Unofficial list of homelessness prevention, diversion, and housing assistance programs in greater hartford

UNOFFICIAL LIST OF HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, DIVERSION, AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN GREATER HARTFORD

Note: This list does NOT include all eligibility criteria or program descriptions. Updated 3/2/16

Contents:

Eviction Prevention/ Mediation

Diversion Resources

Town Social Services Officesal

Utility Assistance

Mental Health Providers

HIV/AIDS Programs

Food Assistance

Childcare

If you have any updates to this document, or information about other diversion or assistance programs, please contact Steve Hurley, Coordinated Entry Coordinator, at [e-mail]

Eviction Prevention / Mediation Resources
Program Name	Municipality of last permanent residence	Income Min./ Employability Reliability	Program Services	Address/Contact
Eviction/ Prevention/ Mediation Section Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Program (Housing and Rent Bank)	Avon, Bloomfield, Bristol, Burlington, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Pequabuck, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Suffield, Terryville, Unionville, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks	No Income minimum	Mediation, Rental Assistance, Rental Arrearages	CRT Address: 330 Market Street Hartford, CT Phone: [phone]
Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Program Security Deposit Guarantee (SPGD)	Avon, Bloomfield, Bristol, Burlington, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Pequabuck, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Suffield, Terryville, Unionville, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks	Income can’t exceed 150% of federal poverty and categorical eligibility.	Two months security deposit guarantee, FMR	CRT Address: 330 Market Street Hartford, CT Phone: [phone]
Salvation Army Marshall House (SAMH) Homelessness Prevention Program	Hartford + Adjacent towns: Bloomfield, West Hartford, East Hartford, Windsor, Wethersfield, Newington	Must have income	$300 max, Sec. Dep., Rental Arrearages, Utility Arrearages, Case Management	Salvation Army Marshall House Address: 225 South Marshall Street Hartford, CT Phone: [phone]
City of Hartford ESG Homelessness Prevention and Rapid ReHousing Program	Hartford	Must have Income or Employability	Utility Arrears, Moving Costs, Sec. Dep., Rental Assistance, Case Management (leveraged)	211
My Sister’s Place (HFPG) Program	Andover, Avon, Bloomfield, Bolton, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks	Must have Income, rent can be no more than 40% of income.	Sec. Dep. And First Month’s Rent only, hotel	Address: 245 Hamilton Street, Hartford Phone: [phone]
Community Renewal Team	Hartford and Middlesex County	Must be income eligible		Address: 555 Windsor Street Hartford, CT
Salvation Army Greater Hartford Area	Hartford + Adjacent towns: Bloomfield, West Hartford, East Hartford, Windsor, Wethersfield, Newington	Must have income or be employable for utility.	$200 max, Utility Arrearages/Utility Assistance $500 max for Operation Fuel	Address: 217 Washington Street, Hartford Phone: [phone]
Larrabee Fund (for female Domestic Violence victims)	Hartford + Adjacent towns: Bloomfield, West Hartford, East Hartford, Windsor, Wethersfield, Newington, South Windsor	Must have income/Employable, Must not have certain types of income (public assistance)	$100 max, Sec. Dep., Rental Assistance, Utility Assistance, Moving Expenses	Interval House [phone]
MANNA Assistance and Advocacy	Hartford	Must have income or housing subsidy, must be less than 50% of income.	$600 max, Security Deposits, Case Management	Address: 330 Main Street Hartford Phone: [phone]
East Hartford Interfaith Ministry	East Hartford	Must have income or employability.	$100 max, one time only, rental assistance, utilities, rental arrears, utility arrears	Address: 837 Main Street East Hartford Phone: [phone]
Widow’s Society Fund (Must be female domestic violence victim)	Andover, Avon, Bloomfield, Bolton, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor	No requirement	$200 max, Sec. Dep., Rental Assistance, Utility Assistance, Moving Expenses	Phone: [phone]
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) (individuals without children are also eligible as a ‘family’)	Statewide		Sec. Dep., Rental Assistance (5 months in 1 year or 8 months in 3 years), Rental Arrears, Utility Assistance, Utility Arrears, Moving Expenses, Childcare (4 months in 1 year), Transportation, Case Management.	Address: 555 Windsor Street Hartford Phone: [phone] ext 2
Chrysalis Center	East Hartford	Being evicted in less than 15 days, living in condemned housing, and other criteria.	Offers the HPRP program which provides funding and cash grants to assist families and individuals who are at imminent risk of homelessness.	Address: 278 Farmington Ave., Hartford, Connecticut 06105, Phone: [phone]
West Hartford Human Services	West Hartford	Only West Hartford residents.	The money helps pay for housing, rent, fuel, and other expenses.	Address: 50 South Main Street Room 306, West Hartford, CT 06107. Phone number is [phone]
Mercy Housing And Shelter Corporation	Hartford		If you are faced with an eviction notice and have less than 15 days before becoming homeless, money can be provided to help pay rent and housing expenses	Address: 211 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford, Connecticut 0611 Phone: [phone]
Heart Of God Healing Center	Hartford County		Provides a payment for one-time assistance with rent payments. Other loans may be used for rental security deposits and even electric or utility bill payments.	Address: 110 Walnut Street, Hartford, CT 06120 Phone: [phone]
Hartford Department of Development Services, Division of Grants Management	Hartford		It offers money for security deposits, free hotel or motel vouchers, cash grants for paying rent, and services such as credit repair and financial counseling.	Address: 550 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103 Phone: [phone]
Community and Social Work Services			Provides help for paying rent and preventing evictions from the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program and provides up to 18 months of rent help, utility and heating disconnection prevention, and other support and counseling.	Address: 55 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105 Phone: [phone]
Hartford County Department Of Housing	Hartford	Funds for paying rent are offered to those facing an emergency that they did not cause, such as medical condition or a reduction in hours at work.	Runs eviction prevention services. Other resources include low income and public housing, section 8 vouchers, and resources for first time home buyers.	Address: 141 Woodland Street Hartford, CT Phone: [phone]
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford	Hartford		Other shelter and Rent/Mortgage Assistance	Paula Mann-Agnew [phone]

