Please Note: The following does not represent an exhaustive list of resources available to families living in Connecticut. There are countless public and private organizations, agencies and foundations in our state that can offer support. If you do not find a resource that meets your family’s needs, please consider calling 211 CT Infoline or reaching out to the vast network of parent advocates who provide outstanding support to Connecticut parents.

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Parenting|Child Welfare| Child Support Issues| Financial| Children With Special Healthcare Needs| Housing| Domestic Violence| Educational Resources| Health Care

Parenting:

General List of Supports:

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2345&q=304926&dssNav=|

Family Resource Centers:

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?A=2678&Q=320774

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ebrochure2011/

Fatherhood Initiative:

http://www.ct.gov/fatherhood/site/default.asp

Child Welfare:

http://www.childwelfare.gov/

Office of the Child Advocate:

http://www.ct.gov/oca/site/default.asp

Center for Children's Advocacy:

http://www.kidscounsel.org/

Child Support Issues: 

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353%C2%AD&Q=305184

CT No Kid Hungry Campaign:

http://www.ctsummerfood.org/

Nurturing Families Network:

http://www.ct.gov/ctf/cwp/view.asp?a=1786&q=296678

Childcare:

http://www.ctcare4kids.com/

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services-Office of Child Care:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/Nutritional%20Assistance

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP):

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=411676

Women Infants & Children (WIC):

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3137&q=395460&dphNav_GID=1862&dphPNavCtr=|

CT Food Bank:

http://www.ctfoodbank.org/

Financial:

Temporary Aid to Needy Families  (TANF) (financial assistance):

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=305152

Children With Special Healthcare Needs:

CT Title V (Five):

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3138&q=387702

Autism:

http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_autism.html

Connecticut Family Support Council:

http://www.ctfsn.org/pages/ctfsc.php

Connecticut Birth to Three (IDEA Part B-Early Intervention Programs):

 http://www.birth23.org/

Connecticut Board of Education & Services for the Blind:

http://www.ct.gov/besb/cwp/view.asp?a=2848&q=331444

Connecticut Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDS):

http://www.ct.gov/dds/site/default.asp

DDS Autism & Family Support:

http://www.ct.gov/dds/cwp/view.asp?a=2730&q=326536

Links to information on the DDS Connecticut  Medicaid Waiver for Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury, Family Support Grants, Personal Care Assistant Waiver, Individual Services, etc.:

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=305236

Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Centers:

http://www.ct-asrc.org/

Connecticut Family Support Network Links:

http://www.ctfsn.org/pages/family-support-links.php

Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI):

http://www.ct.go http://www.ct.gov/opapd/site/default.asp

Autism Speaks, Connecticut:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/fsdb/state.php?sid=8

Connecticut Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities:

http://www.ct.gov/opapd/site/default.asp

Connecticut Parent Advisory Center (CPAC):

http://www.cpacinc.org/

African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities (AFCAMP):

http://www.afcamp.org/

Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress:

http://www.ctdownsyndrome.org/

Residential Programs:

http://www.comop.org/main.html

http://abilitybeyonddisability.org/

http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/gendocs/pwd-JobSeekers.htm

Vocational Resources for Individuals with disabilities:

https://www.disability.gov/employment/state_%26_local_resources/connecticut

CT Council on Developmental Disabilities:

http://www.ct.gov/ctcdd/site/default.asp

U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP):

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education & Resource Services (OSERS):

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/news.html

OSEP Publications:

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/products.html

Housing:

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=305202

Rental Assistance Program:

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=305206

Section 8:

http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=305208

Domestic Violence:

Important Statewide Links:

http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/conndv.shtml

Connecticut Office Of Victim Services:

http://www.jud.ct.gov/crimevictim/

Educational Resources:

Connecticut Department of Education:

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/taxonomy/v4_taxonomy.asp?DLN=45424&sdeNav=|45424|

Connecticut Department of Education: Adult Education

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/taxonomy/v4_taxonomy.asp?DLN=45426&sdeNav=|45426|

Federal Funding:

http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml

U. S. Department of Education, Frequently Asked Questions:

https://answers.ed.gov/

Health Care:

Connecticut Department of Health (General Info for Parents):

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3137&q=387800&dphNav_GID=1862&dphNav_GID=1862

Connecticut Directory of Children’s Health Programs (very comprehensive):

http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/vchb/vchb.pdf

HUSKY Insurance Plan:

http://www.huskyhealth.com/hh/site/default.asp

Connecticut Department of Public Health Childhood Obesity Prevention:

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3137&q=393114