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WTNH News 8
Homeless shelters bracing for several disasters striking all at once over the next several months
September 1, 2021
Homeless shelters are bracing for several disasters to strike all at once in the next few months. The weather will get colder, the economy could stay stagnant, the pandemic continues, and soon, the eviction moratorium could end.
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Columbus House
Your Advocacy Makes an Impact on Homelessness
June 24, 2021
The 2021 Connecticut legislative session ended this month and the biennial 2022-23 Fiscal Year (FY) budget was approved. While the impact of the budget on Columbus House is unclear, two new funding lines and three signed bills offer hope.
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New Haven Register
Quinnipiac University students donate 6 tons of food to those in need
May 21, 2021
Quinnipiac University students donated six tons of food to those in need throughout the area, according to the school.
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The Middletown Press
Middlesex County homeless families benefit from Chocolate to Rescue
May 19, 2021
Organizers are pleased to report that a total of $12,000 was raised during last weekend’s Columbus House Chocolate to the Rescue events.
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Yale Daily News
‘It changed what we had to do overnight’: How nonprofits and community organizations kept New Haveners fed during a pandemic
May 6, 2021
Amid the challenges of the pandemic, food banks, soup kitchens, churches and homeless shelters have collaborated and reinvented their service models to address food insecurity in the Elm City.
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The CT Mirror
Hotel housing for homeless teaches an important lesson for future
May 5, 2021
In March of 2020, the United States issued an executive order enabling funds from FEMA’s Public Assistance program to be used to cover 75% of costs related to non-congregate sheltering for individuals experiencing homelessness. In New Haven, this enabled the city to contract with two hotels…to house individuals residing in congregate shelters or experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
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New Haven Independent
Hotel-To-Shelter: Can Idea Outlast Covid?
April 23, 2021
Jose Osorio and Raymond Brown have found a new friendship in the Covid-19 pandemic — and in the process, New Haven and Connectcicut might have found a new model for addressing homelessness.
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WTNH News 8
Homeless shelters move to local hotels amid pandemic, providing life saving benefits for most vulnerable communities
April 23, 2021
Conn. (WTNH)– As COVID-19 continues to impact everyone, there’s encouraging news for members of one of our most vulnerable communities. Friday, community leaders gathered at one facility providing a safe place to call home
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The Middletown Press
Community service projects a 'rewarding' experience for Guilford teens
April 19, 2021
In a house on Woolsey Street in New Haven, more than half a dozen Guilford teens were hard at work painting on Friday.
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Yale Daily News
Homelessness service providers push state senate for increased funding
April 1, 2021
Last Friday, the Connecticut State Appropriations Committee held a public hearing for S.B. 340 — a bill legislators hope will adjust funding for homelessness service providers in a manner that more accurately reflects their work and number of staff.
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