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Westport Lifestyle, “The First Step to Housing Stability: Eat.”

The rising cost of food, compounded by Fairfield County’s cost of living being significantly higher than the state average and rising (Nation Low Income Housing Coalition), means that people in our surrounding towns are suffering. In many cases, families are having to decide between food or rent. “Making choices about food or rent in one …

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Artists rendering of 5-family townhome at 24 Berkeley Street, Norwalk, CT

Open Doors to build 5 affordable townhouses to help families avoid homelessness

Having a sustainable place to live in your community is truly lifechanging! Open Doors is in the process of creating five townhomes that will provide a beautiful and welcoming place for Norwalk families to live at an affordable rate. From our executive director, Michele Conderino: “To truly prevent homelessness, you have to stabilize people and …

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WSHU’s The Full Story: Good with Money – Developing Financial Literacy

Managing money well takes training.  There are so many financial decisions to make – rent, mortgages, student loans and saving for that rainy day. There’s a lot to know.  But where can people go to develop sound financial skills? This week on The Full Story we’re exploring local programs and online resources that educate people …

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WSHU’s The Full Story: Staying Housed and Healthy

During the height of the pandemic, federal funding, eviction moratoriums, and housing services helped individuals and families who were at extreme risk of losing a secure place to live.  Today those support systems are gone.  Affordable housing is scarce in our region, and, in Connecticut, the number of people who don’t have homes is on …

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Connecticut coalition hosts virtual rally to combat homelessness

According to Advancing Connecticut Together’s latest Point-in-Time Count, 2,930 people across the state experienced homelessness on a single night in January last year. The organization says that’s up 13% from the year before. At Open Doors in Norwalk, executive director Michelle Conderino says the nonprofit’s homeless shelter has been at capacity for the past few …

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