Utawala wa Hifadhi ya Jamii Ofisi ya Usalama wa Jamii katika Bridgeport, Connecticut Anwani: 35 Courtland St ghorofa ya 2, Bridgeport, CT 06604 Simu: 1-866-331-6399 Huduma za Uamuzi wa Ulemavu Wakati maombi ya ulemavu wa Usalama wa Jamii yanachukuliwa katika ofisi za maeneo ya karibu, maamuzi ya matibabu hufanywa katika kila jimbo na huduma ya kuamua ulemavu. Ikiwa tayari umetuma maombi ya manufaa ya ulemavu au kama wewe ni mhudumu wa matibabu, unaweza kutuma maelezo ya matibabu kwa mwombaji wa Connecticut kwa: Huduma za Uamuzi wa Ulemavu 309 Warwarme Avenue Hartford, CT. 06114 Social Security Administration Social Security Office in Willimantic Ste 19, 1320 Main St 06226, Wil Social Security Administration Social Security Office in Willimantic Ste 19, 1320 Main St 06226, Willimantic, Connecticut 1-877-405-0488, 1-800-772-1213, 1-800-325-0778 Social Security Administration Social Security Office in Waterbury Suite 1, 51 North Elm St 06702, Social Security Administration Social Security Office in Waterbury Suite 1, 51 North Elm St 06702, Waterbury, Connecticut 1-877-405-4874, 1-800-772-1213, 1-800-325-0778 Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person a Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person and ABI Waiver Program Fairfield Hartford Litchfield Middlesex New Haven New London Tolland Windham CT community care Home Health ABI Resources Social Security Administration Social Security Office in Willimantic Ste 19, 1320 Main St 06226, Wil Social Security Administration Social Security Office in Willimantic Ste 19, 1320 Main St 06226, Willimantic, Connecticut 1-877-405-0488, 1-800-772-1213, 1-800-325-0778 1/29

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Cooking Skills Training Teaching individuals how to cook is one of the best things we can do to prepare them for independent living. These supports offer skills that will get us going in the kitchen! Cooking Counts! As life skills teachers, one of our most important focuses is preparing individuals for independent living. One aspect of this is teaching individuals to feed and care for themselves and others. Learning how to cook is especially important. When teaching individuals cooking skills, we teach them about nutrition, self-care, safety, and planning. These lessons give some activities that will get individuals excited about cooking well. Planning Activities Part of cooking is learning how to plan menus thoughtfully. The activities in our sections will help individuals understand how important planning can be for cooking. Dinners for a Week Individuals practice in groups for this activity. We give each group a set of cookbooks or recipe websites to work with. Life skills trainers consistently explain and plan a week's worth of dinners for themselves. Individuals should take dietary restrictions into account when relevant. After individuals have chosen recipes, they make shopping lists based on their selections, and then they research the approximate costs of the ingredients they need. We ask them to make at least three changes to their plans in the interest of saving money. Next, individuals look back at their menus again with an eye toward nutrition. Each group writes up the nutritional benefits as well as the deficits in their planning. Plan to be Healthy Individuals select a partner and come up with a day's worth of meals that involve cooking. They plan breakfast, lunch, dinner and one or two snacks. Each meal involves some amount of hands-on preparation. The key is the total food for the day overall should meet nutritional guidelines for their age and gender. Once individuals have come up with a solid plan, they share and discuss the challenges and surprises that might have come up. Cooking Activities Of course, as important as planning is, it is even more useful to get individuals involved in actual cooking. These activities are safe, helpful, and meaningful for individuals' development. There are numerous other independent living skills taught at ABI Resources. Some of the services include Planning for the future, Healthy Relationships, Living Well with a Disability, Positive Attitudes and Overcoming Barriers, Art Expression, and Money Management. These are just a few of the many supported living services that are available. If you or a loved one is interested in meeting with ABI Resources, we loved to talk with you.

