Partners

Chrysalis Center provides supportive services to assist people in need to transform their lives. Through job training, housing and other community healthcare services, Chrysalis Center helps individuals transform their lives.

For 107 years, the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants has built a legacy of leadership, compassionate service and effective advocacy for immigrants, refugees and survivors of human trafficking and torture. At the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, we strengthen lives and our communities, demonstrate resilience in meeting the evolving needs of generations of immigrants into Connecticut, and have an enduring presence in the community.

Community Health Network of CT work with patients, healthcare providers, community organizations, and governments to solve complex healthcare problems. It is through their work with Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients that they improve the health and lives of Connecticut residents.

The Department of Housing (DOH) strengthens and revitalizes communities by promoting affordable housing opportunities. DOH seeks to eliminate homelessness and to catalyze the creation and preservation of quality, affordable housing to meet the needs of all individuals and families statewide to ensure that Connecticut continues to be a great place to live and work.

Our mission is to provide access to justice and protect the critical civil legal rights of low-income individuals and families through representation, systemic advocacy, advice, collaboration, and education. We serve low-income families in 122 of the 169 Connecticut communities (our sister agencies serve areas of greater Hartford and greater New Haven). Our service area includes hundreds of thousands of families eligible for our services.

Rehabilitation Services (BRS) is part of Connecticut’s Aging and Disability Services (ADS) and helps people with disabilities get ready for, find, and keep jobs. We offer many services tailored to your needs to help you succeed. BRS supports people with serious physical or mental disabilities to prepare for work and grow in their careers. Our goal is to help people with disabilities find competitive jobs.

To prevent and solve homelessness in Connecticut.​ Our mission is to catalyze transformative change to solve homelessness in Connecticut by ensuring effective responses to emergency situations and fostering long-term solutions through collaboration with providers, state agencies, and communities.

Along with organizing the recovery community (people in recovery, family members, friends and allies) to 1) put a face on recovery and 2) provide recovery support services, we also promote recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction through advocacy, education and service. CCAR strives to end discrimination surrounding addiction and recovery, open new doors and remove barriers to recovery, maintain and sustain recovery regardless of the pathway, all the while ensuring that all people in recovery, and people seeking recovery, are treated with dignity and respect.

The Department of Children and Families’ (DCF) vision is that CT's children are safe and sound and that they live with loving and supportive families. We partner with communities and families to raise resilient, thriving children. DCF also protects children. We serve as the State's lead agency for kids' mental health.

The Department's responsibility now extends to the reentry of offenders, supervising their return to the community. While our primary mission is to provide safety to the community, our staff and inmates, the Department also provides special assistance to Homeland Security, the State Police, the Department of Transportation and other state departments during emergencies and times of statewide need.

The mission of the Connecticut Judicial Branch is to serve the interests of justice and the public by resolving matters brought before it in a fair, timely, efficient and open manner.

CT Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services provides comprehensive, recovery-oriented mental health treatment & substance use disorder prevention/treatment services.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) delivers and funds a wide range of programs and services as Connecticut’s multi-faceted health and human services agency. DSS serves about 1 million residents of all ages in all 169 Connecticut cities and towns. It supports the basic needs of children, families, older and other adults, including persons with disabilities.

The mission of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center is to ensure that all people have equal access to housing opportunities in Connecticut, free from discrimination. In support of our mission, the Center conducts statewide education and outreach to ensure residents understand their fair housing rights and works with state and local governments, housing professionals, and others to promote compliance with federal and state fair housing laws.

CHA's mission is to advance the health of individuals and our communities. We do this by leading, representing and serving hospitals and healthcare providers across the continuum of care that are accountable to the community and committed to health improvement.

The Connecticut Justice Alliance is a youth-adult partnership working to end the criminalization of youth. CTJA works to keep children and youth out of the legal system by disrupting and dismantling the pathways that funnel children and youth into courts and prisons. We also work to make sure youth who are detained, incarcerated, and involved in the courts and legal systems receive safe, fair, and dignified treatment. 

While the organization’s roots are in substance use treatment, we have grown to provide behavioral health, addiction and criminal justice services. Our outpatient, community and residential programs serve adults and adolescents throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties.

DMHAS – Young Adult Services (YAS) was developed to help young adults transition successfully from the Department of Children & Families (DCF) to the adult mental health system and to achieve the necessary skills for adulthood. Our mission is to improve the lives of young people by providing the highest quality services possible.  We do this by forming a partnership with the individual, their family, identified significant persons, and with other community service providers.

DVCC’s role is to help those experiencing any level of domestic violence and assist them in building a safer environment for the well-being of themselves and their families. Our services include housing and financial advocacy, legal advocacy, trauma-informed individual and group counseling, and emergency safe housing.   All victim services are free and confidential. 

The Community Services Division (CSD) in Stamford is located at the Franklin S. DuBois Center (FSDC) and serves the greater Stamford/Norwalk area.  FSDC is responsible for providing ongoing, individualized treatment to persons living in the community with severe behavioral health disorders who are publicly insured, uninsured and in some cases underinsured.

The mission of Greenwoods Counseling & Referrals is to ensure swift, affordable access to quality mental healthcare, regardless of ability to pay, for individuals and families living and working in Litchfield County. Greenwoods is a recognized leader in community mental health education and wellness efforts across northwest Connecticut. 

With 44,000 dedicated colleagues and a bold vision for the future, Hartford HealthCare is transforming healthcare across Connecticut and beyond—enhancing access, affordability, health equity, and excellence. Spanning more than 500 locations across 185 towns and cities, our comprehensive care-delivery system is built to serve every community, every day.

The Housing for All Alliance is a statewide network of neighbors, resident leaders, grassroots groups, and organizations working together to build local power and advance housing solutions and housing justice. Together, we are laying the groundwork for a Connecticut where everyone can afford to live, stay, and thrive in their community.