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Families and children

• How Do I Apply for School Security Improvement Grants?

  4/14/2021

  Can my school get funding to improve physical security and emergency communication notifications?

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• I get cash assistance / Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) from the Department of Social Services. But in order to continue my benefits, I have to show up in person to prove my eligibility. What do I do now?

  3/18/2021

  Governor Lamont has authorized the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) to waive the requirement for in-person recertification at the present time.

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• I’m unemployed. Do I qualify for any other benefits aside from unemployment?

  3/4/2021

  You may be eligible for other benefits to help pay for food, health insurance, or child care.

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• Educators Paid Leave

  3/2/2021

  Paid leave requirements for staff of local and regional boards of education

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• Will schools be allowed to reopen for the 2020 - 2021 school year?

  7/2/2020

  Schools will be allowed to reopen for the new school year with in-person classroom learning if the State's COVID-19 containment efforts remain successful

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• I lost my health insurance during the COVID-19 crisis. What do I do now?

  6/9/2020

  Deadlines are quickly approaching for enrolling in Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace through Access Health CT

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• How do I apply for Temporary Family Assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, or other benefits? When can I buy food with SNAP?

  6/9/2020

  Please visit the CT Department of Social Services benefit application

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• My employee has been exposed to a family member who just returned from a Level 3 country. The employee shows no signs or symptoms of COVID-19, but I still want to send them home. Does the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protect their job?

  6/9/2020

  At this time, if the employee’s family member does not have a serious health condition under the FMLA, then their job will not be protected.

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• What is the Coronavirus (COVID-19) And what are the symptoms? How do I avoid getting Coronavirus?

  6/9/2020

  What is the Coronavirus (COVID-19) And what are the symptoms? How do I avoid getting Coronavirus?

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• My relative is in a residential care home. Can I visit them during the state’s COVID-19 restrictions?

  6/9/2020

  The Commissioner of Public Health may issue restrictions on the number, category and frequency of outside visitors and the screening and protective measures at residential care homes.

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