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Hamden Warming Centers extend their hours through Tuesday
January 19, 2019
Keeping those in need stay safe is why the Hamden Warming Center is extending their hours.
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Hamden Offering Overnight Warming Centers
January 9, 2019
Hamden is making sure the most vulnerable don’t have to spend the night outside during the coldest time of the year.
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Hamden Prepares To “Warm” Homeless
January 7, 2019
Thick socks, individual packages with cereal, peanut butter, and tissues. Protein bars, jars of instant coffee, and lots of warmth and goodwill.
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Knights of Columbus give $75,000 to New Haven-area charities
December 27, 2018
NEW HAVEN — The Knights of Columbus sent $75,000 in contributions to more than 20 area charities this month in the spirit of giving back to the community.
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Hamden to open overnight warming centers from Jan. 7 to Feb. 28
December 26, 2018
HAMDEN — The community will open seasonal warming centers in January and February, partnering with New Haven-based nonprofit Columbus House Inc. to provide a place for those in need to find refuge on winter evenings.
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2018 Jim Vlock First Year Building Project / Yale School of Architecture
December 13, 2018
Each year since 1967, students in the Yale School of Architecture’s professional degree program have designed and built a structure in the summer after their second semester.
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New Haven’s Columbus House receives $200,000 Bank of America grant
December 6, 2018
The local anti-homelessness nonprofit Columbus House has received a $200,000, two-year “Neighborhood Builder” grant, Bank of America announced Thursday at an end-of-year annual meeting at the New Haven Lawn Club.
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Youth Continuum, Columbus House Get Nearly $1 Million To Tackle Youth Homelessness
November 19, 2018
An orphaned teenager lives with her uncle. Then the uncle loses his job and says he doesn’t have enough money to feed her. She must leave.
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New Haven gets part of $6.5 million grant for youth homelessness services
November 16, 2018
More than $6.5 million in federal grants will go toward ending youth homelessness in Connecticut.
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University of New Haven Donates Furniture to Local Homeless Shelter
October 29, 2018
Laura Miller, the University’s director of energy and sustainability who coordinated a contribution to the Columbus House, discusses her efforts to reduce waste by giving back to the community and shares how students can get involved.
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