Housing Affordability Forum To Be Held In Hamden

Press release from Town of Hamden:

HAMDEN, CT — Town officials are inviting the public to attend a forum on housing affordability.

Housing is the Foundation of Opportunity: A Community Dialogue Series

Thursday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Thornton Wilder Auditorium, 2901 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden

Sarah Fox, Chief Executive Officer for Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) and David Fink, Housing Policy Consultant for South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) will present on the following topics:

• What is affordable housing?
• Why is it so difficult to find affordable housing?
• What does it mean to say housing is a human right?
• How can we support neighbors who experience homelessness?
• How can folks support affordable housing in their neighborhood?

This will be the first in a series of community conversations hosted by Hamden’s Legislative Council and Hamden’s Planning and Zoning Department on how we can ensure all Hamden residents have a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home.

For more information, please contact Deputy Chief of Staff, Alexa M. Panayotakis, at 203-287-7100 or by email at apanayotakis@hamden.com.

This press release was produced by Town of Hamden. The views expressed here are the author’s own.