SNAP Outreach
DSS partners with community organizations to help you learn about SNAP. You can also get help with applications and renewals. This is known as “SNAP Outreach.”
Right now, DSS partners with the Connecticut Association for Community Action (CAFCA) to provide SNAP Outreach help. CAFCA is the coordinating agency for the currently participating community action agencies (CAAs) in the state. CAAs can help you learn about the benefits of being on SNAP. They can help you apply for SNAP and learn what documents you will need when you apply.
The CAAs provide the following services:
- SNAP pre-screening: a tool available to see if you are eligible for the SNAP program
- Help you understand how to apply for SNAP
- Help you fill out and turn in your SNAP application
- Help you get and turn in documents needed
- Help you complete your renewal and Periodic Report Form (PRF)
- Give you information about the SNAP program
- Presentations to help you learn about SNAP
Contact a Community Action Agency or other organization near you
You can contact your local CAA for SNAP application assistance, as well as other organizations like Connecticut Foodshare or 2-1-1, which is partnering with Frontdoor Benefits for SNAP application assistance.
Below are the participating CAAs:
|
Agency |
Areas Served |
Phone Number |
| The Access Community Action Agency (Access) |
Windham and Tolland Counties |
860-450-7477 |
| Alliance for Community Empowerment (Alliance) |
Greater Bridgeport Area and Upper Fairfield County |
203-366-8241 |
| Community Action Agency of New Haven, Inc (CAANH) | Greater New Haven Area |
203-387-7700 |
| The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut, Inc. (CAAWC) |
Northwestern CT and Lower Fairfield County |
203-744-4700 |
| Community Renewal Team, Inc. (CRT) | Hartford and Middlesex County |
860-560-5600 |
| Human Resources Agency of New Britain, Inc. (HRA) |
New Britain and Bristol Areas |
860-225-8601 |
| New Opportunities, Inc (NOI) |
Greater Waterbury, Meriden, and Torrington Areas |
203-575-9799 |
| Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. (TVCCA) | Southeastern CT - New London County |
860-889-1365 |
You can also contact CAFCA at:
515 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 414Middletown, Ct 06457
1-860-832-9438
Website: www.cafca.org