Veteran Benefits and Assistance

Veterans are reminded that they must file their honorable discharge papers (DD214) with the Town Clerk prior to October 1, in order to have an exemption applied to the next July's tax bill. This applies only to veterans who have not previously filed.

Additional exemptions are available to qualified individuals. Inquiries should be directed to the Assessor's Office: (860) 349-3452. Filing period is February 1st to October 1st of any year.

Link: 211 Resource Directory for Veterans, Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserves.pdf

Voice: 475-241-3975

Voice: 844-454-8900

Address: 85 Willow Street, Building 1, 3rd Floor, Suite 10, New Haven

Categorized as: Temporary Financial Assistance; Temporary Financial Assistance

Description: Fund provides temporary financial assistance to needy Connecticut wartime veterans, their spouses, and their minor children. At the time you submit your application for assistance and while receiving assistance you must reside in the State of Connecticut. If your request for assistance includes your spouse, he or she must be residing with you. If the request includes children, they must be under the age of eighteen and residing with you. NOTE: Widows or widowers living with veterans at the times of their deaths are also eligible for assistance. You must have been honorably separated from the military service. You must have served a minimum of ninety (90) days on active duty during a statutory wartime period as specified in the Connecticut General Statutes (see dates below), unless you were discharged prior to the completion of 90 days service for a service-connected disability which

has been rated by the Veterans Administration. You may qualify if you served for the full duration of a conflict in a combat or combat-support role if the war, campaign or operation lasted fewer than 90 days. Service in the Military or Naval Forces of the United States or Forces Allied with the United States between the following dates is required:

World War I - April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918

World War II - December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946

Korean Conflict - June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955

Vietnam Era - February 28, 1961 to July 1, 1975

Persian Gulf Era - August 2, 1990 to Present

Lebanon* - July 1, 1958 to November 1, 1958; and September 29, 1982 to March 30, 1984

Grenada* - October 25, 1983 to December 15, 1983

Earnest Will* - February 1, 1987 to July 23, 1987

Panama* - December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990

* For date periods with an asterisk, service in the Operational Theater in a Combat or Combat-Support role is required. Such service must be indicated on your DD-214 either in narrative form or by award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM).

To be eligible for assistance you must demonstrate "need."

Assistance can be granted once every 12 months.

Website: www.redcross.org 

Categorized as: Temporary Financial Assistance; Temporary Financial Assistance; Temporary Financial Assistance

Description: American Red Cross provides financial assistance to eligible applicants. Assistance can include funds for emergency travel, burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc.

Voice: 877-272-7337

Address: 431 18th Street, NW, Washington

Voice: 877-272-7337 To find missing loved ones

Voice: 800-257-7575 Spanish

Main Email: veteransct@gmail.com

Website: https://www.facebook.com/American-Veterans-Assistance-League-

109712509086854/

Categorized as: Benefits Assistance; Specialized Information and Referral

Description: Veteran assistance program works in coordination with veterans organizations to provides support for veterans and their families through gift cards for food, clothes and other needed items Program also offers information on veteran benefits and referrals to other veteran service

organizations. Program also provides resources and referrals for veterans and their families.

OTHER INFORMATION:

NOTE: Program does not provide mortgage, rent, utility or any other type of financial assistance.

Address: PO Box 1231, Southbury, CT

Voice: 203-586-8978

Categorized as: General Counseling Services

Description: AVAL offers a Holistic Mental Health Program for veterans with mental health and/or substance abuse problems, PTSD, trauma and other disorders. Program includes holistic memory resolution, hypnosis and talk therapy.

Address: PO Box 1231, Southbury, CT

Voice: 203-586-8978

 

Main Email: info@columbushouse.org

Categorized as: Temporary Financial Assistance; Temporary Financial Assistance; Outreach Programs

Description: Supportive Services for Veteran and Families (SSVF) is a housing program for very low income veterans. The goal is to stabilize veterans and their families in housing, while providing ongoing support as needed to sustain independent living. SSVF services include: case management,

outreach, health and care services, temporarily financial assistance including time limited payments to third parties for rent, utilities, moving expenses, security and utility deposit, transportation, child care, moving cost, and emergency supplies.

Website: www.crtct.org
Address: 395 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT

Voice: 860-778-2423 

Voice: 860-778-4775 

Categorized as: Outreach Programs; Temporary Financial Assistance; Temporary Financial Assistance

Description: Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) is a housing program for very low income veterans. The goal is to stabilize veterans and their families in housing, while providing ongoing support as needed to sustain independent living. SSVF services include: case management, outreach,

health and care services, temporarily financial assistance including time limited payments to third parties for rent, utilities, moving expenses, security and utility deposit, transportation, child care, moving cost, and

emergency supplies.