Community Building & Organizing News

Transforming Urban Landscapes with Rain Gardens

On your average day, approximately 19 million gallons of sewage flows through roughly 275 miles of...

When Heat Can’t Wait: Barriers and Advocacy

Mar 25, 2026 | Community Sustainability, HomeEnergy ConneCT

In October 2025, a Connecticut homeowner, Chelsea Hare, enrolled in HomeEnergy ConneCT, Neighborhood Housing Services...

Congratulations, Kathy!

Mar 13, 2026 | Community Sustainability, HomeEnergy ConneCT

Last month, Kathy Fay, our director of community sustainability, celebrated her 20th anniversary with us at...

Welcome, Wengel!

Mar 13, 2026 | Community Sustainability

Wengel Kifle recently joined Neighborhood Housing Services as a Policy Educator for Energy Equity, Engagement, and...

Data-backed Improvements

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,...

Rest easy with Project Lighten Up

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...