CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES – MEDICARE SUBSCRIBERS’ CLAIMS ASSISTANCE
Medicare subscribers with questions about the payment of their medical bills may obtain help in processing their Medicare claims.
Organization Category: Financial
GREENWICH TAX ASSESSOR
Town office responsible for the values assigned for taxation purposes to all real estate and personal property in Greenwich. All property is assessed at 70% of market value. Revaluation is mandated by state law every 4 years. A full physical revaluation, with appraisers inspecting property to determine value, is done every five years. This is […]
GREENWICH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Town agency with the function of administering, coordinating, contracting, monitoring, and planning all Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) activities. The federally sponsored Community Development Block Grant program offers annual grants for projects meeting HUD objectives such as principally benefiting low and moderate-income persons and meeting community needs that are unfunded by other sources.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men, and young people worldwide.
GREENWICH BOARD OF EDUCATION
Town board responsible for the public schools. It sets policy and standards for teachers; decides grade organization and district boundaries; manages school properties; negotiates teachers’ contracts; and hires the Superintendent of Schools and the Chief Administrator. The board is bipartisan and unpaid. Two members from each party are elected every 2 years in odd-numbered years […]
REBUILDING TOGETHER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Founded in 1988, this is a nationwide community-based organization. Rebuilding Together Fairfield County, Inc. provides assistance to low-income homeowners who are not able to cover the costs of home repair. Typically, these individuals are elderly or have a disability or are families with children. Nonprofit facilities such as schools, shelters and daycare centers are also included.
CONNECTICUT – WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION
The Workers’ Compensation Commission administers the workers’ compensation laws of the State of Connecticut with the ultimate goal of ensuring that workers injured on the job receive prompt payment of lost work time benefits and attendant medical expenses. To this end, the Commission facilitates voluntary agreements, adjudicates disputes, makes findings and awards, hears and rules […]
CONNECTICUT INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
The mission of the Connecticut Insurance Department is to serve consumers in a professional and timely manner by providing assistance and information to the public and to policy makers, by regulating the insurance industry in a fair and efficient manner which promotes a competitive and financially sound insurance market for consumers, and by enforcing the […]
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS – STAMFORD CLINIC
This clinic provides general internal medical care for immediate and chronic health concerns, preventative medical care, physical exams, diagnostic lab testing, general x-rays, and limited immediate pharmacy services to qualified veterans living in southern Fairfield County. Appointments must be made in advance. Surgery and treatment by specialists are provided at other VA facilities. The nearest […]
CORPORATE ANGEL NETWORK
Nationwide nonprofit organization, founded in 1981, which arranges free air travel for cancer patients and bone marrow donors and recipients to or from recognized treatment centers by using empty seats on corporate aircrafts. There is no financial need requirement to use this service, but the patient must be able to walk and cannot require any […]
DRESS FOR SUCCESS, MID-FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Founded in 1996, this nonprofit organization provides clothing for low-income women who are going into or returning to the work force. Referrals are through government agencies, including homeless or domestic violence shelters, immigration services, and job training programs. Each client receives one suit for interviewing and another when she gets a job.
GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT LOAN FUND, INC.
The Greenwich High School Student Loan Fund offers financial assistance to GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL graduates for full-time college undergraduate education by providing interest-free loans of up to $5,000 a year (12 month period) for four years. New applications must be submitted for each year a loan is requested. The education may be technical preparation as […]