Additional resources

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We team up with organizations across CT to serve you

Discover more resources available to you from the various organizations that partner with Aging and Disability Services (ADS) including:

  • Area Agencies on Aging
  • Centers for Independent Living
  • My Place CT

These organizations help us to achieve our mission of improving the well-being of people with disabilities and older adults in CT.

Area Agencies on Aging

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Find services in your area

Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) are nonprofit planning agencies funded by ADS. AAAs use federal and state resources to support providers of services for older adults. These include:

  • Social services
  • Nutritional services
  • Disease prevention and health promotion services
  • Family caregiver support services
  • Adult day care aide positions

AAAs may also directly help with community education, advocacy, case management, information and assistance, benefits counseling, and training.

Find an AAA near you

Eastern, Middlesex, and shoreline areas of CT
Senior Resources Agency on Aging
19 Ohio Avenue, Norwich, CT 06360
Phone: 860-887-3561
South Central CT
Agency on Aging of South Central CT
117 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: 203-785-8533
Western CT
Western CT Area Agency on Aging
84 Progress Lane, Waterbury, CT 06705
Phone: 203-757-5449
North Central CT
North Central Area Agency on Aging
151 New Park Avenue, Box 75, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-724-6443
Southwestern CT
Southwestern CT Agency on Aging
1000 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: 203-814-3698

Centers for Independent Living

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Get resources to help you live independently

Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are community-based centers that promote empowerment and self-reliance for people with disabilities. With 5 locations each serving a different region of Connecticut, these CILs provide 5 core services:

  • Peer support
  • Information and resource referrals
  • Transition services
  • Advocacy
  • Independent living skills training
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Find your local CIL

Eastern CT
Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut (DNEC) 18 Ohio Avenue, Norwich, CT 06360
Phone: 860-823-1898 
Northwestern CT
Independence Northwest (IN) 1183 New Haven Road, Suite 200, Naugatuck, CT 06770
Phone: 203-729-3299 (V), 203-729-1282 (TDD)
Southwestern CT
Access Independence (AI) 300 Long Beach Blvd., #1, Stratford, CT 06615
Phone: 203-378-6977 (V), 203-375-2748 (Fax)
North Central CT
Independence Unlimited (IU) 151 New Park Avenue, Suite D, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-523-5021 
South Central CT
Center for Disability Rights (CDR) 369 Highland Street, West Haven, CT 06516
Phone: 203-934-7077 (V), 203-934-7079 (TDD)
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Find what you need with My Place CT

MyPlaceCT.org is a free web-based resource from the State of Connecticut that helps you live life independently. Explore the site to find available resources to help you live the life you want.