HOMEConnecticut Fact Sheets

Click on the links below to access Fact Sheets (pdf format) about affordable housing and the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth. And be sure to visit our News & Resources page to learn much more.

2009 HOMEConnecticut Fact Sheets

• Municipal Interest in HOMEConnecticut - List and Map
  
  
• How HOMEConnecticut Works
  
  
• Housing and Municipal Budgets: Figures, Facts & Phenomena
  
  
• Smart Housing Development Can Help the Environment
  
  
• Municipal Officials Assess Mixed-Income Housing
  
  
• The Benefits of Density and Affordability
  
  
• Housing in Connecticut: Facts & Figures
  
  

2008 HOMEConnecticut Fact Sheets

• What is the Housing Program for Economic Growth? Who Do I Contact For Help?
  
  
• Why is Affordable Housing My Problem?
  
  
• What does Affordable Housing Look Like?
  
  
• Who Lives in Affordable Housing?
  
  
• What is the Impact of Affordable Housing on Property Values?
  
  
• How Many School Children Will New Housing Bring?
  
  
• What Exactly Does the Program Require?
  
  
  

Previously Released Fact Sheets

• Courant Letter to Editor and Upcoming Media Coverage
  This one-pager includes the great Letter to the Editor submitted Lyle Wray and Mary Ellen Kowalewski of the Capitol Region Council of Governments to the Hartford Courant, along with some upcoming media coverage for the HOMEConnecticut campaign.
  
  
• Update on Massachusetts Experience
  More communities continue to sign on to develop affordable housing under 40R/S - the Massachusetts counterpart to HOMEConnecticut's proposal.  Read this fact sheet to find out how many towns have signed up and where they are located.
  
  
• Mike Pace Op-Ed
  A Hartford Courant op-ed piece written by Old Saybrook First Selectman Mike Pace about why we need affordable housing in our towns and how the HOMEConnecticut proposal will help.   
  
  
• One-Page Summary of the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth
  A summary of the Program and it's components.
  
  
• One-Page Program Overview
  A broad overview of the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth and the need to build more housing that Connecticut's people can afford.
  
  
• One-Page Description of Program Components
  Provides information regarding the components of the Program, including its goals and benefits to towns and developers.  
  
  
• Key Facts about Housing Affordability and Its Impact on the Economy
  Facts that demonstrate the importance of affordable housing to continued economic growth.
  
  
• Examples of Payments to Towns using Program
  Provides examples of payments that towns would receive for zoning and building affordable housing using the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth. 
  
  
• Housing and Job Creation
  One-page fact sheet on the need to build affordable housing to create jobs and grow the economy. 
  
  
• News Quotes About Housing & Jobs
  A one-pager offering news quotes from the local press on the importance of creating affordable housing to attract and retain jobs and young people in Connecticut. 
  
  
• Editorials Supporting the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth
  A two-page fact sheet with the full Hartford Courant editorial and excerpts from four other editorials from major Connecticut newspapers expressing strong support for the HOMEConnecticut Plan.
  
  
• 5 Ways the Program Increases Affordability
  Read about 5 ways that the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth will help to make housing more affordable in CT. 
  
  
• Poll/Letter to the Editor
  Poll results and letters to the editor show that Connecticut residents are concerned about housing affordability. 
  
  
• Quotes from Municipal Officials
  Read quotes from local officials who support the HOMEConnecticut proposal. 
  
  
• Increased Revenue
  Learn more about how the Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth will bring the State increased revenues. 
  
  
• The Massachusetts Experience
  The Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth is modeled after a program already in effect in MA.  Read this fact sheet to learn more about how the program is working in MA and to view a map of participating communities.
  
  
• Hartford Courant Article 4-5-07
  A two-pager including an article which appeared in the Hartford Courant discussing the demand for smaller starter homes for Connecticut's young people and the HOMEConnecticut legislative proposal.
  
  
• Developer Quotes
  This fact sheet includes quotes from a variety of housing developers stating why they believe the HOMEConnecticut proposal will allow them to develop housing that is affordable and in demand.