Housing Assistance - Rental Assistance Program (RAP) What are RAP certificates? The Rental Assistance Program (RAP) is the major state-supported program for assisting very low-income families to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Participants find their own housing, including apartments, townhouses, and single-family homes. The participant is free to choose any private rental housing that meets the requirements of the program, as described below. RAP certificates are funded through the Department of Social Services (DSS) and are administered statewide by DSS and its agent, J. D’Amelia & Associates (JDA). JDA subcontracts the operation of RAP to six local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and one Community Action Agency in the state. A family that is issued a RAP certificate is responsible for finding a suitable housing unit of the family's choice where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family's present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of quality and safety as defined by the State of Connecticut, which has adopted the federal Housing Quality Standards (HQS) as established by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A housing subsidy is paid by JDA directly to the landlord on behalf of the participating family. The family pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program. Who is eligible? Eligibility for a RAP certificate is determined based on the household's annual gross income and the state's definition of a family. Participation is limited to U. S. citizens and specified categories of non-citizens who have eligible immigration status. In general, the family's income may not exceed 50 percent of the annual median income (AMI) for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live. Connecticut has adopted the AMI levels published by HUD. These levels vary by location throughout the state. During the application process, information on family composition, income, and assets is collected by the PHA. The PHA verifies this information and uses it to determine the family's eligibility and the amount of their housing assistance payment. If the PHA determines that a family is eligible, the PHA will place the family on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist them immediately. Once a family is chosen from the waiting list, the PHA will contact them and issue them a certificate. How does a family apply? The Department of Social Services will re-open the waiting list to accept applications when most people on the waiting list have been served. When the list is about to be opened, a notice and pre-application form will be placed in local newspapers as well as on the DSS web-site. The waitlist is currently closed. The waiting list / What is it and how does it affect me? Because the demand for housing assistance always exceeds the limited funds available, long waiting periods are common. For example, DSS closes the waiting list when more families are on the list than can be assisted in the near future. RAP Certificates - How do they function? The Rental Assistance Program leaves the choice of housing to the individual family. A very low-income family selected by JDA to participate is encouraged to consider several housing choices to secure the best housing for its needs. A certificate holder is advised of the unit size for which their family is eligible, based on family size and composition. The housing unit selected by the family must meet an acceptable level of quality and safety before the PHA can approve the unit. When the certificate holder finds a unit that she or he wishes to occupy and reaches an agreement with the landlord over the rental agreement terms, the PHA must inspect the dwelling and determine that it meets housing quality standards. The PHA determines a maximum allowable rent (MAR). The MAR is the amount generally needed to rent a moderately-priced dwelling unit in the local housing market. The MAR is used to calculate the amount of housing assistance a family may receive. The MAR does not limit the amount of rent a landlord may charge, but it does limit the amount of rent a tenant may pay. A family receiving a certificate can select a unit with a rent that does not exceed the MAR. The rent subsidy The PHA calculates the maximum amount of housing assistance that a family may receive. A family pays 40 percent of its monthly income on rent and utilities, while elderly and disabled families pay 30 percent of their monthly income. Can a family move and continue to receive housing choice voucher assistance? A family's housing needs change over time with changes in family size, job locations, and for other reasons. RAP is designed to allow families to move without the loss of housing assistance. Moves are allowed as long as the family notifies the PHA ahead of time, terminates its existing rental agreement within the rental agreement requirements, and finds acceptable alternate housing. Under RAP, new certificate-holders may choose a unit anywhere in Connecticut. Roles - the tenant, the landlord, the housing agency, and DSS Once a PHA approves an eligible family's housing unit, the family and the landlord sign a rental agreement. At the same time, the landlord and the PHA sign a housing assistance payments (HAP) contract that runs for the same term as the rental agreement. This means that everyone, the tenant, the landlord and the PHA, has duties and tasks under the RAP. Those duties and tasks are: • Tenant's Obligations: When a family selects a housing unit, and the PHA approves the unit and rental agreement, the family signs a rental agreement with the landlord for at least one year. The tenant may be required to pay a security deposit to the landlord. RAP does not pay security deposits. After the first year, the landlord may initiate a new rental agreement or allow the family to remain in the unit on a month-to-month basis. When the family is settled in a new home, the family is expected to comply with the rental agreement and the RAP requirements, pay its share of rent on time, maintain the unit in good condition, and notify the PHA of any changes in the household income or family composition. • Landlord's Obligations: The role of the landlord in the RAP is to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing to a tenant at a reasonable rent. The dwelling unit must pass the program's Housing Quality Standards and be maintained up to those standards as long as the owner receives housing assistance payments. In addition, the landlord is expected to provide the services agreed to as part of the rental agreement signed with the tenant and the contract signed with the PHA. • PHA’s Obligations: The PHA administers the program locally. The PHA provides a family with housing assistance that enables the family to find suitable housing. The PHA also enters into a contract with the landlord to provide housing assistance payments on behalf of the family. If the landlord fails to meet the owner's obligations under the rental agreement, the PHA has the right to terminate assistance payments. The PHA must re-examine the family's income and composition at least annually and must inspect each unit at least annually to ensure that it meets minimum Housing Quality Standards. • DSS's Role: DSS contracts with John D'Amelia & Associates, LLC to administer the Rental Assistance Program for the state. DSS also develops policies, procedures and regulations, provides technical assistance to JDA and its subcontractors provides due process administrative hearing rights to program participants and monitor the administration of the program to ensure that program rules are followed properly.

