Resources

Emergency Contacts

- Veterans Crisis Line — Call 988, then press 1; text 838255; chat: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/


- Emergency Services — Call 911


- Connecticut 2‑1‑1 — https://www.211ct.org/


Benefits & Claims

- VA.gov – Benefits & Services — https://www.va.gov/

- Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) — https://portal.ct.gov/dva?language=en_US

Accredited Veterans Service Officers (VSOs)

- VA Office of General Counsel – Accreditation Search — https://www.va.gov/ogc/accreditation.asp

- CT DVA Local VSOs & Municipal Contacts — https://portal.ct.gov/DVA/Services/Municipal-Veterans-Representatives

Connecticut State Resources

- CT DVA Portal — https://portal.ct.gov/dva?language=en_US

- Municipal Veterans Representatives — https://portal.ct.gov/DVA/Services/Municipal-Veterans-Representatives

- Office of Advocacy & Assistance (CT DVA)

  Phone: 860‑616‑3685 | Fax: 860‑616‑3562

  Email: [email protected]

  Address: 287 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Legislative Contacts

- Connecticut General Assembly — https://www.cga.ct.gov/

- CT DVA Contact Page — https://portal.ct.gov/DVA/About/Contact-Us

Legal Assistance

- National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) — https://www.nvlsp.org/

- CT legal aid & veterans’ clinics — see CT DVA for local referrals.

Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

- Veterans Crisis Line — https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

- SAMHSA — https://www.samhsa.gov/

Homelessness & Housing Assistance

- VA Homeless Veterans Programs — https://www.va.gov/homeless/

- HUD‑VASH Housing Vouchers — https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/vash

- CT Department of Housing — https://portal.ct.gov/DOH

Fuel & Energy Assistance

- CT Department of Social Services (CEAP Heating Assistance) — https://portal.ct.gov/DSS

Veteran Organizations

- Disabled American Veterans (DAV) — https://www.dav.org/

- The American Legion — https://www.legion.org/

- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) — https://www.vfw.org/

- Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) — https://vva.org/


Middlesex Habitat for Humanity – Cromwell Veteran Home

Middlesex Habitat for Humanity has an affordable home in Cromwell earmarked for veterans.

Quick Links

- CT DVA Portal — https://portal.ct.gov/dva?language=en_US

- Municipal Veterans Representatives — https://portal.ct.gov/DVA/Services/Municipal-Veterans-Representatives

- CT General Assembly — https://www.cga.ct.gov/

- 211CT — https://www.211ct.org/

- VA.govhttps://www.va.gov/

- Veterans Crisis Line — https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

- CT Department of Housing — https://portal.ct.gov/DOH

- CT Department of Social Services — https://portal.ct.gov/DSS

- DAV — https://www.dav.org/

- American Legion — https://www.legion.org/

- VFW — https://www.vfw.org/

- VVA — https://vva.org/