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The Centers for Housing Opportunity provide education, community advocacy support, and technical assistance to drive impact and advance regional housing solutions.

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Fact Sheet

New London County Housing Fact Sheets

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
Authors Caroline Wells, Nicole McCormack

Case Study

Strengthening Participation in the Local Land Use Process

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Communications; Zoning; Land Use

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Research

Room at the Table: Increasing Civic Participation in Local Land Use Decision-Making

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Zoning
Authors Melissa Kaplan-Macey, Beth Sabilia, Lynn Haig, Emma Heintz, Mark McNulty, Nicole McCormack; Additional contributions and data collection by Ron Flores, Connecticut College Professor of Sociology, and interns Mahika Ahmed, Tiana Brathwaite, Annika Brown, Joshua Caskey, Ava Gebhart, and Kiersten Posey

Research

Litchfield County 2025 Impact Report

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Collective Impact

Research

Fairfield County 2025 Impact Report

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Collective Impact

Research

Eastern Connecticut 2025 Impact Report

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Collective Impact

Case Study

Building Bridges with Campus Conversations on Housing Justice

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Communications

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Research

Fairfield County Income & Affordability Fact Sheets

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
Authors Lynn Haig, Emma Heintz

Case Study

Developing Affordable Housing in Rural Connecticut

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building

Research

Litchfield County 2024 Impact Report

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability

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Research

Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing and Conservation Strategy

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Conservation; Land Use

Research

Eastern Connecticut Housing Needs Analysis

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Land Use; Workforce; Zoning

Case Study

Organizing for a Fair Rent Commission in East Lyme

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Older Adults; Community Organizing

Research

Affordable Housing Plan Scorecards: Windham County

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability

Research

Affordable Housing Plan Scorecards: Tolland County

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability

Research

Litchfield County Housing Needs Assessment Tool

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Land Use; Workforce; Zoning

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Research

An Overview in Connecticut: Community Land Trusts

Research

Building Community Support for Affordable Housing in Litchfield County: a Playbook

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Collective Impact; Communications; Community Organizing

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Research

Building Community Support for Affordable Housing in Litchfield County: a Toolkit

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Collective Impact; Communications; Community Organizing

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Research

Stable Homes, Strong Communities

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Collective Impact; Communications; Community Organizing

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Research

Eastern Connecticut Housing Conversations Toolkit

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Collective Impact; Communications; Community Organizing

Research

Affordable Housing Plan Scorecards: New London County

Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability

Research

Recruitment Strategies for Affordable Housing Non-Profits

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Communications

Research

Onboarding Guide for Affordable Housing Non-Profits

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building

Research

Fundraising Toolkit for Local Housing Non-Profits

Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building; Communications

Research

Affordable Housing Plan Scorecards: Fairfield County

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability

Research

Connecticut Housing Accessibility & Affordability County Fact Sheets

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Accessibility

Research

Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing Inventory

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability

Research

Cross-Sector Legislative Fact Sheets

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Health; Workforce

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Research

American Rescue Plan Act Housing Fact Sheet

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability

Research

Be My Neighbor in Fairfield County

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Older Adults; Zoning

Research

Fairfield County Housing Needs Assessment

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity; Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Zoning

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Research

Housing Connecticut’s Future

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Accessibility

Research

AffordCT Housing Database

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use

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Research

Planning for Affordability in Connecticut Guidebook

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Zoning

Research

The Way Forward: A New Narrative for Housing in Fairfield County

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Communications; Community Organizing; Zoning

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