Last year, over 5,200 people received referrals or direct assistance for health, housing, child care, general assistance, and transportation assistance from HRA's community and neighborhood offices. HRA's staff connected people to internal resources or other human services available from the city or state. Read our Success Story

• East Side Community Action
• Perlas Hispanas and Senior Recreation
• Polish Outreach
• Polish Victim Advocacy

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Polish Outreach - New Britain has the largest concentration of people with Polish ancestry in Connecticut and is the city's largest ethnic group. The staff of the Polish Outreach program serves the Polish population by translating and connecting them to services they would not otherwise know about. Services include housing, income maintenance, job training opportunities, energy assistance, health care, child care, and early childhood education programs.

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Polish Victim Advocacy - provides aid to Polish speaking individuals who are victims of crime. Services include crisis counseling, criminal justice advocacy and support, translation, transportation to related appointments, emergency legal advocacy, compensation claim assistance, related referrals, and follow-up to Polish residents of New Britain and surrounding towns.

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Success Story - A Polish speaking gentleman came into our office recently in dire need of help. An accident at work left him permanently disabled, unable to continue working and without medical insurance. With the help of the Polish Outreach counselor, he completed all of the required applications and forms for State Supplement, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and State Administered General Assistance. The counselor also found that he qualifies for disability insurance so he will soon be receiving this along with other assistance to cover his food, medical, and living expenses.

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Human Resources Agency of New Britain
180 Clinton Street, New Britain, CT, 06053
Phone: (860) 225-8601 • Fax: (860) 225-4843

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