The Town Green District’s The Street Sheet is a project of the Town Green Special Services District. The following organizations were instrumental in assembling and creating this brochure: Street Columbus House Community Services Network of Greater New Haven Connecticut Food Bank Sheet Connecticut Mental Health Center Food Assistance Working Group Gateway Community College Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Visit New Haven TYCO Printing INFO New Haven New Haven Police Department Yale Police Department Yale Visitors Center A guide to New Haven agencies that provide food, clothing, shelter and Town Green Special Services District 900 Chapel Street, Suite 703 emergency services for New Haven, Connecticut 06510 Telephone (203) 401-4245 people in crisis. Fax (203) 401-4249 www.towngreendistrict.com Homelessness and poverty are often the symptoms Inside of complex 4. Shelter 6. Clothing circumstances and 7. Food Banks & Pantries conditions. (WIC & SNAP Info) 8. Map of New Haven The agencies listed in the Street Services: Service agencies Sheet provide food, clothing, within Downtown are shelter, and emergency services for people in crisis. If you’re numbered in this guide. in need, or seeking to assist Numbers correspond to someone in need, the agencies where agencies appear on listed in the Street Sheet can the map. provide emergency assistance for those at risk. Please 10. Meals consider giving your money or 12. Services, Hot Lines, your time to an agency listed in Donations and Other the Street Sheet. Information INFOLINE: Dial 211 for up-to-date information on a variety of helpful services Shelter The Facts about Panhandling Myth: Panhandlers have no source of income. Single Men and Women 3 New Haven Home Fact: The majority of panhandlers have some Columbus House Recovery Inc. source of income. Numerous panhandlers have CareWays Shelter 586 Ella Grasso Blvd either worked for pay in the last month and/ 203-773-9673 or 203-401-4400 223-225 Portsea Street 203-773-1430 fax 203-492-4873 or received some type of assistance from family, Emergency shelter and longer 203-492-4874 fax friends, or social services. term shelter for single men Emergency shelter, food pantry, and women; other services clothing, services & length of stay available. Doors open at 4:30pm program. Women with children Myth: Panhandlers are homeless. only. 9am-5pm Single Men 4 New Haven Home Fact: Often, panhandlers are not homeless. Recovery Inc. 1 Emergency Shelter Emergency shelter is available for those who are Martha’s Place Management, Inc. 559 Howard Avenue homeless (see page 4). While some shelters ask 645 Grand Avenue 203-624-5789 for a nominal nightly fee, most will waive the fee 203-777-2522 Women and/or women with Overnight shelter, doors open for those who cannot afford it in exchange for children. Emergency housing, food, at 4pm, out by 7:30am. Referral completing a chore at the shelter. clothing, and other services. needed after 9pm 9am-5pm 2 Seasonal Overflow 5 Christian Community Myth: Panhandlers have no food or means to for Men Action obtain food. 232 Cedar Street 168 Davenport Ave Contact Columbus House: 203-777-7848 203-773-9673 November – April Fact: There are numerous free and discounted 203-777-7923 fax Shelter and other services for food services offered throughout New Haven Youth families (consisting one adult and (see page 7). WIC and SNAP programs are one child) Youth Continuum also available to individuals who demonstrate Helping our Society to Domestic Violence financial need. Survive (HOSTS) Services of Greater 924 Grand Avenue New Haven 203-777-8445 Shelter location confidential Myth: Panhandlers use money they collect for Emergency shelter for youth under 203-736-2601 food and shelter. age 18. Other non-emergency 203-789-8104 (24-hour hotline) services for youth up to age 23. 203-562-9450 fax Emergency shelter and other support Fact: Panhandlers often use the money they Single Women; Women services for women with children collect to support substance or gambling who are victims of domestic violence addictions, not to acquire food or shelter. with Children; Families and abuse. Life Haven It’s OK to not give spare change to a 447 Ferry Street 203-776-6208 panhandler. If you are in need of assistance 203-777-5949 fax when dealing with a panhandler, contact Emergency shelter for pregnant the New Haven Police Non-Emergency women and women with children Number at 203-946-6316. 