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What Economic Security Means to Women
March 19, 2013
People often ask me: What does economic security mean to women?
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Affordable Housing, Announcements, Community Development
FHLBBoston to Accept Applications for $18.2m in AHP Funding
March 18, 2013
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston will contribute $18.2 million to the 2013 round of the Affordable Housing Program. Additionally, the bank has increased the subsidy limits for any one Affordable...
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Affordable Housing, Announcements, Community Development, State News, Supportive Housing
Bond Commission Approves Much Needed Affordable Housing
March 13, 2013
Continuing its commitment to create more affordable housing in CT, the Malloy Administration submitted a number of housing related items for consideration by the State Bond Commission, all of which...
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Affordable Housing, Community Development, Reports and Publications, State News
Connecticut is 8th Most Expensive State to Rent
March 13, 2013
National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Connecticut Housing Coalition
An individual in Connecticut would have to earn $23.22/hr to make enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Connecticut without spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs.  A two-...
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Affordable Housing, Community Development
Back to the Future: Connecticut Towns Rediscover Mixed Use Development
March 12, 2013
Over the past sixty years, development trends moved away from mixed use to a single use, automobile oriented pattern of development.  But somewhere along the way many people began to realize...
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Affordable Housing, Community Development, State News
DECD Releases CHAMP 3 NOFA
March 11, 2013
Department of Economic and Community Development
The Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Competitive Housing Assistance for Multifamily Properties 3 (CHAMP 3) on March 8, 2013...
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Affordable Housing, Announcements, Community Development, Federal News, Reports and Publications, State News, Supportive Housing
CT Housing and Homelessness Related Programs Impacted by Sequester
March 05, 2013
State of CT Office of Fiscal Analysis
On March 1, 2013, the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) released the estimated impact Connecticut will feel from the sequester. Statewide, Connecticut could see a $58.7 million reduction in federal...
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Affordable Housing, Announcements, Community Development
Community Engagement and the Future of Our Towns
March 05, 2013
If we believe in government by and for the people, it is common sense that town governments consult residents before making significant planning, zoning or development decisions.
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Affordable Housing, Announcements, Community Development, State News
Governor Malloy Announces $29 Million for Housing to Attract Workforce
March 04, 2013
On March 4, 2013, Governor Malloy announced $29 million in funding to be administered by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD) under the Competitive Housing Assistance for...
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Affordable Housing, Community Development, Reports and Publications
Nation Poised for Housing Repair and Improvement Rebound
March 04, 2013
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
The nation as a whole spent $275 billion on home improvements and repairs during 2011, more than what was spent on clothing, furniture and home furnishings, and electronics and appliances, according...
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