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Housing advocacy organizations in Connecticut have been awarded more than $80 million by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Program.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration is taking a new approach to solving homelessness, forming a panel of agency heads that will work together to prevent and respond to the issue.
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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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A community of “tiny homes” built for unhoused people in New Haven were rejected by the state from receiving electricity.
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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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A ribbon cutting ceremony took place for the opening of the Thomas Merton Family Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut which will provide essential services to the homeless.
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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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At the beginning of the year, there were more than 3,000 people in Connecticut experiencing homelessness. Gov. Ned Lamont said it’s due in part to mental health, addiction and a rise in housing costs.
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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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The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness says now is the time to prepare for winter — when it’s most important for people to have reliable shelter.