Resources to help People: Basic Needs
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211- How to Find Food Resources during the Pandemic [link]
211 [link]
Foodshare [link]
Getting Groceries During Quarantine [link]
Food Planning During the Coronavirus Pandemic [pdf]
CT Unemployment Resources [link]
General Resources
- Adult Education Programs (assists adults with their GED and citizenship) [pdf]
- Coordinated Access Network for Homeless (community services and programs for the homeless) [pdf]
- CT Energy Assistance Program (assists low-income families in CT with their gas bill) [pdf]
- CTDOL-American Job Centers (free counseling and training to job seekers) [pdf]
- Free Income Tax Assistance (helps low-income families prepare and complete taxes) [pdf]
- Hartford Area Community Meals Schedule (free food for the community) [pdf]
- Mobile Foodshare (free food for the community) [pdf]
- SafeLink (free or low cost cell phone service) in english | en español [pdf]
- SAGA (cash assistance for adults temporarily out of work due to documented medical condition) [pdf]
- Senior Services (information about community services and programs for the elderly) [pdf]
- SNAP Food Assistance Program (free food for low-income, no-income families) in english | en español [pdf]
- TFA Cash and Employment Assistance (assists low-income families with cash and employment support) [pdf]
- United Way 211 (information about community services) in english | en español [pdf]
- Utility and Energy Assistance (assists low-income families with light and gas bill) Bilingual [pdf]