New Haven residents say they've benefitted from home-retrofitting pilot program

New Haven residents celebrate launch of housing pilot program

New Haven. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont met with housing advocates to celebrate the launch of a housing pilot program in New Haven.The Urban Investment Initiative provides grants to homeowners to either retrofit or renovate their homes. The State Department of Housing also partnered with the nonprofit group Efficiency for All to provide resources for homeowners.On Monday, Lamont visited the homeowners who participated in the …

New Haven residents say they've benefitted from home-retrofitting pilot program

People in one New Haven neighborhood say a state pilot program to improve their homes is working. Since the Urban Investment Initiative launched, the state says more than a dozen houses have been retrofitted around New Haven’s Newhallville neighborhood. “You can own a home, but if you don’t know what to do and how to get the help you need...