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BRIDGEPORT NEIGHBORHOOD TRUST

BRIDGEPORT NEIGHBORHOOD TRUST. Building Neighborhoods Together. 2010. Our Mission is …. To strengthen communities by embracing a comprehensive revitalization approach, through advocacy, education, development, investment, and technical support. Three Strategies to Strengthen Neighborhoods.

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BRIDGEPORT NEIGHBORHOOD TRUST

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  1. BRIDGEPORT NEIGHBORHOOD TRUST Building Neighborhoods Together . 2010

  2. Our Mission is … To strengthen communities by embracing a comprehensive revitalization approach, through advocacy, education, development, investment, and technical support.

  3. Three Strategies to Strengthen Neighborhoods Affordable Housing Development Creating Healthy Homes Homeownership Counseling

  4. BNT 2005-2009 creating safe, stable, healthy homes Affordable Housing Development 71 units developed 24 units in our development pipeline Homeownership Counseling 754 households counseled 150 homes purchased by participants 66 households mortgage-ready to purchase Creating Healthy Homes 362 lead-safe units created Over 6,000 children under the age of 6 tested for lead poisoning

  5. The Need for Healthy Homes In Bridgeport, 88% of homes were built before 1980, when lead paint was legal and 46% of homes were built before 1950, when lead paint was prevalent. 4% of children in Bridgeport under age 6 have been found to have elevated lead levels. This is more than three times the state average.

  6. Creating Healthy Homes LEAD CARBON MONOXIDE HOME SAFETY & WEATHERIZATION ALLERGANS ASTHMA PESTICIDES RADON MOLD

  7. Lead-safe Housing Solutions • Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust’s Healthy Homes Program battles lead poisoning through • a lead outreach and education program for children and adults in the greater Bridgeport area • a lead abatement program that is on track to decontaminate over 100 units before 2011

  8. UI Helps Reimbursement Chart

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