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The Centers for Housing Opportunity and our partners develop and deliver tools to help planners, policymakers and citizens create data-driven housing solutions in Connecticut. We’ve created a comprehensive database of resources searchable by category, audience, region and media.

Advocacy

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This toolkit provides examples of messages you can use to build more public support for affordable housing in Eastern Connecticut, and guidance about how to deliver those messages in your community.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region Eastern CT

Advocacy

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FCCHO provides a fact sheet which details the relationship between housing and employment.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Education; Health
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region CT

Advocacy

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This toolkit provides examples of messages you can use to build more public support for affordable housing in Litchfield County, and guidance about how to deliver those messages in your community.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region Litchfield County, CT

Advocacy

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FCCHO provides a fact sheet which details the relationship between housing and economic development

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region CT

Advocacy

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FCCHO provides a fact sheet which details the relationship between housing and healthcare.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Health
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region CT

Advocacy

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FCCHO provides a fact sheet which details the relationship between housing and education.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Education
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region CT

Advocacy

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FCCHO and national systems change experts TheCaseMade developed a playbook to help advocates build more public support for affordable housing by improving the way they make their case.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Outreach
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region Fairfield County, CT

Training

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The Connecticut Department of Housing released this guidebook to help municipalities develop their local affordable housing plans, as required by state statute 8-30j.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability
Audience Community Organizations; Officials
Media PDF
Region CT

Research

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FCCHO and Urban Institute present the first comprehensive look at affordable and accessible housing needs across CT, commissioned by the Department of Housing and Department of Social Services.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Older Adults
Audience Community Organizations; Officials
Media PDF
Region CT

Advocacy

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FCCHO details the investments communities can make with their share of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to improve and diversify their housing stock.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Supportive Housing; Health
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region CT

Advocacy

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FCCHO provides a fact sheet which details the relationship between housing and economic mobility.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Education; Health
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region CT

Data

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This inventory – updated annually by the Northwest CT Regional Housing Council – identifies affordable housing developments in each of the 21 towns that the Council covers.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability
Audience Community Organizations; Officials
Media PDF
Region Litchfield County, CT

Training

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This toolkit is intended to help local housing non-profits identify funding sources and strategies to meet their specific funding needs.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building
Audience Community Organizations
Media PDF
Region Litchfield County, CT

Training

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This guide will demonstrate how to hold a successful onboarding or orientation meeting for new board members at your affordable housing non-profit.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building
Audience Community Organizations
Media PDF
Region Litchfield County, CT

Training

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This brief document provides tips on how to recruit and interview board members for your affordable housing non-profit.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building
Audience Community Organizations
Media PDF
Region Litchfield County, CT

Advocacy

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CHEO and national systems change experts TheCaseMade developed a playbook to help advocates build more public support for affordable housing by improving the way they make their case.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region Eastern CT

Advocacy

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LCCHO and national systems change experts TheCaseMade developed a playbook to help advocates build more support for affordable housing by changing how they make their case.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Outreach; Community Organizing
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region Litchfield County, CT

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