“If it wasn't for BNT and Carmen, my family and I could have ended up on the streets" – UniteCT Rental Assistance Applicant, Hernandez July 12, 2021 - BNT's Carmen Ramos and UniteCT Applicant, Hernandez on All Things Considered BNT is one of the most active HUD and CHFA housing counseling agencies in Connecticut, and now one of the most active administrator's of Connecticut's UniteCT rental...
June 29th, 2021 - Building Neighborhoods Together was able to formally celebrate the opening of our newest affordable housing development, West Liberty Commons on June 28th, 2021. This project has been in the works since before it’s groundbreaking in September 2019 and continued on with construction throughout the 2020 pandemic. In attendance were Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, State Housing...
June 25, 2021 - HUD Proposes Restoring Discriminatory Effects Rule June 25, 2021 - Discrimination in housing needs to stop. Making claims should be easier and more straightforward. BNT welcomes HUD’s decision to restore the 2013 discriminatory effects rule. Please see the following HUD Press Release dated June 25, 2021: HUD Proposes Restoring Discriminatory Effects Rule If you believe you may...
June 21, 2021 - Liberty Bank Foundation Awards ERA with $10,000 Eviction and Rental Assistance Capacity Building Grant In line with Liberty Bank's goal to assist low- and moderate-income families, Liberty Bank Foundation awarded a $10,000 COVID Social Justice Program Project Grant to BNT in support its Empowerment Resource Academy's (ERA) Eviction and Rental Assistance Capacity Building Program. This...
June 8, 2021 - Fairfield County Bank Awards ERA with Special $7,500 Donation Fairfield County Bank awarded a special $7,500 donation to BNT in support its Empowerment Resource Academy's (ERA) housing education and counseling programming. BNT sincerely thanks Fairfield County Bank for this support. The donation will help expand ERA’s capacity to meet the significant increase and demand for its...
March 15, 2021 - Need Rental Assistance? Necesita ayuda para alquilar? BNT Can Help Starting March 15, Building Neighborhoods Together (BNT) became one of 12 agencies across Connecticut chosen to administer the state's $235 million UniteCT rental assistance and electricity payment assistance program. The program i s available for eligible Connecticut households financially impacted by COVID-19 and...
“People just have nowhere to go” – BNT Deputy Director Doris Latorre December 26, 2020 - BNT's Doris Latorre & Noah Gotbaum interviewed on PBS News Hour. BNT is one of the most active housing counseling agencies in Connecticut, recently processing over 800 applications under the state’s Temporary Rental Housing Assistance Program (TRHAP) ending December 31, and responsible for helping...
On November 12, 2020 at 6:30pm, BNT hosted the Building Neighborhoods Together Crisis Fund Virtual Gala to raise critical support for the housing and counseling work it does on behalf of needy individuals, seniors and families. It was a great celebration, with intros and welcomes by Senator Blumenthal and Representative Himes, a special unveiling of BNT’s new name and logo, David Lehman,...
By News 12 Staff Nov 08, 2020, 6:31pm EST Ahead of Veterans Day, News 12 Connecticut is profiling some of the amazing men and women who have served the country in uniform. Combat veteran Ubaldo Diaz was a U.S. Army Ranger who was so seriously injured in Afghanistan, doctors initially thought he might never walk again. As a decorated veteran, he says he still gets choked up at this time of...
October 24, 2020 Bridgeport, CT Southwest Community Health partnered with BNT to provide COVID-19 testing to its residents at Milestone building, 30 Freeman St. The tests were free and open to the public. Over 120 individuals and families participated. This was the second time Southwest Community Health provided its testing services at one of BNT's...