Our Impact
A holistic approach to neighborhood revitalization that addresses the needs and preferences of neighborhood residents with the direct services and engagement that our staff is committed to providing.Our Mission
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven strengthens neighborhoods by developing affordable housing and increasing homeownership opportunities; providing homebuyer education and financial coaching; making homes safe, beautiful and energy efficient; and working to improve the perceptions of the neighborhoods in which we are working by helping residents take charge of their communities.
Join us to empower families and strengthen neighborhoods!
In 2025, we celebrated 46 years of service to the City of New Haven! Without your support over the years, our steady progress toward a more equitable and sustainable New Haven with increased homeownership opportunities would not be possible.
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
We have renovated 299 distressed homes to historic standards.
Since 1979, we have helped 530 families in underserved neighborhoods of New Haven move into beautiful, renovated housing.
FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS
SUPPORTED THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER SERVICES
WELCOME HOME
HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER
MORTGAGE-DISTRESSED
CUSTOMERS ASSISTED
HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND
LANDLORD TRAINING GRADUATES
CT RESIDENTS MOVED INTO THEIR
DREAM HOME WITH THE HELP OF THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER AND HOC REALTY
WORTH OF LOANS PROVIDED
THROUGH HOC LENDING
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
Since 2020, HomeEnergy ConneCT has proudly served over 1,400 Connecticut residents, helping more than 1,900 households upgrade their energy systems and create healthier, more energy-efficient homes.
To date, $4.2 million worth of home improvements have been undertaken, thanks to HomeEnergy ConneCT’s capacity to leverage and help residents deploy multiple sources of financing to support the work in their homes. These improvements range from health and safety barrier remediation, to weatherization, home electrification, and solar plus storage projects.
COMMUNITY BUILDING & ORGANIZING
RESIDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
The primary goals of this program are to transfer concrete leadership skills to New Haven residents, create a space for participants to share their experiences with one another and increase their sense of being agents of change. One key to achieving these goals starts with the fundamental belief that participants and the communities they represent are assets. Oftentimes leadership programs are built to fill in the “missing gaps” in emerging leaders rather than to hone the strengths they already possess or allow time to build confidence and skills. This program aims to change that paradigm.
VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEER HOURS
It can be on a larger or smaller scale, but being able to interact with all sorts of people that I would never have in the first place is really nice.
Local leaders have graduated from yearly Resident Leadership Program training.
Network of Community Advocacy
Our approach to community building focuses on engagement and empowerment. We encourage residents to take charge of their neighborhoods, to create block parties, organize street clean-ups and reach out to neighbors.
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