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• Living Services

  The State of Connecticut offers a variety of services to help eligible individuals who need support to live at home or to return to community living. Many of the programs are administered under a Medicaid ‘waiver,’ meaning that Connecticut has received federal approval to waive certain Medicaid requirements to meet the service needs of older adults and adults with disabilities in the community.

  Agency: Department of Social Services

• The Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP)

  The Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP) provides supportive services for participants in eligible housing projects who meet specific requirements. The supportive services may be provided to frail, elderly persons at least 62 years of age or non-elderly persons with disabilities for the purpose of promoting independence, preventing unnecessary institutionalization and helping people remain in the community as long as possible.

  Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services

• Elderly Nutrition Program

  The purpose of the Elderly Nutrition Program is to provide meals, reduce hunger and food insecurity, promote socialization and the health and well-being of older adults. The program provides nutritionally balanced meals to eligible residents 60 years of age and over and their spouses. Meals are served through community cafes or delivered to the home-bound older adults.

  Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services

• The CHOICES Program

  Connecticut's program for Health insurance assistance, Outreach, Information and referral, Counseling, Eligibility Screening. This program provides information to persons age 60 and older as well as to people with disabilities, and is comprised of both staff, in-kind professionals from local service agencies and volunteers.

  Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services

• Aging and Disability Resources Center

  Aging and Disability Resources Centers provide consumers of any age and ability with benefits counseling, person-centered planning to help identify available long and short term services and supports, application assistance and general information and assistance.

  Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services

• Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS)

  A mobile intervention service for children and adolescents experiencing a behavioral or mental health crisis. The program comprises a team of trained mental health professionals that can respond immediately by phone or face to face when a child is experiencing an emotional or behavioral crisis.

  Agency: Department of Children and Families

• Child Development Infoline

  Child Development Infoline (CDI) is a specialized unit of the United Way of Connecticut. Ambassadors are there to assist parents and caregivers with questions or concerns about general childhood, challenging behaviors, disability and health related issues.

  Agency: Department of Children and Families

• Children and Youth Activities

  A listing of educational and informative activities held across the state. Access Rocket 21, an app and social network where kids and teens connect with professionals to explore their interests, passions and dreams.

  Agency: Department of Children and Families

• Connecticut Birth-to-Three System

  The Birth to Three System strengthens the capacity of families to meet the developmental and health-related needs of their infants and toddlers who have delays or disabilities. Citizens can find information on the various services the Birth to Three System offers.

  Agency: Department of Developmental Services

• Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

  Visit the homepage of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood for information on childhood development, childcare programs and youth camps, as well as early learning and development standards. Resources for parents about educational programs and other services are easily accessible.

  Agency: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

• Family Support Services

  The Division of Family Support Services provides a comprehensive approach to preventing child abuse and neglect to ensure the health, well-being and positive growth and development of all young children in Connecticut.

  Agency: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

• 2-1-1 Child Care Search Engine

  Connecticut's largest on-line listing of child care centers, child care providers and youth camps with the ability to search by location, hours of operation and accreditation.

  Agency: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

• Care 4 Kids

  Care 4 Kids helps low-to-moderate-income families in Connecticut pay for child care costs.

  Agency: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

• Child Care and Youth Camp Licensing

  The Division of Licensing is responsible for the administration of child day care and youth camp licensing programs at the Office of Early Childhood. Family day care homes, group day care homes, child day care centers and youth camps are required to be licensed.

  Agency: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

• Connecticut Town Vital Records

  A complete listing of Connecticut Vital Records Offices alphabetically, by town name. The vital records registrar in each town is responsible for maintaining the original certificate for all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths and fetal deaths that occur within its town.

  Agency: Department of Public Health