Arielle Levin Becker
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CT Insider reporters handed dozens of people experiencing homelessness notecards and asked them to share, in their own words, what they wish others knew about being unhoused, what worries them most each day, and what would help them the most.
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In their own handwriting: What CT's unhoused residents want you to know
As the number of people experiencing homelessness in Connecticut grows, people living outside and in their cars share what they wish others knew.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
CT Insider reporters handed dozens of people experiencing homelessness notecards and asked them to share, in their own words, what they wish others knew about being unhoused, what worries them most each day, and what would help them the most.
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
Homelessness is rising in CT, and fast.
To capture the scope of this crisis, CT Insider dispatched nearly two-dozen reporters and photographers into communities for two days, shadowing people experiencing homelessness and those tasked with trying to help.
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
To capture the scope of this crisis, CT Insider dispatched nearly two-dozen reporters and photographers into communities for two days, shadowing people experiencing homelessness and those tasked with trying to help.
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
48 hours of homelessness in CT: The faces and stories of a growing crisis
With affordable housing hard to find in Connecticut, the number of people who are homeless — young and old, in cities and towns — is rising fast.
www.ctinsider.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Homelessness is rising in CT, and fast.
To capture the scope of this crisis, CT Insider dispatched nearly two-dozen reporters and photographers into communities for two days, shadowing people experiencing homelessness and those tasked with trying to help.
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
To capture the scope of this crisis, CT Insider dispatched nearly two-dozen reporters and photographers into communities for two days, shadowing people experiencing homelessness and those tasked with trying to help.
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
“Since the start of the year, at least 134 unhoused people have died. Only two lived long enough to reach the state’s average life expectancy.
Two died before birth. One was a newborn. Another was 15 years old.”
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Two died before birth. One was a newborn. Another was 15 years old.”
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
134 unhoused people have died in CT this year. Here are some of their stories.
Some who were homeless died from the cold. Others died when their cars caught fire, or they were struck by vehicles. Our obits shine a light on who they were.
www.ctinsider.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Since the start of the year, at least 134 unhoused people have died. Only two lived long enough to reach the state’s average life expectancy.
Two died before birth. One was a newborn. Another was 15 years old.”
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
Two died before birth. One was a newborn. Another was 15 years old.”
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...