Events

16th Annual Benefit Breakfast – Thursday, May 14th, 2026

This year’s event will include a panel discussion on successful strategies for creating affordable homeownership opportunities in Connecticut and New York. These include an increased focus on developing affordable homeownership properties, and innovative homeownership financing programs. Confirmed panelists include Lewis Brown, developer and Managing Partner of Honeycomb Development, and Greg Ugalde, president and chief legal officer of Torrington-based T&M Building Co. Inc., founder and owner of GFU Investments, LLC, and Board Member of Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA).

2025 Benefit Breakfast

Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Time: 7:30am-10:00am
Location: The Shorehaven Golf Club, 14 Canfield Ave, Norwalk, CT
SPONSORSHIP SALES HAVE OPENED; PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION. If you have questions about the event, contact us at events@hdfconnects.org.

NeighborWorks America Volunteer event

May 30th, 2018 Save the date! HDF will volunteer at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center during the NeighborWorks week on June 6th this year. The nature center hopes that we can help painting the bridge near the otter pond and the observatory. The event is half a day...

Homebuyer Education Classes

These classes are available in English and Spanish (see schedule below for upcoming classes).

Note: We offer this class via Zoom at no cost, but if you need to take this class sooner, there are other options:

  • Take the class at your own pace via eHome at www.ehomeamerica.org/HDF this option has a fee of $76 when using promo code HDF24
  • Search for a free HBE class at the CHFA website www.chfa.org

If you are taking the class because your lender requires it, first check with your lender to see if they will accept the HBE Certificate from the choices indicated above.