Energy Assistance
Browse our energy assistance articles if you’re a homeowner or renter who needs help dealing with heat, gas, electric and water companies and other utility issues. Landlords must provide utilities that work. This section tells you what to do if you have problems with your landlord about your heat, gas, electricity or water.Click on a topic:Is my landlord responsible for providing heat?What if I don’t...
Are you concerned about paying your bills? Where to get help Energy assistance programs Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) CEAP Crisis and Safety Net Benefits CEAP Furnace Repair/Replacement CEAP...
This article explains how to avoid a shutoff, or get power back on if it has been shut off.It also tells ways to work with the utility company if you owe them money.Click on a topic:Life-Threatening ShutoffsShutoffsThe utility...
This article describes common problems customers may have with their utilities, including their bills or service for gas, electricity, and water. Other kinds of fuel, such as oil, kerosene, coal, propane, and wood are not utilities....
This online service, created by The National Council on Aging and other partners, screens for federal, state and some local private and public benefits for older adults (ages 55 and over). BenefitsCheckUp also provides a detailed...
The CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is the lead state agency on eliminating discrimination through civil and human rights enforcement.File a Discrimination Complaint
Regulates the rates and services of Connecticut's utility companies and protects consumers from unfair business practices.
Mission is to:Meet basic needs of food, shelter, economic support and health care.Promote and support the choice to live with dignity in one's own home and community.Promote and support the achievement of economic viability in the...
This office provides the opportunity for applicants and recipients of DSS programs to request a hearing to contest actions taken by DSS.
Oversees Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, child care, child support enforcement, child abuse and neglect, etc.
A list of common legal words and their definitions compiled by the Connecticut Judicial Branch. If you didn't find what you were looking for in the Connecticut Judicial Branch glossary, try this glossary of legal terms by the U.S....
Infoline (2-1-1) is a free service that can help you with many different kinds of problems, including substance abuse, domestic violence, suicide prevention, financial problems, and more. It is available 24 hours a day and 365 days per...
Operation Fuel provides assistance to Connecticut residents to help them cover their energy costs.Operation Fuel is currently accepting applications for the Utility Assistance Program now through October 31, 2012 Click here to learn more....
File a complaint with the State of Connecticut Department of Utility Control.
The Community Renewal Team Inc. is an anti-poverty agency serving people and families throughout the Connecticut River Valley.
The Department of Social Services provides a broad range of services to the elderly, people with disabilities, families, and individuals who need assistance in maintaining or achieving their full potential for self-direction, self-reliance...
Infoline (2-1-1) is a free service that can help you with many different kinds of problems, including substance abuse, domestic violence, suicide prevention, financial problems, and more. It is available 24 hours a day and 365 days per...
Operation Fuel provides emergency energy assistance to Connecticut residents who do not qualify for, or have exhausted, their government assistance. Most are not poor enough to receive government aid but cannot make ends meet because of a...
Statewide Legal Services is a telephone hotline helping callers with legal problems in Connecticut. They talk to callers about many different non-criminal legal problems. Some of the problems they can talk to you about include family,...
Mission is to connect individuals and families with solutions that lead to well-being, self-sufficiency and full participation in the community.Services include early childhood education, elderly assistance, home heating assistance,...
The Windham Region No Freeze Hospitality Center provides basic overnight shelter from cold weather for homeless persons over the age of 18 from November 15th through April of each year. No one is turned away.Sign in: 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.