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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.

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

 
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.

 
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.

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.

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. We seek to ensure that our children are healthy, start school ready to learn, perform successfully in school, and have stable, economically self-sufficient families so they may grow up to become productive, contributing members of society.

 
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.

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.

The Museum and Art Center offer visitors an opportunity to celebrate individual and cultural differences through participation in unique programs, interactive exhibits and hands-on workshops. P.L.A.C.E. also sponsors an Annual Multicultural Festival.

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.

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.