State agencies
Dept. of Developmental Services
Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Dept. of Aging and Disability Services
Dept. of Aging and Disability Services’ Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
State boards, commissions, and task forces
Council on Developmental Disabilities
Federal government
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, including:
Administration for Children and Families
Administration for Community Living
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service – distributes SNAP and WIC benefits
Other organizations
Connecticut Association for Human Services
Connecticut Coordinated Access Networks (CT CAN) – regional groups of agencies that connect homeless people to services
Disability Rights Connecticut – successor to the state Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
Other online resources
Connecticut law about service animals and the ADA – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries