Contact
Elise Cosker, Director [email protected]
PHONE 860-413-3328
FAX 860-413-9921
Address
20 Center Street
East Granby, CT 06026
Hours
Monday-Thursday
10:00AM – 3:00PM
Farmington Valley Mobile Foodshare
CT Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)
Medicare Savings Program (MSP)
East Granby Social Services offers seasonal assistance programs for low-income families in East Granby. These programs rely solely on the generosity of our community members. Social Services is seeking local families, individuals and other parties who are interested in sponsoring an East Granby family/East Granby families this holiday season. If you would like to participate in this year’s Holiday Gift Program, please complete and submit a Donor Registration Form. Thank you for your generosity and willingness to help our neighbors in need!
Our Mission
The Social Services Department is responsible for providing assistance for residents with social, emotional, and economic needs. Our services help residents achieve self-sufficiency, maintain economic well-being and adjust to difficult circumstances and events in their lives. The department provides assistance with Energy Assistance, Renter’s Rebate Program, Holiday programs, Back to School programs, Food Programs, Information and Referrals.
Emergency Financial Assistance
The East Granby Emergency Assistance Fund is available to those income eligible residents who are in need of emergency financial assistance with fuel, housing, medical, electric and other critical needs. The fund is supported solely through donations and gifts from the community and 100% of the funds raised are given back to qualifying residents who are facing financial hardship. Donations can be made to the East Granby Emergency Assistance Fund and mailed to East Granby Social Services, 20 Center St., East Granby, CT 06026.
FFY 2025 State Income Guidelines
Household Size 1 2 3 4 5 6
Annual Income $45,505 $59,507 $73,509 $87,7511 $101,513 $115,514
Energy Assistance
East Granby Social Services will begin accepting applications for the State of CT Energy Assistance program beginning on October 1, 2024. Applications can also be made on-line at https://dss.service.ct.got/ceap/s/MyDashboard
For more information and income guidelines please refer to the State Website
Operation Fuel
Operation Fuel provides year-round emergency energy assistance to households who fall outside the CT Energy Assistance income guidelines or have exhausted their CT Energy Assistance grant. Applications can be completed directly through the Operation Fuel website
Renters Rebate
East Granby Social Services will accept applications for the State of CT Renters’ Rebate Program each year from April 1st through September 30th.
For more information and income guidelines please refer to the State Website
Friend to Friend Food Pantry/ Thrift Store
The Friend to Friend Food Pantry was established to supplement the weekly grocery needs of residents who have been identified by East Granby Social Services as needing assistance. Weekly rides to the Food Pantry are provided by the East Granby Mini Bus for residents in need of transportation and deliveries can be scheduled for those participants who are homebound. Each year Friend to Friend creates holiday food baskets to make sure everyone can enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving and holiday dinner. To volunteer or donate please call (860) 413-9015 or email [email protected]. Food donations may be dropped off at East Granby Senior/Community Center, East Granby Public Library and the East Granby Congregational Church and monetary donations can be mailed to Friend to Friend Food Pantry, P.O. Box 631, East Granby, CT 06026
Location:
The Friend to Friend Food Pantry is located at the East Granby Congregational Church, 9 Rainbow Road, East Granby, CT.
The Thrift Shop is located in the historic south School building located at 32 Spoonville Road, East Granby, CT.
Hours:
The pantry is open for 2.5 hours on Fridays, from 8:30am to 11:00am.
How to Apply:
Please complete the pantry application and return to East Granby Social Services along with proof of income for the past 30 days.
Friend to Friend Registration/Application
FFY 2024 State Income Guidelines
Household size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Annual Income | $41,553 | $54,338 | $67,124 | $79,910 | $92,695 | $105,481 |
The Thrift Shop is open three times during the week: April -December
Tuesday: 10 am – 2pm
Thursday 2pm – 6pm
Saturday: 10 am – 2pm
The telephone number for the thrift shop is 860-413-9015. Please leave a message if you call outside of these hours and someone will get back to you.
An important goal of this program – “Good Sam” for short, is to help Town residents who are elderly or disabled to stay in their home. They may be alone, have physical or financial difficulty with maintenance, or do not know about other resources or options that may be available.
We also hope to increase volunteer support for our schools, library, government or other needs as they are identified. There will be a special focus on asking those in manual trade professions, diverse businesses, medical and government workers and retirees to find ways to share their experience with high school students.
To fill these needs, we hope to:
· Utilize our senior population and others, plus students in completing community service requirements.
· Provide a mechanism for continually matching needs with volunteers.
· Publicize the needs in every possible way.
Longer term goals will be to:
· Make a really nice town even better!
· Develop a unique and noticeable program that may have many seniors, but not limited to seniors.
· To succeed, it will take a contagious spirit! Please help us begin to build a Volunteer Bank by giving us your name and ideas by phone or email.
For more information please contact Elise Cosker at (860) 413-3328 [email protected] or Kelly Jacobs (860) 413-3334 [email protected]
