Camila Vallejo
Fairfield County Housing Reporter, Report For AmericaCamila Vallejo is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. She is a bilingual reporter based out of Fairfield County and welcomes all story ideas at cvallejo@ctpublic.org.
Camila covers housing with a focus on disparities and the people affected by them. Before moving into a reporter role, she was an intern and producer for All Things Considered at Connecticut Public Radio. Her work has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, PRX's The World, NPR's Here and Now and more.
Camila enjoys a good cup of coffee, snuggling with her two cats and traveling.
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Nine months into negotiations, nurses at Windham Hospital are on strike over the next two days.
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In 2019, Connecticut was home to the sixth-largest concentration of Puerto Ricans in the United States. -
With moderate to severe droughts this summer, some farmers were forced to get creative. While apples might look different this fall, one orchard in Guilford says it’s ready for the harvest.
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The move officially defines tenant unions, gives unions a role in the Fair Rent Commission process in mediations with landlords and expands the list of factors the commission should consider when evaluating rent increases.
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In Connecticut, protections for people who rent their homes are limited. Tenants unions aren’t new, but they've gained momentum in Connecticut over the past year, with at least five tenants unions having formed.
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Connecticut residents — and their pets — are both at risk of housing insecurity as rents rise and units are scarce. Now some animal shelters are starting to see slightly more pets surrendered due to owner displacement and economic factors, compared to pre-pandemic years.
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Civil Rights and housing advocates have filed a lawsuit against the town of Woodbridge in hopes of opening its doors to more affordable housing.
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It’s no secret that the rental market is competitive in Connecticut. And now census data backs that up. In fact, the state has the lowest rental vacancy rate in the country.
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Advocates say these existing protections can help renters avoid housing instability.
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It’s been one year since the Afghanistan government fell to Taliban rule and thousands of Afghans fled to the United States. About 1,000 of them ended up in Connecticut. And new federal legislation could help them find a permanent home here.
