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Thursday, January 9, 2024 | 6:00-8:30 PM - Please join us for All In for Milford's January Community Gathering!  We will learn about our current housing, food and transportation initiatives, engage with each other in small groups, and share on ways to help make the city we love a community where everyone has a place to live and food to eat; where everyone's voice is heard, and we all can thrive! ... [ more ]

December 13, 2024 - by Nick Sambides - CT Examiner - MILFORD - The city Fair Rent Commission's first complaint — filed by a municipal housing advocate aiming to demonstrate how the new board can support renters — is expected to end with a settlement.  The agreement creates a more affordable and flexible rental arrangement between Thomas J. Ivers, a public housing and community development specialist working for the Town of Fairfield and his landlord, Spinnaker Milford Apartment Homes ... [ more ]

December 4, 2024 - by Alysha Gardner, Partnership for Strong Communities - As the housing crisis has come to a breaking point in Connecticut, we've seen a diverse coalition across the state come together and reinforce the need to invest in more, and more affordable, housing.  It is rare for one issue to be so unifying, but the message is clear for the upcoming legislative session: we need more housing now  ... [ more ]

November 19, 2024 - by Christian Metzger, Staff Writer, Connecticut Post -  City officials are trying to bring more affordable multi-family housing to Milford’s lower south side and in turn encourage new families to move into the area and address what they see as an increased need for housing as home prices continue to rise. A key part of the plan might be zoning changes, which the Planning and Zoning Board discussed at a recent meeting ... [ more ]

October 4, 2024 - By Ginny Monk / CT Mirror - Connecticut’s homeless population could have fewer options for places to go during the day, and there will likely be more people turned away for overnight shelter this winter, because of a drop in funding for cold weather shelters, nonprofit workers say ... [ more ]

June 27, 2024 - CPTV - This compelling documentary by Connecticut Public Television underscores the legacy of exclusionary zoning and redlining imposed a painful divide we see today in our state's current housing crisis. Our towns and cities are segregated by race and class because of systemic barriers that have persisted over time. Witness the struggle and determination of those fighting for change ... [ more ]

June 19, 2024 - Last night the Milford Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved Beth-El Center's proposed new operations site at 993 Bridgeport Avenue in Milford. In addition, there were over thirty written letters of support for the project plus fifty supporters who were present at the Planning and Zoning meeting. The Beth-El Center project had no community opposition to the planned expansion, a testament to the positive and trusting relationships built by the Beth-El Center with the community at large ... [ more ]

March 22, 2024 [Southington, CT] - Today the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA) presented the All In Alliances in Ansonia, Derby, Milford, Oxford, Seymour, and Waterbury with their 2024 Citizen Planner Award, at their annual awards luncheon.  The ceremony was attended by over 60 Connecticut city planners and colleagues in government, public service, and philanthropy. .  CCAPA board member Debbie Lawlor, who offered the award, said “the All In Alliances are the recognized voice for the underdog.”  She continued, “We believe in what you’re doing, and we need what you’re doing to support our efforts all around the state.” ... [ more ]

January 4, 2024 - by Ginny Monk, CT Mirror - Sonjia Gomes had just given birth to her daughter when she saw a news story about a house fire on the television screen in her hospital room.  When the footage featured a shot of smoke engulfing the building, Gomes realized it was her house. On that day, more than 30 years ago, she and her infant became homeless ... [ more ]

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