Sen. Anwar develops a homelessness prevention toolkit for CT towns

WSHU – Thursday, August 13, 2026
By Ebong Udoma

Connecticut State Sen. Saud Anwar (D-CT) has a plan to better coordinate local resources to help address the state’s growing homelessness crisis.

“Right now, unfortunately, what happens is that when somebody loses their home, they are asked to go to Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, New Britain; that’s not a strategy,” Anwar said. He is the co-chair of the Public Health Committee, during a roundtable discussion with advocates at the state Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Thursday.

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