notes: Services: Employment and Training, Head Start, Preschool, Adult Education, Energy and Heating Assistance, Weatherization, Individual Development Accounts, Financial Education, Eviction Prevention, Homeless Shelter, Alternatives to Incarceration, AIDS Prevention and Counseling, Substance Abuse Counseling, Information and Referral, Case Management and Counseling. Towns Served: Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bethlehem, Cheshire, Colebrook, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Litchfield, Meriden, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Hartford, Norfolk, Prospect, Southbury, Southington, Thomaston, Torrington, Wallingford, Waterbury, Watertown, Winchester, Wolcott, Woodbury. -> PROGRAMS & SERVICES: Elder Services - CHORE Project Comprehensive Outreach Project for Elders (COPE) Senior Companions Foster Grandparents Program Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) VoiceCare Friendly Visitors Senior Nutrition Services Energy Assistance - Energy Assistance Program * Intake sites: http://www.newopportunitiesinc.org/Content/Intake_Sites.asp Conservation Services (Weatherization) Child Care - Early Childhood Division (ECD) Housing - Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Housing Opportunities for People with Aids Shelter NOW Meriden Supportive Housing Project Greene-Gutridge Terrace Transitional Living Program Children & Families - Therapeutic Treatment Foster Family Preservation Fatherhood Initiative Summer Basketball Program Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Health & Nutrition - AIDS/HIV Assistance Program Meriden Summer Food Service Program Senior Nutrition Services Operation Pantry Supportive Services - In-The-Making (offers jobs and job training) Department of Correction (DOC) Residential Program Jobs Now Program One Stop Centers Self-Sufficiency Centers Bi-Lingual Training Program Prisoner Re-Entry Pilot Program Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Transformational Leadership - ============== Services: Employment and Training, Head Start, Preschool, Adult Education, Energy and Heating Assistance, Weatherization, Individual Development Accounts, Financial Education, Eviction Prevention, Homeless Shelter, Alternatives to Incarceration, AIDS Prevention and Counseling, Substance Abuse Counseling, Information and Referral, Case Management and Counseling. Towns Served: Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bethlehem, Cheshire, Colebrook, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Litchfield, Meriden, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Hartford, Norfolk, Prospect, Southbury, Southington, Thomaston, Torrington, Wallingford, Waterbury, Watertown, Winchester, Wolcott, Woodbury.
mission: -> From the website: New Opportunities' mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self-improvement and maximize self-empowerment. New Opportunities, Inc. is the community action agency for Waterbury and the 27 surrounding communities. The agency's mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self improvement, maximize self empowerment and increase economic self-sufficiency. The Agency incorporated as a private non-profit corporation in the State of Connecticut in 1964 and is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. Presently with an annual budget in excess of $48 million dollars, New Opportunities, Inc. administers social service programs targeted to the low-income and elderly communities. The services and opportunities provided through our programs are designed to increase the participation in and quality of an individuals and/or families life. Over 70 social service programs are administered by the Agency. New Opportunities, Inc. currently sponsors a variety of social programs in the general areas of: Energy Assistance/Weatherization, AIDS/HIV Prevention, Fatherhood Initiative, Education and Support Services, Child Welfare and Family Services, Early Childhood Education Programs, Elderly Services, Homeless Shelter/Housing and Ex-offender Programs/Re-Entry Services. A Board of Directors comprised of 1/3 elected officials, 1/3 private sector representatives and 1/3 representatives of the low-income community governs New Opportunities, Inc. The Board provides direction to agency activities and approves program proposals. The Agency is classified as a minority CBO, with 79% of its Board Members composed of racial or ethnic minorities. The overall responsibility for the operation of the Agency lies with the President/CEO. He delegates the day-to-day operation of the Agency and Programs to an eleven member Management Team. All members of the Management Team report directly to the President/CEO.