All Resources

211 Connecticut

United Way of Connecticut

Statewide information and referral service connecting residents to health and human services. Covers housing, food, healthcare, mental health, financial assistance, and more. Available 24/7 in multiple languages.

Community Partners in Action - Reentry Welcome Center

Community Partners in Action (CPA)

Centralized hub for formerly incarcerated individuals returning to Hartford. Provides basic needs assistance, housing support, substance use and mental health treatment referrals, job readiness training, career development, and peer support groups. Has served over 4,000 individuals.

Community Renewal Team (CRT) - Multi-Service Agency

Community Renewal Team

Connecticut's largest community action agency providing comprehensive human services including housing, emergency shelters, food assistance, energy assistance, weatherization, childcare, youth employment, substance abuse prevention, and senior nutrition.

Connecticut Fair Housing Center

Free legal services for housing discrimination cases. Sends testers to collect evidence of discrimination, helps file complaints with state and federal agencies. Handles cases involving race, disability, family status, source of income, and other protected classes.

CRT McKinney Shelter

Community Renewal Team

Overnight emergency shelter for adult males with 88 beds. Provides case management, counseling, referrals, and medical day services.

Habitat for Humanity of North Central Connecticut

Habitat for Humanity of North Central CT

Builds and repairs homes for low-income families in Greater Hartford. Offers new construction, rehab projects, existing homeowner repair programs, and financial literacy education. Also operates ReStore thrift stores.

Hands On Hartford - Supportive Housing

Hands On Hartford

Safe, affordable housing and supportive services for individuals with complex health issues. Also provides homeless outreach team connecting individuals living outdoors with resources to secure stable housing.

Housing Authority of the City of Hartford

HACH

Public housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers for very low-income families, elderly, and disabled individuals. Manages multiple properties including Betty Knox Apartments, Charter Oak Terrace, Smith Tower, and others.

Housing Education Resource Center

HUD-approved housing counseling agency offering pre-purchase workshops, budget counseling, rental assistance, and homeless services assistance. Services available in English and Spanish.

ImmaCare - Emergency Shelter for Men

ImmaCare Inc. (formerly Immaculate Conception Shelter)

24-hour emergency shelter for men who are most vulnerable to life on the streets, including those with debilitating health issues, severe substance abuse addictions, and mental health issues. Provides safe beds, meals, clothing, showers, laundry, and comprehensive case management. Operating since 1981.

InterCommunity - Recovery House (Residential)

InterCommunity Inc.

Recovery house program providing safe, substance-free housing with 30 hours/week of group and individual therapy, psychiatric and nursing support, and peer support. Also operates a 12-bed Intermediate Enhanced long-term residential program for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Interval House - Domestic Violence Shelter

Interval House

Largest domestic violence agency in Connecticut, serving survivors since 1977. Provides up to 6 weeks of emergency housing for battered women and children, counseling, safety planning, court advocacy, and support groups.

Mercy Housing and Shelter - Shepherd House

Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation

70-bed shelter providing meals, clothing, personal necessities, day shelter services, healthcare access, social work, and nursing services. Also operates transitional housing for people living with HIV/AIDS.

My Sisters' Place - Women's Housing Services

My Sisters' Place

Nonprofit committed to ending homelessness by empowering women, families, and others in Greater Hartford. Provides transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and wraparound services to help residents achieve independence and stability.

Open Hearth Association - Emergency Shelter

Open Hearth Association

Oldest continuously operating shelter on the East Coast, founded in 1884. Provides 25 emergency beds for men, plus an 84-bed transitional living program with addiction recovery support, life skills training, and career planning.

Oxford House Sherwood - Men's Sober Living

Oxford House of Connecticut

Self-run, self-supported recovery house for men recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction. Democratically operated by residents with no time limit on stay. Part of the national Oxford House network with over 4,000 locations.

Rebuilding Together Hartford - Free Home Repair

Rebuilding Together Hartford

Provides free home repairs to low-income homeowners in Hartford including emergency repairs for heat, hot water, plumbing, electrical, and equipment to aid in daily living. Helps people live in warmth, safety, and independence.

Salvation Army - Adult Rehabilitation Center

The Salvation Army

Free 180-day residential rehabilitation program for adults struggling with addiction. Combines group and individual therapy, life skills training, recreational activities, work therapy, and spiritual support. Provides housing, meals, and clothing during the program.

Salvation Army - Marshall House Family Shelter

The Salvation Army

Emergency shelter for single women and families with 27 beds, plus 2-year transitional housing program for homeless heads of household with minor children.

South Park Inn - Emergency Shelter

South Park Inn

Low-barrier emergency shelter providing 55 beds to men and women experiencing homelessness. Clients are assigned counselors who help with transportation, personal hygiene supplies, and finding housing. Also offers medical and behavioral respite program.

The Hartford House - Men's Sober Living

Jeff's Sober Living

Structured sober living home for men in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Provides private bedrooms with internet and TV, on-site house manager, regular checks, and compassionate accountability in a substance-free environment.

The Network - Domestic Violence Services

The Network CT

24/7 domestic violence services including a short-term 15-bed confidential safe house, short-term counseling, support programs, court advocacy, and online resources. Serves individuals and families fleeing domestic violence.

YWCA Hartford - Soromundi Commons

YWCA Hartford Region

Emergency shelter for pregnant women and single women (up to 3 months), plus transitional housing for single adults (up to 2 years). Includes efficiency units and one-bedroom apartments with supportive services.