MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut reached a milestone Thursday in the effort to end homelessness.
“As of the end of 2016, the end of the month of December; every verified, chronically homeless individual in the state of Connecticut had been matched with housing,” said Governor Malloy in making the big announcement at a gathering of homelessness advocates in Meriden today.
More than 1,200 people have been placed in permanent housing across the state. But it doesn’t mean that you won’t see homeless people on the streets of New Haven and other Connecticut cities.
“Today we’re celebrating the end of homelessness for a small subset of our overall population,” said Jason Martinez, Executive Director of the Greater New Haven Coordinated Access Network.
These are Connecticut residents that are classified as ‘chronically homeless.’ What’s the difference?
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