It draws from those statistics and helps to show who is homeless in Connecticut. A List of Homeless Shelters in Connecticut Shelters provide people in a housing crisis with an emergency and temporary place to stay. Each program varies in its size, populations served, length of stay, living arrangements and house rules. There are programs that guarantee a fixed stay, while others require that persons report to the shelter at a certain time each day to reserve a bed for the night. There are 47 shelters within the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness network.
Some programs have several components, serving more than one population in varying arrangements.
A List of Transitional Programs in Connecticut Transitional Living Programs provide stable, affordable living for people who have been homeless. Residents work with a case manager to develop a plan to address the issues which led to their homelessness. Participants can stay up to two years in the programs. There are 26 Transitional Living Programs within the Coalition network. The remaining 9 programs serve a variety of populations, including families, women with children only and families and single adults.