WTIC Radio Features Recent Partnership Work on Health & Housing</h1> <article> <h1>WTIC Radio Features Recent Partnership Work on Health & Housing</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:45:37 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Shelby Mertes of the Partnership and Alyssa Norwood of the CT Association of Directors of Health appeared on Face Connecticut with Sam Gingerella. </div> </div> </div> <p>The ways in which housing quality and affordability determines health outcomes was discussed on WTIC-AM 1080 on May 20, as Shelby Mertes of the Partnership and Alyssa Norwood of the CT Association of Directors of Health appeared on Face Connecticut with Sam Gingerella. </p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/wtic-radio-features-recent-partnership-work-health-housing" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>HUD Issues NOFA for Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:40:52 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> HUD has released the NOFA for their 2012 Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Project Rental Assistance Demonstration. </div> </div> </div> <p>The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued the Notice of Funding Availability for their 2012 Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Project Rental Assistance Demonstration (PRA Demo) Program. The Section 811 PRA Demo will offer $85 million in funding through the NOFA to state agencies to provide affordable supportive housing for people with disabilities.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/hud-issues-nofa-section-811-project-rental-assistance-demonstration" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>CT To Use Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Funds for Homeowners</h1> <p>diana — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:30:57 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Governor Malloy and Attorney George Jepson announced that CT’s $28.1 million allocation of the mortgage foreclosure settlement will go towards assisting distressed homeowners. </div> </div> </div> <p>On Monday, May 21, 2012 Governor Malloy and Attorney George Jepson announced that Connecticut’s $28.1 million allocation of the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement will go towards assisting distressed homeowners.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/ct-use-mortgage-foreclosure-settlement-funds-homeowners" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>HERC Job Opening for Housing Mobility and Search Assistance Counselor</h1> <p>diana — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:32:18 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Housing Education Resource Center is looking for a Housing Mobility and Search Assistance Counselor. </div> </div> </div> <p>The Housing Education Resource Center is looking for a Housing Mobility and Search Assistance Counselor. This is a full time position where the day to day responsibilities will include providing individual and group housing counseling, education and assistance to tenant/landlords, housing mobility and search assistance for clients participating in the Housing Mobility Counseling and Search Assistance Program.</p> <p>If you are interested, please send a cover letter and resume to Executive Director, HERC, 910 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford CT 06114</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/herc-job-opening-housing-mobility-and-search-assistance-counselor" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>FHLBBoston Announces 2012 Round of the Affordable Housing Program</h1> <p>diana — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:30:27 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLBBoston) has released information regarding the 2012 round of their Affordable Housing Program (AHP). </div> </div> </div> <p>The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLBBoston) has released information about the 2012 round of their Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The AHP seeks to tackle affordable housing needs throughout New England. Local communities and organizations apply for funds from the AHP to support initiatives that serve very low to moderate income households.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/fhlbboston-announces-2012-round-affordable-housing-program" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>2011 Housing Data Profiles Available for Towns, Regions</h1> <p>christy — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:11:25 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Partnership for Strong Communities </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Housing data profiles for each town in CT, along with a statewide profile and profiles for each of CT's regional planning organizations and councils of governments are available online. </div> </div> </div> <p>For a series of Regional Housing Forums held throughout Connecticut in 2011, the Partnership for Strong Communities created housing data profiles for each town in the state, along with a statewide profile and profiles for each of Connecticut's regional planning organizations and councils of governments.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/2011-housing-data-profiles-available-towns-regions" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>DECD Requests Comments on Draft Action Plan</h1> <p>diana — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:55:28 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> DECD is seeking public comments on the Draft State of Connecticut 2012-2013 annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development. </div> </div> </div> <p>The Department of Economic and Community Development is seeking public comment on the Draft State of Connecticut 2012-2013 annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development. The comment period runs for 30 days from May 18, 2012 to June 18, 2012.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/decd-requests-comments-draft-action-plan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>June 15 IForum: Can CT’s Busway and Commuter Rail Invigorate the State?</h1> <p>diana — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:16:19 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-label">Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">June 15, 2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-location"> <div class="field-label">Location: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Lyceum, 227 Lawrence St, Hartford CT 06106 </div> </div> </div> <h4> Developing Connecticut’s Transit Future:<br /> Strategic Placemaking and Economic Opportunity<br /> </h4> <p>The 2012 IForums series, organized by the Partnership for Strong Communities, concludes with its sixth event on Friday, June 15. This IForum will explore Connecticut's need for transit oriented development. The state and its municipalities must work together – and focus valuable resources – to coordinate economic growth, housing, transportation, environmental and energy policy.