Connecticut Department of Social Services address. Bridgeport Field Office 925 Housatonic Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06606 DSS Field Offices and the staffed Benefits Center ( 1-855-626-6632 ) are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed Wednesday). Cormorant Garamond ni fonti ya kawaida iliyo na msokoto wa kisasa. Ni rahisi kusoma kwenye skrini za kila umbo na ukubwa, na inafaa kwa maandishi marefu. Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person a Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person and ABI Waiver Program Fairfield Hartford Litchfield Middlesex New Haven New London Tolland Windham CT community care Home Health ABI Resources Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person a Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person and ABI Waiver Program Fairfield Hartford Litchfield Middlesex New Haven New London Tolland Windham CT community care Home Health ABI Resources Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person a Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person and ABI Waiver Program Fairfield Hartford Litchfield Middlesex New Haven New London Tolland Windham CT community care Home Health ABI Resources Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person a Phone 1-855-626-6632 Connecticut CT Department of Social Services DSS MFP Money Follows the Person and ABI Waiver Program Fairfield Hartford Litchfield Middlesex New Haven New London Tolland Windham CT community care Home Health ABI Resources 1/13 Bridgeport Hartford Manchester Middletown New Britain New Haven Norwich Torrington Stamford Waterbury Willimantic Mpango wa MFP Mpango wa kuondolewa kwa ABI Huduma za afya Msaada wa kifedha Vigezo vya kustahiki Mchakato wa kurejesha faida Kukatizwa kwa huduma Msaada wa matibabu Msaada wa chakula Msaada wa pesa Omba faida Angalia ustahiki Akaunti yangu Maelezo ya manufaa ya DSS Huduma za kijamii Programu za usaidizi wa umma Manufaa ya serikali. ABI RESOURCES CONNECTICUT CT DSS ILIYOPATA JERUHI LA UBONGO ABI WAIVER NA MTOA SHIRIKA LA MFP. CT ILISAIDIA VIONGOZI WA MAISHI NA UTUNZAJI WA JAMII. KUJERUHI UBONGO JUMUIYA YA CONNECTICUT BICC HAKI ZA ULEMAVU ZA MAWAKILI WAHUSIANO

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Jumuia ya Kwanza C hoice (CFC) . Nyenzo za mchakato wa kutuma maombi kwa ajili ya mpango wa CFC wa Chaguo la Kwanza la Jumuiya. Je, wewe au mpendwa anayeishi katika jamii na anahitaji usaidizi ili kubaki hapo? Sheria ya Huduma kwa bei nafuu iliunda huduma ya hiari ya Mpango wa Jimbo ambayo itawaruhusu watu wanaostahiki kufikia Huduma ya Mhudumu wa Kibinafsi (PCA) na huduma zingine na usaidizi kupitia kujielekeza. Hii inaitwa Chaguo la Kwanza la Jumuiya (CFC). Bofya kwenye kitufe kilicho hapa chini ili kuwasilisha maombi ya mtandaoni kwa CFC. Kwa usaidizi au kukamilisha ombi kwa simu: tafadhali piga 2-1-1 kati ya 8:30 AM na 5:00 PM Jumatatu hadi Ijumaa - Chagua Chaguo 3. . UNGANISHA HUDUMA ZA AFYA YA NYUMBANI

Rogram ya MFP ni nini na inafanya nini? Mpango wa MFP husaidia mtu kwa ufadhili na shirika la kuhama kutoka kituo cha matibabu. Inasaidia kwa kuweka makazi, mahitaji, vifaa vya matibabu na muda katika walezi wa nyumbani. MFP ni ruzuku ya maonyesho ya shirikisho, inayopokelewa na Idara ya Huduma za Jamii ya CT kutoka kwa Vituo vya Huduma za Medicare na Medicaid. Ilitolewa ili kusaidia kusawazisha mfumo wa utunzaji wa muda mrefu ili watu binafsi wawe na uhuru wa juu zaidi na uhuru wa kuchagua kuhusu mahali wanapoishi na kupokea matunzo na huduma. Mpango huu unajengwa juu ya mipango ya sasa kwa kutoa huduma za jamii zilizoimarishwa na usaidizi kwa wale ambao wameishi katika vituo vya uuguzi kwa