Do you need to find a place for a holiday meal? Thanksgiving Christmas

Do you need gently used clothing? General Clothing Provision Thrift Shops Do you need a winter coat, hat, gloves, and boots, for the cold weather? Winter Clothing

Are you in need of used small kitchen appliances, small furniture items, linens, and other household goods? Household Goods Thrift Shops Do you need diapers for your young child? Diapers

Basic Needs – United Way of Connecticut

The links below provide comprehensive, up-to-date information on programs and services that can assist with basic needs.

Holiday Assistance

Do you need to find a place for a holiday meal?

Clothing

Do you need gently used clothing?

Do you need a winter coat, hat, gloves, and boots, for the cold weather?

Winter Clothing

Household Items

Are you in need of used small kitchen appliances, small furniture items, linens, and other household goods?

Do you need diapers for your young child?

Diapers

Main Category Links to Basic Need Resources on the 2-1-1 Website

Food Resources – Lists food pantries, soup kitchens, home delivered meal, WIC programs, and much more

Housing Resources – Lists homeless/domestic violence shelters, affordable housing search and information, foreclosure, eviction information, and much more

Health Care – Lists medical services, including community clinics, dental care services, various health screenings, and much more.

Utility Assistance – Lists Connecticut Energy Assistance programs, energy conservation assistance, utility service repair, and much more

Income – Lists job finding assistance, training programs, tax assistance, and much more

To find additional resources on a multitude of programs and services, including Transportation, Mental Health, Substance Use, Youth, Children and Families, Crisis, Older Adult, Legal Assistance, Re-Entry, and Volunteering Opportunities, click here.