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A report published by The Housing Collective found that many of Connecticut’s homeless shelter employees have been at risk of losing their housing in the past two years.
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Connecticut’s Coalition to End Homelessness said they plan to ask the state for $20 million this legislative session to address homelessness. This year, they received $5 million.
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The city of New Haven purchased the old Days Inn and now has space for 110 individuals to stay in private rooms with one roommate.
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Three warming centers will provide individuals with blankets, food, beverages and a place to rest and charge their phones at night. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the city has additional services available during the day for those in need.
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The city spent nearly $7 million to buy the Days Inn hotel on Foxon Boulevard. Officials say it’ll be able to house more than 100 homeless people.
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Family homelessness used to be rare, and Connecticut programs that serve this population were able to get them in new housing quickly. That’s changed.
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Many unhoused people in Connecticut spend months looking for a new place to live, faced with high rent costs and a dearth of affordable housing.
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New Haven has opened a temporary emergency shelter amid a heat wave — and housing crisis — across Connecticut.
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In Eastern Connecticut at The Windham Region No Freeze Project, the nonprofit will be extending their operating hours from evening to daytime to help those in need of somewhere to stay.
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Bridgeport City Council Majority Leader Jeanette Herron is pushing for her city to tackle homelessness by partnering to build tiny homes.