MultimediaVideo Clips from 6/4/08 HOMEConnecticut Press Conference On June 4th, the HOMEConnecticut Campaign held a press conference to mark the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth. This innovative Program provides municipalities with incentives to create affordable housing in their towns under a system of cooperation and choice. The press conference also focused on the continued need to build affordable housing in Connecticut, in spite of the recent subprime mortgage crisis. Click here to watch video clips of the press conference. Watch CPTV's "work. learn. live" Featuring HOMEConnecticut Watch Episode 11 of CPTV's "work. learn. live." program, which focuses on the relationship between job growth and affordable housing. The program examines the critical need for workforce housing in Connecticut that will attract and retain young workers to the state. The episode also looks at how the HOMEConnecticut program can be used to create the kind of affordable housing that Connecticut needs. Interviewees include: - Luis Caban, Executive Director of Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance and Vice-Chair of the HOMEConnecticut Steering Committee,
- Peter Francese, demographer and founder of American Demographics magazine,
- Pamela Trotman Reid, President, St. Joseph’s College,
- Kevin Kinsella, Vice President, Hartford Hospital, and and
- David Fink, Policy Director of the Partnership for Strong Communities.
To watch this program, just click here. CT Housing Program for Economic Growth Slideshow HOMEConnecticut has created a PowerPoint slideshow describing the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth. This slideshow provides a basic overview of the Program and Connecticut's housing affordability problem. Just click on the link below to view the slideshow and to share or present it to others. HOMEConnecticut Video on Affordable Housing This 11-minute video provides an overview of Connecticut’s pressing housing affordability problem, and its impact on Connecticut’s workers, businesses, economies, families, seniors and communities. To see the video online select from the links below: The video is available for distribution soon on DVD. To reserve a copy, email us at info@HOMEConnecticut.org. For selected quotes from the video, click here.
Slideshow of Attractive Affordable Housing throughout Connecticut Watch this Powerpoint slideshow and learn about some of the beautiful affordable housing developments that are located in towns across Connecticut. Information on the developer, construction company and number of units accompanies photographs of housing that is both attractive and affordable. To see the slideshow, just click on the link below (requires PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer):
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