Community Resources

Phone: 211
Web Site: 211 of Connecticut

2-1-1 is your one-stop connection to the Connecticut local services you need, from utility assistance, food, housing, child care, after school programs, elder care, crisis intervention and much more. 2-1-1 is always ready to assist you find the help you need. Dial 2-1-1 or search online.

Address: One Long Wharf Drive, Suite 1L
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-785-8533
Web Site: Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut

Incorporated in 1974 under the Older Americans Act, the mission of the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut (AASCC) is to empower adults to remain as independent and engaged as possible within their communities through advocacy, information, and services.

370 James Street, Suite 404
New Haven, CT 06513
Phone: (203) 867-4030
Web Site: American Job Center

The American Job Center(AJC) system is a partnership of organizations, working as a team, to promote a universal approach to providing effective workforce assistance to job seekers and businesses.

Address: 703 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-787-6721
Web Site: Red Cross Connecticut Region

The American Red Cross offers a variety of health and safety courses. They may also provide some emergency services During a disaster.

Address: 2200 Whitney Ave, Suite 290
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 203-903-8308
Web Site: Anchor Health

Connecticut’s leading health center for the LGBTQ community, providing radically inclusive, gender-affirming, and sex-positive care.

Address: 115 Blatchley Avenue
New Haven, Connecticut 06513
Phone: (203) 752-9068
Web Site: Apostle Immigrant Services

Apostle Immigrant Services works with immigrants and their families in the greater New Haven area to achieve their goals, primarily through immigration legal services and food distribution.

Street Address: 1400 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 203-248-2116
Web Site: Childrens Center of Hamden

A nationally-accredited, private, nonprofit child care agency  that provides quality treatment, care and education to at-risk, troubled, and learning-disabled children.

Address: 62 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Phone: (860) 344-0447
Fax: (860) 346-2938
Web Site: Connecticut Legal Assistance Services

 CLS focuses their work on a broad range of civil legal issues including —housing, family, public benefits, elder, children, and immigration.

Address: 1113 A South Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Phone: 203-634-0500
Web Site: The Cove Center for Grieving Children

The Cove Center for Grieving Children provides hope and healing for grieving children/teens and their families. They offer family and school-based programs utilizing the peer support group concept for helping children, teens and families work with their unresolved grief due to the death of someone significant in their lives. Virtual support groups are also available for Connecticut residents.

Address: 915 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: 203-777-1833
Website: Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop

 The Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. We collect, interpret, and teach experiments that are the roots of design and invention.

Address: 235 Nicoll St.
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-624-2600
Email: info@FamilyCT.org
Web Site: Family Centered Services of Connecticut

 Family Centered Services of CT (formerly Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis) works to prevent abuse, neglect and victimization across the life span and to serve those affected by providing home visiting and outreach, parenting education, family strengthening activities, counseling and advocacy to children and adults.

Web Site: Farmington Canal

A canal line and railroad route converted into into a paved trail for walking, jogging, cycling or rollerblading. The route runs from New Haven, CT to Northampton, MA, including a 7.2 mile stretch in scenic Hamden.

Address: 2040 Dixwell Ave
Hamden, CT 06514
Phone: 203-407-2028
Web Site: Hamden Adult Education

The mission of Hamden Adult Education is to develop well-educated citizens who embrace education as a lifelong experience. Classes cover a wide range of topics, including GED preparation, ESOL, citizenship, career transitions,basic skills training, computer literacy and enrichment activities.

Address: Senior Center Social Room
2901 Dixwell Ave
Hamden CT 06518
Phone: (203) 484-9137
Web Site: Hamden Art League

The Hamden Arts Legue provides an organization for artists, art students, and art patrons for the growth of artistic potential through demonstrations, instruction, and individual and group exhibitions.

Address: 2301 Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 203-287-2546
Web Site: Hamden Arts Commission

The Hamden Arts Commission facilitates the development of the arts in Hamden through programs and project development and presentation, and by serving as a cultural information and resource center.

