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  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Counseling
    • Provides counseling related to special language, communication, and socioeconomic problems unique to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families, including:
    • To request counseling services, fill out the Counseling Unit Referral Form and send via one of the following:
    • Fax: (860) 730-8412
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Mail: Department of Aging and Disability Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Counseling Unit, 184 Windsor Avenue Windsor, CT 06095
  • Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind 
    • 184 Windsor Avenue
      Windsor, Connecticut 06095
      860-602-4000

Area Agencies on Aging are private, nonprofit planning agencies, each guided by its own Board of Directors and Advisory Council.  Through funding provided by the State Department of Aging and Disability Services, each AAA (Area Agency on Aging) receives Federal Older Americans Act (Title III) funds and State funds that are allocated to elderly service providers through a request for proposal process. AAAs (Area Agency on Aging) fund the following services:

  • Social Services
  • Nutritional Services
  • Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Services
  • Family Caregivers Support Services
  • Adult Day Care Aide Positions (to provide day care services to victims of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementia)

Area Agencies on Aging:

Eastern, Middlesex, and Shoreline areas of CT
Senior Resources Agency on Aging
(860) 887-3561
19 Ohio Avenue, Norwich CT 06360

North Central areas of CT
North Central Area Agency on Aging
(860) 724-6443
151 New Park Avenue, Box 75, Hartford, CT 06106

South Central areas of CT
Agency on Aging of South-Central CT
(203) 785-8533
117 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT 06473

Southwestern areas of CT
Southwestern CT Agency on Aging
(203) 814-3698
1000 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT 06604

Western areas of CT
Western CT Area Agency on Aging
(203) 757-5449
84 Progress Lane, Waterbury, CT 06705

Connecticut Community Care
43 Enterprise Drive, Bristol CT 06010
(866) 845-2224

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)

  • To schedule dial 1-855-478-7350
  • The customer service team is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
  • You must schedule your trip at least two business days before your appointment unless your trip is urgent.

24/7 Helpline 800.272.3900 — free and confidential

American Cancer Society

  • Cancer Information Specialists are available 24/7 to answer your question about:
  • Specific cancers and coping with cancer
  • Treatment options and side effects
  • Medicines and pain control
  • Clinical trials
  • Prevention and screening
  • Quitting tobacco
  • There are many local and national resources available to cancer patients that they can refer you to including: patient services, support groups, social services, medical equipment, wigs and prostheses, transportation, lodging, and financial programs.

Call 800.227.2345 or visit  https://bit.ly/2N3QkU6  Cancer Support Community 

Available 24/7, 365 days a year
Call 1-800-HOPE-135 (1-800.467.3135) Or 2-1-1