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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The city of Stamford has sworn in its 32nd mayor, making Democrat Caroline Simmons the first woman to lead the state’s second-largest city. -
The state’s redistricting commission is asking for more time to draw new congressional voting districts. And as it missed its Nov. 30 deadline, it’s now requesting a three-week extension to get the job done.
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Connecticut now expects more than 500 refugees from Afghanistan, and resettlement agencies are preparing for the influx. But finding affordable housing has become a challenge. Rents in Connecticut are up by almost 15% this year, according to the state. And agencies worry that refugees could be priced out if more landlords don’t lend a hand. -
Local races bring Connecticut voters to the polls. -
A national coalition working to support refugees is touting a partnership model that could boost refugee resettlement in the U.S. That model has been a success here in the state and it focuses on training community groups to assist in the welcome work that traditionally falls to federally authorized agencies. -
![Shinwari said he immediately tried to get his family out of Afghanistan after the government fell "because I don’t want something to happen to my family because of my service with the U.S. government. I tell [them] I’m not going to forgive myself if I lost them."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fe4b70c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6048x3370+0+0/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F92%2F8d%2F073b1e634fcea7512b0f84b35ec2%2Fafghan-refugee-09-09-2021-ja-809a.jpg)
A few weeks ago, we reported on a West Haven man who was forced to leave his elderly mother behind in Afghanistan as the Taliban took over. Since then she’s been able to leave the country. But she’s still got a long road ahead of her before she can see her son again. -
In Connecticut, it’s illegal to discriminate against someone because of their lawful source of income when they’re buying or renting property. But what does discrimination look like when someone has a Section 8 Housing Choice voucher? A case before the state Supreme Court addresses that question. -
President Joe Biden made two stops in Connecticut to honor the Dodd family and to support childhood education. -
Internet connection said to be the fastest on the market is coming to Connecticut for the first time. This new broadband connection aims to address the digital divide and boost economic opportunities in the town of East Hartford. -
Norwalk celebrated the final phase of a new mixed-income development this week. It replaces Connecticut’s oldest public housing complex, which was significantly damaged by flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.