Resources
Resource Library
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 challenges related to housing affordability, LCCHO and Regional Plan Association offer data and analysis on housing, incomes, and affordability.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Report
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The Northwest Connecticut Affordable Housing and Conservation Collaboration was initiated in January 2024, with the goal of giving participating communities with the strategies, tools, and relationships to work together to support both local affordable housing efforts and conservation efforts.
- Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Conservation
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, 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; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, 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; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Policy
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A Community Land Trust (CLT) is focused on providing affordable housing for multiple generations with each unit of housing that is produced. This report details how CLTs work and where they currently operate in Connecticut.
- Initiative Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut; Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity; Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity; Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Land Use
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials
- Region Eastern CT; Fairfield County, CT; 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
- 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
- Region Litchfield County, 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
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Policy
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Public Act No. 24-143 went into effect on October 1, 2024. It amends a general statute and clarifies how to calculate property taxes for 100% designated affordable housing developments.
- Initiative Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Capacity Building
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Training
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Learn more about what affordable housing is, who needs it, your commission’s obligations under the Fair Housing Act, and other resources you may need to address housing needs in your town.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use; Zoning
- Audience Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Report
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See the new online Housing Needs Assessment tool for Litchfield County. Learn about the housing, demographic, and affordability data that is available for your town. See examples of how this tool can be used to support housing efforts in your community.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Policy
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Learn how short-term rentals like those on AirBnB and VRBO are affecting housing availability and affordability in our region, and how communities can address challenges around these units.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Land Use
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Advocacy
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See examples of how organizations in both conservation and housing are working together in the region, as part of the 2023 Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Conservation; Community Organizing
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Training
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Hear about our new tools to assist local housing organizations with recruiting new board members, as part of the Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Capacity Building
- Audience Community Organizations
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Advocacy
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Learn about our new playbook designed to help you change the conversation on affordable housing, as part of the Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Training
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This webinar covers how to engage residents in an ongoing way to support the affordable housing work happening in your community.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Policy
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This session covers topics including CGS 8-30g, Connecticut’s Zoning Enabling Act (PA 21-29), and other municipal zoning issues, as part of the 2022 Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Zoning
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- Region Litchfield County, CT
Advocacy
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We explore the difference between workforce housing and affordable housing and which jobs in the Litchfield County region require affordable housing.
- Initiative Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Workforce
- Audience Community Organizations; Officials; Residents
- 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
- Region Litchfield County, CT
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