American Civil Liberties Union of
Connecticut
330 Main St., 1st Floor, Hartford, CT 06106 - (860) 523-9146 - Fax: (860) 728-0287
Mission: The American Civil Liberties
Union of Connecticut (ACLU-CT) Is a nonpartisan, non-profit membership
organization whose mission is to assure that the Bill of Rights and the
rights guaranteed by the Connecticut Constitution are preserved for each new
generation. The ACLU-CT accomplishes these goals through legislative
advocacy, litigation, grassroots organizing and public education on a broad
array of issues affecting our liberties. The ACLU-CT is one of 53 affiliates
of the American Civil Liberties Union nationwide.
Center for
Children's Advocacy - KidsCounsel
Mailing Address: 65 Elizabeth
Street, Hartford, CT 06105 - (860) 570-5327 - Fax: (860) 570-5256
Hartford Office: 2074 Park Street, Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 570-5327
Bridgeport Office: 211 State Street ,Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 355-0719
Mission: To provide legal representation of poor children and improve
the quality of legal representation of children.
Target Population: Children.
Service Area: State of Connecticut
Services Provided: A full range of legal representation to individual clients.
Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc.
P.O. Box 350, Willimantic, CT 06226 - (860) 456-7790 - Fax: (860) 456-2614
Mission: To
provide legal assistance and education on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
Target Population: Includes those with long-term and chronic conditions and
those eligible for Connecticut Medicare Assignment Program.
Service Area:
State of Connecticut
Services Provided: A full range of legal
representation to individual clients. Advice/counseling/referral for
individual clients. Policy advocacy, class action litigation, training
seminars, written materials.
The Children's Law Center
30 Arbor Street 4th Floor North, Hartford, CT 06106 - (860) 232-9993 - Fax: (860) 232-9996 Email:
clc@clcct.org
Mission: To provide quality representation to children
in Family Court. Information and referral to the general public regarding
children's issues.
Target Population: Children who meet criteria
(indigence and certain risk factors).
Service Area: 1. Hartford,
Rockville, Putnam. 2. Statewide
Services Provided: Representation to
children in Family Court. Advice/counseling/referral for individual clients.
Policy advocacy.
Connecticut Appleseed Center
for Law and Justice
25 Dudley Road, Wilton, CT 06897 - (203) 210-5356
Mission: Legal Advocacy
organization working on systemic reform to promote justice and social
responsibility. We work on a variety of public interest issues. We are one
of 14 such centers nationwide and are associated with the Appleseed
Foundation.
Target Population: No.
Service Area:
Statewide
Services
Provided:
Policy advocacy. Legislative initiatives. Litigation, negotiation,
mediation. Available to community organizations that wish to organize
systemic policy work.
Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies (CCFSA)
1310 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 219, Wethersfield, CT 06109 - Phone: 860-571-0093 Fax: 860-571-0118
Mission: Our mission is to be the premier resource to strengthen CT's diverse
individuals and families, and the communities in which they live. To
accomplish this mission, we will build member agencies'; capacity for
collaboration and innovation; advocate for the development of State and
Federal policies and programs that will foster the well-being of CT's
children, adults and families; develop and provide services that empower
them to move toward self-reliance and healthy inter-dependence; and be
relevant and responsive to CT's diverse populations.
Target Population:
CCFSA is a statewide network of independent, non-profit, family service
agencies that deliver services from over 90 offices located throughout the
state of Connecticut. Member Agencies provide professional services to
Connecticut's children, youth, adults and their families.
Services
Provided:
Member agencies serve as a statewide provider network for the
following CCFSA programs: The welfare-to-work Empowering People for Success
Program (EPS), Focus on K.I.D.S., Parenting Education Program (PEP), and On
the Road Again.
Connecticut Fair Housing Center
60 Popieluszko Court, Hartford, CT 06106 - (860) 247-4400 - Fax: (860)
247-4236
Email:
info@ctfairhousing.org
Phone: (888) 247-4401
Mission: The primary
mission of Connecticut Fair Housing Center is to ensure that all people have
equal access to housing opportunities in Connecticut.
Target Population:
The Connecticut Fair Housing Center's services are limited to cases
involving housing discrimination.
Service Area: Statewide
Services
Provided:
A full range of legal representation to individual clients through
Pro Bono network of attorneys. Advice/counseling/referral for individual
clients. Policy advocacy.
Connecticut Legal Rights Project
P.O.
Box 351, Silver Street, Middletown, CT 06457 - Toll free CT (877) 402-2299, Outside Connecticut (860)262-5030 - Fax: (860)
262-5035
Mission: To provide legal assistance and advocacy services
primarily with issues that involve, services, due-process procedures and
discrimination related to psychiatric disabilities.
Target Population:
Low income adults who have, or are perceived to have, a psychiatric
disability.
Service Area: Statewide
Services Provided: A full range
of legal representation to individual clients. Advice/counseling/referral
for individual clients. Community education/training.