angalau miezi mitatu. Chini ya MFP, CT itapokea, kwa wale wanaorejea kwenye jumuiya, mechi iliyoboreshwa ya Medicaid ya dola milioni tisa katika kipindi cha miaka mitano, ikifidiwa kwa asilimia 75 ya gharama kwa mwaka wa kwanza nyuma katika jamii badala ya asilimia 50 ya kimila. Usaidizi huu wa shirikisho ni kichocheo cha kifedha kwa Conn ili kupunguza matumizi ya huduma ghali zaidi ya kitaasisi kwa wapokeaji wa Medicaid. Mbinu hiyo ni ya gharama nafuu zaidi kwa walipa kodi na inatarajiwa kusababisha kuboreshwa kwa maisha ya watu wazima na watu wenye ulemavu wa kimwili na kimakuzi na magonjwa ya akili. Watu wanaorejea katika jumuiya wana chaguo la mahali wanapotaka kuishi, iwe ni nyumba ya mtu mwenyewe, nyumba ya wanafamilia, nyumba ya ghorofa au makazi ya mkusanyo. . Malengo ya MFP . Ongeza dola zinazotumika kwa huduma za nyumbani na za jumuiya. Kuongeza asilimia ya watu wanaopokea huduma zao za muda mrefu katika jamii ikilinganishwa na wale walio katika taasisi. Punguza idadi ya wanaotoka hospitali kwa vituo vya uuguzi kwa wale wanaohitaji huduma baada ya kutoka. Kuongeza uwezekano wa watu kurejea kwenye jumuiya ndani ya miezi mitatu ya kwanza baada ya kuandikishwa kwenye taasisi Badilisha watu kutoka kwa taasisi na kurudi kwenye jamii Mipango ya utunzaji wa kibinafsi huundwa kulingana na hitaji. Waratibu wa mpito wa CCCI watatoa usaidizi wa moja kwa moja kwa usaidizi wa jumuiya, urambazaji wa mfumo, upatikanaji wa rasilimali na mipangilio ya kuishi.

What is the MFP Program and what does it do? The MFP program helps a person with the funding and organization of moving out of a medical facility. It helps with setting up housing, necessities, medical equipment and temporary in home caregivers. MFP is a federal demonstration grant, received by the CT Department of Social Services from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It was awarded to help rebalance the long-term care system so that individuals have the maximum independence and freedom of choice regarding where they live and receive care and services. The program builds on current programs by offering enhanced community services and support to those who have resided in nursing facilities for at least three months. Under MFP, CT will receive, for those transitioning back to the community, an enhanced Medicaid match of nine million dollars over five years, being reimbursed for 75 percent of costs for the first year back in the community instead of the customary 50 percent. This federal support is a financial incentive for Conn. to reduce the use of more expensive institutional care for Medicaid recipients. The approach is more cost-effective for taxpayers and is expected to lead to improved quality of life for older adults and people with physical and developmental disabilities and mental illness. People transitioning back into the community have the choice of where they want to live, whether it’s the person’s own home, a family member’s home, an apartment or congregate living. Goals of the MFP Increase dollars spent on home and community based services. Increase the percent of people receiving their long-term services in the community relative to those in institutions. Decrease the number of hospital discharges to nursing facilities for those requiring care after discharge. Increase the probability of people returning to the community within the first three months of admission to an institution Transition individuals out of institutions and back into the community Individualized care plans are created based on need. CCCI transition coordinators will provide one-to-one assistance with community supports, system navigation, accessing resources and living arrangements.