Agencies listing > Continuum of Care

67 Trumbull Street New Haven, CT  06511 (203) 562-2264 (Phone) (203) 789-1335 (Fax) http://www.continuumct.com

Continuum of Care

Continuum is a Connecticut based non-profit agency that began when it opened as the New Haven Halfway House in 1966.  The program was developed by volunteers and students of  Yale University who were volunteering at Connecticut Valley Hospital. These individuals were forerunners in recognizing the need for community-based alternatives to psychiatric inpatient care. In 1981, the agency adopted its new name, Continuum of Care, Inc., to reflect its goal and support services.

Housing

Group Home

New Haven Halfway House – Furnished rooms in a spacious house with communal kitchen, dining, living, and recreational space.
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 752-8725 (Phone)
(203) 752-8723 (Fax)
Capacity: 13 beds - 9 singles, including 1 handicapped accessible unit; 2 doubles

Intensively Supported Congregate Apartments

Intensive Supportive Living Program - ISLP - Two fully furnished 3 person apartments (1 male, 1 female) with private bedroom and shared kitchen, bathroom, dining room, and living room.
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 752-8722 (Phone)
(203) 401-3085 (Fax)
Capacity: 7- 6 clients on-site and 1 client in a scattered site

Intensively Managed Clustered Apartments Continuum of Care offers placements for up to 53 clients at three locations, including Blake Street, Ella Grasso Boulevard, and Ruby Street.  Apartments are typically shared with one other person, with each client having their own bedroom and sharing a kitchen, bathroom, and living room.  For an additional charge, clients may elect to have a private apartment, based on space availability.  The units are not furnished.

Extended Living Program – Level 1/Team 2 - all of the units at this location are rented by clients.
Blake Street Program
New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 387-8319 (Phone)
(203) 389-5114 (Fax)

Extended Living Program – Level 1/Team 1 - larger complex of apartments, with units being rented by clients, DMR, and the public.
Ella Grasso Boulevard Program
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 752-8717 (Phone)
(203) 752-8719 (Fax)

Scattered Site Apartments Extended Living Program Level 2/Team 3

Supportive Case Management

Extended Living Program
New Haven, CT 06513
(203) 468-5467 (Phone)
(203) 468-5467 (Fax)
Capacity: 15 slots

Housing Resource Coordination (HRC) Program

The objective of the Housing Resource Coordination (HRC) program is to provide links to housing that meets the individual needs of each client and to provide the support necessary to assist them to overcoming the barriers in locating, securing, and maintaining safe, decent, and affordable housing in the Greater New Haven community.  Through consultation with the referring clinicians or case managers, the HRC will assist in locating housing, and when necessary and appropriate, provide and process applications for loan funds that may be used for security deposit and/or process applications for bridge subsidy requests. The HRC also maintains memberships on various housing coalitions and attends relevant meetings, such as those that address fair housing practices, access to private non-profit and public housing opportunities.  Through networking with private landlords and housing developers the HRC also seeks to maintain connections with and eliminate possible barriers to housing for clients with disabilities. Contact: (203) 401-2082

Crisis Services

Crisis Program – An alternative to psychiatric inpatient care for individuals who are clinically appropriate for short-term crisis care. This collaborative effort provides admission, clinical care, and day services. The goals of the program are to reduce the stigma of social disruption often associated with hospitalization, and the successful reintegration of the client into the community. Key components of the program are: flexibility; private home in family neighborhood; four person capacity; staff to client ratio typically 1:1; and intensive case management.
Contact: (203) 752-8710

Respite Program – Provides a short-term private home setting for individuals who are in need of time away from their usual residence and who are not in need of the more intensive services of the Crisis Program. The goal is to allow time for reflection, building strength, and problem solving around issues which may be causing stress, thereby decreasing the need for more acute services. Key components of program are: intensive case management; staff involvement in day programming; three person capacity; and staff to client ratio typically 1:1. Contact: (203) 752-8710