In Short Supply

Connecticut evictions in 2022 surpassed pre-pandemic numbers. There were more than 22,000 evictions statewide last year, according to data collected by The Connecticut Fair Housing Center. That yearly number exceeds evictions reported in at least the previous five years. The Day has published a series of stories on this growing issue. Day reporter Greg Smith in partnership with University of Connecticut professor Mike Stanton and students in his advanced investigative reporting class analyzed the eviction data and told the stories of desperate tenants and frustrated landlords.

In this episode of In Short Supply, we delve into the legacy of urban renewal and the complicated history of the Thames River Apartments in New London Connecticut. And we hear from an affordable housing developer about the challenges that these much-needed below-market-rate projects face.In Short Supply is a podcast series examining how the housing crisis, which is affecting the country as a whole and is getting worse with the growth in inflation, impacts the communities of southeastern Connecticut. It is part of The Day's yearlong investigative initiative called the Housing Solutions Lab. You can find the housing series at theday.com/housinglabYou can support this podcast and the Housing Solutions Lab by making a tax-deductible donation at givebutter.com/thedayhousing. We want to thank our community donors and our supporting partners: The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, the Melville Charitable Trust and the Chelsea Groton Foundation

In this first episode of the In Short Supply podcast, we'll hear from The Day staff writer Elizabeth Reagan as she talks about how our region is faring when it comes to the housing crisis and why there seems to be a short supply of affordable homes, housing developments, and options for some members of our communities. How does this all deepen the existing economic divide in our state and country? And how do we address, what Cathy Zall the executive director of New London Homeless Hospitality calls the mismatch between income and the cost of living?In Short Supply is a podcast series examining how the housing crisis, which is affecting the country as a whole and is getting worse with the growth in inflation, impacts the communities of southeastern Connecticut. It is part of The Day's yearlong investigative initiative called the Housing Solutions Lab. You can find the housing series at theday.com/housinglabYou can support this podcast and the Housing Solutions Lab by making a tax-deductible donation at givebutter.com/thedayhousing. We want to thank our community donors and our supporting partners: The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, the Melville Charitable Trust and the Chelsea Groton Foundation