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New Haven Independent
Columbus House Goes Solar
April 13, 2018
A crane is extended and solar panels are busily being installed just in time for spring at Columbus House.
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Columbus House Breaks Ground at Connecticut Valley Hospital
April 9, 2018
Columbus House is excited to begin the restoration and preservation of Shepherd Home, a historic 1920's nurse’s quarters, into 32 units of permanent supportive housing with a preference for Veterans.
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Stanley Will Raise Homeless Awareness, Support with The Big Sleep Out
March 21, 2018
To raise awareness about the homeless, build a more compassionate community, and support Columbus House, Ella Stanley hopes to inspire at least 100 people to give up their warm bed for one night and make a sleeping bag their home on the Guilford Green on Saturday, April 28, at The Big Sleep Out.
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The Middletown Press
Middletown shelter to benefit from‘Chocolate to the Rescue’ on Sunday
March 17, 2018
“Chocolate to the Rescue,” a fundraiser to benefit the Middlesex Family Shelter, will be held Sunday, 1-4 p.m. at the Inn at Middletown, 70 Main St.
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Pella Windows and Doors via YouTube
Helping the Homeless Community in New Haven, Connecticut
March 8, 2018
Students at the Yale School of Architecture partnered with Columbus House, to design and build a home to help combat homelessness in New Haven, CT. See how Pella windows and doors helped the students achieve the vision they had for the home.
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The Quinnipiac Chronicle
Quinnipiac and Chartwells partner up for One Million Acts of Good campaign
March 6, 2018
Quinnipiac organizations and Chartwells teamed up to contribute to the One Million Acts of Good movement on Feb. 28. A station was set up in the Upper Cafe across from Revolution Noodle and Sushi from 2 to 4 p.m. for students to attend the event and fill empty boxes with food to be donated to charity as a part of the movement.
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Columbus House
2018 Point-in-Time Count
February 16, 2018
Each year, on a single night in January, a census of those experiencing homelessness is conducted across the country. The Annual Point-In-Time Count is mandated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the resulting data is crucial to secure the funding needed to house and help maintain stable housing for those we serve.
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Columbus House
Art Helps Heal
February 16, 2018
Recently, Allahna Torres, a graduate student from Post University completing her Master’s in Human Services with a Clinical Concentration, selected Columbus House as her practicum site where she would run a women’s Healing Journey Group.
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New Haven Register
Area churches, synagogues host homeless men from New Haven’s Columbus House
February 12, 2018
Ten homeless men had the chance recently to break away from the crowd of 100 at Columbus House homeless shelter and spend a week sleeping at Orange Congregational Church, where they ate home-cooked meals and had access to games, TV and snacks.
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New Haven Register
Once homeless man is happy in a Hamden home of his own
February 3, 2018
A onetime crack addict who spent many nights sleeping on the New Haven Green, White now lives a quiet, comfortable life in his Putnam Avenue apartment, clean and sober for more than two years.
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