Partners
The Housing Collective operates through a collective impact model. We collaborate with and coordinate among an extensive network of partners working toward a common goal: end homelessness and ensure access to stable, affordable housing is available for everyone.
Wheeler Health is a trusted leader in integrated health and human services, reaching more than 90 percent of Connecticut’s cities and towns through five community health centers (Hartford, New Britain, Waterbury, Bristol, and Plainville), mobile care, a therapeutic special education day school, and an array of in-home and community-based programs.
- Initiative Opening Doors; Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Region Northwest CT
The mission of Brian Gibbons Homeless Outreach is to locate, engage, and support the homeless and those at risk of homelessness in the Greater Waterbury area in an effort to make appropriate referrals that lead to affordable and safe housing.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors; Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Region Northwest CT
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Centers for Housing Opportunity; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
The Department of Housing (DOH) strengthens and revitalizes communities by promoting affordable housing opportunities. DOH seeks to eliminate homelessness and to catalyze the creation and preservation of quality, affordable housing to meet the needs of all individuals and families statewide to ensure that Connecticut continues to be a great place to live and work.
EdAdvance is one of Connecticut's six Regional Educational Service Centers (RESCs). Our mission as the RESC in western Connecticut is to promote the success of school districts and their communities. Collaboratively with them, we provide educational and related services. A continuing commitment to quality and excellence is our standard of performance.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
At its core, the NRWIB is a connector between job seekers and employers, aiming to address the evolving demands of the labor market. It operates within the framework of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which emphasizes the importance of collaboration among various stakeholders to enhance the workforce system's effectiveness.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
MCCA’s mission is to provide HELP and instill HOPE for individuals, families and organizations working to overcome and prevent addictions.
Our vision is to be the premier prevention and treatment organization in Western Connecticut by providing state-of-the-art programs designed to achieve measurable results that bring value to customers and partners.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
The NHCOG is a coordinating body of chief elected officials maintained by twenty-one municipalities in northwest Connecticut. The twenty-one member towns are Barkhamsted, Burlington, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester.
The mission of the YMCA is to build a healthy spirit, mind and body, in children and adults, through programs that foster caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. The Y works to provide opportunities for kids and families and to help them develop strong bodies, sharper minds and hopeful spirits. From Homeless Shelter & affordable Housing, to Food insecurity, to supporting struggling youth, the Y answers the call to find solutions.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
The Partnership to End Human Trafficking (PEHT) is a nonprofit organization that provides survivors of human trafficking a pathway toward healing and independence through community outreach, residential recovery, and economic empowerment.
Our goal is to help members establish a foundation of skills that can be utilized in the greater community. We aim to address identified needs with increased community services while having our members involved in all aspects of the operation of the Clubhouse program.
- Initiative Opening Doors; Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Region Northwest CT
We offer a Safe Haven for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault by providing free, confidential services in a safe, caring environment; striving to raise awareness through community education and outreach. Our support, counseling and advocacy restores hope and helps people reclaim their lives.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
Saint Mary’s Hospital is a Catholic, not-for-profit, community teaching hospital that has been serving patients in Waterbury, CT and our surrounding communities since 1909. Our commitment to patient safety and satisfaction, dedication to offering the latest in cutting-edge technology, and focus on providing high quality care at the lowest possible cost, makes Saint Mary’s an excellent choice for all your health care needs.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Region Northwest CT
St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization.: "Through our network of services, we aid, support and empower people experiencing poverty, homelessness, hunger, and mental health challenges so they may recover with dignity and develop sustainable solutions for a brighter future."
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
At St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services, we take pride in our work with you, your family, and our community. We strive to help you achieve positive outcomes through evaluation, treatment and support.
Our multidisciplinary care team’s approach to care begins with thorough evaluations. Our team includes psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, therapists, and other medical and behavioral specialists. Working in consultation with you, we develop individual treatment plans in a supportive, caring environment.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
In October 2019, St. Vincent’s became part of Hartford HealthCare, the state’s most comprehensive healthcare network. Its care-delivery system serves 161 towns and cities at more than 300 locations, including seven acute-care hospitals, the state’s most extensive behavioral health network, a large multispecialty physician group, a regional home care system, an array of senior care services, and a large physical therapy and rehabilitation network.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
StayWell provides the full spectrum of outpatient services needed in the locations that are most convenient. Quality is a way of life at StayWell that ensures we are always focused on the highest standards of care, the outcomes they produce and the satisfaction of our patients.
- Initiative Opening Doors; Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Region Northwest CT
Susan B. Anthony Project offers support services and resources for individuals and families affected by domestic and sexual violence across Northwest Connecticut, with a focus on safety, healing, and growth. Susan B. Anthony Project promotes safety, healing, and growth for all survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and advocates for the autonomy of women and the end of interpersonal violence.
- Initiative Opening Doors; Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Region Northwest CT
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Centers for Housing Opportunity
- Topic Housing Affordability; Homelessness
- Region Northwest CT
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws.
United Way fights for the Basic Needs, Education and Financial Stability of every person in the community. By mobilizing individuals, corporate partners and the non-profit community, United Way does what none of us can do alone – provide a pivotal hand-up to those in need.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Region Northwest CT
At Waterbury HEALTH, we strive every day to make your visit here a great patient experience by providing you with excellent care by the most caring doctors, nurses and staff. Waterbury HEALTH clinical excellence and high quality of care has been nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report, Healthgrades, American Heart Association and other leading organizations.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Topic Health
- Region Northwest CT
The Housing Authority of the City of Waterbury (WHA) was founded in 1953 to provide affordable housing in Waterbury for families who lack the means to purchase or rent housing at market prices. WHA’s mission is to achieve excellence in the housing industry by providing housing opportunities and customer satisfaction to enhance the quality of life for very-low, low and moderate-income residents.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Topic Homelessness; Housing Affordability
- Region Northwest CT
Waterbury Youth Services (WYS), the authorized Youth Service Bureau in the Greater Waterbury area, helps youth learn the skills they need to be more successful at home, in school and throughout the community. As a community-based agency, WYS responds to the needs of children, youth and their families, through a variety of programs which enhance their quality of life.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors
- Topic Youth
- Region Northwest CT
The Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging enriches the lives of older adults, individuals with disabilities, and their caregivers by providing support, services, and information to help them live well with assurance, independence and dignity.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut; Opening Doors Fairfield County; Opening Doors
- Topic Older Adults
- Region Fairfield County, CT; Northwest CT
The Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN) was formed in 1996 by the State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), in order to coordinate clinical, fiscal and administrative oversight of Region 5 contracted and state-operated mental health services. Within this service system, there are three state-operated Local Mental Health Authorities, which are located in Waterbury, Danbury and Torrington. In partnership with the Western Connecticut Mental Health Network they provide and coordinate local clinical services.
- Initiative Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
- Topic Health
- Region Northwest CT
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