Town Social Services
Town of Newington	Newington	235% of income guideline (make exceptions sometimes) Case-by-case, but would be more open to helping if there is secured income/employment	Other Shelter and Rent/Mortgage Assistance *MUST BE FROM NEWINGTON*	Carol LeBrecque [phone]
Town of Farmington Community Services	Farmington	Below 200% of the poverty line Do need some sort of income or plan going forward…FCS helps to “get over the hump”	Rent/Mortgage and Energy Assistance	Monique Kucia/Nancy Parent [phone]
Town of Suffield Social Services	Suffield	Must have sustainable plan going forward (e.g. will not give rental assistance to someone who has no way to pay their rent in the future)	Rent/Mortgage and Energy Assistance Rental Arrears (only if there is an income) *MUST BE FROM SUFFIELD*	Janet Frechette [phone]
Town of South Windsor Human Services	South Windsor		Rent/Mortgage Assistance	Andrea Cofrancesco [phone] (ext.) 325
Town of Canton	Collinsville	Income requirement: case-by-case basis	Rent/Mortgage Assistance Hotels/Motels	Claire Cote [phone] (ext.) 165
Town of Simsbury Social Services	Simsbury		Rent/Mortgage and Energy Assistance	M. Lecours-Beck [phone]
Greater Hartford Legal Aid			Provides free advice to tenants facing eviction or other residents with a low income. Senior citizens can generally receive legal assistance regardless of their income. Attorneys or paralegals can resolve disputes over unpaid rent, landlord repairs needed to repair homes, and mediation repair homes, and mediation.	999 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT 06105. Phone - [phone]
The Urban League of Greater Hartford, Inc.			Provides one on one counseling and assistance. Participants can receive counseling in foreclosure prevention and general money management skills, and also get credit repair/credit management services. Counselors can even help people negotiate their credit card debts.	Address: 140 Woodland Street Hartford, CT 06105 Phone: [phone]

Utility Assistance
Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)	Hartford	Low to moderate income as well as working poor households.	Secure fuel deliveries and have their utility heating costs defrayed until they have the money to pay the bills at a later date. For households that have their heating expense included in their monthly rent expense, one-time financial assistance and grants are available for them as well.	Address : 44 Hamlin Street, Middletown, CT 06457 Phone number: [phone]
Service Bureau Utility Assistance Program and Rental Assistance Program		Assistance (during warmer months). Must have income for rental assistance.	$150 max, Rental Assistance	Address: 225 Washington St. Phone: [phone] x101
Operation Fuel			The state of Connecticut heating and utility assistance program known as Operation Fuel sites provide a cash grant to families in a crisis.	Address: 450 South Street, Suffield, Connecticut 06078-0275 Phone: Call [phone]

Mental Health Assistance
Mental Health Assistance Community Health Resources Manchester	Andover, Bolton, Ellington, Hebron, Manchester, South Windsor, Tolland, and Vernon	Must list in the following listed towns.	Provides mental health services, substance abuse programs, housing services, and other family services.	Address: 587 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT Phone: [phone]
Community Health Services Hartford and Windsor, CT			Provide urgent care walk in visits, behavioral health visits, women health visits, outreach services, and pharmacy on site.	Address: 500 Albany Avenue Hartford, CT 06120 Phone: [phone]
Wheeler Clinic in Hartford, CT			Provides first time walk in visits for behavioral health services, including an initial evaluation with a clinician.	Address: 43 Woodland Street Hartford, CT 06105 Phone: [phone]
Capitol Region Mental Health Center (CRMHC)	Hartford	Only Hartford	Provides a variety of mental health services for people who have private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, or no insurance.	Address: 500 Vine Street, Hartford, CT 06112 Phone [phone]

