New Haven Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in New Haven, Connecticut that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Connecticut page.
Legal aid
| New Haven Legal Assistance Association | Free civil legal assistance |
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| Website | nhlegal.org |
| Phone | 203-946-4811 |
| Address | 205 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510 |
The New Haven Legal Assistance Association offers free legal help to people living in poverty in New Haven County and the Lower Naugatuck Valley. It handles evictions, loss of benefits, domestic violence, and immigration cases. It does not handle criminal matters.1
Food
| Loaves & Fishes | Food pantry |
|---|---|
| Website | loavesandfishesnh.com |
| Phone | 203-562-2691 |
| Address | 57 Olive Street, New Haven, CT 06511 |
| Hours | Saturdays, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM |
Loaves & Fishes runs a food pantry at St. Paul & St. James Episcopal Church. It gives out fresh produce, meat, eggs, and pantry staples every Saturday morning.2
Social services
| Community Action Agency of New Haven | Community action agency |
|---|---|
| Website | caanh.net |
| Phone | 203-387-7700 |
| Address | 419 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 |
The Community Action Agency of New Haven helps about 22,000 people each year in Greater New Haven. It offers rental and security deposit assistance, energy assistance, a food pantry, case management, and a program for single mothers called S.M.A.R.T.3
| Christian Community Action | Emergency housing and family support |
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| Website | ccahelping.org |
| Phone | 203-777-7848 |
| Address | 168 Davenport Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519 |
Christian Community Action has served families in the Hill neighborhood of New Haven since 1967. It runs an emergency family shelter, transitional housing, a food pantry, a diaper bank, and energy assistance.4
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Home page and Contact us . ↩
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Community Action Agency of New Haven, Home page . The address is listed on the Connecticut Department of Social Services energy assistance page . ↩
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Christian Community Action, Home page . The phone number and address are not listed on the organization’s own site; both appear in Yale’s New Haven Resource Guide and on Southern Connecticut State University’s food pantries page . ↩
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