Access Agency

Ensure Access to safe decent affordable housing that provided 198 income- eligible seniors lived in 192 safe, high-quality, affordable apartments; 15,365 individuals were able to stary warm last year because of the 7,900,237 worth of home heating fuel assistance purchased on their behalf; 365 bed-nights of housing were provided to those living at the emergency shelter; 75 single adults kept from freezing during the winter by staying at our cold weather overnight shelter; 50 single adults, 37 families, and 25 young adults (ages 18-24) maintained safe & affordable housing.

Offer Access to resources that increase food security where 6,454 women, infants, and children are healthier because they redeemed 377,515 worth of healthy food vouchers, 1,860 low-income children are healthier because of 358,109 subsidized nutritious meals and snacks provided through their licensed home childcare providers equaling 548,235, Access food pantries, site-based & mobile served 4,099 adults and 2,144 children supplemental food equivalent to 74,916 meals; of these customers, 3,538 received their meals from our mobile food pantry, 540 wic and food pantry families received diapers, because of our partnership with the diaper bank of Connecticut.

Provide pathways to jobs and other keys to self-reliance including 8 youth were provided safe, nurturing, staff supervised community housing, and helped to develop skills that will lead to healthy independent living, 182 individuals were more prepared to find and retain a job, 93 individuals have obtained a job.