Housing

State program offers another option for people with intellectual disabilities.

Money will be distributed through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP. The program helps families struggling with energy bills and also pays for home energy repairs to help lower bills.

Connecticut’s emergency housing hotline is cutting its hours of operation as funding runs dry for 24/7 service. The call center, run by United Way, has been the single entry point to the state’s homelessness response.

This hour, a look at housing segregation with reporter Camila Vallejo, Sean Ghio with the Partnership for Strong Communities, and two zoning researchers, Sara Bronin, founder of DesegregateCT, and Bob Ellickson, author of “America’s Frozen Neighborhoods: The Abuse of Zoning.”

Connecticut’s homelessness response system may soon see some changes. The system’s “front door,” also known as United Way’s 211, could cut back hours as funding runs low. And some organizations are concerned.

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Connecticut rose for the first time in nearly a decade, by about 13% from 2021 to 2022, according to a report released this week.

The New London Homeless Hospitality Center has seen more people use its temporary shelter since the pandemic began, pointing to a growing “crisis” for the city and the state.

The I’M HOME initiative will provide assistance to income-eligible residents in hopes of strengthening New Haven neighborhoods.

What are some issues with homestay services like AirBnB? And what’s being done to address them? Today, on Where We Live, we hear from travelers about their experiences with short term rentals.

This hour, we hear about the rise of tenant unions in our state from Connecticut Public's Camila Vallejo and the Connecticut Mirror's Ginny Monk. The Connecticut Tenants Union and one resident and organizer at Seramonte Estates in Hamden also join us.