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/event/june-15-iforum-can-ct%E2%80%99s-busway-and-commuter-rail-invigorate-state" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>3 New Reports Outline How Support Services and Housing Go Hand in Hand</h1> <p>diana — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:58:56 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Urban Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 3 new reports detail how housing and support services can be combined to better serve vulnerable populations. </div> </div> </div> <p>The Urban Institute in conjunction with the What Works Collaborative have recently released 3 reports that detail how housing and support services can be combined to better serve vulnerable populations. </p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/3-new-reports-outline-how-support-services-and-housing-go-hand-hand" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>June 15 IForum: Can CT’s Busway and Commuter Rail Invigorate the State?</h1> <p>diana — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:22:53 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Join us Friday, June 15th for "Case Studies in Conflict: Who Decides Where, When and How We Create Housing?", the Partnership's 6th and final IForum of 2012. </div> </div> </div> <p>The 2012 <em>I</em>Forums series, organized by the Partnership for Strong Communities, concludes with its sixth event on Friday, June 15. </p> <h4> Developing Connecticut’s Transit Future:<br /> Strategic Placemaking and Economic Opportunity<br /> </h4> <p><em>Connecticut needs</em> jobs, skilled young professionals and homes workers can afford.</p> <p><em>Connecticut needs</em> rejuvenated town centers, walkable neighborhoods, interesting “placemaking” amenities and energy- and environmentally-efficient infrastructure.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/can-ct%E2%80%99s-busway-and-commuter-rail-invigorate-state" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Study Finds Overlap in Federal Homelessness Programs</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:49 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Government Accountability Office </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> A report by the Government Accountability Office found overlap in homelessness programs across multiple federal agencies. </div> </div> </div> <p>A report by the Government Accountability Office found overlap in homelessness programs across multiple federal agencies. The report, <em>Fragmentation and Overlap in Programs Highlight the Need to Identify, Assess, and Reduce Inefficiencies</em>, states that the Departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs all administer homelessness programs and receive 89% of the $2.8 billion allocated for homelessness programs.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/study-finds-overlap-federal-homelessness-programs" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>USICH Welcomes New Regional Field Staff</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:26:37 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has four new regional homeless coordinators. </div> </div> </div> <p>The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has four new regional homeless coordinators: Michael DeVos, Matthew Doherty, Beverley Ebersold, and Amy Sawyer. Michael DeVos will cover the Northeast region. They will be responsible for engaging State and Local officials, communities, and organizations to achieve the goals set out in Opening Doors to prevent and end homelessness.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/usich-welcomes-new-regional-field-staff" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>CT Receives $570,000 for the Fight Against Housing Discrimination</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:20:29 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> HUD awarded more than $41 million to organizations throughout the US. </div> </div> </div> <p>The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $41 million to 99 organizations throughout the United States to aid individuals who have suffered from housing discrimination. Connecticut is one of the lucky 35 states to receive a portion of these grants which are being administered through HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/ct-receives-570000-fight-against-housing-discrimination" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Housing Connections: Planning the Lease-Up for your LIHTC Project</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:17:51 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-label">Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">June 20, 2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-location"> <div class="field-label">Location: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven </div> </div> </div> <p>Housing Connections, a partnership between LISC and the Connecticut Housing Coalition is offering a training session: <em>Planning the Lease-Up for Your LIHTC Project</em>. This training session will go over how to plan the lease-up for new construction or an acquisition/rehab project, how to apply the rules for the LIHTC program when planning the lease-up for a bond-financed property or when resyndicating an existing LIHTC community.</p> <p>Date & Time: Wednesday, June 20 from 9am-4pm<br /> Location: Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/event/housing-connections-planning-lease-your-lihtc-project" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>May IForum Explores Ethics & NIMBYism</h1> <p>diana — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:55:47 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> With a crowd of over 100, the fifth IForum of 2012 explored issues of ethics, NIMBYism and planning approaches to address opposition to affordable housing development. </div> </div> </div> <p><em><strong>Case Studies in Conflict:<br /> Who Decides Where, When and How We Create Housing?</strong></em></p> <p>With a crowd of over 100, the fifth <em>I</em>Forum of 2012 explored issues of ethics, NIMBYism and planning approaches to address opposition to affordable housing development.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/may-iforum-recap" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Budget, Bond Bills Include Critical Support for Housing</h1> <p>diana — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:46:48 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Aiming to address CT’s many affordable housing needs, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the General Assembly have produced state budget and bonding bills that will provide huge assistance for housing. </div> </div> </div> <p>Aiming to address Connecticut’s many affordable housing needs, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the General Assembly have produced state budget and bonding bills that will provide huge assistance for the preservation of existing affordable housing, creation of new affordable housing, incentives for the development of higher-density mixed-income housing zones and rental assistance for low-income renters and those with disabilities.