Helpful Links

  • Local Elderly Tax Relief Program information.
  • The Department of Social Services provides a broad range of services to the elderly, people with disabilities, families, and individuals who need assistance in maintaining or achieving their full potential for self-direction, self-reliance, and independent living.

https://portal.ct.gov/aginganddisability

  • End Hunger Connecticut!, an anti-hunger organization, designed a web site to help people in Connecticut get food stamps.

https://www.endhungerct.org/

  • The Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging (WCAAA) is a private non-profit organization that receives federal and state funds, which are distributed to adult day care centers, local social services agencies, nutrition, and transportation programs.  All programs are available to individuals 60 years or older; some services are targeted to frail, low income and / or minority elderly.  Limited services are available to Western CT (Cheshire included) area residents below the age of 60.

https://wcaaa.org/

  • Connecticut Legal Services is a private, non-profit, civil law firm dedicated to helping low-income families and individuals obtain justice. The bulk of their work consists of providing civil law representation and counseling to thousands of low-income families and individuals each year. They help their clients use the law to meet basic life needs.

https://ctlegal.org/

  • The official U.S. government website for Medicare.

https://www.medicare.gov/

  • Facebook page for Cheshire Senior Center.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065001002014