GREATER HARTFORD
COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK
ELIGIBILITY/ ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SHELTERS SERVING INDIVIDUAL WOMEN AND/OR FAMILIES
Individual
Women and/ or
Families Served
Wheelchair
Accessibility
Wait/Return
Policy
No Show Policy
Cornerstone
Shelter
TriTown
Shelter
Network
Against
Domestic
Abuse
Domestic
Violence
Safe House
East
Hartford
Community
Shelter
YWCA
Soromoundi
Commons
Salvation
Army
Marshall
House
South
Park Inn
Interval
House
Manchester
Area
Conference of
Churches
Samaritan
Shelter
Both
Individual
Women
Both
Both
Both
Individual
Women
Individual
Women
Both
Both
Yes with 12
beds
Yes with 2
beds that are
Yes with 3
beds
Yes all
beds are
Yes all
beds are
Yes about 30
beds
Yes
Yes, all beds
are
One room
6 months
6 months
6 months
Full year
N/A
Depends
90 days
Depends
N/A
Inform staff
beforehand
if possible.
If they do
not give
staff notice
you will be
discharged.
First time
must wait
week
before they
can return,
Second
time must
wait 2
weeks,
after third
time wait a
year before
they can
return
If they are
not in bed
by
midnight
they will
lose their
bed
If they miss 2
days they are
banned for 3
days. Once
they max out
their LOS they
will be banned
for a year
Lose their
bed; noncompliance
adds 30 days
to wait period
If they do not
return and do
not check in
with staff by
midnight they
are in danger
of losing their
bed.
Banned for
3 days then
allowed to
come back
If no show
for 48 hours
they will be
discharged,
or 4
violations
acquired
over time
Lose their
permanent
bed
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Youth PolicyEmancipated or
Unaccompanied
Criminal
Activity
Restrictions
Do you permit
medication to
be refrigerated
overnight?
And/or will you
allow a visiting
nurse to
administer
medication?
Other NonAcceptance
Criteria
Any person
under 18
must be
with adult to
be able to
enter as a
child.
Sex
Offenders
Takes in
Emancipated
Youth 16+
Sex
Offenders,
Arson
History
Will allow
medication
to be
refrigerated.
Must be
able to
administer
medication
themselves
Clients from
detox, Not
self-caring
Does not
accept
persons
under 18
without
parent.
Must be
19+ to be in
the motel
Would
consider
on a case
by case
basis.
Generally
no children
without
parent
Sex
Offenders
Sex
Offenders,
Extreme
Violent
Offenders,
Sexual
Offenses
Only
accept
someone
under 18 if
they are
staying
with
abusive
partner
Sex Offenders
Not selfcaring
Do not
accept
persons
under 18
Sex
Offenders
Sex
Offenders,
DOC Level 4
and 5
released
inmates
Not self
caring
Domestic
Violence
perpetrators
and
survivors(only
if perp. is not
behind bars),
transgender
under 18
must be
accompanied
by parent
unless
emancipated
and fleeing
domestic
violence
No
benzodiazepine
or opiates
unless
administered
by a visiting
nurse. All other
medications
are permitted to
be refrigerated
No
restrictions
on
medications
Active
Domestic
Violence,
Not selfcaring
Do not accept
persons under
18
Takes in
emancipated
youth, also
offers
additional
resources for
them
Not selfcaring
Under the
influence
of drugs or
alcohol,
Not selfcaring
Under the
influence of
drugs or
alcohol, Not
self caring
Under the
influence of
drugs or
alcohol, Not
self caring
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ELIGIBILITY/ ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SHELTERS SERVING INDIVIDUAL MEN
Wait/Return Policy
Wheelchair
Accessible
No Show Policy
Youth PolicyEmancipated or
Unaccompanied
Imaculate
McKinney
Open Hearth
Manchester Area
Conference of
Churches
(Individual Men)
30 days
4 months
30 days
Depends
90 days
Full year
6 months
Depends
6 months
No
Yes
Yes 25 beds
Yes about 30 beds
Yes
Yes all beds
are
Yes with 10
beds
Yes all beds
are
Somewhat
It would count
towards their
90 day length
stay
They lose their
bed and must
wait 30 days
before they can
return
If you miss 2 days
you are banned for
3 days. Once you
max out your LOS
you're banned for a
year
Lose their
permanent
bed
First time, wait
week before
you can return,
Second time,
wait 2 weeks,
after third
time, wait a
year
Banned for 3
days then
allowed to
come back
Lose their
permanent
bed;Noncompliance
adds 30 days
to wait period
Hold for 3 nights,
if they don’t show
up they will be
discharged
Does not
accept Unemancipated
males under
18
Does not
accept Unemancipated
males under
18
Lose their
permanent
bed
Does not
accept
Unemancipated
males under
18
South
Park Inn
(Individual
Men)
East Hartford
(Individual
Men)
TriTown
(Individual
Men)
*St.Elizabeth
House
(Individual Men)
Does not accept
persons under 18
Sex Offenders
Criminal Activity
Cornerstone
(Individual
Men)
Does not accept
Unemancipated
youth under 18
Sex
Offenders
Sex
Offenders,
Extreme
Violent
Offenders,
Sexual
Offenses
Sex Offenders
Sex
Offenders,
DOC Level 4
and 5
released
inmates
Sex Offenders
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Other nonacceptance criteria
Do you permit
medication to be
refrigerated
overnight? And/or
will you allow a
visiting nurse to
administer
medication?