Address: 2969 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: (203) 288-6431
Web Site: Hamden Chamber of Commerce

The Hamden Chamber of Commerce is a vibrant business network that connects its members with the community to provide sustained growth and prosperity.

Address: 2750 Dixwell Ave.
Hamden, CT, 06518
Phone: (203) 287-7030
Web Site: Hamden Economic & Community Development

The Economic and Community Development Department is responsible for guiding and managing the Town of Hamden’s economic growth and community development initiatives.

Address: 2901 Dixwell Ave
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 203-287-2547
Web Site: Hamden Elderly Services

The Elderly Services Department functions as the central resource center for information on programs, activities and services for elderly residents 60 years of age and older. The department also provides information and referral assistance to individuals and families caring for elderly relatives.

Address: 2372 Whitney Avenue
Hamden CT 06518
Phone: Emergency – Call 911/ Nonemergency – 203-407-5880
Web Site: Hamden Fire Department

The Hamden Fire Department  is actively engaged in the community, delivering exceptional emergency response, disaster preparedness and fire prevention education.

Address: 2750 Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: (203) 287-7000.
Web Site: Town of Hamden

Get the latest updates on municipal news and events, as well as contact contact information for all Town Departments.

Address: 51 Worth Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 203-248-9036
Web Site: Hamden Housing Authority

The Housing Authority’s mission is to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing to low and very low income families, as well as the elderly and disabled.

Address: 2900 Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: Emergency – Call 911/ Nonemergency – 203-230-4000
Web Site: Hamden Police Department

The Hamden Police Department works to preserve the peace, deter and prevent crime, apprehend offenders, pursue justice for victims, promote traffic safety, and educate the public

Address: 60 Putnam Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: 203-407-2202
Web Site: Hamden Public Schools

Hamden Public Schools look to provide challenging, high-quality learning experiences and supports so that all students develop skills, attitudes and practices for academic and life-long success.

Address: PO Box 185412
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: (203) 507-2084
Web Site: Hamden Symphony Orchestra

Hamden Symphony Orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra of more than fifty musicians from the Greater New Haven area and beyond.

Address: 11 Pine Street
Hamden, CT 06514
Phone: (203) 777-2610
Web Site: Hamden Youth Services 

The mission of the Hamden Youth Services (HYS) Bureau is to create and foster opportunities for all Hamden youth and their families to learn and grow in positive ways.

Resource Guide for Hamden Children, Youth, and Families (PDF document)

Address: 60 Putnam Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
Web Site: Hamden’s Partnership for Young Children

The mission of Hamden’s Partnership for Young Children is to work with families and the communities to plan, coordinate, and improve services for all children.

Address: 1605 Sherman Avenue
Hamden, CT 06514
Phone: 203-248-6361
Web Site: Hamden/North Haven YMCA

The Hamden/North Haven YMCA offers a wide variety of programs for children, adults and teens including after school child care, swim lessons,health and fitness programs, youth sports and summer day camps.

Address: 33 Dixwell Avenue, #380
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 562-2095
Web Site: IRIS

Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS) welcomes refugees and other immigrants, helps them rebuild their lives, pursue their dreams, and contribute to the vitality of their communities.

Address: 127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06520
Phone: 203-562-2769
Web Site: Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization – Immigration Service

As part of the Yale School, the Jerome M. Frank Immigration Legal Services clinic represents immigrants seeking asylum in the United States.

A Legal Guide for Non-Citizens: Answering Some Frequently Asked Questions
| English (PDF)| Spanish (PDF)

Address: 11 Pine Street
Hamden, CT 06514
Web Site: Keefe Community Center

Provides emergency services to people in need through its food bank, shelter to families displaced by fire, or assistance to families facing heating emergencies during the cold winter months. The department also engages in a number of proactive activities designed to give residents the tools to succeed and improve themselves, including a very successful workforce training program, collaborative efforts with local arts groups to provide artistic programming, and providing scholarships to children unable to afford to attend local summer camps.

