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Social Services: SOCIAL
SERVICES DEPARTMENT:
A variety of programs are administered by the Social Service Staff.
This department serves economically disadvantaged families and individuals of
all ages.
Services include counseling, advocacy and support services.
Information and referral services cover a variety of needs, including
childcare resources, health, food, furniture, clothing, employment assistance,
shelter assistance, money management, and State DSS services. For
more information call Nancy Micloskey at (860) 589-8623 or email: nmicloskey@bcoinc.org
Case
Management Unit:
Services
include employment assistance as well as case management in the areas of
counseling, income management, child care issues, housing and advocacy and
support. For more information call Nancy Micloskey at (860) 589-8623 or email:
nmicloskey@bcoinc.org
HUSKY
:
Case
Management service and application assistance are provided to eligible clients
needing HUSKY insurance and/or Healthy Start services for pregnant women.
Support, information and referral services are provided.
Prenatal workshops are provided by the Bristol Hospital Exchange Club
Parent and
Child
Center
.
For
more information call Tanya Ledesma at (860) 584-2725 ext. 23 or email: tledesma@bcoinc.org
Healthy
Start:
These
services are funded by the State Department of Social Services through the
Hartford Health Department. It
offers Prenatal Care focused on health-related case management services to
eligible pregnant women and follows the family until the child is age 3.
The overall goals of this initiative are to reduce infant mortality and
morbidity and low birth weight in
Connecticut
;
and to increase and improve health care coverage/insurance and access for
children and eligible
pregnant women. For
more information call Tanya Ledesma at (860) 584-2725 ext.23 or email:
tledesma@bcoinc.org
Translation
and interpretation services
are
available in Spanish, French,
German, and Russian. For
information call (860) 584-2725.
Eviction
Prevention Program:
This
program helps families and individuals who are facing eviction or foreclosure
and may become homeless. The program
provides tenants and landlords with an opportunity to have their disputes
mediated and resolved without need for legal action.
For more information call Nancy Micloskey at (860) 589-8623 or email:
nmicloskey@bcoinc.org
Youth
Employment:
This program offers eligible youths an opportunity to gain educational
and work related experience and to develop basic skills.
It is designed to provide services for 16 to 21 year old youths that
qualify under the Federal Economic Guidelines under Title 1B of the Work Force
Investment Act.
For more information call Nancy Micloskey at (860) 589-8623 or email:
nmicloskey@bcoinc.org
Individual
Development Account (IDA):
IDA’s are a special matched savings account designed to help families
and individuals establish a pattern of regular savings and ultimately, purchase
a “qualifying asset” such as the purchase of a first home, secondary
education, or small business start up. Participants
may save up to $1,500.00 and will receive a match of $3,000.00.
For more information call Mae Palmisano at (860) 584-2725 ext.34 or email: mpalmisano@bcoinc.org
Grandparents
Raising Grand Children:
Provides
assistance to grandparents 60 years of age and older who have primary
responsibility for raising their grandchildren.
Assistance is offered to help families find needed services, to file
applications for desired programs, etc. Funding
comes from the North Central Area Agency on Aging (NCAAA) - Title III of the
Older Americans Act money. For
more information call Rose Bourgoin at (860) 582-2796 or email: rbourgoin@bcoinc.org
Transitional
Living Program/Beyond Shelter:
This
program is in partnership with the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness and
the Connecticut Department of Social Services. This program prevents the
recurrence of homelessness by providing up to one year of follow up services and
transitional housing programs. Services provided may include education and life
skills workshops. For more information, call (860) 584-2725 ext. 47 or email avillafane@bcoinc.org.
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