Yale-New Haven Hospital - Revitalizing Our Neighborhoods

What is it?

Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) has initiated comprehensive programs to revitalize New Haven’s Hill neighborhood. The hospital also participates in public and private projects that provide affordable housing and safe, healthy living conditions. Programs include Habitat for Humanity volunteers and funding; the Rowe Residence Project, a 104-unit, mixed-income housing complex, where YNHH swapped hospital-owned land and provided in-kind staff support; a Lead Poisoning and Regional Treatment Center; and HOME (Home Ownership Made Easier), which provides YNHH employees with up to $10,000 in five-year forgivable loans to purchase a home in the city of New Haven.

Who is it for?

Area residents and stakeholders.

Why do they do it?

There is a correlation between healthy neighborhoods and good health.

Impact

Habitat for Humanity and YNHH have jointly built seven homes, with more planned for the near future. Rowe Residences comprises subsidized and market-rate apartments housing nearly 45 elderly or disabled tenants. Since 2005, YNHH’s Lead Program decreased pediatric lead poisoning cases from 1,200 to 120 annually. The HOME program has created more than 120 new homeowners in a city where less than 30 percent of its residents own their home.

Contact: Kyle Ballou
Executive Director, Community & Government Relations
Telephone: 203-688-2503
Email: kyle.ballou@ynhh.orgsubsidized