Looking at ways to solve the states homelessness crisis NBC Connecticut [Video]

A new approach to housing the homeless in Connecticut is starting to gain some traction. We saw an initial example of it recently in New Haven.

Tiny houses were put behind the Amistad House to get men and women out of the cold and on their way to more permanent housing.

Now, state legislators are working on a statewide plan that’s somewhat similar.

NBC Connecticut’s Mike Hydeck spoke with Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw, who is the co-sponsor of the bill.

Mike Hydeck: Good to have you here. How similar is the program in New Haven to this bill?

Eleni Kavros DeGraw: It’s fairly similar. I mean, I have to say when I filed the bill, it wasn’t because I was thinking specifically about Rosette Village, I was thinking about the 1,000 people that are sleeping outside and the 4,000 people that we have in shelter. But it is a similar idea of temporary shelters on …