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The Northeast Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG) has updated its comprehensive economic development strategy for the region with additional sections to address housing, economic development, workforce and educational development, small business development, healthcare access, etc.

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Workforce; Housing Affordability; Employment
Audience Community Organizations; Officials
Media Website
Region Eastern CT

Research

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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
Media PDF
Region Fairfield County, CT

Training

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Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Employment; Homelessness; Collective Impact
Audience Community Organizations
Media Video
Region CT

Training

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Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Employment
Audience Community Organizations; Residents
Media Webinar
Region USA

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Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Employment
Audience Community Organizations
Media Webinar
Region USA

Training

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In this webinar, panelists will answer questions about the challenges and opportunities organizations experience when establishing new peer roles. Leaders at organizations with established peer roles will talk about the process of onboarding peers, such as building organizational buy-in, addressing stigma in policies and in the workplace, and recruiting and employing peer workers in an equitable way.

Training

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Topics include: Engagement, Education & Preferences, Assessment, Goal Development, Motivational Techniques, and Connecting to Resources

Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Rapid Rehousing; Employment
Audience Community Organizations
Media Video
Region CT

Training

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Access to financial and social assets is a key contributing factor to help youth make their own economic decisions and escape poverty. Youth are 33% less likely to have a savings account than adults and 44% less likely to save in a formal institution. Providing young people with financial services and education can promote entrepreneurship and emphasize sustainable livelihoods. In this webinar, learn how to educate and guide youth through their financial journey.

Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Youth; Education; Employment
Audience Community Organizations
Media Video
Region USA

Training

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Connecting young people to employment opportunities is an essential piece of the ending youth homelessness puzzle, and it’s especially important for youth in rapid re-housing. In this third online meeting of the Alliance's 2017 RRH for Youth Learning Community, employment experts and experienced youth RRH providers discussed best practices in creating employment opportunities in programs and in the community for youth rapid re-housing clients.

Initiative Opening Doors
Topic Rapid Rehousing; Youth; Employment
Audience Community Organizations
Media Video
Region USA

Advocacy

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FCCHO provides a fact sheet which details the relationship between housing and economic development

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region CT

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