THE DIRECTORY
The 12 offices the Connecticut guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of October 2026, and every entry carries the link so the number here can be checked against the source.
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Start here
The two places that say which local help covers an address, and publish the forms.
- Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut
The legal aid hotline for low income people in Connecticut, taking applications by phone or online; an online application shows whether a person qualifies and shortens the phone interview.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-453-3320
Another phone line
- From Middletown and Hartford · (860) 344-0380
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced
- Connecticut eviction help line
The number Statewide Legal Services gives for a person facing eviction or losing a housing subsidy such as Section 8, who may have the right to a free lawyer.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-559-1565
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates
- CTLawHelp
Free legal information and a Legal Help Finder for Connecticut residents with low income, on benefits, debt, family and safety, housing, immigration, health care, school, seniors, and work and unemployment.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced
Free civil legal help
Each program covers part of the state and each sets its own eligibility. The lookup above is what settles which one covers a county.
- Connecticut Legal Services
Connecticut's largest legal aid agency, which sends applicants for free legal assistance to the Statewide Legal Services hotline, by phone, online, or by texting the word APPLY.
- Covers
- Connecticut, from offices listed on its site
- For
- Low income people
- Phone
- (860) 344-0447
Another phone line
- Apply by text (text APPLY) · (860) 300-3845
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced
- New Haven Legal Assistance Association
Advice, brief service and full representation, along with community education, for seniors, people with disabilities, children, domestic violence survivors, immigrants, low wage workers and families at risk of homelessness.
- Covers
- Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden (elderly clients only), Milford, New Haven, North Haven, North Branford, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven and Woodbridge
- For
- Low income people in its service area
- Phone
- (203) 946-4811
- Post
- 205 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced
- Disability Rights Connecticut
Disability advocacy in Connecticut, a member of the National Disability Rights Network.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- People with disabilities
- Phone
- 1-800-842-7303
- Post
- 75 Charter Oak Ave., Ste 1-101, Hartford, CT 06106
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Discrimination in Stores, Restaurants and Public Places
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
Takes discrimination complaints, which start with an online inquiry form in English, Spanish or Polish.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (860) 541-3400
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Discrimination in Stores, Restaurants and Public Places
- CT Department of Labor, Wage and Workplace Standards Division
Has jurisdiction over minimum wage, overtime, wage payment, prevailing wage and employment of minors, as a law enforcement unit using criminal and civil remedies.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (860) 263-6000
Sent here by Getting Paid, The Last Paycheck
- CT Department of Labor, Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment benefits in Connecticut, with phone lines for claimants.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-956-3294
Another phone line
- Local line · (203) 941-6868
Sent here by The Last Paycheck
- Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission
Answers general workers' compensation questions through Education Coordinators, and has the forms to report a workplace injury and file a claim.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (860) 493-1500
Sent here by Hurt at Work
- Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Takes consumer complaints and publishes news and alerts.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Unfair and Deceptive Business Practices, The Lemon Law, Canceling a Door to Door Sale, The Letter About Your Information, When Someone Uses Your Name, What a Creditor Cannot Take, Old Debts and Time Limits to Sue
- Connecticut Insurance Department, Consumer Affairs Division
Gives consumers assistance with insurance, by phone or toll free.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (860) 297-3900
Another phone line
- Toll free · 1-800-203-3447
Sent here by Driving Without Insurance