Tebben Lopez, Author at NHS New Haven

New Haven Civic Innovation Prize just awarded $7000 to Project Lighten Up

by Tebben Lopez | Nov 12, 2021 | Community Building & Organizing, Housing

It’s late at night. You’re at a street corner. In one direction, the sidewalk is lit. You see down the road, a porch light turns on at the other end of the block. In the other direction, the light closest to you is barely lit, mostly covered by an overgrown tree. You...

Data-backed Improvements

by Tebben Lopez | Nov 12, 2021 | Community Building & Organizing, HOC Lending, Housing, I Heart My Home CT

Working with our new company, HOC Lending, we provide relief services to homeowners identified by a current NHS data project. Headed by our Community Building & Organizing (CB&O) department, our focus has been to identify homeowners throughout Newhallville and...

Rest easy with Project Lighten Up

by Tebben Lopez | Nov 12, 2021 | Community Building & Organizing, Housing

The Project Lighten Up initiative seeks to use the installation of lights as a means to improve perceptions of safety and as a tool to help reduce certain rates of crime in the Newhallville neighborhood. It is part of the larger approach of Crime Prevention Through...

At NHS we assisted 448 families with over $1,415,000 in assistance!

by Tebben Lopez | Nov 12, 2021 | Housing, The HomeOwnership Center

As the COVID-19 pandemic systematically shut down businesses and caused many people to lose their jobs, the consequence of mass eviction loomed larger each month. “With the severity of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Temporary Rental Housing...

Enter, I Heart My Home CT

by Tebben Lopez | Nov 12, 2021 | Community Sustainability, Homeownership, I Heart My Home CT

Did you know a typical household wastes around 30 percent more energy than an efficient one does? Connecticut promotes energy efficiency to help customers cut their consumption and bills, but where do you begin? Enter I Heart My Home and energy consultant, Michael...