Events

Housing at a Crossroads: Conversation on Housing Challenges & Solutions (Part 1)

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Please join the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG), the Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern CT (CHO-EC), and Thames Valley Council for Community Action for the first of the Housing at a Crossroads: Conversation on Housing Challenges & Solutions zoom series.

In this first part, we’ll dive into the forces transforming Eastern Connecticut’s housing landscape. We’ll unravel how shifting market dynamics, evolving income and lifestyle patterns, and dramatic population changes are impacting residents—especially those struggling to find a place to call home.

Speakers List

Donald Poland, PhD, AICP

Goman + York Property Advisors, LLC
Jaime Parker Project Manager, Eastern CT Coordinated Access Network

Thames Valley Council for Community Action (TVCCA

Jaime Parker, Eastern Coordinated Access Network Project Manager, Homeless Services, TVCCA

Jaime partners with agencies across Eastern Connecticut to ensure homelessness is rare, brief, and non‑recurring. She brings over 20 years of experience in social services and has worked within homeless response systems in multiple states. Jaime holds a Master’s in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma and is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work at Liberty University.

Donald Poland, PhD, AICP, Goman + York Property Advisors, LLC

Dr. Poland is a spatial and social scientist with over thirty years’ experience in land use planning, economic development, real estate market research, housing, and community investment. Selected highlights:

PhD in Geography from University College London, Department of Geography, Cities and Urbanization program.
Accepted as an expert witness:
- In the areas of land use planning, neighborhood redevelopment, and community development in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.
- Circuit Court of St. Louis County, State of Missouri in the area land use planning.
- Twenty-Fourth Judicial District for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana in the area of land use planning.
Member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Past-President, CT Chapter, American Planning Association.
Visiting Associate Professor in Urban Studies & Public Policy, Graduate Studies Program at Trinity College, Hartford, CT.
Adjunct Lecturer in Geography & Tourism, Central Connecticut State University

Hosted By Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
with Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments; Thames Valley Council for Community Action
Topic Housing Affordability
Region Eastern CT

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Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments

NECCOG is focused on achieving results for our member towns through regionalism — offering a range of voluntary — member initiated programs and services — depending on the collective and/or individual needs of our member towns. Our regional approach to problem solving enables our member towns to achieve efficiencies and economies of scale that individually would be difficult to realize.
Thames Valley Council for Community Action

TVACC addresses systemic and structural barriers that cause poverty for families and individuals in Eastern Connecticut by focusing community resources, partnerships, and services on the social determinants of health and well-being.