers support faith-based organizations that want to build and preserve affordable housing in their communities, in partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC).
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Community Organizations
- Region USA
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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
- 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 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 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 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 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 Ledyard, 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 Ledyard.
- 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 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 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 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 Montville, 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 Montville.
- 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 New London, 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 New London.
- 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 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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