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New Haven police arrested seven activists for pitching tents at an encampment on the Upper Green.
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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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Veterans applying for housing vouchers will no longer have to list their disability benefits as income. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the new policy is “righting a wrong.”
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A New Britain man recounts his path to homelessness. A city alderwoman said homelessness is a “multi-faceted problem. There’s mental health, domestic violence, alcohol and drug addiction — it’s not just one thing that’s causing homelessness."
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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.