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WE ARE ALL NEIGHBORS

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A STRONG FOUNDATION
BEGINS WITH A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS.

Someone is homeless in every city and town in Connecticut. Even if your town is considered affluent, has a quaint New England feel, or has an especially caring populace, homelessness lives where you do. The Coalition on Housing and Homelessness strives to end all types of homelessness in Middlesex County, Meriden, and Wallingford by increasing access to stable and affordable housing, ensuring individuals and families are able to secure shelter, and by increasing collaboration and civic engagement to address housing issues in our region.

SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023, 6–9PM

The evening’s festivities include complimentary dance lessons, dance demonstrations, and a raffle with lots of awesome prizes. Dancing is optional, but let’s get this party started and raise some money for our community!

SAVE THE DATE: THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022, 6:00PM

The Coalition’s annual fundraising bash at Ivoryton Playhouse is back! Mark your calendars and watch for your invitation. We promise to deliver fun, food and drink, chocolate, and a terrific show–plus a chance to help end homelessness and promote affordable housing in our region.

EVERYONE DESERVES THE COMFORTS OF HOME.

Our job is to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief and nonrecurring. It was not too many years ago that homelessness was considered an intractable problem. Not so. In 2016, Connecticut was the first state in the nation to proclaim that it had housed all chronically homeless veterans, and had matched all chronically homeless individuals with housing. We were part of that astonishing achievement! In a nutshell, we seek long-term and sustainable solutions, rather than continuing to simply manage episodes of homelessness as they occur. With veteran and chronic homelessness solutions now working smoothly, our next goals are to conquer youth and family homelessness by 2020. Yes, we understand that there will still be homelessness. Our goal is to ensure that it is rare, brief and nonrecurring. It is a commitment to ensure that there is an appropriate, affordable roof over the head of everyone living in Meriden, Middlesex County, and Wallingford.

THE FACES OF HOMELESSNESS

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OPENING THE DOOR FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED.
CLOSING THE DOOR ON HOMELESSNESS.

We come from all walks of life and have joined together to tackle an issue we know cannot be solved without everyone pulling together. At our core, the Coalition on Housing and Homelessness is simply a group of local citizens that really cares about the welfare and safety of everyone in our community. Who’s in the mix? Our partners include: faith groups, organizations serving the homeless, local government, businesses, private foundations, hospitals and more. We have new members joining all the time and would welcome your support on one of our committees. We also welcome you to join us online and spread the word about our efforts — together we can make positive change!