Special Session Action Alert:

Preserve Critical Resources to End Homelessness and Increase Affordable Housing

Tell Legislative Leadership:

• Hello, my name is _________ and I am a (constituent, homeless service provider, advocate, etc.) I support funding for critical housing and homelessness services and supports.

• We are making important progress in Connecticut: we’ve had four years in a row of declining homelessness in our state. Ending homelessness saves lives, saves public funds, and improves our communities.

• I am calling today to ask (Senator _____, or Representative _____)
  to preserve the DOH Housing and Homelessness line item at $74M, the DMHAS housing supports and Services line item at $23M, and the community Investment Act funds at DOH for the Coordinated Access Networks. DOH and DMHAS are critical to move people from homelessness to housing and keeping them stably housed.

• Also, people preserve bond funidng for the Homeless Prevention and Response fund, the Housing Trust Fund and Affordable Housing Flex Fund. These funds are used to create affordable and supportive units that are necessary to our efforts of ending all homelessness in Connecticut.

In addition, Democrat and Republican legislative budgets have proposed consolidating the Department of Housing into DECD for $197,000 savings.

Tell Legislative Leadership: Preserve the Department of Housing, which brings clear value to Connecticut. DOH’s targeted investments and leadership have been central to our success to date. The $197,000 saved by consolidating DOH is far outweighed by the value the state will lose.

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For more information contact Cindy Dubuque at cindy@pschousing.org or Sarah Fox at sfox@cceh.org.