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Yale Daily News
Architecture students to build in Newhallville
December 6, 2019
First-year Yale architecture students will return to Newhallville for the first time in six years to build and design a duplex to be used as affordable housing.
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Archinect
Yale SoA students complete triple-decker home for formerly homeless families
November 25, 2019
Students at the Yale University School of Architecture have completed construction on the 2019 Jim Vlock First Year Building Project, a student-led design-build exploration that has brought a three-unit "triple-decker"-style home into existence.
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Columbus House
Columbus House (and New Haven) loses a champion
October 8, 2019
We were saddened to learn of the loss of another close friend to Columbus House. Cheever Tyler passed away in August at the age of 81.
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The Middletown Press
100-Day Challenge addresses youth homelessness in Middletown
September 26, 2019
In June, Connecticut issued a 100-Day Challenge to End Youth Homelessness that brought together stakeholders from across the state in a concerted effort to rehouse homeless youth.
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The New Haven Independent
New Vlock House Rocks, With Neighbors’ Help
September 24, 2019
The design of this year’s “Vlock” house draws on the classic New Haven three-decker, found from East Rock to Kimberly Square. It draws as well on a vision of how to house people who know the insecurity of sleeping in tents or under bridges and therefore want security.
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Daily Nutmeg
Work Study
September 19, 2019
New Haven is known for its eclectic mix of downtown architecture, from Colonial and Federal homes to Gothic churches, Modernist experiments and 21st-century “smart buildings.”
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Record Journal
CEO’s hike on Appalachian Trail raises money for Wallingford homeless shelter
July 31, 2019
Hiking in 90-degree heat and occasional pouring rain through 185 miles of Appalachian Trail terrain, a local CEO has helped to raise about $35,000 for a local homeless shelter.
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The Middletown Press
Columbus House buys 5 Middletown sites to ensure they remain affordable housing
July 31, 2019
The New Haven-based agency with a mission to provide shelter and dwellings for vulnerable populations recently purchased five multi-family homes from the Nehemiah Housing Corp. for continued use as housing for low-income residents.
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U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Award of $48.1 Million In Grants for Workforce Reintegration of Homeless Veterans
June 28, 2019
We are thrilled to announce a $259,037 Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor. Columbus House is proud to expand our already robust continuum of programs for Veterans by adding intensive workforce reintegration services. HVRP is a necessary resource that will help us sustain an end to Veteran homelessness in Connecticut.
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