Resources

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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.

Data

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To help communities understand and address housing challenges, FCCHO commissioned data and analysis on demographics and housing characteristics for all towns and cities in Fairfield County, CT.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability
Audience Community Organizations; Officials
Media Website
Region Fairfield County, 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

Research

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Urban Institute and Fairfield County's Community Foundation describe the potential economic benefits of closing Black and Latino racial gaps in income, education, and housing in Fairfield County.

Initiative Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Employment; Workforce
Audience Officials; Residents
Media PDF
Region Fairfield County, CT

Research

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FCCHO partnered with Regional Plan Association to analyze the potential and conditions for accessory dwelling units (ADU) and single-family home conversions in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media Website
Region Fairfield County, CT

Research

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Isabel Almeida of United Way discusses the growing number of ALICE (“Asset Constrained, Income Limited, Employed”) households in Fairfield County, as part of the Fairfield County Talks Housing series.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Workforce; Housing Affordability
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media Webinar
Region Fairfield County, CT

Advocacy

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National systems change expert, Dr. Tiffany Manuel, PhD, President and CEO of TheCaseMade, will review the results of in-depth research into the challenges to building public support for affordable housing in Fairfield County.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media Webinar
Region Fairfield County, CT

Advocacy

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Housing and community development practitioners discuss how we can make our communities more sustainable, as part of the Fairfield County Talks Housing series.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Conservation; Community Organizing
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media Webinar
Region Fairfield County, CT

Advocacy

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Housing and economic develop experts will discuss how housing can be an economic driver for Fairfield County and the state as a whole during this brown bag lunch, part of the Fairfield County Talks Housing series.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media Webinar
Region Fairfield County, CT

Advocacy

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Leaders from education and youth development talk with elected officials about the relationship of housing and education, as part of the Fairfield County Talks Housing series.

Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
Topic Housing Affordability; Education; Youth
Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
Media Webinar
Region Fairfield County, CT

Scorecards

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