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Partnership for Strong Communities IForum Series on Health Care, Housing & Homelessness: Integrating Systems
June 25, 2015
Alison Cunningham, Columbus House Executive Director, presents on Columbus House's Medical Respite Program at the Partnership for Strong Communities IForum Series on Health Care, Housing & Homelessness: Integrating Systems
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Partnership for Strong Communities
Reaching Home - Daunting Challenges, Inspiring Progress, A Bright Future
June 16, 2015
In celebration of their 2015 Reaching Home Dinner and the progress made in the fight to end homelessness, Partnership for Strong Communities put together a video highlighting the past, present and future of Connecticut's statewide push to end homelessness.
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Shoreline Chamber of Commerce
Connex Credit Union's 'Coins for Change' Program Donates $600 to the Columbus House
May 28, 2015
Saving spare change can add up and Connex Credit Union has discovered a way to utilize these extra coins to make a difference for local charitable organizations. As a part of its community-giving program ConnexCares, Connex Credit Union recently donated $599.33 to Columbus House from the fees collected by Connex’s coin-cashing machine at the North Haven branch.
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Partnership for Strong Communities
Health Care and Housing: A Match Worth Making
May 26, 2015
Nearly 900 health care, housing, and homelessness providers and advocates descended on Washington, D.C. the first week of May 2015 for the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium.
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Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
CCEH Presents 2015 Awards To Homeless Service Providers
May 18, 2015
The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness on Thursday presented its yearly awards during its Annual Training Institute and meeting.
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New Haven Register
Photos of chocolate tasting to benefit Columbus House’s Middlesex family shelter
May 8, 2015
Columbus House announced the winners of the 13th Annual Chocolate to the Rescue event to benefit its Middlesex Family Shelter, which was held recently at The Inn at Middletown. $16,000 was raised for Columbus House’s Family Shelter in Middletown, according to a release from the organization.
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New York Legal Assistance Group
Seriously Ill and Homeless in New York: A Problem We Need to Solve
March 27, 2015
Mayor de Blasio has made affordable housing the cornerstone issue of his administration. This includes strategies to address the alarming rise in homelessness, which according to the Coalition for the Homeless, has reached its highest levels since the Great Depression.
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New Haven Register
Columbus House to hold ‘Chocolate to the Rescue’ event to help Middletown family shelter
March 18, 2015
Columbus House, Inc. of New Haven will hold its 13th Annual Chocolate to the Rescue Event to benefit its Middlesex Family Shelter from 1 to 4 p.m. March 29 at the: Inn at Middletown, 70 Main St. Middletown.
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New Haven Independent
Annual Count Finds Drop In Homeless
February 19, 2015
Forty-nine homeless people were found on New Haven’s streets Wednesday night. Two were keeping warm in the emergency room waiting room at Yale-New Haven Hospital—until volunteers found them and got them rides to a shelter and warming center.
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Zip06
Homeless Men Shelter for Final Night at St. Mary's Church
February 9, 2015
Imagine facing winter’s driving snow, bitterly frigid winds and icy, sub-zero temps –and not knowing if you will have a warm dinner and safe place to spend the night.
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