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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 complex that serves about 20 residents with serious mental‑health and substance‑use challenges. Cox said the existing systems have repeated leaks and are beyond life expectancy, posing risks for water damage and mold: “Replacing the room ventilation will provide a safer, healthier and more stable living environment,” she said. Cox also described a second request for siding and insulation at a transitional house and estimated that project needs roughly $40,000–$50,000.
A representative for Children in Placement (identified in the transcript as Jan) asked for $25,000 in CDBG support to recruit, train and manage volunteer guardians who represent children in probate and superior courts. The presenter said the agency has been operating for decades and that the funding would bolster recruitment, training and program management to speed permanency for vulnerable children.
Mary Wade Home requested $25,000 for driver salaries to sustain a senior transportation program (described as serving older, low‑income residents not eligible for Medicaid transportation), and a separate CDBG facility request of $88,348 to replace worn flooring in a skilled nursing wing. The Mary Wade presenter said about 75% of their residents receive Medicaid and described the project’s role in infection control and fall-risk reduction.
Christian Community Action (CCA) representatives Hannah Crossman and Mary Terrell asked for $30,000 to modernize employment‑service technology at a job center and to implement a new client data‑tracking system. CCA said the investment would expand digital literacy, increase client throughput in employment programming, and improve measurement of outcomes for families facing homelessness.
Committee members asked presenters for additional documentation (project descriptions, performance indicators and evidence of New Haven beneficiary populations) and staff reminded nonprofits that programmatic goals and drawdown timelines must align with reduced award totals. Staff indicated that updated project details and revised performance indicators will be provided to committee members ahead of the May 20 and May 28 meetings.
What’s next: presenters’ requests will be considered during committee amendment and reconciliation processes in late May; staff said some requests were already recommended by the mayor while others were pending further review and site documentation.
