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Community Outreach Home | Food Stamps/Electronic Benefits | Summer Food Program | Community Outreach Links General CAHS Food Programs Poster_English 2007-08 General CAHS Food Programs Poster_Spanish 2007-08 Are You Eligible for Food Stamps (English)? Are You Eligible for Food Stamps (Spanish)? Your Family's Money II: Managing Credit and Debt (English) Programs that Help People in CT: Provider Guide 2006-2008
How to Get Food in Connecticut New for 2005: You can now order free copies from our online store or download How to Get Food in Connecticut, our 26-page food and nutrition resource guide in English. The changing laws and regulations concerning food assistance and other public benefit programs can be difficult to keep track of. The Community Outreach Project at CAHS breaks through confusion by providing detailed information on federal, state and local food programs to consumers and service providers throughout the state. Our outreach workers have developed How to Get Food in Connecticut, which informs consumers and providers on how to access public and private food programs across the state. The guide contains information on Food Stamps, farmers’ markets, the WIC program, School Breakfast and Lunch, elderly nutrition programs, and more. CAHS has distributed thousands of these guides, and we are making them available free of charge. Your Family’s Money Your Family’s Money: Simple Ways to Build a Better Future, is now available. This guide provides money management tips and pitfalls to avoid as families move toward self-sufficiency. Topics covered include: basic budgeting, saving for college, saving for retirement, credit card debt, and the pitfalls of using high cost check cashing agencies and rent-to-own stores, to name a few. The guide, which is available in English and Spanish, as well as English and Spanish for Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford and Norwalk residents, will surely come in handy for lower and middle-income clients, as well as service providers. Copies are available from our online store or for download through the links above. Programs That Help People in Connecticut New for 2005: This popular resource guide has been updated by CAHS and printed by Connecticut Light and Power. Programs That Help People in Connecticut is a comprehensive guide, which lists programs and services throughout the state and is useful in linking people with services. Listings include instructions to access: health services, crisis intervention, legal assistance, and income assistance, among many others. Provider copies of the guides are available for agencies, and client copies are available in English and Spanish for distribution. Copies are available from our online store or for download in Provider Directory English, Client Directory: Spanish and Client Directory: English Other Outreach Materials |
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