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Rep. Jahana Hayes Secures $1 Million To Support Housing Needs in New Britain

Jahana Hayes is continuing to build on her strong record of delivering for Connecticut’s Fifth District, recently securing $1 million in federal funding for New Britain’s Friendship Service Center.

Hayes’ work will provide support for housing needs in the community through their emergency shelter. The funds will help to expand the facility through the “installation of private restrooms and other capital and maintenance improvements.”

DCCC Spokesperson Ellie Dougherty:
“Congresswoman Jahana Hayes continues to deliver meaningful results for communities across Conneciticut’s Fifth District. Meanwhile, Hayes’ extreme MAGA opponent only boasts a record of aligning with the most far-right, dangerous members of the Republican Party. Connecticut voters will resoundingly re-elect Hayes in November, just like they’ve done the past six years.”

New Britain Progressive: New Fed Grant Helps Friendship Center Enhance Shelter On Arch Street

  • A $1 million federal grant to New Britain’s Friendship Center (FSC) on Arch Street will support expansion of the facility, including the installation of private restrooms and other capital and maintenance improvements.

  • U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-5) and FSC Executive Director Caitlin Rose announced the new funding on April 3rd which stems from approval of federal money under the Community Project Funding (CPF).

  • Sarah Fox, the CEO of the CT Coalition to End Homelessness, joined Rep. Hayes and Rose at the announcement and stated that many people in Connecticut including women and children are falling into crisis because they do not have a roof over their heads. Fox said the federal grant is a step toward “providing dignity, providing quality services, meeting people where they are at and then helping people get housed. That is where we want to be in the state.”

New Britain Herald: FRIENDLY MILLION: Renovation of emergency shelter

  • Congresswoman Jahana Hayes joined the Friendship Service Center to discuss the $1 million in investment that will begin renovations in the emergency shelter to increase bathroom and room capacity.

  • Hayes visited the center almost a year ago and appreciated the staff’s dedication to the community and the dignity and care they provided to residents.

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