(Please close this window or tab to return to your search results.)

Program: Refugee Cash Assistance

Agency: SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF


Resource Number: 17317749
Description
Cash assistance, food stamps and Medicaid for eligible refugees. Eligibility is limited to eight months following date of entry into the U.S. -The State contracts with the following resettlement agencies to provide case management and employment services to refugees: 1) Catholic Charities Migration & Refugee Services, 35 Groton Street, Hartford, CT 06106, (860) 297-7800, www.ccaoh.org 2) International Institute of CT, Inc., 670 Clinton Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06605, (203) 336-0141, www.iiconn.org 3) Episcopal Social Services (dba) Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, 235 Nicoll Street, New Haven, CT 06511, (203) 562-2095, www.irisct.org 4) Jewish Federation of CT, Inc., 40 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105, (860) 727-5701, www.jfact.org 5) Connecticut Coalition of Mutual Assistance Associations, Inc., 143 Madison Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106, (860) 236-6452, www.ccmaa.org


Program Phones:
855-626-6632Client Information & Benefits Center Line - Voice
800-842-4524DSS Client Information Line - TTY


Location information
SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF - NORTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE, GREATER HARTFORD  
Location: 20 Meadow Road
Windsor, CT 06095 (Map)

Site Phones:
855-626-6632Client Information & Benefits Center Line - Voice
Client Information & Benefits Center Line
800-842-4524DSS Client Information Line - TTY
Client Information & Benefits Center Line

Hours of operation 		Site Hours:
M-F: 8am-4:30pm; Benefits Center line hours: 7:30am-4pm
Site Hours:

Open:
Closed:
Mon
08:00am
04:30pm		Tue
08:00am
04:30pm		Wed
08:00am
04:30pm		Thu
08:00am
04:30pm		Fri
08:00am
04:30pm


Mailing Address: DSS ConneCT Scanning Center, PO Box 1320, Manchester 06045

Program Delivery
Eligibility: Income limits; Asset restrictions; Must have refugee status from U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Languages: Spanish
Application Process: Social service agencies contracted by DSS to supply case management listed above
Program Fees: No fee
Documents Required: Picture ID; Proof of address; Proof of income; Proof of all assets; I-94 card or proof of refugee status or date asylum was granted; Proof of age; Proof of family size; Social Security numbers for all family members; If disabled, proof of disability; If employed, proof of employment
Defined coverage area(s), for the Program offered at selected Site:
CT-Hartford County-Avon
CT-Hartford County-Bloomfield
CT-Hartford County-Canton
CT-Hartford County-Collinsville
CT-Hartford County-East Granby
CT-Hartford County-Farmington
CT-Hartford County-Granby
CT-Hartford County-Hartford
CT-Hartford County-Newington
CT-Hartford County-North Canton
CT-Hartford County-North Granby
CT-Hartford County-Rocky Hill
CT-Hartford County-Simsbury
CT-Hartford County-Suffield
CT-Hartford County-Tariffville
CT-Hartford County-Unionville
CT-Hartford County-Weatogue
CT-Hartford County-West Granby
CT-Hartford County-West Hartford
CT-Hartford County-West Simsbury
CT-Hartford County-West Suffield
CT-Hartford County-Wethersfield
CT-Hartford County-Windsor
CT-Hartford County-Windsor Locks


Categorized as:
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance


 Skip Navigation Links.

 

Agency Background

Programs at SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Waiver
Application Process for NEW Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports, Medicaid Waiver Program Applicants
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Services
Bureau of Child Support Enforcement (BCSE)
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Community First Choice Program
ConneCT MyAccount Online Benefits Tool - Benefits Assistance (General)
ConneCT MyAccount Online Benefits Tool - Food Stamps
ConneCT MyAccount Online Benefits Tool - HUSKY
ConneCT MyAccount Online Benefits Tool - TANF/Jobs First/State Administered General Assistance (SAGA)
ConneCT Pre-Screener Benefits Tool
Connecticut Child Support Card (Connecticut Chase Visa Debit Card)
Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) - Administration
Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders
Connecticut Housing Engagement and Support Services (CHESS)
ConnTRANS Organ Transplant Recipient Program
Conservator of the Person Program (COPP)
CT Abortion Rights Information; CT Choice; Connecticut Choice
Diapers and Incontinence Supplies for HUSKY A, B and C Clients with Special Needs, a Medical Necessity
DSS-Assisted Child Support Enforcement Subsidized Testing
EBT Card Customer Service Center
EBT Card Replacement Service
Fair Hearings and Appeals
Family Planning Services - Limited Benefit
Family Support Grant, Social Work In-Home Support Program, Personal Services Program
Food Stamp/SNAP Applications
Healthy Start
HUSKY A and HUSKY B Coverage for Uninsured Children Ages 0-12 - With no Qualifying Immigration Status
HUSKY A for Parents and Caretaker Relatives
HUSKY B - Non-Medicaid CHIP Program
HUSKY B Prenatal Care Coverage for Individuals who are Pregnant and Undocumented
HUSKY C
HUSKY C (Medicaid for the Aged, Blind, Disabled)
HUSKY D - Medicaid for the Lowest Income Populations (formerly Medicaid LIA)
Katie Beckett Waiver Program
MED-Connect, Medicaid for the Employees with Disabilities
Medicaid Provider Assistance Center
Medicaid Transportation Complaints
Medical Expense Spend Down Policy - HUSKY C
Medicare Savings Program (MSP): QMB / SLMB / ALMB
Money Follows the Person
My Place CT
MyDSS Mobile Application
Online Grocery Purchases using SNAP EBT Card
Personal Care Attendant Program
Pharmacy Benefit Customer Call Center for HUSKY Members
Pharmacy Prior Authorization
Protective Services for the Elderly (PSE)
Provider Relations: Health Care/Pharmacy Inquiries/Enrollment/Billing Referrals: Connecticut Medical Assistance Program
Public Benefit Fraud Reporting Hotline
SNAP Rule - Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD)
State Administered General Assistance (SAGA)
State Supplement to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (Cash Assistance)
Temporary Family Assistance (TFA)
Tax Status: None or unknown
Legal Status: Government - State