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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After Afghanistan’s government fell to the Taliban last month, countless Afghans with ties to the U.S. have been trying to make their way to America. Many have succeeded, but only after making the harrowing decision to leave family behind. This was the case for the Shinwari family. -
Hundreds of Afghan refugees will arrive in the state in the next couple of months. But advocates for refugee resettlement are also calling on the U.S. State Department to focus on those who haven’t been able to leave the Taliban-controlled country. -
For the first time, Connecticut has taken a comprehensive look at its affordable housing stock. The report finds the state is short thousands of units for very-low-income families. Fairfield County has one of the largest shortages, and local housing advocates are calling on state officials to use once-in-a-lifetime federal funds to help fix the problem. -
U.S. Department of Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo stopped in Middletown Thursday to talk about the state’s emergency rental assistance program, UniteCT. Adeyemo applauded Connecticut for setting an example for other programs across the country. -
Immigrant workers and allies rallied in New Haven in support of legal permanent status for millions of undocumented essential workers. The rally comes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget blueprint this week that includes a path for citizenship. -
The pandemic has challenged renters and landlords alike. And in Fairfield County it’s been especially tough as more than half of renters already find themselves spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing. One property owner and management company said they've fared well during the pandemic thanks, in part, to its mission. -
With the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and with thousands still hoping to flee the country, a local nonprofit in New Haven welcomed a small group of refugees Monday night. The organization expects to resettle as many as 400 Afghan refugees in the next year. -
An iconic building in the town of New Hartford went up in flames Tuesday morning, drawing a response from nearly 30 fire departments. Residents grappled with the loss as the remains were demolished on Wednesday. -
As small landlords struggle to move forward, many are looking back at the last year and a half. From eviction bans to rental assistance programs, small landlords say they’ve been overlooked and continue to fall through the cracks. -
Connecticut's housing market has seen a boom with sales up by more than 30%. But not all is positive, warns state Comptroller Kevin Lembo.
