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Do you need help with an unemployment matter?
Call the Statewide Legal Services (SLS) hotline at 1-800-453-3320 and SLS will take your application for legal assistance. People in the Greater New Haven area are encouraged to apply. Even if New Haven Legal Assistance can’t take your case, they may be able to refer you to a law school clinic that provides free legal representation at unemployment hearings.
IntroductionGetting a job is hard and it can be even harder if you have a criminal record. Many employers will do a "background check" before they hire you. If you can get a job and do well at it, finding your next job should be easier.To...
Use this resource to find support if you are exiting the Criminal Justice system or any non-community placement.
A nonprofit and nonpartisan organization working in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United...
This page is for people who want to apply for an expungement or provisional pardon (get your criminal record erased). Here are the forms you will need to apply for an expungement or provisional pardon in Connecticut. Visit the...
The Prison Reentry Initiative works with community partners, state agencies and other reentry stakeholders to support the reintegration of formerly incarcerated residents into the New Haven community.Also see:City of New Haven basic...
Mission is to protect and promote the interests of Connecticut workers.
Connecticut's source for information regarding the reentry of formerly incarcerated citizens back into our communities.
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...
Additional links:Mini Reentry Guide for WomenNew Haven Reentry Resource GuideReentry Guide to Free and Low-Cost Clothing in New HavenGuide to Food Pantries in New HavenReentry Guide to Soup Kitchens and Meals in New Haven
Covers employment, unemployment compensation, Workforce Investment Act, workplace safety and discrimination issues.
Additional links:Mini Reentry Guide for MenNew Haven Reentry Resource GuideReentry Guide to Free and Low-Cost Clothing in New HavenGuide to Food Pantries in New HavenReentry Guide to Soup Kitchens and Meals in New Haven
The Prodigal Project is MPVCT's newest initiative, designed to bring together Connecticut's employers and a pool of loyal and hardworking employees, those newly released from our state's prisons. Ex-offenders have the opportunity to make a...
Mission is to improve community health and the quality of life of individuals by providing mental health, addiction, reenrty, and domestic violence services.Located in Ansonia and provides services throughout the Lower Naugatuck Valley and...
The Community Renewal Team Inc. is an anti-poverty agency serving people and families throughout the Connecticut River Valley.
Mission is to promote the independence, citizenry and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice and criminal justice systems.
Get assistance with pardon applications.
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...
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,...
Provides services to women in the York Correctional Institution who are being released back to the Bridgeport community.
Workforce Alliance works to improve the delivery of workforce services in close collaboration with business, education and training providers, and local elected officials. They serve the public through four CTWorks Career Centers.Workshops...