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!

Donate now to continue empowering families through homeownership!

In 2023, we celebrated 44 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 297 distressed homes to historic standards.

Since 1979, we have helped 526 families in underserved neighborhoods of New Haven move into beautiful, renovated housing.

FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS

SUPPORTED THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER SERVICES

NHS of New Haven renovated 609 Winchester Ave. in 2019

NHS of New Haven will be renovating 207 Edgewood Ave. in 2020

570 Howard Ave after NHS of New Haven rehab

141 Newhall St after NHS of New Haven rehab

725 Winchester Ave before NHS of New Haven rehab

29 Stevens St. after NHS of New Haven rehab

NHS of New Haven will be renovating 389 Edgewood Ave. in 2020

NHS of New Haven will be renovating 19 Lilac St. in 2020

NHS of New Haven will be renovating 278 Newhall St. in 2020

NHS of New Haven renovated 662 Winchester Ave. in 2019

167 Edgewood Ave after NHS of New Haven rehab

482 Dixwell Ave after NHS of New Haven rehab

753 Winchester after NHS of New Haven rehab

WELCOME HOME

Affordable real estate development has been at the core of our business for the past 44 years. We have been proud and honored to consistently provide affordable homeownership opportunities to residents in New Haven and throughout Connecticut. As a leader in homebuyer education, financial coaching, credit counseling, and foreclosure prevention, the Connecticut HomeOwnership Center guides people through the process of qualifying for, finding, purchasing, and maintaining their first home.

SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION

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

From January 2022 – June 2023, we engaged 374 new participants, bringing the total to 648 participants from 114 of 268 Connecticut zip code areas.

DONATE TO I HEART MY HOME CT AND TOWARDS REACHING THE 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY GOAL BY 2040

To date, $2.5 million worth of home improvements have been undertaken, thanks to I Heart My Home CT’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 ALUMNI

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.

Ian Boyce

Summer Intern, University of New Haven President’s Public Service Fellow

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.