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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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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.
- Topic Community Organizing; Zoning
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region USA
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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
Advocacy
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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
Advocacy
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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 Communication; Community Organizing
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
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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.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity; Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Community Organizing; Evictions
- Audience Residents
- Region CT
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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.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity; Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Community Organizing; Evictions
- Audience Residents
- Region CT
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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.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity; Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Community Organizing; Evictions
- Audience Residents
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Connecticut Legal Services transforms the lives of low- income people facing issues such as homelessness, a lack of medical care, and domestic violence.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity; Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
- Topic Community Organizing; Evictions
- Audience Residents
- Region CT
Advocacy
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Conservation; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Fairfield County, CT
Advocacy
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- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Conservation; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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The HUD Exchange page on "Centering Lived Experience" focuses on the importance of including individuals who have experienced homelessness in the planning and decision-making processes of Continuum of Care (CoC) programs. It promotes meaningful engagement by ensuring that their voices are heard, respected, and influence real change. The page highlights practices such as compensation, leadership development, and creating inclusive spaces to prevent tokenism and strengthen system effectiveness.
- Initiative Opening Doors
- Topic Collective Impact; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations
- Region USA
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- Initiative Opening Doors
- Topic Outreach; Community Organizing; Collective Impact
- Audience Community Organizations
- Region CT
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