Admissions & Resources

Liberty's Office of Admissions & Resources manages phone and walk-in inquiries, providing information about housing programs, resources and services available throughout the community to individuals in need, agencies and community organizations. Admissions and Resources addresses each inquirer by providing assessments of need on an individual basis, then making referrals to all appropriate services, both through Liberty and other community resources.

Walk-in hours are Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All other hours are by appointment only.

For more information, contact our Office of Admissions and Resources by calling (203) 495-1765 or sending an email to admissions@libertycs.org.

Day Program

The Day Program located at Liberty Safe Haven offers a place for homeless individuals to spend their day and gain access to important support services. Open to individuals who are homeless and confronting chronic illness, mental illness or addiction, the Day Program fills a critical need for many people in our community.

The services offered include counseling, referral to community resources, help with job searches, laundry room access, shower and bath facilities, and transportation to medical appointments. A community room is available, with television, a library, meals and coffee.

The hours of operation for the Safe Haven Day Program are Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please call (203) 495-1770 for more information or to schedule an intake.

Drug Treatment Advocate

Drug Treatment Advocacy is a critical component of the State of Connecticut's Prevention Services for those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. The goal of Drug Treatment Advocate is to help individual clients achieve a platform from which they can launch their recovery. To achieve that goal, the Drug Treatment Advocate helps clients to enter drug treatment facilities that will help them recover and reduce their risk of HIV infection and the risk to partners, and ultimately establish long-term recovery. For more information, please contact Tyrece Cummings by phone at (203) 495-1766 or via email at DTA@libertycs.org.

Ryan White Medical Case Manager

Liberty Community Services' Ryan White Medical Case Manager is available to provide services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the greater New Haven area. The Case Manager works with clients to assess their needs develop comprehensive long-term care plans, and refer them to appropriate services. The Case Manager also helps clients to navigate the system of entitlements and benefits to ensure maximum health and financial coverage. For more information, please contact Andrea Daniels by phone at (203) 495-1746 or via email at RyanWhite@libertycs.org.

Safe and Secure

Safe and Secure (S&S) is an outreach program providing crisis stabilization and access to immediate, effective, and integrated treatment for chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders. The main goals of S&S are to address gaps in mental health and substance abuse services by integrating housing, medical, and wrap-around services. S&S is offered through Safe Haven, one of Liberty's permanent supportive housing programs. LCS partners with South Central Rehabilitation Center (SCRC), a 24-hour detoxification and outpatient drug treatment center to target acutely and chronically homeless individuals suffering with co-occurring disorders and who are out of treatment with or at high risk for HIV/AIDS.

S&S is an integrated system of care that includes placement into short and long-term housing, and a Day Program. It also provides drug detoxification, long-term outpatient drug treatment, mental health services (psychiatric, psychological and individual/group counseling), primary medical care, specialized HIV care and Hepatitis C treatment. Homeless individuals enter the S&S program via Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the police, the Day Program, and through SCRC. Stabilization services are provided upon discharge from detoxification, and include Intensive Case Management.

Safe Haven Sunday Brunch

Throughout the winter months our homeless community in New Haven comes to our Safe Haven Sunday Brunch when they leave the shelters or the streets. They share a meal and some companionship for a few hours out of the cold and away from the isolation of the streets. The Brunch also offers an opportunity for our trained staff members to introduce our guests to the services that we provide at Liberty and those that are available in the community. It allows us to refer at least three people each week to needed services and ultimately find them permanent housing.

Liberty began the Brunch in 2009 because Sundays are difficult days for our homeless people in New Haven. Agencies that offer services are not open, public buildings are closed and meal programs are limited. Each Sunday we serve up to 100 people a warm, hearty catered meal, served by caring volunteers from our Day Program and Liberty staff in our community room at Safe Haven.

Services Specifically for Women

Liberty Community Services, Inc. provides services directed at meeting the specific needs of women who either are or have been homeless. This program is open to any woman that is receiving services from Liberty Community Services, Inc. and operates five days in a storefront center within the Safe Haven building. The center has a private telephone, internet access, informational materials and comfortable furnishings. Women are offered assistance to access employment and community resources. Groups include topics ranging from stress management, dressing for success, meditation, to knitting and sewing. Outside speakers from the community provide education on issues related to women such as health, menopause and domestic violence.

The center opens Mondays through Fridays at 9:00 AM. Please call (203) 497-2323 to learn more about how to enroll.