Camila Vallejo
Fairfield County Housing Reporter, Report For AmericaCamila Vallejo is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. She is a bilingual reporter based out of Fairfield County and welcomes all story ideas at cvallejo@ctpublic.org.
Camila covers housing with a focus on disparities and the people affected by them. Before moving into a reporter role, she was an intern and producer for All Things Considered at Connecticut Public Radio. Her work has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, PRX's The World, NPR's Here and Now and more.
Camila enjoys a good cup of coffee, snuggling with her two cats and traveling.
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It’s been one year since the Afghanistan government fell to Taliban rule and thousands of Afghans fled to the United States. About 1,000 of them ended up in Connecticut. And new federal legislation could help them find a permanent home here. -
The hourly wage Connecticut residents need to afford rental housing in the local market is one of the highest in the country — and it's nearly double the state's $14-an-hour minimum wage. -
As housing affordability drops across the country, many question whether homebuying is still an option. But one Connecticut real estate expert says for some buyers, it could be the perfect time. -
Beth-El Center in Milford has offered services to help curb homelessness and hunger for nearly 40 years. As temperatures reach over 95 degrees this week, the center opened its dining hall for the first time as a cooling center. -
Summertime is the most popular time to move, but consumer advocates warn that it’s also a popular time for scammers to target renters. The Better Business Bureau of Connecticut offers tips to avoid rental scams on social media. -
A bill that would protect people traveling across state lines for abortion care failed to pass the U.S. Senate Thursday. But senators from Connecticut say the bill deserves another chance. -
Advocates say transit-oriented development is misunderstood. Their walking tours aim to change mindsBills that would increase housing around transit stations haven’t had much success the last two legislative sessions. Connecticut housing advocates blame it on misinformation. So they're working in communities across the state to show residents what the possibilities are. -
As Connecticut tenants face skyrocketing rent prices and an uptick in no-fault evictions, some renters in large apartment complexes are unionizing in hopes of demanding change. And now tenant unions in New Haven could be some of the first in Connecticut to be recognized by their local government. -
More than 100 people gathered in Norwalk Saturday morning to stand in solidarity with the countless Americans who risk losing abortion access in other states. -
Connecticut hardened its legal protections this year to protect abortion access and the right of people seeking reproductive healthcare from out of state.
