Addressing Housing Equity

In response to a growing need for affordable housing in the New London region, Connecticut College is partnering with the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut and several other colleges and nonprofit organizations to launch the Center for Housing Equity and Opportunities in Eastern CT (CHEO).

The center will officially begin its work this spring to facilitate a coordinated, regional response to improve housing affordability in Eastern Connecticut. Based on similar efforts in other parts of the state, CHEO will work with housing practitioners, municipalities and policymakers to develop a regional strategy to increase, preserve and protect a full spectrum of housing that fosters equity and opportunity for all.

“One of CHEO’s core goals is to harness the collective power of stakeholders in the region—policy makers, residents, practitioners and community organizers—to implement innovative, regional solutions. As a leading academic institution in eastern Connecticut, the College has a critical role to play and we are honored to have been brought into this initiative on the ground floor,” said Amy Dooling, Conn’s dean of strategic and global initiatives.

“Even at this nascent stage, it’s clear there will be myriad opportunities for students, faculty and staff who understand housing as a basic human right to get involved and contribute their knowledge and expertise to advance CHEO’s mission.”

Established as a strategic partnership between Connecticut College, the Community Foundation of Eastern

Connecticut, the Housing Collective, Partnership for Strong Communities, Regional Plan Association, United Way of Southeastern CT, and Eastern Connecticut State University, CHEO will align regional resources and deliver equitable housing solutions throughout the region.

Through the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy, Conn regularly collaborates with local organizations to address important community issues, including housing access and homelessness.

“Being part of a regional alliance committed to addressing equitable access to safe and affordable housing aligns well with Conn’s educational and community goals, especially the ongoing work of the Holleran Center on this very issue here in New London,” Dooling said.

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