Ginny Monk

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Rep. Kate Farrar, D-West Hartford, speaks about the United Way's cash assistance fund available to families in 52 Connecticut towns this winter. Farrar spoke at a press conference Monday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the state Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Credit: Ginny Monk / CT Mirror

Residents of 52 towns in central and northeastern Connecticut may be eligible for direct cash assistance this winter, which United Way staffers said Monday aims to keep people from losing their homes as temperatures drop.

A community land trust is a way to create and preserve affordable housing in which a nonprofit owns the land and develops housing

Connecticut’s laws regarding land trusts include one that reduces property tax burdens on the land.

The Head Start on Housing pilot program, which provides housing vouchers to those who are eligible, will help 50 new CT families next year.

A report following the high-profile deaths of two young children in CT recommended a slew of changes at state agencies, including DCF.

The report also says that there are some concerns in DCF data with issues such as properly monitoring cases, ensuring case workers visited the families and making sure families actually got the services they needed.

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Milford Horror is a group of horror movie fans who watch them in places like a church or the woods. Their first screening drew nearly 100 people.

The gathering, which expects more than 500 attendees, solidifies CT advocates as leaders in the national conversation around housing reform.