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Homelessness in Connecticut
Background
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Data and Indicators
Please refer to our page on housing indicators for links to data related to housing, including homelessness issues. Please refer to the resources below for additional data.
Resources
Statewide and Regional
1. Community Foundation for Greater New Haven learning center page on Homelessness: http://www.cfgnh.org/Learn/MeetBasicNeeds/EndHomelessness/EndHomelessnessIssueBrief/tabid/587/Default.aspx This page contains links and data on the topic of homelessness in the Greater New Haven area.
2. Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness: http://www.cceh.org/ The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, in partnership with communities throughout the state, creates change through leadership, community organizing, advocacy research, and education. CCEH's mission is to end homelessness in Connecticut.
3. Infoline (211 or 2-1-1): http://www.infoline.org/ 2-1-1 is an integrated system of help via the telephone - a single source for information about community services, referrals to human services, and crisis intervention, including services related to housing and homeless issues. It is accessed toll-free from anywhere in Connecticut by simply dialing 2-1-1. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Multilingual call specialists and TDD access is available.
4. Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness Report: Portraits of Homelessness in Connecticut (2011): File:CCEH Homelessness Portraits 2011 Report.pdf This is CCEH's first comprehensive analysis of homelessness in Connecticut communities and what can be done to prevent and end it.
Connecticut Cities and Towns
1. The City of New Haven issued its Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in 2007. Implementation plan can be downloaded here at the DataHaven Community Knowledge Center: File:CityofNewHaven TenYear Homelessness Implementation Plan FINAL 2007.pdf