Women,
children, not
self caring
No restriction
Women, not
self caring
Can
refrigerate. Do
not store
methadone
Under the
Influence of
drugs and
alcohol,
Women, not
self caring
Under the
influence of drugs
and alcohol, not
self caring
No benzodiazepine
or opiates unless
administered by a
visiting nurse. All
other medications
are permitted to be
refrigerated
not self
caring
Sex
Offenders, not
self caring
Under the
influence of
drugs and
alcohol,
clients from
detox, not self
caring
Domestic
Violence
perpetrators
and
survivors, not
self caring
Arson History,
Income must be
within poverty
level, not self
caring
Will allow
medication to
be refrigerated.
Must be able
to administer
medication
themselves
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POLICIES FOR SHELTERS SERVING INDIVIDUAL WOMEN AND/OR FAMILIES
Manchester
Area
Conference
of Churches
Samaritan
Shelter
Cornerstone
Shelter
TriTown
Shelter
Manchester
Vernon
Vernon
30 days,
Max 2
months
with
extension
Network
Against
Domestic
Abuse
Domestic
Violence
Safe
House
East Hartford
Community
Shelter
YWCA
Soromoundi
Commons
Salvation
Army
Marshall
House
South Park
Inn
Location
East Hartford
Hartford
Hartford
Hartford
Length
of Stay
(LOS)
30 days, Max.
90 days with
good behavior
90 days
2 weeks,
with
extension
possible
28 days,
with
extension
possible
60 days,
with
extension
possible
30 days, with
extension
possible
30 Days, with
extension is
possible
Program
Fee
20% of income
not to exceed
$100/month
No fee
No fee
30% of
adjusted
income,
25% goes
to savings
No fee
No fee
No fee
No fee
No fee
Number
of Beds
24 for women
and children +
cribs
12 beds
27 in
shelter, 23
in overflow
shelter
45 for
Women and
Children
20 beds
10 for Women
5 for women
but flexible
8 beds
15 Beds
Time to
accept
new
clients
Person can
call in the
morning. Also
allows people
to come from
4:30pm-6pm
1pm-9pm,
max 2 intake
per day
Monday-Saturday
Must call
beforehand
to see
availability
Prefer
client to call
beforehand
but if in
person
come at 5
pm
24 hours
After 6 pm
After 6 pm, if
it is an
emergency
call anytime
Person
would
have to
call in
beforeha
nd
24 Hours,
Intake
required
6:00 PM
No curfew,
expected
time of
arrival is
5:30
7:00 PM
Sun.Thurs.
9:30 PM,
Fri-Sat.
10:30
PM.
If later than
midnight
should call
and notify
staff that
they are
safe.
Curfew
7:00 PM
8:00 PM,
another
check at
11:00 pm
M-F 9:00
PM, SatSun 10:00
PM
Interval
House
8:00 PM
60 Days,
with
extension
possible
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POLICIES FOR SHELTERS SERVING INDIVIDUAL MEN
Immaculate
Conception
Shelter
McKinney
Shelter
Open
Hearth
Shelter
Location
Hartford
Hartford
Hartford
Manchester
Area
Conference
of Churches
Samaritan
Shelter
(Individual
Men)
Manchester
Length of
Stay (LOS)
180 days
90 Days,
extension is
possible
15 days,
extension is
possible
30 days,
extension is
possible
Program Fee
Number of
Beds
Cornerstone
Shelter
(Individual
Men)
South Park
Inn Shelter
(Individual
Men)
East
Hartford
Community
Shelter
(Individual
Men)
Vernon
Hartford
East Hartford
30 Days,
extension is
possible
28 days,
extension is
possible
30 days, Max.
90 with good
behavior
20% of
income not to
exceed
$100/month
No fee
TriTown
Shelter
(Individual
Men)
*St. Elizabeth
House
(Individual
Men)
Vernon
30 days, Max
with
extension 2
months
Hartford
90 Days
No fee
No fee
No fee
No fee
No fee
30% of
adjusted
income, 25%
goes to
savings
June- Sept:
60, Oct- Nov:
80, Dec-Mar:
150, AprilMay: 80
78 beds, 13
Mattresses
25 beds
30 for men
10 men, but
flexible
45 beds for
men
16 beds for
men over 18
8 for men
After 6:00 pm,
if it is an
emergency
call anytime
Prefer client
to call
beforehand
but if in
person come
at 5:00 pm
Person can
call in the
morning. Also
takes walkups from
4:30pm-6pm
Person would
have to call in
beforehand
8:00 am3:00pm
5:00 pm8:00am
All day
disabled
4:00 pm- 7:45
am Unless
inclement
weather
5:00 PM
4:00 PM
Case by case
basis
24 hrs
Time to
Accept New
Consumers
After 7:00 pm
4:30 pm7:00pm
3:00 pm till
all beds are
full
After 6:00 pm
Hours
shelter is
open for
consumers
4:00pm –
7:45am
Unless
inclement
weather
4:30pm7:30am
All day for
HIV/AIDS or
Elderly or
disabled
3:00pm –
7:00am
Unless
inclement
weather
M-F: 6:00 pm
to 8:00 am
Weekends:
6:00 pm to
8:30am
Time Shelter
opens to
returning
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
No fee
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consumers
Curfew
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
4:45 PM
8:00 PM
7:00 PM
6:00:00 PM
7:00 PM
9:30 PM
8:00 PM, will
accommodate
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