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PARTNERS

Community Development Corporations


Here are some of the key community development corporations Connecticut Statewide LISC works with:

 

 

Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust
Elizabeth Torres, Executive Director

203-332-7977
elizabeth@bnt.org
177 State Street, 5th Floor
Bridgeport, CT  06604  

www.bntweb.org

The mission of Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust is to strengthen communities by embracing a comprehensive revitalization approach through advocacy, education, investment, and technical support.

 

Supportive housingWORKS
David B. Rich
203-579-3180 x12
mailto:davih@supportivehousingWORKS.org
387 Clinton Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06605
www.Fairfield08.org

Supportive housingWORKS’s mission is to eliminate chronic homelessness in Fairfield County and thereby reduce the need for homeless shelters through the development and operation of affordable housing, particularly the expansion of supportive housing services. supportive housing WORKS plans to achieve this mission through collaborative efforts in the acquisition, financing, development, and management of permanent supportive housing.

 

Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County
Bruce Berzin, Co-President
201-333-2642 x105
bberzin@habitatcfc.org
Keith Cook, Co-President
203-362-0196 x116
kcook@habitatcfc.org

1470 Barnum Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06610
www.bridgeporthabitat.org

As a Christian housing ministry, Habitat CFC seeks to build community and improve lives by partnering with low income families in need of a place to live and with community volunteers to build simple, safe, and affordable neighborhoods.

 

HOME, Inc.
Brett Hill 203-562-4663
171 Orange Street
New Haven, CT  06510

HOME, Inc. provides quality affordable housing to very low-income Connecticut residents while improving the quality of life in their communities.  HOME, Inc. has a focus on providing permanent affordable hoiusing for the formerly homeless and near-homeless.  Its operating divisions are property management, housing counseling, and affordable housing development.  It has conducted active operations since 1988, managing and developing hundres of units of supportive, rental, and cooperative affordable housing and counseling hundreds of very low-income families.



Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut
Larry Kluetsch
203-359-6940
larry@mhaswct.org  
63 Stillwater Avenue
Stamford, CT  06902
http://mhaswct.org  

Founded in 1990, Mutual Housing Association (MHA) is a diversified 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development corporation with offices in Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stamford, CT.  The mission of MHA is to create a continuum of affordable housing options for low and moderate-income households in Fairfield County and encourage the growth of healthy, stable neighborhoods through comprehensive community revitalization activities.  MHA's business lines include housing development, lending, property management, homebuyer and financial education, and MHA Realty, Connecticut's first non-profit real estate brokerage.  MHA is a stable, financially secure organization with total asserts of $21 million and offices and programs operating in three of Connecticut's seven largest cities.


Nehemiah Housing Corporation
Michael Taylor
860-347-7362
Nehemiah.housing@snet.net  
33 Ferry Street
Middletown, CT  06457

In 1986, Middletown community members formed Nehemiah Housing Corporation to develop and operate a range of housing options for families and individuals who are unable to find quality affordable housing.  Nehemiah builds communities by developing affordable housing for families and individuals with resident services and quality property management, as appropriate, with a focus on Middlesex County. 

The primary goals of Nehemiah include:

The provision of management support to neighborhood housing projects; Partnership in a broad-based neighborhood collaboration focused on creating a safe environment for the residents of the North End; and  Development of additional affordable housing units.


Neighborhoods Housing Services of New Britain, Inc.  
Al Watson
860-224-2433
awatson@nhsnb.org
223 Broad Street
New Britain, CT  06053
www.nhsnb.org

Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain (NHS) is a nonprofit housing agency serving targeted neighborhoods.  We are a partnership of residents, business people and government representatives.  NHS works to restore the homes and the lives of its residents.  We strive to create a desirable and save environment that people can be proud of.  We provide loans, grants, technical assistance and construction supervision to neighborhood property owners.  We are a source of construction skills, lending expertise, and home ownership counseling that residents and property owners can access.


Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven
James Paley
203-562-0598
jpaley@nhsofnewhaven.org
333 Sherman Avenue
New Haven, CT  06511
www.nhsofnewhaven.org  

 

NHS’ core mission is to increase homeownership; to make homes functional, beautiful and affordable; and to help residents take charge of their neighborhoods. During the course of its 27-year history, NHS has fully renovated and sold nearly 300 houses to low- and moderate-income families. Through the New Haven HomeOwnership Center, NHS puts approximately 500 families a year on the path to homeownership through its homebuyer education classes. NHS is a chartered member of the national NeighborWorks® Network.

 

Neighborhood Housing Services of Waterbury
Vivian Becker 
203-753-1896
139 Prospect Street
Waterbury, CT  06710

Neighborhood Housing Services of Waterbury, Inc. was created in 1980 as a partnership of neighborhood residents, lending institutions and city government to revitalize Waterbury's inner city neighborhoods.  Since it was founded, NHS has created a substantial record of accomplishments.  Among its achievements are the rehabilitation of 1,519 units of housing, new construction of 62 single-family homes, assisting over 800 families to become homeowners, and improvements to 62 commercial storefronts.  In recent years, NHS has assisted three neighborhoods to develop Neighborhood Revitalization Zone plans and obtain funding to implement those plans, including construction of a Community Learning Center.

NHS operates two major programs:  homeownership education and counseling that is offered on a region-wide basis and rehabilitation loans and technical assistance for homeowners in the NHS target neighborhoods of Waterbury.  NHS also offers several other related services.  It has a foreclosure prevention program that provides counseling  to forestall foreclosure of home mortgages.  The commercial loan program makes loans and grants for storefront improvements in low-income neighborhood commercial areas.

 

NeighborWorks New Horizons
Seila Mosquera
203-562-4514
smosquera@mutualhousing.net
235 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT  06513-3277
www.nwnh.net

NeighborWorks New Horizons, formerly Mutual Housing Association of South Central Connecticut, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1992, provides quality, permanenty affordable homes in the New Haven area.  A chartered member of the NeighborWorks Network, MHA's mission is to develop and operate permanently affordable housing that builds strong, healthy and vibrant communities through active resident and community participation and leadership.  "Mutual Housing" gives residents an active voice in the governance and management of their homes.

MHA operates five sites in New Haven, Branford and Guilford, and has development projects moving forward in Ansonia, Branford, Guilford, New Haven and Waterbury.

In addition to Real Estate Development, NeighborWorks New Horizons  provides property Management services and leadership development training for residents.



New Neighborhoods Inc.
Ross Burkhardt
203-359-2215
rossb@nnistamford.org
40 Stillwater Avenue
Stamford, CT  06902
Fax:   203-964-9219
www.nnistamford.org
 

NNI is a community-based not-for-profit organization. For 36 years, it has championed quality housing in Stamford for those least able to afford it. It has built over 300 units of affordably priced rental and ownership housing that have been catalysts for betterment for families and neighborhoods.

Today, the region faces a shortage of housing that is affordable by hundreds of working families, raising quality of life and economic viability issues. In response, NNI has broadened its focus to include development of workforce housing for the people and families making less than 70% median income, who make Stamford work. NNI has also built and manages rental properties for independent seniors who are priced out of their neighborhoods and community.

 

The Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development
Loni Willey, Executive Director
Phone: 617-367-0520 x14
lwilley@wihed.org
62 Washington Street, 2nd Floor
Middletown, CT  06457

Ellen Flanagan
Director of Real Estate Development - CT
800-720-1195, x204
eflanagan@wihed.org
www.wihed.org

The Women’s Institute is a leader in creating affordable housing that supports low-income individuals and families in our region.  With a mission to build affordable housing that fosters economic security for low-income women and families.  Our work includes direct development of affordable properties, project management consultant services, and comprehensive training, technical assistance, and planning services to non-profit organizations, community groups, and public agencies across Massachusetts and Connecticut.