Resources

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit the Stamford Housing Hub, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours, Monday-Friday 8am–12pm. Any language can be accommodated.

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development is is proposing a drastic and immediate change to the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, the main source of federal funding to help end homelessness in Connecticut. This fact sheet outlines the statewide impact of these changes.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit the Norwalk Housing Hub, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours, Monday, Tuesday, or Friday, 9:30am–2pm. Any language can be accommodated.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit the Bridgeport Housing Hub, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours, Monday–Friday, 9am–12pm. Any language can be accommodated.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit one of the Litchfield County Housing Hubs, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours. Any language can be accommodated.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit the Danbury Housing Hub, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours, Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday, 10am–3pm. Any language can be accommodated.

If you don’t have a safe place to sleep—or you’re about to lose your housing—please use the information on this flyer to make an appointment to visit one of the Waterbury Housing Hubs, our local drop-in center. You do not need an appointment if you visit during walk-in hours. Any language can be accommodated.

Several landlords in western Connecticut share their experiences renting to at-risk populations and working with public and private programs that support housing stability.

Landlords and property owners play a vital role in supporting tenant stability. For those renting to individuals with lived experience of homelessness, understanding potential challenges is essential to building strong, mutually beneficial relationships.

This session – held in collaboration with the United Way of Greater Waterbury—focused on how rental subsidies work and how landlords can use them to support stable, long-term tenant relationships.

VeteransGuide.org and the 2025 Veterans Affairs Disability Calculator, an initiative by the Disability Advocate Group, LLC, is dedicated to helping U.S. armed forces veterans understand and secure the VA disability compensation they deserve. 

The CT Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (DMHAS) Latino Outreach Program provides regional community outreach services designed to reduce the stigma that surrounds substance use in the Latino community. Latino Outreach workers provide informational sessions and training in traditional settings such as social service agencies as well as non-traditional settings within the Latino community to raise awareness on overdose prevention and substance use programs.

The Emergency Shelter Learning Series provides guidance and tools to help shelters become more effective and accessible. Focused on a Housing First approach, it offers webinars and resources to improve shelter practices and better support people in crisis.

Learn the basics about one of the world's most popular social media platforms from Berlin Rosen, a top communications firm delivering public relations, digital strategy and creative services.

This video from the Homeless and Housing Resource Center highlights five practical strategies for making shelters more welcoming and accessible to people experiencing homelessness. It focuses on removing common obstacles that keep individuals from entering or staying in shelters, such as strict rules or unsafe environments. The video encourages adopting trauma-informed, low-barrier approaches that prioritize safety, dignity, and trust-building between staff and residents.

This page explains how to apply for various benefits and services through the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS). Applicants can apply online, by phone, by mail, or in person. The page also highlights options for assistance to individuals with disabilities to help access programs like health coverage, food assistance, and cash aid.

This document provides guidance on op-ed-specific outreach, including best practices for placing op-eds, the key to writing compelling narratives and top contacts to know at local Connecticut publications. It also outlines essential media dos and don’ts to help you navigate interviews and outreach to journalists with confidence and clarity.

Pivoting phrases are one of the most useful tools we have when asked a negative or unfair question by a reporter or neighbor. Successful pivoting is as easy as the ABC’s; Acknowledging the question, Bridging back to key messages with pivot phrases and then Controlling what the person walks away with by repeating key messages.

Find a laundry list of tips and best practices for multiple social media platforms. Learn how to effectively present yourself, your group, and your ideas on these platforms.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness provides toolkits and training materials on Permanent Supportive Housing, a proven solution that combines affordable housing with voluntary support services to help people with chronic homelessness achieve stability and independence. It offers guidance on best practices, implementation, and service coordination.