Housing: A big, urgent challenge

Proving that it takes more than a village to solve the Northwest Corner’s affordable housing crisis, about 80 people, including state and local officials, regional housing groups, representatives of nonprofit organizations, housing advocates and residents gathered on Tuesday, Oct. 18, to kick off a Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.

The purpose of the event, sponsored by the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity (LC-CHO) and held at the site of renovated units at Goshen Housing Trust property, was to “facilitate a regional response” to presenting affordable housing in Litchfield County, according to Jocelyn Ayer, LC-CHO’s director.

“It’s a big and urgent challenge,” she said, addressing the crowd. Ayer noted that the goal is for attendees to “learn from each other and figure out how we can all work together to do this.”

The two-hour event, which started with a keynote address by Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno of the Connecticut Department of Housing (CDH), also included an awards presentation to three individuals from Salisbury and Kent for their dedication to their communities in the quest to bring affordable rental units and home ownership to full-time residents.

Read the full story in the Lakeville Journal.