resources
Elder Care Resources
AARP Livable Communities: https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/
AARP HomeFit Guide: https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/housing/info-2020/homefit-guide.html
MyPlaceCT: https://myplacect.org/
CT Paid Leave Insurance Authority: https://ctpaidleave.org/
CT Department of Education Learning Resources
COVID-19 Resources for Families and Educators
Resources for Families - includes Learning Resources, Webinars, Food Resources, Social and Emotional Support and more.
Resources for Educators - includes all communication shared with Superintendents during COVID-19, District Guidance, Learning Resources, Webinars, Financial information, and Educator Certification information.
Police & Political Reform Resources
The Ferguson Commission Report
The Movement for Black Lives - www.m4bl.org
See also “Resources for Talking and Learning about Protest, Policing, & Race” below!
LGBTQ+ Community and Ally Resources
National Resources
GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) - www.glad.org
Lambda Legal - www.lambdalegal.org
Freedom for All Americans - www.freedomforallamericans.org
National Center for Transgender Equality - www.transequality.org
National LGBTQ Task Force - www.thetaskforce.org
Human Rights Campaign - www.hrc.org
GLSEN - www.glsen.org
GLAAD - www.glaad.org
Equality Federation - www.equalityfederation.org
Sunshine Behavioral Health - Trans Identity & Addiction Resources
OnlineTherapy.com - https://www.onlinetherapy.com/resources-for-lgbtq/
The New Face of Beauty: Embracing LGBTQ+ Inclusivity - https://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/blog/lgbtq-inclusivity-beauty
CT Resources
True Colors - www.ourtruecolors.org
Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective - www.hglhc.org
Triangle Community Center (Norwalk, CT) - www.ctpridecenter.org
New Haven Pride Center - www.newhavenpridecenter.org
outCT - www.outct.org
SAGE Center at Southern Connecticut State University
LGBT Center at Central Connecticut State University
Rainbow Center at University of Connecticut
Out in CT is annual LGBTQ+ magazine and community guide website providing the latest information and listing of supporting businesses and organizations in Connecticut.
For Allies
PFLAG - www.pflag.org
Resources for talking and Learning about Protest, Policing, & Race
CT Resources
Everyday Democracy offers resources for implementing social change in your community
The Amistad Center manages a multi-disciplinary collection of fine art, photography, historical artifacts, memorabilia, and rare books that document the African American experience
RE·Center is dedicated to promoting anti-racism and systems change within K-12 education.
eResources
EmbraceRace offers tools, resources, discussion spaces, and networks to nurture resilience, empathy, inclusiveness in children
Talking about Race from The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
Raising Race Conscious Children offers interactive workshops and webinars geared for parents and teachers of young children
CNN & Sesame St. Town Hall for Family and Kids "Standing Up to Racism"
Articles
New York Times: "Art That Confronts and Challenges Racism"
Books
NY Mag: 7 Books on Racism recommended by educators and activists
Dr. Carter-David’s Book Recommendations
Latino Community Resource Information
Unidad Latina en Acción - www.ulanewhaven.org
Unidad Latina en Acción COVID-19 Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/groups/apoyo.mutuo.new.haven/
United We Dream - www.unitedwedream.org/resources-for-the-immigrant-community-during-covid-19/
Semilla Collective New Haven - www.semillacollective.org/en/main
Connecticut Students for a Dream - www.ct4adream.org
Hartford Deportation Defense / Defensa contra las Deportaciones - www.facebook.com/hartforddeportationdefense/
Americares Health Clinic - https://www.americaresfreeclinics.org/
Fair Haven Community Health Center - www.fhchc.org
Shoreline Indivisible Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/CTShorelineIndivisible/
Building One Community - https://building1community.org/
First and Summerfield United Methodist Church - https://fsumc.org/ministry/safe-sanctuary/
COVID-19 Information
For more resources and information on Connecticut’s response to and guidelines during the COVID-19 Pandemic, click here: ct.gov/coronavirus
Domestic Violence Information
Mental Health Resource Information
If you are having suicidal thoughts, ideations, have a plan to hurt yourself or someone else please call:
