Connecticut Department of Social Services

Address: 25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 424-4848 Email: pgr.dss@ct.gov Website: http://www.ct.gov/dss/site/default.asp

The Department of Social Services provides a broad range of services to the elderly, persons with disabilities, families, and individuals who need assistance in maintaining or achieving their full potential for self-direction, self-reliance and independent living. It administers over 90 legislatively authorized programs and one-third of the state budget. By statute it is the state agency responsible for administering a number of programs under federal legislation, including the Rehabilitation Act, the Food Stamp Act, the Older Americans Act, and the Social Security Act. The department is also designated as a public housing agency for the purpose of administering the Section 8 program under the federal Housing Act.