September 1, 2020

MEDIA ALERT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – With the recent announcement of the Connecticut State Department of Education allocating $100M in funding to local schools from the CARES act, the City of New Haven and the State of Connecticut will announce that every child will have access to the internet and to a device to facilitate online learning.

Given that New Haven Public Schools will start the school year with online-only learning, the City, New Haven Public Schools (NHPS), and the Board of Education are working to provide access to all students that would have been left behind in the digital divide by expanding Wi-Fi internet access in neighborhoods of need, providing devices for students and families that need them for distance learning, and additional connectivity support.

WHAT IS NEW HAVEN EMERGENCY HOUSING RESPONSE?

The City of New Haven has launched its New Haven Emergency Housing Response through the City of Haven’s Livable City Initiative to assist New Haven residents experiencing housing insecurity caused by COVID-19. The response will assist New Haven residents in mitigating the risk of eviction and/or foreclosure.

Coronavirus Assistance and Security Tenant Landlord Emergency Program (CASTLE)

The City of New Haven Coronavirus Assistance and Security Tenant Landlord Emergency Program (“CASTLE”), will assist tenants and homeowners in New Haven who have experienced income loss due to Covid-19 and are experiencing housing insecurity.

CASTLE can assist as a standalone program or in conjunction with any of the State of Connecticut’s housing assistance programs, enabling tenants and homeowners to maximize their assistance. The program will assist in mitigating the risk of eviction and/or foreclosure and create housing stability.

For more information on these two programs please click the links below:

New Haven Housing Response

CASTLE Program

September 1, 2020

MEDIA ALERT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Today Mayor Justin Elicker led a walking tour of one of the City’s newly-opened, COVID-19 compliant promenades in the 9^th Square District: the Orange Street Promenade. The masked, socially-distant tour began at the corner of Orange and Center streets with brief remarks by Mayor Elicker and representatives of the City’s Economic Development Administration and Health Department. Other speakers included representatives of the businesses and organizations that partnered with the City on the project, including; the Economic Development Corporation of New Haven, AVANGRID, Inc., Town Green District, New Haven Innovation Collaborative, and Beacon Communities.

Applications are due by September 11, 2020, no later than 5:00PM for review and consideration. Any applications received after this deadline will be accepted and considered on a rolling basis, subject to funding availability.

Summary: The City of New Haven allocated $500,000 of CARES Act funding for Economic Resiliency Activities. The City is accepting applications for qualified, eligible activities related to creating economic resiliency through the prevention, preparation, and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City will consider Activities under the CDBG-CV Program Objective “Creating Economic Opportunities”, which applies to activities related to economic development, commercial revitalization, or job creation, and the Broad Quantifiable Outcomes related to Affordability and Sustainability to Promote Livable and Viable Communities.

Please click this link for the full announcement and application.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Secretary Merrill Outlines Process and Timelines for November General Election

Every Connecticut voter will have the opportunity to safely and securely cast their ballot by the method of their choosing and make their voice heard

HARTFORD – Connecticut’s Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today outlined the process and timeline for the November general election in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Every Connecticut voter must and will have the opportunity to safely and securely cast their ballots, by the method of their choosing, and make their voice heard,” said Secretary Merrill. “My staff, and our partners at the local level, the hard-working registrars of voters and town clerks in each of Connecticut’s 169 towns, are busy ensuring the most important goal of every election – that every Connecticut voter who wants to participate has the opportunity to easily register and conveniently cast their ballot, and that every valid vote cast is a vote counted. Our efforts to expand absentee balloting, to deliver secure drop boxes to every town, to protect the health and safety of voters and poll workers in polling places, and to protect the cybersecurity of our election infrastructure from the foreign actors attempting to compromise it, are all designed to provide an election that is safe, secure, and accessible for every voter in Connecticut.”

Please click VIEW PDF to read the full announcement

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