Abigail Brone
Housing ReporterAbigail is Connecticut Public's housing reporter, covering statewide housing developments and issues, with an emphasis on Fairfield County communities. She received her master's from Columbia University in 2020 and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2019. Abigail previously covered statewide transportation and the city of Norwalk for Hearst Connecticut Media. She loves all things Disney and cats.
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El programa Head Start on Housing apoya a familias sin techo con niños inscritos en el programa federal de educación infantil Head Start obtengan un vale de Sección 8 de manera acelerada, lo que les permite asegurar un hogar permanente. -
Caring for unhoused residents at crowded shelters during the winter can be difficult, particularly in the colder months when sickness spreads. Many of those seeking shelter are senior citizens, who are typically most at-risk for illness. -
Stamford's Coleman Towers reopens under new management and name, offering more affordable apartmentsAn affordable housing apartment complex in Stamford that has been under renovation for two-and-half years has reopened. Spruce Heights is the new name for the former housing cooperative, Coleman Towers. The redevelopment also resulted in an increase in the number of apartments, from 89 to more than 130. -
Las uniones de inquilinos han apoyado a los arrendatarios en todo el estado al lograr que los municipios establezcan comisiones de alquiler justo. Además, han presionado a los legisladores estatales para que aprueben leyes que faciliten el acceso a asistencia legal a los arrendatarios que enfrentan un desalojo. -
Hartford’s housing task force has released a list of landlords that the city deems to be negligent. Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam says he plans to increase fines and building and health code enforcements for four apartment building owners. -
A través de la organización sin fines de lucro Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS), viviendas multifamiliares ofrecerán oportunidades de titularidad a cuatro familias, que no solo disfrutarán de un nuevo hogar, sino que también contarán con ingresos pasivos gracias a una unidad de alquiler. Este proyecto forma parte del Housing Clinic, una colaboración entre el Departamento de la Vivienda del estado (DOH, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Universidad de Yale. -
Greyhill Group owns the Concord Hills apartment complex in Hartford, which was damaged in a fire last August. Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam says the city is targeting Greyhill Group for its delay in repairing the apartments, leaving tenants without secure housing. -
Shelter workers from across Connecticut are receiving training on how to better address the needs of clients. The training, held by the National Alliance, focused on how Connecticut providers can manage their expectations for clients. -
A state program aimed at providing homes for unhoused families with children is being expanded to 50 additional homeless families.
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A free state pilot program, which sends nurses and health workers to the homes of new mothers and newborns in the Bridgeport area, is expanding to Norwich.