HIV/AIDS Programs
Ryan White Part A	Statewide	HIV/AIDS, Men and women who are HIV+, who have dependent children ages 18 and under, and who have a history of substance abuse; Must be willing to participate in continued treatment and other program components.	Scattered site step-down housing for parents who are HIV+ and who are continuing treatment for substance abuse. Maximum stay of two years. Participants agree to participate in treatment and recovery services as a condition for the housing assistance. The program is intended to be continuing support for men and women who are HIV+ and who are coming out of inpatient treatment and reuniting with their children who are under age 18. The housing assistance is in the form of rent assistance at scattered site apartments.	Phone: [phone]
Community Housing and Health Services	Resident of Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, West Hartford, Wethersfield; Ages 18+; Low income	HIV/AIDS	Case management services for individuals with HIV/AIDS. Services include counseling, service plan development, daily living skills training, employment supports, assistance in obtaining housing, assistance in accessing and coordinating medical, substance abuse and mental health care services, medication monitoring and health education services, referral to Ryan White services and funds, and assistance in securing entitlements funds, and assistance in securing entitlements	860-263-4400
Tabor House	Statewide	HIV/AIDS	Supportive Housing	Address: 67 Brownell Avenue Hartford Phone: [phone]

Food Services
Community Renewal Team Free Summer Food	Colchester, Enfield, Glastonbury, Middletown, Portland and Windsor Locks	Children must 18 years or younger to receive a free meal or snack.	CRT provides free healthy, delicious breakfasts, lunches and snacks for children and parents or caretakers.	Address: 44 Hamlin Street, Middletown, CT Phone: [phone]
Community Renewal Team Day Care Nutrition	Available in 72 towns in Hartford, New London, Litchfield, Fairfield and Middlesex counties.	Licensed day care homes for children 12 years and under are eligible for the basic rate.	Licensed home day cares can be reimbursed for serving healthy meals to children in their programs.	Address: 44 Hamlin Street , Middletown, CT Telephone: [phone]

Childcare Resources
Childcare YMCA of Greater Hartford			Provides infant and toddler programs. Uses the Early Learning Development Standards (ELDS) for infant, toddler and preschool children by the Connecticut Department of Education. These standards align with the common core, preparing children for kindergarten and life. They also provide preschool child care and before or after school care.	Address: 241 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 Phone: [phone]
East Hartford YMCA			Provides infant and toddler programs. Uses the Early Learning Development Standards (ELDS) for infant, toddler and preschool children by the Connecticut Department of Education. These standards align with the common core, preparing children for kindergarten and life. They also provide preschool child care and before or after school care.	Address: 770 Main Street East Hartford, CT 06108 Phone: [phone]
Indian Valley YMCA Ellington, CT			Provides infant and toddler programs. Uses the Early Learning Development Standards (ELDS) for infant, toddler and preschool children by the Connecticut Department of Education. These standards align with the common core, preparing children for kindergarten and life. They also provide preschool child care and before or after school care	Address: 11 Pinney Street Ellington, CT 06029 Phone: [phone]
Tri Town of YMCA West Hartford			Provides infant and toddler programs. Uses the Early Learning Development Standards (ELDS) for infant, toddler and preschool children by the Connecticut Department of Education. These standards align with the common core, preparing children for kindergarten and life. They also provide preschool child care and before or after school care.	Address: 1321 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT 06109 Phone: [phone]
West Hartford YMCA			Provides infant and toddler programs. Uses the Early Learning Development Standards (ELDS) for infant, toddler and preschool children by the Connecticut Department of Education. These standards align with the common core, preparing children for kindergarten and life. They also provide preschool child care and before or after school care.	Address: 12 North Main Street West Hartford, CT 06107 Phone: [phone]
Care 4 Kids	Statewide	Be working or attending a temporary family cash assistance (Jobs First) approved education or training activity; and meet the program’s income requirements.	Makes child care affordable for low to moderate income families in Connecticut.	Address: 1344 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT 06109 Phone: [phone]
Community Renewal Team Day Care Center	Hartford and East Hartford	Immigration status and a lack of Social Security numbers or birth certificates are not barriers to enrollment.	CRT offers high quality, licensed full-day childcare for infants and toddlers from six weeks of age until they are ready to enter preschool. Caring staff provide safe, stimulating and nurturing care in brightly-lit, modern centers. Formula, baby food, healthy meals and snacks are provided.	Address: 37 Grace Street Hartford, CT Phone: [phone]
Community Renewal Team Head Start and Preschool	Bloomfield, Bristol, Clinton, East Hartford, Middletown, Portland and Windsor.	Eligibility is based on the child’s age and household income. Some programs are free. Others charge fees on a sliding scale, based on family size and income. Immigration status or a lack of Social Security numbers or Birth Certificates are not barriers to enrollment.  CRT also works with families who are homeless, children in the care of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and those in foster care.	CRT offers affordable, high quality, licensed child care and education for more than 1,100 children from six weeks to five years of age. Centers use the nationally-respected Creative Curriculum, so that all children enter kindergarten ready to learn and succeed.	Address: 555 Windsor Street, Hartford, CT Phone: [phone]