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) Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, 670 Clinton Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06605, (203) 336-0141, (https://cirict.org/) 2) Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, 67 Holly Hill Lane, Suite 102, Greenwich, CT 06830, (203) 622-1881 (jfsgreenwich.org) 3) 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
Income limits; Asset restrictions; Must have refugee status from U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
925 Housatonic Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
06606
M-F: 8am-4:30pm; Benefits Center line hours: 7:30am-4pm
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
Social service agencies contracted by DSS to supply case management listed above
No fee
Spanish
State agency administers state and federal cash assistance, SNAP/food stamp and medical insurance programs for low income individuals, individuals who are elderly or disabled, and refugees. Cash or medical insurance programs include Temporary Family Assistance (TFA); State Administered General Cash Assistance (SAGA); State Supplement for the Aged, Blind and Disabled (State Supplement); Medicaid; and other medical expense or personal care assistance programs for special populations. DSS also administers funding for child support enforcement services, energy assistance, rental assistance, emergency housing programs, burial funds for the indigent, and protective services for the elderly.
800-842-1508
Recorded Public Information
Handicap parking available, Wheelchair accessible
CATEGORY: Income Assistance
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