A two-story, vacant on Seaview Avenue is being donated by Bridgeport Hospital to the Building Neighborhoods Together for use by young families. BNT plans to renovate the house at 1534 Seaview Avenue, creating four apartments on the second floor for young adults with children and retail or community space for renters on the first floor. Other community partners in the project include TD Bank,...
Building Neighborhoods Together’s (BNT) work in the Bridgeport community has made them a sought-after provider for affordable housing in Fairfield County. When applications for their new affordable Westgate apartments opened, BNT received 700 applications for just 48 apartments. BNT’s CEO, Elizabeth Torres explains the need for affordable housing as the Republican tax bill threatens to remove a key tax...
Formerly homeless Willie Miller, Jr. is one of the many Bridgeport residents calling 30 Freeman Street home. Read CT Post article...
A special announcement was made at this year's Masquerade Ball. BNT was recognized as Bank of America's 2016 Neighborhood Builder Award Recipient. The award also comes with a $200,000 grant prize of unrestricted funding over a two-year period. “Building Neighborhoods Together has had a tremendous impact on the Bridgeport community through their development and support of housing options for...
With no glass slippers left behind, BNT’s annual fairytale masquerade ball was a huge success. We transformed Bridgeport’s Historic Arcade Mall into a fantasy land where guests were able to embrace their inner fairytale alter-ego. With more than 200 people in attendance, we were able to raise $70,000 to support our mission to LEAD, EMPOWER and CHANGE Bridgeport neighborhoods. Guest danced all...
On Friday, October 27th, Building Neighborhoods Together (BNT) treated its residents and community partners for an afternoon of fall fun. The residents and their families flooded into Milestone Apartments for BNT’s Halloween trunk-or-treat event where staff and community partners decorated their cars in Spook-tacular Halloween fashion. The cars served as trick or treat pit stops where kids filled...
Our BNT 2016 Annual Report is here! “A City for All” demonstrates how BNT transforms neighborhoods and empowers community members to achieve their dream of homeownership. We are proud to showcase our 2016 accomplishments and the impact we have made. Click here to view full PDF of...
Bridgeport residents’ journey towards homeownership shifted into full gear this week! BNT’s Empowerment Resource Academy hosted “Homeward Bound,” on June 27th at Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, an event centered on celebrating National Homeownership Month with local community members. This year’s event had more than double the number of guests than last year’s event with a turnout of...
Christina Robinson stood before the group gathered on Stratford Avenue on Monday and noted that on that same day in 1865, slaves celebrated their emancipation on what became known as Juneteenth. At their groundbreaking event that evening, East End residents were celebrating the near-end of a different kind of struggle, the 12-year-old said. “Today, on June 19, 2017, we will be free from the stigma of...
