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The government of Connecticut has announced that the state has directed almost $11 million in federal government stimulus funds that will be used to help residents pay their rent and will also prevent homeless through a community-based program. The program will provide assistance for rent, heating and utility bills, it will intervene during evictions that a family may face to help stop the eviction, and it will provide emergency lodging and other services. The primary goal is to keep families in Connecticut and the New Haven area from losing their homes or being evicted from their apartments.
Columbus House, Inc., New Haven, is the organization in the New Haven area that will be administering the program. Phone (203) 401-4400.
As indicated above, the money can be used for a wide range of reasons. For example, Columbus House, Inc can use the money for rental aid payments, help with security deposits, utility bill payments and to pay for utility deposits, motel or hotel vouchers, moving cost assistance and housing relocation payments. All of these are intended to help eligible families and individuals. Legal services, credit repair assistance, outreach, housing search, and more are among the support services available to needy families.
While the funds are provided from the federal government, the state-contracted program will serve those individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homelessness. Programs offered will target prevention to those who would be homeless if they did not get any housing assistance. Another goal of the program is to help those who are homeless today. For example, rapidly re-house and stabilize those families and individuals who are currently homelessness and find long term solutions for them. There are some conditions before aid is provided, and some of them include :
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The Connection Inc. is a social services/non-profit organization that is located in New Haven Connecticut. The organizations offers a variety of services, including rent assistance, they will negotiate with utility companies to try to reduce or eliminate bills, and provide grants to people in need.
The Connection Inc. has dozens of clients who qualify for help paying past utility bills. The organization plans to help as many people as possible, due to a grant that was issued by the Neighbor-to-Neighbor LifeLine, which a fundraising partnership between United Way of Greater New Haven and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. The Neighbor-to-Neighbor program is attempting to raise $1 million in emergency funding by early May for area social service organizations that provide food, rent help, debt counseling, mortgage aid, shelter and other emergency assistance. Dial 203-691-4213 to learn more.
This local non-profit provides a wide variety of assistance programs, including the following
Call the Community Action Agency of New Haven, Inc. at (203) 397-7475.
Liberty Community Services - Offers rental assistance for a maximum of 18 months period of time. Other resources include up to 18 months worth of utility bill payments, including up to 6 months of back utility payments. Phone (203) 495-1750. They are located in New Haven Connecticut.
New Opportunities ((203) 575-4211) and Rushford ((203) 630-5369), which are both based in Meriden, also both run the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). This federal government stimulus program provides rent help, money for moving expenses, debt and credit counseling, and funds for paying rent and utility deposits. St Vincent DePaul Place Middletown (dial (860) 344-0097) also runs this program.
If the locations listed about are unable to offer you the services and help you need, find additional New Haven rent assistance programs.
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Town Of Bethany Human Services – Assistance programs offered include funds for paying heating and utility bills, heating oil and food vouchers. They also run the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) and Contingency Heating Assistance Program (CHAP). 40 Peck Road, Town Hall, Bethany, CT 06524-3338
Town Of Cheshire - Youth And Social Services – Stop by and apply for job finding services, funds for energy bills, access to a food pantry, and emergency heating and utility bill help. 84 South Main Street, Town Hall, Cheshire, Connecticut 06410, (203) 271-6690
Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) and Contingency Heating Assistance Program (CHAP) - This program is run by most towns, including those listed below. The program helps low income, elderly, and disabled households in New Haven pay their primary heat source bills. Focus is given to vulnerable households, which includes those who have a member who is who is age 60+, disabled, or a child who is under age 6.
Town Of Hamden Community Services – Programs can help with utilities, food, rent payment assistance, and they administer other social services. 11 Pine Street, Keefe Community Center, Hamden, Connecticut 06514, (203) 562-5129
Town Of Orange Community Services – Offers a food pantry. In addition, the town maintains a private fuel and heating oil bank for residents in need. Each eligible person is granted $500 per 12 month period. 525 Orange Center Road, Orange, Connecticut 06477, (203) 891-4788
Town of Southbury - Offers limited financial aid for residents in an emergency situation, such as rent help and housing. They can also offer heating assistance and fuel oil. Last, but not least, a food pantry is available. 501 Main Street South Room 102, Southbury Senior Center in Town Hall, Southbury, Connecticut 06488
Town of Waterbury – Food, rent, housing, as well as the CEAP and CHAP energy assistance programs. 232 North Elm Street, Human Service Center, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702-1594
Operation Fuel - This is another state of Connecticut program that is also offered in New Haven. Operation Fuel works with the locations and offices below, and together they offer a cash grant to help income eligible households in a crisis situation meet home energy expenses and pay their bills.
New Haven Social Services - This government agency offers resource including free food, housing, and medical and health care. Case workers can even help people find a job, or improve their skills from job training programs. Click here.
Neighborhood Works New Horizon ((800) 270-7517) is a New Haven based HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency. They also offer Mortgage Foreclosure Assistance and Debt Reduction Programs.
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America also offers local HUD approved foreclosure prevention and mortgage programs. They can refer people to state of Connecticut foreclosure prevention programs too. Read more, or dial (888) 297-5568.
Bethel AME Church Food Pantry - Church based food pantry that provides food on the third Saturday of a month. (203) 865-0514
Fish of Greater New Haven ((203) 503-0106) - This organization delivers a bag of nonperishable food and groceries year-round once per 30 days to New Haven or East Haven residents who are homebound or they deliver free food to New Haven residents in need who are without access to food pantries or soup kitchens.
Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen is a church sponsored emergency food pantry and soup kitchen for New Haven residents. Dial (203) 777-8744
If you need free food or meals and need help, a number of other food pantries operate in the area. Find a listing New Haven food banks.
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Cornell Scott Hill Health Center - Dixwell Health Center offers community-based health care services to children, adults, and older adults regardless of ability to pay. Medical and bills will be based on a sliding fee scale, and based on the patients income. Dial (203) 503-3420
Fair Haven Community Health Center ((203) 777-7411) is a federally funded health center that provides preventative health as well as primary medical care services for all ages. Services are provided to patients regardless of ability to pay. Offers a special program for diabetes care. Other services offered include health screenings (including HIV and STD testing) and counseling, family planning, and school based health clinics. Dial (203) 777-7411.
Haven Free Clinic (dial (203) 314-9305) is a free clinic provides primary medical care, wellness education, and help with getting health insurance, and help paying medical bills. Learn about such options as finding medical bill errors.
The list above is a sampling of the community clinics to call or apply at in New Haven Connecticut for assistance with health care. It is important to note that a number of other free or low cost health and dental centers operate in the region. Find more clinics in New Haven.
New Haven Legal Assistance Association is a law firm that offers legal services, including free legal advice, brief service, policy advocacy, and civil representation for eligible low income residents of the Greater New Haven, the Shoreline areas, as well as Lower Naugatuck Valley. Free legal services provided on family and child cases involving divorce, custody and support, foreclosure counseling, domestic violence issues; special education and other children's rights issues; consumer debt and predatory lending, housing matters, such as evictions, landlord/tenant disputes, and discrimination matters; elderly rights issues; unemployment, benefit assistance and employment cases; and persons with disabilities issues. Dial (800) 453-3320, or click here to learn more on CT free legal programs.
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