If you need job placement assistance, are living with disabilities or have special needs it is sometimes difficult to find employment. Perhaps addiction-related arrests have led to imprisonment, and criminal convictions have made finding any level of employment frustrating. There are still opportunities to be had; the trick is knowing where to look and who you can to talk with to better your chances for success.
Anchor Health Initiative – Case Management Program: Through the efforts of our Care Team and Senior Manager of Community Services, we are able to provide a holistic approach to wellness for LGBTQ clients in need of support. These services are available to patients of Anchor Health Initiative. If you’re not currently a patient, call or email to make an appointment today.
Locations: Stamford & Hamden, CT
• Access to basic needs, including housing, food, clothing, toiletries, etc.
• Transportation to medical appointments
• Employment resources
• Insurance and affordable healthcare assistance
• Connections to mental health providers and support groups
• Help with substance use
• Resources for STI/STD prevention
• Assistance with updating gender ID documents, including licenses, birth certificates, social security, passports, etc.
• Connections to legal counselors for help with immigration status
• Help for individuals in abusive relationships
• Resources for emergency financial assistance
Believe In Me Empowerment Corporation (BIMEC) has a 14-year history of providing services to youth and adults in New Haven. The Mission of the organization is to improve the lives of children, young adults, and their families impacted by and or affected by incarceration. We also offer supportive housing services, self-help groups employment education and referrals.
Locations: New Haven – Hamden
The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services strives to create opportunities that enable individuals with significant disabilities to work competitively and live independently. Staff works to provide individualized services, develop effective partnerships, and share sufficient information so that consumers and their families may make informed choices about the rehabilitation process and employment options. The Connecticut Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program can help individuals with disabilities to prepare for, find and keep a job.
We offer individualized services for persons with disabilities who are eligible for VR and provide supports in planning for and achieving their job goals. To be eligible for the VR program, an individual must have a significant physical or mental condition which poses a substantial barrier to employment, and must require VR services in order to prepare for, find and succeed in employment.
Bridge House has served thousands of members since its inception nearly 30 years ago and we continue to provide a critical safe haven for adults in the Greater Bridgeport area and Fairfield County who are struggling with mental illness. Our program focuses on employment, education, and housing, connecting members with the resources they need to achieve their goals.
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Career Resources: The Mission of Career Resources is to significantly improve the family unit through employment to ensure economic opportunity in the communities we serve. We offer a variety of programs and services that are open to the public.
Offerings include: Adult Ed/GED Preparation – Youth Career Advancement (YCA) – Business Services – Career Coach – Community Resource Center – Digital Literacy – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Locations: Bridgeport, Derby, Hartford, Stamford, & Waterbury CT
Please check their website to see offerings by location.
Cheshire Youth Employment Services: The service provides a listing of middle and high school aged young people who are available to do a variety of jobs ranging from babysitting, lawn work, animal care, office work, tutoring, and odd jobs, to employment opportunities with local commercial businesses. Annual sign-ups are conducted at both the middle school and high school in the fall.
Location: Cheshire, CT
Chrysalis Center: We work with individuals and families to help them manage complicated situations. We help people identify their needs and set goals for their future. By connecting each person to community services, we help them become more independent and self-sufficient. But we don’t stop there. We’re here as long as people need us to help overcome any barriers they encounter and help smooth the path to success. Our skilled staff help people to transform their lives.
Location: Hartford, CT
Columbus House’s mission is to serve people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by providing shelter and housing and by fostering their personal growth and independence.
Location: New Haven, CT
Community Partners in Action focuses on behavioral change and advocates for criminal justice reform. Our employment, basic needs, reentry and recovery services work together to reduce recidivism, enhance public safety and inform policy – all at a fraction of the cost of prison.
Location: Hartford, CT
Connecticut Department of Labor: The Department is committed to protecting and promoting the interests of Connecticut workers. In order to accomplish this in an ever-changing environment, we assist workers and employers to become competitive in the global economy. We take a comprehensive approach to meeting the needs of workers and employers, and the other agencies that serve them. We ensure the supply of high-quality integrated services that serve the needs of our customers.
Location: Wethersfield, CT
Connecticut Department of Labor, Veterans Services: Veterans may receive reemployment services from trained staff at American Job Centers (AJCs) throughout the state, which include five comprehensive centers and several smaller, affiliate locations. Among the staff are representatives funded by the Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) program.
Location: Wethersfield, CT
CTbraininjury.com: Connect with a Certified Specialist who provides individual support and guidance for People, Family members, Caregivers, Educators, Medical and Therapeutic professionals. For more information call: 1-860-942-0365
Location: Statewide
EMERGE Connecticut, Inc.: is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that operates as a social enterprise committed to helping formerly incarcerated persons make a successful return to their families as responsible members, and to their communities as law-abiding, contributing citizens.
Location: New Haven, CT
Franklin S. DuBois Center (FSDC): Serves the greater Stamford/Norwalk area. FSDC is responsible for providing ongoing, individualized treatment to persons living in the community with severe behavioral health disorders who are publicly insured, uninsured and in some cases underinsured. All services offered at the F. S. DuBois Center are aligned with the Commissioner’s initiative to move our practice to one offering Community Support and Recovery Pathways. At the end of the day, people ought to have more advanced skills for self-management. Within many areas of service at FSDC, Peers have become integral components. Person-centered care is a given and evidence-based practices are growing.
Location: Stamford, CT
Goodwill Career Centers: Since 1950, Goodwill has been supporting the power of independence through job training and support services. We are a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, and one of 160 regional Goodwill organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada devoted to giving people the opportunities to succeed.
Locations: Bridgeport, Enfield, Hartford, Norwalk, Shelton, Torrington, Waterbury & Westport
ImmaCare Inc. strives to eliminate homelessness in the Hartford region, while building a more vibrant community, by creating safe and affordable housing options and increasing the skills, income and hope of those who struggle with housing crisis.
Location: Hartford, CT
Inspirica, Inc.: We operate 11 facilities in lower Fairfield County and provide an extensive array of support services, including vocational training, workforce education, job placement, housing placement, job & housing retention support, early childhood & parenting services, children’s services, counseling, case management, and much more.
Location: Stamford, CT
Laurel House provides mental health resources to people coping with mental illness, and their families, across numerous communities in and around Connecticut. Resources to Recover is a robust array of integrated services and expertise helping people along the path of mental health recovery. Although more than 80% of our program participants are living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression, research supports that people can and do recover from the worst effects of serious mental illness.
Location: Stamford, CT
Montville American Job Center: Providing job search assistance, resume help, mock interviews, and career related assessment tools including Career Interest Inventory.
Workshops include:
· Fundamentals of Résumé Writing
· Interviewing Strategies and Techniques
· Successful Job Search Strategies
· Do What You Are
· Career Development & Exploration
The Montville American Job Center also has several services for Veterans.
Location: Uncasville, CT
Safe Passages: is a residence for men with mental health disorders who may or may not have substance use disorders and who are currently under the care of a physician and other health care professionals. Our staff provides mentoring and support for the activities of daily living including meals, transportation, scheduling/organizing, safety and supervision of self-administered medication record.
Location: Fairfield County, CT
Youth Continuum F.R.E.E: Fostering Responsibility, Education and Employment. The F.R.E.E. program serves justice-involved youth ages 14-20 who are re-entering the community from a Juvenile Justice program. Our F.R.E.E. program is located in New Haven. For more information about referrals or program details, contact our F.R.E.E. Program Coordinator, Patricia Jenkins-Simmons
at (203) 497-0081.
