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        acter  of  the  Asylum  Hill  neigh-                                residents were housing stability,
        borhood, the insurance company                                      job readiness and greater public
        reported.                                                           safety, The Hartford reported.
          “The Hartford has been a stead-     The donation aims to lift       Further, the company donated
        fast partner since NINA was          the rate of homeownership      $7 million in 2010 to the neigh-
        formed in 2003, and together, we          in the Asylum Hill        borhood, which included a $2
        are well-poised to move forward      neighborhood in Hartford,      million grant that went toward the
        with this exciting initiative,” NINA            Conn.               removal of the Capitol West build-
        Executive Director Ken Johnson                                      ing.
        said in a release. “We share the                                      “The Hartford has been a tre-
        belief that a safer and more stable                                 mendous partner to our city for
        neighborhood for residents begins with a blight-free  hundreds of years, and this historic investment rep-
        environment that offers a diverse array of housing  resents its deep commitment to the Asylum Hill
        opportunities.”                                    neighborhood and our entire community,” said
                                                           Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin in a release. “Sup-
          Building on $10M commitment                      porting the rehabilitation of historic properties
          As part of its centennial celebration this past fall,  while promoting affordable homeownership with
        The Hartford made a $10 million, five-year pledge to  a leading community organization like NINA will
        address the top priorities of residents and nonprof- improve quality of life for the entire neighborhood
        its based on an Asylum Hill neighborhood survey.  and complement our efforts citywide to add and im-
        The top three priorities of local stakeholders and  prove our housing stock.”                       ■








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