As a Long, Cold Winter Sets in, CT Will Fill in the Gaps to Help the Homeless

As a long, cold winter sets in, CT will fill in the gaps to help the homeless

The tents of a homeless camp line the sidewalk.(Michael Dwyer / AP)Two people in Stamford have died from exposure, as Connecticut is held in the grip of extreme cold weather. This comes as the state is allocating funds toward emergency housing to fill the gaps left by the Trump administration.Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he’ll put more than $5 million toward homelessness prevention, drawn from the state’s recently created emergency reserve t…

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES PLANS TO USE EMERGENCY STATE RESPONSE RESERVE FOR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that in the coming days he will submit a plan to the bipartisan leadership of the Connecticut General Assembly to use funding from the recently created Emergency State Response Reserve to support homelessness prevention and response services throughout Connecticut. The funds, which are being calculated and are anticipated to amount to at least $5.2 million, will be used by providers in the sta…

Lamont Announces Plans To Use Emergency State Response Reserve for Homelessness Prevention

The funds, which are being calculated and are anticipated to amount to at least $5.2 million, will be used by providers in the state that receive funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care program. That program is the federal government’s primary homelessness prevention and support services grant program, and it has been put on pause indefinitely nationwide.