Two New Teachers Call Teacher Housing Home

Two teachers are now living in the latest home designed and built as part of our Teacher Housing Initiative, which now provides rent-free housing to nine Friends Center for Children teachers. We celebrated their housewarming with community members across New Haven, who participated in a “working party” to help furnish the housing.

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Friends Center for Children Teacher Housing Initiative Short Documentary

This short film illustrates the Teacher Housing Initiative’s origin, evolution, and future and demonstrates the tools Friends Center provides for educators to build financial and emotional security, improve well-being, and build generational wealth.

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Friends Center Executive Director Shares Vision on New Pathways for Investing in the Infrastructure of Early Care and Education

The early care and education system is in crisis.
Parents pay too much for child care, educators earn
too little to survive, and providers struggle to stay open.

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