Address: at New Haven Courthouse
235 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 503-6828
Fax: Fax: (203) 789-6499
Web Site: Law Library Services

Library staff is available to assist individuals who are researching the law or pursuing legal rights and remedies. Staff can attempt to provide professional bibliographic assistance, legal reference, research guidance, and accurate referral. Reference service can be provided in-person, by telephone, or by mail. Reference requests may also be made electronically from their Reference Desk.  Please note, the library staff is prohibited from rendering any advice, opinion, or interpretation of the law.

Address: 426 State Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510
Phone: 203-946-4811
Web Site: New Haven Legal Assistance Association

 Provides high-quality legal services to individuals and groups unable to obtain legal services because of limited income, age, disability, discrimination and other barriers.

Address: 345 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 503-0450
Website: New Haven Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care.

Address: 50 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Email: info@newhavenpridecenter.org
Web Site: New Haven Pride Center

The New Haven Pride Center is a community focused organization co-creating a space to empower Greater New Haven LGBTQIA+ individuals to not just survive, but thrive and uplift each other. Provides essential case management, support, educational and cultural programming that stands at the intersection of advocacy, arts, and community.

Address: 275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: 203-582-8200
Website: Quinnipiac University

A private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park. The nationally prominent Quinnipiac University Polling Institute has its offices there.

The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Engineering, School of Communication, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Education.

Address: 1151 Hartford Turnpike
North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: (203) 248-4528
Web Site: QVDH

The mission of Quinnipiack Valley Health District (QVHD) is to protect the residents of Bethany, Hamden, North Haven and Woodbridge, Connecticut from disease, injury and environmental health hazards through prevention, education, enforcement and collaboration.

Address: 11 Pine St
Hamden, CT 06514
Phone: 203-776-5026
Web Site: Sleeping Giant Daycare

Provides affordable childcare to very low to moderate income families and those participating in welfare reform that are employed or in training for employment. Parents serve on the Board of Directors, help with field trips, and provide requested information to class projects.

Address: Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Web Site: Sleeping Giant Park Association

Sleeping Giant State Park is one of Connecticut’s premier state parks, with 32 miles of backcountry trails leading through pristine woodlands, over rugged traprock ridges, and to scenic overlooks. Visitors also enjoy the park’s abundant natural beauty and rich cultural history.

Address: 1344 Silas Deane Highway
Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067-1350
Phone: 860-571-7500
Web Site: United Way of Connecticut

The United Way of Connecticut provides help finding training opportunities, employment resources, food pantries, services to assist an aging parent, affordable housing options, health and mental health resources, ways to give back in their communities, and much more.

Address: 450 Main Street, 1st Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Web Site: USCIS

 USCIS is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS website provides accurate and useful information about immigration, citizenship and residency.

You may request appointments online using the Hartford INFOPASS website.

 
Provides nursing to homebound patients. Also have home health aides for patients.

Address: 21 B Pershing St. and 60 Putnam Avenue
Hamden, CT  06514
Email: thevillageweare@gmail.com
Web Site: We are the Village

Afterschool and summer programs for children and teens ages 10-18.

Address: 1253 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: 203- 780-8890
Web Site: Whitneyville Cultural Commons

Provides space and resources for community building, economic development, public assembly, and cultural arts production for Whitneyville and the neighborhoods surrounding it.

Address: 184 Bedford Street, Suite 201
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: 203-353-1750
Web Site: Women’s Business Development Council

WBDC empowers women and men to become thriving employers and more effective employees. From starting or growing a business to advancing a career or increasing income, WBDC illuminates business success through workshops, one-on-one coaching and training programs.

Address: 95-97 Circular Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: 203-288-6253
Web Site: Yale Behavioral Health Services at Hamden

Serving residents in the Town of Hamden, Connecticut, BHSH is a licensed outpatient mental health and substance abuse clinic offering comprehensive treatment to individuals with mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.

A reduced fee is available for those with limited ability to pay who reside in the town of Hamden.