HVCEO - Housing

Single family affordable housing development on
Tannery Brook Road in Litchfield, CT at 6.4 units per acre

1. HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER:
--- The Housing Development Fund, Inc. is operating the Housing Resource Center in Danbury. The location is in the center of Downtown Danbury at 8 West Street, at the corner of Main Street and West Street, 2nd floor, Suite 202-204.This program is supported by a Community Impact Initiative of the United Way of Northern Fairfield County.

The Center offers a central point of entry to assist people in accessing financial resources for housing. Counseling is offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese, along with workshops in subjects such as taxes and home finance. Visit www.hdf-ct.org for further information, or call (203) 798-6527.

See also the Connecticut Housing Search site, which is a free resource to list and find affordable rental housing.

2. SHELTERS:
--- New Street Shelter, 41 New Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-796-1661

---Dorothy Day Hospitality House, 11 Spring Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-743-7988

--- Harmony House, 5 Harmony Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-792-8609

--- Overflow Shelter, (September thru April as overflow requires), c/o First Congregational Church of Danbury, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-797-9450, fax 203-792-9452.

--- New Milford Shelter Coalition, various churches volunteer to provide space on a rotating basis from late fall to spring, call 860-354-5583.

3. TRANSITIONAL LIVING:
--- Amos House, 34 Rocky Glen Road, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-791-9277

--- Danbury Housing Authority Transitional Housing, 98A Elm Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-744-2500

--- Region 5 CT Dept. of Mental Health, 64 West Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-778-1640

--- Shelter of the Cross, 18 Aaron Samuels Boulevard, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-791-1050

4. RENT DEPOSIT AND PAYMENT ASSISTANCE:
---Association of Religious Communities, 325 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-792-9450

---Catholic Family Services, 30 Main Street, Suite 503, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-797-2564

---Community Action Committee of Danbury, 66 North Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-748-4941

---CT Department of Social Services, 342 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-207-8900

---Danbury Housing Authority, 2 Mill Ridge Road, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-744-2500

--- Key Rings at TBICO, 39 Rose Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-743-6695

5. DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR:
---Housatonic Habitat for Humanity, 1 Padanaram Road, Suite 151, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-744-1340

---Housing Development Fund, c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 30 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-798-6527

---Newtown Housing Rehabilitation Program, Elizabeth Stocker, Director, Community Development Office, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown, CT, 06470, 203-270-4271

6. HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND COMMITTEES: (Updated 5/2007)
--- Bethel Housing Authority, Ms. Jane Hall, Executive Director, 25 Reynolds Ridge, Bethel, CT 06801, 203-797-9909

--- Brookfield Housing Authority, Lorrie Seely, Executive Director, 3 Brooks Quarry Road, Brookfield, CT 06804, 203-775-1403

--- Danbury Housing Partnership, Mark Nolan, Chairman, c/o Nolan Enterprises, 323 Main Street, Danbury, CT, 06810, 203-797-8255

--- Danbury Housing Authority, Ms. Carolyn Sistrunk, Executive Director, P. O. Box 86, Danbury, CT 06813, 203-744-2500

--- New Milford Affordable Housing Partnership, c/o Mr. Robert Rush, Chairman, 21 Judds Bridge Road, New Milford, CT 06776, 860-354-2726

--- Newtown Housing Partnership, c/o Elizabeth Stocker, Community Development Director, 28 Trades Lane, 45 Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470, 203-270-9415

--- Ridgefield Housing Authority, 1) Ballard Green Housing for elderly program, 62 and over and all disabled, contact Ms. Ellen Scott, Manager, 25 Gilbert Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877, 203-438-9845;

2) Prospect Ridge Housing for congregate 62 and older, affordable and moderate programs, contact Ms. Diana Burgos, RHA Executive Director, 51 Prospect Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, 203-431-9943

--- Ridgefield Affordable Housing Committee, c/o Mr. David Goldenberg, Chairman, 79 Seth Low Mountain Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877, 203-438-4521

7. RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF AREA
--- The Partnership for Strong Communities provides an overview of affordable housing issues in CT; note its 6/2004 Guide to Ending Homelessness

--- CT's Melville Charitable Trust provides links to the state's major housing groups

--- The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority offers purchase and rental opportunities

--- Volunteer opportunities in the field of housing are available

8. DATA AND PLANNING AIDS

--- HVCEO's 2009 Greater Danbury Housing Market Assessment

--- 2006 report by the Danbury Mayor's Task Force to End Homelessness (7.46 MB).

--- 2005 MIT Study finds Mixed Income Multi-Family Does Not Hurt Property Values (11 MB)

--- National Low Income Housing Coalition

--- Regional Plan Association (NY,NJ,CT) 2004 Housing Report

--- Census Housing Statistics for Area on HVCEO web site. See more
statistics in the 2008 Greater Danbury Housing Market Assessment

--- Planning for Commuting and Housing Together, some history of area housing issues

--- Fiscal Impact of Different Land Uses, research by an adjacent region

--- List of HUD publications on regulatory barriers to affordable housing