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Consumer Leadership Involvement Project (CLIP) Application

CLIP Representatives are individuals with lived experience of homelessness who join the Consumer Leadership Involvement Project (CLIP) to help shape Connecticut’s homelessness response system.

Working together as a statewide cohort, Representatives bring their voices, experiences, and ideas to improve the policies, practices, and systems that affect people experiencing homelessness. Through CLIP, participants gain valuable professional development and leadership experience.

You can learn more about CLIP and your role, in our program description at the link below. Try to answer as many of these questions as possible, to the best of your ability. Application closes Friday December 5th, 2025.

Click here for the Application Instructions & Position Summary Link.
1.Please provide your first and last name, email, phone number, and town or city:(Required.)
2.Everyone has different strengths and challenges. What are your greatest strengths, and how would you use them to help solve homelessness, as a member of CLIP?
3.If you could share one thing that people need to know about homelessness, what would it be?
4.If you could change something about the homeless response system today, what would it be?
5.As part of CLIP, you’ll be working with a group with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, approaches, and interests. Describe a time you worked as part of a group or team to accomplish a goal. How would you bring that approach to working with the CLIP cohort?
6.Have you ever shared your story publicly? If so, what was the experience like?
7.Have you advocated for change on behalf of yourself or others? If so, what was the experience like?
8.What do you do to stay engaged, complete tasks, and meet commitments?
9.What support do you need to participate in the CLIP program?
10.Is there anything else you would like to share with us about yourself?
This is a unique opportunity to use your lived experience as a skill to create real change—while developing the knowledge, confidence, and connections to become a leader within Connecticut’s homelessness response system and beyond.

We look forward to reading your application! Once you submit a complete application, we will reach out to you within two weeks to schedule a brief interview. If you have any questions about the program or the application, you can reach out to Katherine Whitney (kwhitney@cceh.org) or Amber Freeman (afreeman@cceh.org).