The mission of Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is to provide a single location with comprehensive health and human services, one day/year for homeless individuals in the Greater Bridgeport Area. During PHC events, participants are able to accomplish in one day what might normally take many months. The event is a day-long opportunity for homeless people to receive the community and social services t
hey need. Hosted by the Greater Bridgeport Area Continuum of Care for the seventh year, the event has served a total of 1,850 individuals. An estimated 500 people are homeless on any given night in the Bridgeport area. Poverty, foreclosures, the demands of returning veterans and the lack of affordable, supportive housing create constant challenges in a declining economy. The federal government’s Interagency Council on Homelessness has declared Project Homeless Connect a national best practice model. PHC is replicated in over 260 cities across the United States, as well as Canada and Australia.
