Trish Helm is a gardener and an active member of the community for a long time. "I'm in the Garden Club of New Haven, there are a number of civic activities that the garden club sponsors and I'm often part of those," Trish said. Trish is also a garden coordinator at...
On December 9th, the West River Watershed Coalition (WRWC) held its fourth forum to identify priorities to guide the coalition’s work for the next three to five years. Actionable items in three areas were considered: People, Water, and Land. Some of the key takeaways...
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...
Big News: I Heart My Home CT is Rebranding! A New Name, the Same Mission – Meet HomeEnergy ConneCT Since launching in 2020, I Heart My Home CT has proudly served over 1300 Connecticut residents, helping more than 1700 households upgrade their energy systems...
Building Resilient Communities: A Conversation on Climate, Preservation, and Equity Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven joins partners to discuss community-based climate resiliency Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven (NHS) recently joined an...
Celebrating NeighborWorks Week in Newhallville NeighborWorks Week for June of 2025 was all about collaboration, community pride, and connection. KeyBank Volunteering in the Gardens We kicked...
Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of New Haven’s Executive Director, Jim Paley, was invited to speak on an Affordable Housing Funding Panel sponsored by the Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity. Jim joined Kiley Gosselin, President and CEO of The Housing...
Community Building and Organizing’s (CB&O) jam-packed summer of hosting various volunteer groups has extended into the fall with some great days of service! CB&O has been working with neighbors and resident-driven groups to welcome students to local community...
On Friday, March 22, we joined the Tenant Energy Advocacy (TEA) Project and Nonprofit Accountability Group (NAG), tenants, and supporters of tenants' energy rights in their community conversation with Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Chairman, Marissa...
For those who want to save on utility bills or access a higher amount of renewable electricity, you always have the freedom to choose other retail suppliers for this "supply" portion of your bill. The EnergizeCT website hosts a Rate Board where you can select other...
We were delighted to celebrate our 44th Annual Meeting on Monday, October 2nd. We have heard from many folks that this was our best annual meeting ever! Having the event at NXTHVN showcased this marvelous cultural facility in the Dixwell/Newhallville neighborhood. We...
What are you most excited about in your new home? “Having it! Keys in our pocket!” This was the response of Glenn and Darlena Young, whom we interviewed after they officially welcomed friends and family into their new home following a ribbon cutting...
CHFA's Lisa Hensley, NeighborWorks America's Eileen Anderson, Alder Steven Winter, Alonda Emery, U.S. Sen. Blumenthal, and LCI's Arlevia Samuel at Friday's groundbreaking. On Dec 2, Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of New Haven held a groundbreaking ceremony...
