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Sherman Department
of Social Services
Director & Municipal Agent to the Elderly:
Beth Trott, MSW
Office Hours: Monday Friday 9:00 - 12:00
By Appointment Only
Phone: 860-354-2414
Fax: 860-799-0144
Mission
Statement:
The Director of Social Services is here to assist our Sherman residents in
finding and linking people to resources to help in time of need at any age,
whether an infant or an older citizen. Helping people help themselves is the
focus of the social worker.
Below is a list of services available to Connecticut residents and the social
worker /municipal agent has access to many of the forms needed to apply for
the various programs available.
- Medicaid, Medicare
- ConnPACE
- Social Security
- Disability Resources
- Energy Assistance
- Operation Fuel
- Food Pantry (Hungerford
House)
- Counseling
- Drug and Alcoholism resources
- Salvation Army
- Housing resources
- Aging issues
- Transportation
- Employment
- Community resources
- Emergency management
- Help for those who live alone
- Home care and long term care
referrals
- Advocate for all people who
are disabled or elderly and not being fairly treated
- Link people with resources to
meet their needs
- Financial assistance for low
income families and the elderly.
Website
Links:
- New
Affordable Health Insurance for CT residents (no matter what your
income level is)
- Western CT Area Agency on Aging
- Social Security
- Medicare
- State of CT
- Legal Services
- Info Line
- CT Furnace
Rebate program
- Cars Allowance Rebate System
- SNAP (new food stamp
program
- State Department of Social
Services
- AARP
Low Income Assistance
- CT Money
- Navigator.211CT.org
- energy
assistance info
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