New Haven mayor s race: DuBois-Walton raises more than half of Elicker war chest to date
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Karen DuBois Walton, president and CEO of Elm City Communities/Housing Authority of New Haven, announces an exploratory committee to challenge New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker in the primary outside of the Rockview Community Center at in New Haven on March 8, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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New Haven, Connecticut - Wednesday, March 3, 2021: Mayor Justin Elicker joins City and elected officials and FISH of Greater New Haven Executive Director Jill Meyerhoff and New Reach CEO Kellyann Day to celebrate the non-profit food agency’s move to a larger warehouse at 269 Peck St. in New Haven owned by New Reach. FISH currently delivers free groceries to about 2,000 food insecure, homebound residents a month. The new location offers the additional food storage space FISH required to meet the needs of its steadily growing client base.Peter Hvi
State politicians joined community organizers and hundreds of volunteers to knock on doors and schedule COVID shots in New Haven's Fair Haven neighborhood Saturday.
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Build public housing in the suburbs to improve population health
The Eastview Terrace II property in New Haven, operated by the New Haven Housing Authority.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed attention to a pre-existing and severe affordable rental housing crisis throughout the U.S. and here in Connecticut. Prior to the pandemic, there was no state in this country where a full-time minimum wage job was sufficient to affordably rent a one- bedroom apartment. Here in Connecticut, nearly two full-time jobs were needed.
Danya Keene and Andrew Fenelon
Today, after 11 months of pandemic related economic recession, renters are increasingly falling behind on rent. Furthermore, this affordable housing crisis has undoubtedly contributed to America’s COVID-19 epidemic, highlighting that adequate and affordable housing is critical to the health of our communities.