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/budget-bond-bills-include-critical-support-housing" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>March Home Sales Data Shows Volume Up, Prices Down</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:16:24 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Warren Group </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Home sales data show fluctuations in price, sales volume across Connecticut. </div> </div> </div> <p>March home sales and price data released by The Warren Group show increased sales volume, with prices in 53 of the state’s towns on the rise. For the state, the year-to-date single-family median home sales price was $215,000 in March, down 6.5% from a year ago. Sales volume increased by 4.6%, however, with significant fluctuations across the state. </p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/march-home-sales-data-shows-volume-prices-down" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>HUD’s New ConPlan Tools Streamline Process, Improve Transparency</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:12:51 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> HUD has released new data and mapping tools to facilitate place-based decision-making, enhance community participation and provide greater transparency regarding where federal investments are made. </div> </div> </div> <p>In a move to facilitate place-based decision-making, enhance community participation and provide greater transparency regarding where federal investments are made, the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) has released new Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) data and mapping tools. The tools included in the new eCon Planning Suite include an expanded planning database, a new mapping tool called CPD Maps, and an electronic template for submitting the Consolidated Plan.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/hud%E2%80%99s-new-conplan-tools-seek-streamline-process-improve-transparency" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Fair Housing Group Issues Trends Report</h1> <p>diana — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:57:08 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> In 2011 private non-profit fair housing organizations investigated 65% of the 27,092 housing discrimination complaints filed. </div> </div> </div> <p>The National Fair Housing Alliance recently released its 2012 Fair Housing Trends Report. The report shows that 44% of the 2011 complaint filings were due to discrimination against people with disabilities. 20% of the cases were filed for racial discrimination, familial status accounted for 13% of the cases and national origin and gender each accounted for 5% of the cases.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/fair-housing-group-issues-trends-report" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Children Negatively Impacted by Foreclosure</h1> <p>diana — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:54:12 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> First Focus and the Brookings Institution </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> In CT, 51,000 (6%) of children have been affected by foreclosures of owner-occupied homes. </div> </div> </div> <p>In CT, 51,000 children (6% of the children in CT) have been affected by foreclosures of owner-occupied homes. This is according to a recent brief by First Focus and the Brookings Institution that generated estimates of the numbers of children affected by the mortgage crisis by combining state estimates on foreclosures with Census Bureau data on the living arrangements of families with children.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/children-negatively-impacted-foreclosure" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>CHFA Issues RFP for Capital Plan</h1> <p>diana — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:50:56 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority has issued an RFP for the development of a Capital Plan. </div> </div> </div> <p>The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has put out a request for proposal from qualified professionals for a plan for capital improvements and redevelopment of State-sponsored Housing throughout Connecticut (the “Capital Plan”). The purpose of the Capital Plan is to identify and prioritize a $300 million capital investment over the next ten years in order to preserve and revitalize the State-sponsored Housing Portfolio.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/chfa-issues-rfp-%E2%80%9Ccapital-plan%E2%80%9D" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>2012 Reaching Home Housing Awards & Celebration Dinner</h1> <p>diana — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:08:08 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-event-date"> <div class="field-label">Date: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">June 14, 2012</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-event-location"> <div class="field-label">Location: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT </div> </div> </div> <p>The Reaching Home Campaign serves as a unifying voice for ending homelessness for thousands of our neighbors in Connecticut. Each year, we celebrate the success of the Reaching Home campaign at a statewide event, the Reaching Home Housing Awards & Celebration Dinner. Our seventh annual dinner event will be held on June 14, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, Connecticut.</p> <p>The dinner will honor the recipients of the following awards:</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/event/2012-reaching-home-housing-awards-celebration-dinner" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>May is Mental Health Month!</h1> <p>diana — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:02:59 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> May is Mental Health Month and Mental Health America has created two toolkits to bring attention to the issue of mental health. </div> </div> </div> <p>May is Mental Health Month and Mental Health America has created two toolkits to bring attention to the issue of mental health. The first toolkit “Do More for 1 in 4” is to help the 1 in 4 Americans with mental health conditions live their lives to the fullest. The second toolkit “Healing Trauma’s Invisible Wounds” is to help individuals who have experienced traumatic events.</p> <p>To visit their website and to download the toolkits, click <a href="http://www.nmha.org/go/may" target="_blank">here</a>. </p> </article> <article> <h1>USICH Blog Offers Insider's Look at Efforts to End Homelessness</h1> <p>diana — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> USICH blog will give readers an insider’s view of what USICH is doing to combat homelessness. </div> </div> </div> <p>The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has created a blog to share with readers more in-depth, personal detail about how USICH is tackling homelessness. The blog, which will include pieces by leaders in the field, already has four posts, including one by Janice Elliot, Director of Insite Housing Solutions, on Five Tips for Effective Local Plans to End Homelessness.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/usich-blog-offers-personal-look-efforts-end-homelessness" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>CT Main Street Center Announces Award Recipients</h1> <p>diana — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:57:24 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The awards represent innovative and successful initiatives to bring people back to CT’s public spaces. </div> </div> </div> <p>Connecticut Main Street Center has announced the recipients of its 2012 Awards of Excellence, to be honored at their annual gala on June 11th. Every year since 2003, CT Main Street Center has honored individuals, organizations, and projects that have done tremendous work to revitalize downtowns and to foster economic development in Connecticut. The winners of this year’s awards come from Hartford, Middletown, New London, Simsbury, Suffield, Waterbury and Willimantic.</p> <p><a href="http://pschousing.org/news/ct-main-street-center-announces-award-recipients" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>