Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven is excited to share several updates on our ongoing and upcoming...
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Preparing the Next Generation for Financial Success: NHS at Credit for Life Fair
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven’s HomeOwnership Center (HOC) had the opportunity to support local students...
When Heat Can’t Wait: Barriers and Advocacy
In October 2025, a Connecticut homeowner, Chelsea Hare, enrolled in HomeEnergy ConneCT, Neighborhood Housing Services...
Our Donors: Stephanie & Frank
Stephanie and Frank have lived in the Edgewood neighborhood for over 40 years. “When you think of a home neighborhood, this is it,” said Frank. Frank moved to New haven from Chicago, while Stephanie...
“10/10! I would recommend I Heart My Home CT to anyone I know who wants to improve their home’s efficiency.”
When Crystal Blair became a first-time homeowner in August 2020, she thought the funds planned through her rehab loan would be enough to fix the house up and ensure a comfortable, healthy haven for...
“It was truly a long road, but I am so very grateful and thankful for you…”
Starting her journey to homeownership, Shareema experienced problems many first-time homebuyers experience: lack of knowledge about the home buying process, poor credit history and down payment...
New Haven Civic Innovation Prize just awarded $7000 to Project Lighten Up
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...
Data-backed Improvements
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
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...
At NHS we assisted 448 families with over $1,415,000 in assistance!
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...










