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Beth-El Center reports sharp rise in regional homelessness, outlines new shelter and supportive-housing plans
Summary
Jennifer Paradis of the Beth-El Center told the board that homelessness in Connecticut has risen 44% since 2021 and unsheltered homelessness in greater New Haven climbed dramatically; she described emergency shelter expansions, a community kitchen with increasing meal counts, and a proposed new facility that adds non-congregate shelter and 15 permanent supportive housing units.
Jennifer Paradis, executive director of the Beth-El Center, told the Board of Aldermen that homelessness across Connecticut and in the greater New Haven region has increased significantly, and that Milford is experiencing those effects.
Paradis said statewide homelessness has risen about 44% since 2021 and that unsheltered homelessness in greater New Haven grew about 45% from 2024 to 2025; she said a recent local point-in-time count surveyed more than 100 people overnight in sub-freezing temperatures, including people in…
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