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.gov — https://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/
