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Yale Daily News
Connecticut state senate to deliberate on bill which would establish right to housing
February 25, 2021
Last month, Connecticut State Sen. and Vice President of the Senate Housing Committee Saud Anwar introduced a bill that would recognize the right to housing in Connecticut.
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News 8 - WTNH
Homeless community members get COVID vaccine in New Haven
February 19, 2021
The first members of New Haven’s homeless community got their initial COVID vaccine Friday morning.
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The Middletown Press
Middletown agencies help 132 'vulnerable' residents get vaccinated
February 9, 2021
Quick response by Columbus House staff and its partners allowed those sheltering at a local motel to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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NBC Connecticut
Hamden Schools Go Remote Friday in Preparation of Severe Cold Weather
January 28, 2021
There’s also help for those needing to escape the frigid conditions.“We will always try to find a warm, safe place for anybody who needs one,” said Margaret Middleton, the CEO of Columbus House.
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New Haven Independent
Coalition Calls For Closing Supermax Prison
January 20, 2021
New Haveners participating in Tuesday’s Zoom conference included State Sen. Gary Winfield, Leighton Johnson and Barbara Fair of Stop Solitary C, Columbus House CEO Margaret Middleton CEO, and Lisa Puglisi of Yale Transitions Clinic. The group includes members of ACLU, CT Coalition To End Homelessness, and SEIU 1199 New England.
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ShoreLine Times
Greek Olive restaurant offers ‘Bowls of Hope’
January 12, 2021
On Tuesday, Dec. 22, the restaurant delivered 235 meals to New Haven’s Columbus House, which provides shelter and housing to people who are homeless. The next week, they delivered another 235. By Feb. 2, they will have delivered 1,600 meals.
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FOX61
Homeless veteran and his dog given shelter, food after trespassing complaint turns into community backing the duo
November 19, 2020
Robert Chapin, a Vietnam Veteran, was without money, his car and a place to stay after falling victim to a scam that had him relocate to Connecticut from Texas.
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Guilford Patch
Guilford Business Hopes To Help Homeless Stay Warm In Winter
November 17, 2020
When Patch spoke to Cooper on Tuesday, he was in his family's Landons Way basement preparing orders. And he was getting ready for a delivery of 100 beanies to Columbus House in New Haven.
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Yale Daily News
School of Architecture partnership with Columbus House sees success despite pandemic
September 18, 2020
Three years after New Haven organization Columbus House first partnered with Yale School of Architecture students to create homes for the city’s homeless population, the project is completing the fourth of five homes.
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New Haven Register - NHRInsider
Many homeless being housed, but more taking their place on the street
September 12, 2020
Despite the state’s success in moving homeless people out of hotels, where they have stayed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and into permanent housing, the number of people sleeping outdoors has continued to increase, according to agencies devoted to assisting the homeless in Connecticut. (paywall)
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