For CT’s unhoused population, pets provide comfort, but can be a barrier to safe shelter

Connecticut Public – Monday, October 27, 2025
By Abigail Brone

Kathy Barco parked her silver Nissan Altima in the lot of the Super Saver Laundromat on New Britain Avenue in West Hartford on an October afternoon, so she could go inside to do her laundry.

Barco, a Hartford native, is one of the more than 3,700 unhoused people in Connecticut. She currently lives in her car with her adult son, Michael, and dog Phoebe.

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