CTElderLaw for Seniors 60+ - Legal Help for People
Over 60 Years Old
Eastern CT: Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) 872
Main St., Willimantic, CT 06457, 1-800-413-7796 or (860) 456-1761
Western CT: Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) 85 Central
Ave., Waterbury, CT 06702 1-800-413-7797 or (203) 756-8074
Southwestern CT:
Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) 211 State St., Bridgeport, CT
06604 1-800-809-4434 or (203) 336-3851 and 20 Summer St., Stamford, CT
06901 (203) 348-9216
Northcentral CT: Greater Hartford Legal Aid (GHLA)
999 Asylum Ave., 3rd Floor, Hartofrd, CT 06105 (860) 541-5000
Southcentral CT: New Haven Legal Assistance Association (LAA) 426 State
St., New Haven, CT 06112 (203) 946-4811
Elder Law Coverage Areas in
Connecticut and contact information provided at
http://ctlawhelp.org/elder-law-services-map
Connecticut Elder Law
assistance is provided through a network of legal service providers for
access to comprehensive and current information on elder law, government
programs and sources of legal assistance. This special section of the
CTLawHelp.org web site is just for elderly people and their family members,
personal helpers or advocates. It covers everything from government benefits
to housing to funeral contracts and much more at
http://ctlawhelp.org/self-help-guides/elder-law
Services Provided:
Legal Assistance for Elders, Public Benefit Programs for Elders, Health Care
programs for Elders, Nursing Home Residents' Rights, Patients' Rights,
Managed Care, and Living Wills and Advance Directives.
Disability Rights Connecticut, Inc.
846 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06114 - Toll free (800) 842-7303 - Fax (860)-296-0055
Mission: DRCT's mission is to advocate, educate, investigate and pursue legal, administrative, and other appropriate
remedies to advance and protect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities to participate equally and fully in all facets of
community life in Connecticut.
Target Population: Persons with disabilities.
Service Area: Statewide
Services Provided:https://www.disrightsct.org/program-and-services
Lawyers for Children America
151 Farmington Avenue, RW61, Hartford,
CT 06156 - (860) 273-0441 - Fax: (860) 273-8340
Mission: Lawyers for
Children America mobilizes legal and other resources to address the issue of
youth and violence through pro bono representation of abused and neglected
children and through implementation and support of peer-based mediation
programs.
Target Population: Advocacy component: appointments as child
counsel made from Juvenile Court only. Mediation component: partner with
schools currently implementing or in process of implementing peer mediation
programs.
Service Area: Hartford and Bridgeport County
Services Provided: LFCA recruits, trains, and supports pro bono attorneys to
represent children in abuse and neglect matters. LFCA attorneys are
appointed through the Juvenile Court.
Office of the Child
Advocate
18-20 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106 - (860) 566-2106 Toll free: 1- 800-994-0939 - Fax: (860) 326-0569 E-mail: oca@ct.gov
Mission: The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is not an administrator of programs. Rather, the OCA monitors and evaluates public and private agencies that are charged with the protection of children, and reviews state agency policies and procedures to ensure they protect children's rights and promote their best interest.
Services Provided: OCA helps to advocate for children at risk; address public policy issues concerning juvenile justice, child care, foster care, and treatment; review individual cases and investigate complaints; educate and inform the public of laws and services affecting families and children who are placed under state supervision; coach families, concerned citizens, and agencies to "navigate" public service and information systems and advocate for children effectively; review facilities and procedures of public or private institutions or residences where juveniles are placed; and facilitate change by bringing different agencies together to find creative solutions to difficult problems.
Sargent Shriver National Center on
Poverty Law
Headquarters: 67 Madison Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60603 - (312) 263-3830
General Inquiries:
info@povertylaw.org
Mission: The Sargent Shriver National Center on
Poverty Law promotes equal justice through policy, advocacy and legal
resources. For over 40 years, the Shriver Center has improved lives through
the development of innovative and effective programs and policies that
advance justice and opportunity.
Services Provided: Legislative and
administrative advocacy, impact litigation, and information and
dissemination. Our legal resources include publications, the most extensive
poverty law library in the country, and the
Clearinghouse Community
legal research center. Our work is designed not only for
clients but for legal services attorneys, pro bono attorneys, social service
providers, social policy administrators, policy makers, and others committed
to improving the lives of persons in poverty.
She Leads Justice
P.O. Box 320460, Hartford, CT 06132 - (860) 247-6090 - Fax: (860) 524-0705 E-mail: Legal Information and Advocacy Contact
Information & Referral Line: Call (860) 524-0601 or Toll Free: 1-800-479-2949 M-Th 9am-2pm, F 9am-1pm.
Mission: Using a justice and equity lens, She Leads Justice advocates for under-resourced, marginalized women and girls in Connecticut. We work to close the civil legal justice gap and to create state policy for economic security.
Services Provided Information & Referral: Information and Referral (I & R) is a unique service that provides information on family matters, equal education for women and girls, workplace issues and discrimination. She Leads Justice's I & R staff help clients navigate the systems involved in these cases by explaining the law in easy to understand terms. She Leads Justice supplements this basic information service by providing referrals to attorneys and other service providers. If you have legal questions and would like to use our I & R service, please click here.
Advocacy: She Leads Justice provides advocacy services when individuals encounter barriers to independently resolving their legal issues. She Leads Justice's goal is to work with the client to remove any barriers and provide them with information and resources to navigate the rest of the process independently. She Leads Justice does not have attorneys on staff and cannot provide legal advice.
Community Education: In addition to helping individuals navigate legal and social service systems through the I&R service, She Leads Justice also provides know-your-rights workshops on topics such as family law (divorce, custody, child support and restraining orders) and employment discrimination (sexual harassment in the workplace, pregnancy discrimination, and FMLA).If you are interested in having a She Leads Justice staff person provide your agency or school with legal information on one of our specialty topics, please email us at cwealf@sheleadsjustice.org. If your organization, school, or business is in need of a workshop on an issue not already covered, please contact us and we will try to accommodate your needs.