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Residents and providers tell Appropriations Committee emergency housing program must be sustained beyond ARPA
Summary
Continuum of Care and dozens of residents urged the Appropriations Committee to fund HB 5202 to continue a 100-bed non-congregate emergency housing program currently supported by ARPA funds that expire June 2026; witnesses stressed high medical vulnerability and the program’s role in preventing worse public costs.
Providers, city officials and program residents told Connecticut’s Appropriations Committee on March 5 that an emergency housing program serving Greater New Haven must be funded in the state budget or risk closing when federal ARPA dollars expire in mid-2026.
James Ferales (introduced by the clerk) told the committee HB 5202 would provide sustainable support for Continuum of Care’s 100-bed non-congregate emergency housing program, citing a requested annual appropriation of $1,500,000. “The cost of allowing this program to disappear will far exceed the cost of sustaining it, in terms of human suffering, hospital stays, public safety and lost progress toward reducing…
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