The Lyceum Resource and Conference Center is looking for a full-time custodian to care for the cleaning and maintenance of the building and grounds.  A motivated self-starter will take the responsibility of keeping all of the areas of the Lyceum clean and in exceptional working order.

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The Partnership for Strong Communities' Diane Randall and CT Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Joan McDonald addressed Connecticut's shortage of housing that younger workers and lower income households can afford, and its many implications upon Connecticut's workforce, job creation, business climate, transit, environment, downtown and neighborhood revitalization and more.  They hit upon many of the themes covered in the Lyceum Forum Series Housing as the Hub of Public Policy, sponsored by the Partnership, DECD and the CT Housing Finance Authority - www.housingpolicy2010.org.

February 3, 2010 - There was little good news for those needing affordable homes in Gov. M. Jodi Rell's FY11 budget proposal released Wednesday, but the really bad news may be only days away.

The governor's budget proposed a net $28.6 million in reductions, including several million in housing or housing-related programs. But those involved in helping hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents now burdened by high housing costs and those who have no housing at all were left waiting Wednesday for...

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February 2, 2010 - Amid a host of recommendations to build new infrastructure, invest in emerging industries, cut energy costs and adequately and affordably train workers, the Majority Leaders' Job Growth Roundtable urged in its report to the General Assembly Feb. 2 that new affordable housing be built in smart-growth locations to support job creation and worker retention.

February 2, 2010 - Housing advocacy organizations responded in lukewarm fashion to President Obama FY11 budget recommendations, released Feb.1, asserting that they contain both good and troublesome elements for housing creation and community development. The recommendations will now be considered by Congress.   

February 2, 2010 - Connecticut needs more affordable and appropriate housing options for workers and young professionals, and is losing both tax revenues and job growth without creating them, DECD Commissioner Joan McDonald and Partnership for Strong Communities Executive Director Diane Randall told WNPR listeners Feb. 2.

January 26, 2010 - At the Speaker’s Task Force on Domestic Violence meeting January 25, Diane Randall, Executive Director of the Partnership for Strong Communities gave a presentation on the importance of housing affordability in stabilizing families who have experienced domestic violence.