Resources
Churches in Connecticut
www.churchangel.com/conn.htm
CT Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
www.ct.gov/DMHAS
CT Department of Social Services
www.ct.gov/dss
-Potential Clients / Family and Children
-Elders / People with Disabilities
-People with HIV/AIDS / Other Adults
Programs Include:
- SNAP(formerly known as food Stamps)
- Husky
- Healthy Start
- Cash Assistance
- (Safety Net Program)
- Temporary Family Assitance(TFA)
- Employment Services(Jobs First)
- Fatherhood Initiative
- Child Support Enforcement
- Child Care Assistance(Care 4 Kids)
- Grandparents as Parents(GAP)
- Social Work Services
- Domestic Violence
- Housing
- Community Services
- Social Work
- Families in Training
- Preventive Services
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Youth Violence Prevention
- Winter Heating Aid
- Housing Assistance
- National Family Caregiver Support Program
- Adult Services
- Employment and Training
- Aging Services Division
- Employment
- Nutritional Assistance Programs
- Food Banks
- Nutritional Assistance Programs
- Locating Affordable Rental Housing
- Congregate Housing
- Emergency Homeless Shelters
- Eviction Prevention Program
- Homeshare Program
- Home Care for Elders
- Alternate Care Unit
- Rental Assistance Program
- Security Deposit Program
- Shelters and Services for Victims of Domestic Violence
- Housing - Security
- Preventive Services to Families
- Transitional Living Program
- Transitionary Rental Assistance Program
- Housing - TRAP
- Medical
- Medicaid (Title XIX)
- Community Medicaid
- Long Term Care
- CHOICES Program (Health Insurance Assistance for Individuals with Medicare)
- Aging Services Division – CHOICES
- ConnPACE.com
- ConnTrans - Connecticut Organ Transplant Program
- Adult Services Division
- CHCPE - Connecticut Home Care for Elders
- Alternate Care Unit
- Bureau of Aging
- Community Protective Services for the Elderly
- Connecticut Energy Assistance Program
- Refugee Assistance Services
Connecticut Department of Labor:
-Unemployment Benefits
-Education and Training
-Job Search and much more...
*Business Service Units in the CT Works Centers identified here provide special services directly to employers and other businesses.
- Bridgeport
2 Lafayette Square, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Office Hours: Monday-Friday,8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel:(203) 455-2700 - Danbury
152 West Street, Danbury, CT 06810
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Tel:(203) 731-2929 - Danielson
95 Westcott Road, Danielson, CT 06239
Offfice Hours:Monday-Friday, 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Tel:(860) 412-7000 - Enfield
620 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT 06082
Office Hours: Monday -Friday,8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel:(860) 741-4295 - Hamden
37 Marne Street, Hamden, CT 06514
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel: (203) 859-3200 - Hartford
3580 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel: (860) 256-3700 - Meriden
85 West Main Street, Meriden, CT 06451
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tel:(203) 238-6148 - Middletown
645 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Tel: (860) 754-5000 - New Britain
260 Lafayette Street, New Britain, CT 06053
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel: (860) 827-6200 - New London
Shaw's Cove Six, New London, CT 06320
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel: (860) 439-7400 - Norwich
113 Salem Turnpike, North Bldg., Suite 200, Norwich, CT 06360
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel:(860) 859-5600 - Torrington
K-Mart Shopping Plaza, 685 Main Street, Torrington, CT 06790
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Tel:(860) 496-3300 - Waterbury
249 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06702
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel: (203) 437-3380 - Willimantic
1320 Main Street, Tyler Square, Willimantic, CT 06226
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tel:(860) 465-2120
Faith Communities
For many years, faith communities have played a critical role in supporting families and providing services that promote the education of children.
Whether one is a Church, Synagogue, Mosques or any other religious organization, there is a role you can play in assuring student success within your community..
This supportive role can help reduce the educational achievement gap which includes the Reading/Literacy gap.
As a State, we must ensure that children are reading at grade level by the 3rd grade.
Definition of the achievement gap:
The U.S. Department of Education describes the achievement gap as “the difference in academic performance between different ethnic groups.” Though this is a concise and useful definition, the achievement gap is, in fact, a multifaceted problem that requires examination from multiple perspectives, i.e difference in academic achievement as it relates to students whose families are of low-income.
How Can Faith Communities Help?
Faith Communities can help support children and families by:
Tutoring * Reading/literacy instruction (includes Early Literacy) * Mentoring * After school programs * Parenting support groups * Family literacy initiatives * Financial literacy workshops * Community Announcements on days of service * Attending City Council and Board of Education Meetings * Life Skills training * Conflict Resolution workshops
You can also provide other support services that build communities and promote healthy families thus improving the safety and well being of Connecticut ’s children.
*If your Church or religious organization would like training in the following areas please contact:
Gwen Samuel @ 203-443-3203 or email info@stateofblackct.org
- K3 Curriculum(Know Your Child, Know Your School, Know Your Community
- K3 4 Kids(Know Yourself,Know Your School,Know Your Community)
- School Governance Council Development Training
- Sustainability as it relates to Capacity Building
- Effective Strategies to Engage Families & Working with Resistance
- Engaging the Faith Based Community
- C.L.A.S.S. (Church Leaders Assuring Student Success)
- Moving Beyond Parent Involvement to Parent Engagement within Diverse Communities