4 Downtown New Haven Street Sheet 5 Clothing Food Food banks and pantries 6 Salvation Army 10 Immanuel Baptist Bethel AME Community Action Thrift Store Church Clothes 255 Goffe Street Agency 274 Crown Street Closet 203-865-0514 781 Whalley Avenue 203-776-2448 1324 Chapel Street 3rd Saturday of month 203-387-7700 Discount clothing 203-777-8744 10am-12pm Tuesday 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm Free Clothing New Haven residents only. Call for appointment. Thursday 10am-2pm Cathedral of Higher 7 Loaves and Fishes Praise 419 Whalley Avenue Clothes Closet 21 Varick A.M.E Zion 155 Grand Avenue 203-387-7700 Thursday & Friday 10am-3pm 57 Olive Street Church 203-776-7676 New Haven residents only. 203-562-2143 242-246 Dixwell Avenue 2nd & 4th Saturday of month Call for appointment. Free Clothing 203-624-6245 10am-12pm Saturday 9-10:30am 4th Tuesday of month, 3-5pm Dixwell/Newhallville 5 Christian Community Community Mental 8 St. Luke’s Auxiliary 23 Glorified Action Health Services Thrift Shop Deliverance 168 Davenport Ave 660 Winchester Avenue 111 Whalley Avenue 604 Dixwell Avenue 203-777-7848 203-776-8390 203-865-0141 203-624-4175 203-777-7923 fax 3rd Thursday of month 2-3pm Free clothing 4th Saturday of month, Monday – Thursday 9:30-11:45am Wednesday & Friday 10am-12pm 11am-1pm and 2-3:45pm, Friday 2-3pm Emmanuel Church (closed July & August) Hill residents only. 293 East Street Call for appointment. 203-419-6816 2nd & 4th Wednesday of month 9 St. Raphael Auxiliary 3-5pm Thrift Shop Christian Center Restoration Church 1386 Chapel Street Fair Haven Parents’ 203-789-3312 555 Columbus Avenue Ministry Discount clothing 203-785-1943 160 Ferry Street Monday - Friday 10am-3:30pm 3rd Wednesday of month 203-865-5585 9:30am-2pm Monday-Thursday 9-11:30am Fair Haven residents only. The Special Supplemental The Supplemental Nutrition Nutrition Program for Women, Assistance Program (SNAP) Infants, and Children (WIC) Provides low-income individuals and families assistance with the cost of food at grocery stores and Provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, farmers’ markets. You can apply for these benefits by and nutrition education to low-income pregnant, completing a state application form. breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five For more information on SNAP benefits and who are found to be at nutritional risk. eligibility call: 1-855-578-4515 or for assistance with applications call, CARE: 203-737-5832 or For more information on WIC benefits and Fair Haven Community Health Center: eligibility call: 1-800-741-2142 203- 777-7411 ext 5082. 6 Downtown New Haven Street Sheet 7 Downtown New Haven Edgewood Ave. To Hospital of Saint Raphael Center St. Historic Wooster Square t S ry e w e r B t. S Minor St. a r Brewery S g e n Ave. t D Columbus r. New Haven Canal Harbor Dock Rd. To Long Wharf, Amistad IKEA Portsea St. Church St. and IKEA Amistad & Quinnipiack INFO New Haven 6 Salvation Army Thrift Store 12 Morning Star Freewill 18 DESK Headquarters (at the Holiness Church Center Church Parish House) 1 Emergency Shelter Mgmt. 7 Loaves and Fishes/St. Paul & St. Services, Inc. James Episcopal Church 13 St. Martin DePorres Church 19 Slifka Center for Jewish Life 2 Seasonal Overflow for Men/ 8 St. Luke’s Church 14 St. Paul U.A.M.E Church 20 United Church Parish House 3 SCRC New Haven Home 9 St. Raphael Auxilliary Thrift 15 St. Mary’s UFB Church 21 Varick AME Zion Church Recovery Inc. CareWays 10 Shop Immanuel Baptist Church 16 Community Soup Kitchen 21 CT Mental Health Center Shelter 11 Salvation Army 17 St. Thomas More Soup Kitchen 22 (CMHC) National Student 4 Women in Crisis Shelter Partnerships 5 Christian Community Action 8 Downtown New Haven Street Sheet 9 Food banks and pantries continued 21 Varick AME Zion Free Lunch 246 Dixwell Avenue 203-624-6245 Community Soup FISH of Greater New Mount Hope Recovery 4th Tuesday of month 3-5pm Kitchen Christ Church Haven Deliveries Center 84 Broadway 203-503-0106 567 Dixwell Avenue Walk of Faith Church 203-624-4594 Monday-Friday. 203-785-0656 104 Fairmont Road Lunch daily 11:30am-1:30pm Call for assistance Friday 5:30-6:30pm, 203-469-5134 (Except Wednesday and Sunday) must be signed in by 6:15pm Wednesday 11-12pm Glorified Deliverance Call first for schedule West River Community St. Thomas More Soup 604 Dixwell Avenue Food Pantry Kitchen 203-624-4175 New Flame Restoration 26 Norton Street 268 Park Street 4th Saturday of month 1375 State Street (Behind Complete Dental) 203-777-5537 11am-1pm 203-865-8095 203-752-1644 Wednesday 11:00am-1:00pm 3rd Thursday of month 5:30-7pm 2nd & 4th Thursday of month (October – April) 10 Immanuel Baptist 4-6pm Bring photo ID. Church Food Pantry New Haven Church St. Luke’s Church 1324 Chapel Street of Christ 111 Whalley Avenue 203-777-8744 16 Gem Street 203-865-0141 2nd & 4th Saturday of month 203-562-0439 Meals Tuesday & Thursday 12-1pm 9-11am 2nd & 3rd Friday of month (women and children only) 11:30am-1pm Free Breakfast Jewish Family Services Morning Star Freewill Immanuel Baptist 1440 Whalley Avenue 11 New Haven Holiness Church Church 203-397-0796 Salvation Army 125 Dixwell Ave 1324 Chapel St Tuesday and every other Friday 450 George Street 203-865-1533 203-777-8744 of month 9am-12pm 203-624-9891 Monday & Tuesday 9-10am Sunday 12:30-1pm (summer); Call for appointment Monday, Wednesday & Friday St.