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Local nonprofits and faith groups ask New Haven committee for CDBG, HOME and ESG support
Summary
Faith-based groups and social service nonprofits presented project requests — ventilation and siding repairs, senior transportation, technology upgrades and volunteer-guardian support — and urged the committee to prioritize investments that protect residents and expand supportive services.
Several New Haven nonprofits and faith-based organizations spoke to the Joint Community Development and Health & Human Service Committee on April 15 to request CDBG, HOME and ESG funding for facilities repairs, supportive housing and service expansion.
Bishop Harmon D. of Faith Bible Temple asked the committee to consider grants to support his church's long‑standing outreach operations, including food distributions and a proposed warming‑center space. Community members including Kisha Robinson described decades of volunteer outreach and said the church has provided shelter, meals and hygiene services to residents who would otherwise be unsheltered.
Deborah Cox, representing Continuum Care, requested $75,000 to replace ventilation systems in a permanent supportive housing apartment…
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