Learn more about how this new program could bring solar to affordable housing developments in Litchfield County. See a case study of a project currently underway in Barkhamsted.

Learn more about what affordable housing is, who needs it, your commission’s obligations under the Fair Housing Act, and other resources you may need to address housing needs in your town.

We explore the difference between workforce housing and affordable housing and which jobs in the Litchfield County region require affordable housing.

Discover and learn about the new online Litchfield County Housing Needs Assessment tool, and learn how you can use it to support housing efforts in your community.

Learn how short-term rentals like those on AirBnB and VRBO are affecting housing availability and affordability in our region, and how communities can address challenges around these units.

See examples of how organizations in both conservation and housing are working together in the region, as part of the 2023 Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.

Hear about our new tools to assist local housing organizations with recruiting new board members, as part of the Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.

Learn about our new playbook designed to help you change the conversation on affordable housing, as part of the Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.

To help housing non-profits fundraise more effectively, the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity provides an overview of our new Fundraising Toolkit for Housing Non-Profits.

The Northwest Hills Council of Governments (NHCOG) provides a new required training on affordable and fair housing to municipal land use officials.

This webinar covers how to engage residents in an ongoing way to support the affordable housing work happening in your community.

The session details programs and resources available to keep residents in their homes and provide affordable homeownership opportunities, as part of the 2022 Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.

This session explains how to find land for affordable housing, including the pros and cons of using town-owned land and how to collaborate with conservation groups, as part of the 2022 Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.

This session explores how different towns are using small grants to perform community engagement around affordable housing, as part of the 2022 Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.

This session covers topics including CGS 8-30g, Connecticut’s Zoning Enabling Act (PA 21-29), and other municipal zoning issues, as part of the 2022 Litchfield County Housing Affordability Summit.