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Office Address :
GIAIMO FED BLDG
150 COURT ST 4TH FL
NEW HAVEN, CT 06510
Offices closed Thursday, November 22.
As of Monday, November 19, 2012, all offices will close 30 minutes earlier. Most office hours will be 9:00 to 3:00.
For more on this story, visit: Social Security Office for New Haven, CT 06515 | SocialSecurityHop.com.
The announcement Tuesday that the federal government is releasing $3.1 billion in low-income heating assistance, of which Connecticut’s take is $72.4 million, couldn’t come at a better time for local social service agencies that deal with the state’s neediest.
“Norwich is the largest city in southeastern Connecticut, and unfortunately we have a lot of people who are out of work,” said Norwich Human Services Director Beverly Goulet. “We don’t have the jobs that we once had. Sadly, I think we are going to see more first-time applicants.”
The LIHEAP funds for southeastern Connecticut are managed through Thames Valley Council for Community Action Inc.’s Connecticut Energy Assistance Program.
For more on this story, visit: The Day – Connecticut receiving $72.4 million in low-income heating assistance | News from southeastern Connecticut.
VSA International Young Soloists Award Recipient Niv Ashkenazi. Photo by Scott Suchman.
Since 1984, the VSA International Young Soloists Program has identified talented musicians who have a disability. The VSA International Young Soloists Competition annually selects up to four outstanding musicians from the United States and the international arena, and supports and encourages them in their pursuit of a career. These emerging musicians receive $2,500, professional development opportunities, and a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
For more on this story, visit: VSA – Education – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The CT Bar Association and its Insurance Law Section provide storm victims with free insurance advice through a free public hotline.
Via a toll-free number (1-866-209-5099) and email address ( [email protected]), CBA members will provide free legal advice to individuals and businesses in need of guidance about insurance claims for property damage after a storm or other disaster. The initial contact will go to CBA staff in New Britain, who will fill out an intake form. Staff will then forward the intake form to the next lawyer on the list of participating volunteers.
Call during regular business hours, and emails should use the following subject line: CBA Disaster Insurance. The program has been developed cooperatively with representatives of FEMA, the CT Insurance Department, and the CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
For more on this story, visit: New Haven BULLETIN: CT Bar Association Insurance Hotline Is Open.
Meet two U.S. elite Paralympians and hear their inspirational stories.
Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 14, Hartford Public Library, Center for Contemporary Culture, 500 Main St., Hartford.
On Friday, “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,” a benefit concert to aid victims of the storm that devastated the Northeast, will air at 8 p.m. ET on the networks of NBC Universal.
For more information and a good list of organizations you can support, visit: Sandy’s aftermath: How you can help – The Daily Nightly.
John Franklin Stephens
Come on Ms. Coulter, you aren’t dumb and you aren’t shallow. So why are you continually using a word like the R-word as an insult?
I have to wonder if you considered other hateful words but recoiled from the backlash.Well, Ms. Coulter, you, and society, need to learn that being compared to people like me should be considered a badge of honor.
No one overcomes more than we do and still loves life so much.
For more on this story, visit: An Open Letter to Ann Coulter | The World of Special Olympics.
June 20, 2012
By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby said eligible low-income people may be losing their Medicaid health benefits every month.
The department is facing a huge backload of paperwork, the result in part of an antiquated computer system, fewer employees and an ever-higher caseload.
“We are concerned,” he said during an interview at the state Capitol complex.
Each month, DSS sends about 40,000 people a form to fill out and send back so the department can determine if they remain eligible for government-funded health care.
For more on this story, visit: DSS concedes eligible low-income residents may be losing health care | The Connecticut Mirror.
(HARTFORD, CT) – The state Office of Policy and Management announced that five municipalities will each receive $20,000 grants in recognition of their progress in adopting “Incentive Housing Zones,” the Office of Policy and Management announced.
The “Housing for Economic Growth Program” rewards municipalities that voluntarily established the zones, which include mixed-income housing.
“Connecticut residents need housing options they can afford,” said OPM Secretary Ben Barnes. “This program does that while also encouraging ‘smart’ development. As Connecticut works to spur economic growth, a critical component of that effort is supporting a diverse mix of housing options for people of all incomes.”
Barnes pointed out that grants can be used by the receiving municipalities for any purpose.
The five municipalities receiving the grants are: Old Saybrook, Torrington, New London, East Lyme, and Sharon.