CT Coalition to End Homelessness

10/16/2026

Thank you to the Connecticut Department of Housing and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for hosting us yesterday at the 2026 Connecticut Housing Conference: From Vision to Homes!

Much of the CCEH team had the opportunity to attend, connect with partners, and take part in meaningful conversations about the future of housing in Connecticut.

We’re grateful for the work DOH and CHFA are doing to expand access to affordable housing across our state and excited to continue working together toward a future where everyone has a safe, stable place to call home!

10/14/2026

Thank you to M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust for hosting us at the Stronger Together: Hartford County Nonprofit Symposium. It was an excellent conversation and opportunity for non-profits across sectors to discuss our ongoing opportunities, challenges and collaboration.

10/14/2026

Congratulations to the Co-Chairs of the End Homelessness Caucus, Connecticut State Representative Laurie Sweet and State Representative Kadeem Roberts, on receiving the National Homelessness Law Center’s State Legislator Award!

Tune in tonight at 5:30 PM to celebrate their recognition at the Human Right to Housing Awards! The ceremony will be livestreamed on the National Homelessness Law Center’s page.

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10/12/2026

Hate has no home in Connecticut.

Since late September, residents of an encampment in Milford have reportedly faced escalating harassment and violence, including physical assaults, rocks thrown at their shelters, fireworks thrown into the encampment, and swastikas spray-painted on surrounding trees.

As CCEH CEO Sarah Fox states:

“Hate has no home in Connecticut, and our mission is to create a safe environment for our neighbors, regardless of their housing status. Attacking and terrorizing our fellow residents, as has been reported in Milford, is intolerable, and we need to ensure that this does not happen again. Housing is the answer, and we need to continue to work together collaboratively at the local and state levels to find solutions for all of our neighbors.”

We stand with the residents of the Milford encampment and our partners at the Beth-El Center in calling for an end to this violence and continued action to protect our unhoused neighbors.

Read more in the Hartford Courant:

Police are investigating after a homeless community in Milford reportedly faced weeks of verbal harassment and physical attacks, something advocates say is part of a pattern of increasing hate toward unhoused people.

10/07/2026

Why does homelessness increase in some communities more than others?

Individual circumstances can shape who is most vulnerable to experiencing homelessness, but we also have to look at the conditions that determine whether people can access and maintain housing: rents, vacancy rates, incomes, and the availability of homes people can actually afford.

This video from OrgCode Consulting is an important reminder that solving homelessness requires addressing housing affordability and availability.

10/06/2026

Changes to federal homelessness funding could significantly impact the resources communities use to prevent and respond to homelessness in Connecticut.

Jenn Paradis, Executive Director of the Beth-El Center and Co-Chair of CT CAN End Homelessness, spoke with NBC Connecticut about the strain on our homelessness response system and what these changes could mean for Beth-El and the people it serves, including potential impacts to funding that supports homelessness prevention.

“More people will continue to experience homelessness, homelessness will continue to be visible. What it does for us as an organization, it really limits the tools that we can then use to respond to the problem,” Paradis said.

As Connecticut continues working to solve homelessness, protecting the resources that help people avoid homelessness and find and maintain stable housing remains critical.

Read and watch the full story from NBC Connecticut:

A homeless outreach center that made space to accommodate unhoused individuals during the weekend’s storm is also bracing for another challenge that’s on the horizon. Shelters and outreach centers could see a decrease in funding if proposed changes to federal homelessness assistance move forward...

10/06/2026

Congratulations to State Representative Kadeem Roberts and State Representative Laurie Sweet on being recognized with the National Homelessness Law Center’s 2026 State Legislator Award!

As co-chairs of Connecticut’s End Homelessness Caucus, Rep. Roberts and Rep. Sweet have been strong partners in the work to prevent homelessness, respond humanely when people experience a housing crisis, and help our neighbors across Connecticut return to stable housing. We’re grateful for their continued leadership and proud to see their work recognized nationally.

Congratulations to them and all of this year’s Human Right to Housing Awards honorees!

The annual Human Right to Housing Awards are just two weeks away! We are so grateful to our brilliant honorees for their work in the fight to solve homelessness. Join us in celebrating their tireless efforts by registering for the event on October 14th in D.C.: https://bit.ly/hrth2026

09/30/2026

Changes to federal homelessness funding could significantly impact the resources communities use to prevent and respond to homelessness in Connecticut.

Jenn Paradis, Executive Director of the Beth-El Center and Co-Chair of CT CAN End Homelessness, spoke with NBC Connecticut about the strain on our homelessness response system and what these changes could mean for Beth-El and the people it serves, including potential impacts to funding that supports homelessness prevention.

“More people will continue to experience homelessness, homelessness will continue to be visible. What it does for us as an organization, it really limits the tools that we can then use to respond to the problem,” Paradis said.

As Connecticut continues working to solve homelessness, protecting the resources that help people avoid homelessness and find and maintain stable housing remains critical.

Read and watch the full story from NBC Connecticut:

09/28/2026

CCEH CEO Sarah Fox joined WFSB’s Eyewitness News Extra to talk about the changing face of homelessness in Connecticut, and what it will take to make sure every neighbor has a safe, stable place to call home.

Watch the conversation with WFSB:

Sam talks to Sarah Fox, CEO of the CT Coalition to End Homelessness, about the organization's work to reduce homelessness in the state.

09/10/2026

When an encampment is cleared, what gets swept away can be far more than a tent.

Across the country, people experiencing homelessness shared with ProPublica what they have lost during encampment sweeps: identification documents, medications, clothing and survival gear, alongside family photographs, keepsakes, tools for work and other irreplaceable belongings.

These firsthand accounts are an important reminder that responses to unsheltered homelessness have real consequences for the people at the center of them. Clearing an encampment does not solve homelessness, and losing the belongings someone relies on can make the path back to housing even harder.

Read their stories from ProPublica below.

Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so they could explain what they lost in their own words.