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Celebrate Recovery
A Christ-centered recovery program
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Support groups to achieve sobriety
Nartcotics Anonymous (NA)
Support groups to achieve sobriety
Care 4 Kids
Care 4 Kids helps income-eligible families pay their childcare expenses.
1.888.214.5437
www.ctcare4kids.com
Child Development Infoline (CDI)
CDI supports children’s healthy growth and development starting from pregnancy.
1.800.505.7000
2-1-1 Child Care
2-1-1 Child Care helps families find child care and maintains current listings of licensed and license-exempt child care programs in Connecticut.
Department of Social Services (DSS)
DSS coordinates many benefit programs such as SNAP (money for food), Medicaid/Husky (health insurance) and TFA (cash assistance).
Visit the website to learn more or apply: www.connect.ct.gov
Learn more about the DSS Mobile App: www.ct.gov/mydss
www.connect.ct.gov
Greater Hartford: 855.626.6632 (20 Meadow Road, Windsor)
Manchester: 860.647.1441 (699 East Middle Turnpike)
New Britain: 860.612.3400 (30 Christian Lane)
Adult Education Centers
Adult Education Centers provide basic adult education, high school completion, and English as a second language classes.
Contact your town’s Department of Education for more information.
- The American Place: 500 Main Street, Hartford 860.695.6337
- Hartford: 85 Edwards Street, Hartford 860.695.5840
American Job Centers
American Job Centers offers no-cost services to job seekers.
- Hartford: 60 Weston Street 860.256.3700
- East Hartford: Goodwin University, 417 Main Street 860.929.3880
- New Britain: 260 Lafayette Street 860.899.3500
- Bristol: 430 North Main Street 860.899.3620
- Enfield: 170 Elm Street 860.899.3514
For a full list of CT locations visit www.ctdol.state.ct.us/JobCenterCT
Connecticut Association of Human Services
Connecticut Association of Human Services offers help setting up bank accounts, classes on financial literacy, and financial coaching.
860.951.2212
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP provides money each month to income-eligible households to purchase food.
Call your local DSS office or visit the DSS website for more information and to apply.
CT Foodshare
CT Fooshare’s mobile food pantries offer multiple locations where fresh and nonperishable food can be picked up.
Visit ctfoodshare.org OR
Text FOODSHARE to 85511 for times and locations
Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
The Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) provides women and their young children with education and nutritious foods. Contact your WIC office to schedule an intake appointment.
Hartford: 860.757.4780
New Britain: 860.225.8695
East Harford: 860.528.1458 #1
Bristol: 860.585.3280
Husky/Medicaid (Title XIX)
Husky/Medicaid (Title XIX) pays for health care for low-income CT residents.
Health Insurance is available for eligible children (0-12 years old) & pregnant women regardless of immigration status.
1-855-805-4325
www.connect.ct.gov
OR contact your local DSS Office:
Access Health CT
Access Health CT is a health insurance marketplace that helps CT residents understand their health insurance options.
CHOICES
CHOICES helps CT seniors and individuals with disabilities understand their Medicare coverage and healthcare options and connect to needed community support.
Tool Free: 1.800.994.9422
2-1-1 (Housing)
Dial 2-1-1 in order to get into a shelter.
Dial 211.
Select option 3, then option 1.
CT Housing Finance Authority
CT Housing Finance Authority offers help to first-time home buyers and homeowners experiencing financial hardship.
Visit www.chfa.org
Call 860.721.9501
CT Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
175 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Hartford, CT
860.692.3085
www.cirict.org
Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS)
Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) provides services for all clients, using a strength-based model, that offers long-term support for successful integration.
203.562.2095
irisct.org
Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc.
Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc. answers legal questions for free for low-income residents.
860.541.5070
Statewide Legal Services of CT, Inc.
Statewide Legal Services of CT, Inc. answers legal questions for free for low-income residents.
1.800.453.3320
Community Health Resources
Provides mental health and recovery services at multiple locations.
1.877.884.3571
InterCommunity Health Care
Provides mental health and recovery services at multiple locations
860.569.5900
Hartford Behavioral Health
Provides mental health and recovery services at multiple locations
860.548.0101; option 2
Charis Network
Offers a list of Christian counselors, support groups, and ministries
Psychology Today
offers a searchable database of professional counselors in CT
Grief Share
Community support group offering support through the greiving process
Divorce Care
Community support group offering support after a divorce
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI provides support for individuals with mental illness and their families.
The Hartford Reentry Welcome Center
The Hartford Reentry Welcome Center acts as a hub for connecting returning citizens to support services in the community.
716 Windsor Street
Hartford, CT 06120
860.263.8476
cpa-ct.org/reentry
MyPlaceCT.org
MyPlaceCT.org is a free web-based resource designed to help older adults live at home or in the community with independence, health, and well-being.
Connecticut Energy Assistance Program
The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program helps offset heating costs of CT’s lower income households.
860.560.5800
Find your town’s community action agency: www.cafca.org/agencies
Lifeline
Lifeline is a program that helps make telephone and internet service more affordable for low-income customers.
DIAL 911 for immediate emergency assistance.
Additional Help
DIAL 988 for the National Suicide Hotline
DIAL 211 for Emergency Psychiatric Services and other resources for CT residents.
