COMMUNITY COURT
The
Hartford Community Court is a unique partnership between the City of Hartford,
the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, community leaders and the residents
of Hartford. This specialized session of the Connecticut Superior Court is devoted
solely to addressing “quality of life” crimes. These misdemeanor
offences include breach of peace, petty larceny, threatening, prostitution and
violations of the Municipal Code such as excessive noise, public drinking, disorderly
conduct and discharge of pollutants.
Offenders of “quality of life” crimes are accountable to the
criminal justice system and to the community where the crime was committed.
Sanctions imposed by the court include but are not limited to fines, jail
time and community service.
The City of Hartford’s Department
of Human Services oversees and coordinates the Human Services component of
the court. The City’s staff works jointly with the State of Connecticut’s
Department of Social Services, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
and Capitol Region Mental Health Center to address the root causes that may
contribute to the sanctioned behavior.
For
more information about the Community Services Division and its services contact
Elby Gonzalez-Schwapp,
at
860-757-4700
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DIAL-A-RIDE (DAR) PROGRAM
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY
AND
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Information: Monday - Friday, 8:30 until 4:30
Reservation: Monday - Friday, 8:00 until 4:00
Reservations & Cancellations
724-5340
Customer Service: Monday - Friday, 8:30 until 4:30
Phone
# 722-8473 TDD phone # 722-8332
State
Department of Social Services office of Elder Rights
424-5274
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ELIGIBILITY
Any resident of the City of Hartford who is 60 years of age or older and any
adult resident (age 18 or above) who has a permanent disability (such that
the effective use of existing mass transit is very difficult or impossible
because of their mobility impairment) is eligible to use Dial-A-Ride
services. Persons with hidden disabilities such as epilepsy, lung or heart
disease are also eligible to use Dial-A-Ride services. Persons with
temporary disabilities will be transported by Dial-A-Ride on a case-by-case
determination. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities vacationing or
visiting the City of Hartford are also eligible to use DAR services.
Application for a temporary Dial-A-Ride pass can be made by calling the
Customer Service Representative at 722-8473. Eligible persons with
automobiles or who are able to drive and have access to an automobile are
asked to not use Dial-A-Ride. Also, if a person can easily get
to a destination using Connecticut Transit, s/he should do so.
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SERVICE
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Days of Operation
Monday -
Friday
for medical appointments, grocery shopping and nutrition programs at Senior
Centers.
Saturday
for critical medical appointments, grocery shopping and the WESP (Weekend
Elderly Services Program) lunch program.
Sunday
for religious services and the WESP lunch program only.
Service will
not be available on the following holidays:
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New
Years Day |
Memorial Day |
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Independence Day |
Labor
Day |
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Thanksgiving Day |
Christmas Day |
Upon
determination by the City's DAR Program Administrator, Dial-A-Ride service
may be reduced or cancelled on other holidays.
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Hours of Operation
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Monday-Sunday |
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8:15 A.M. to
3:00 P.M. |
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SERVICE AREA
Dial-A-Ride transportation is generally limited to points within the
Hartford City limits. Trips to bordering towns for medical appointments
only are allowed on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Out-of-town group trips for senior housing residents and senior
center/agency members may be considered at the descretion of the Program
Administrator and availability of funds.
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RESERVATION/CANCELLATIONS POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES
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Reservation/Cancellation Hours of Service
Reservations
and Cancellations for the Hartford Dial-A-Ride service are taken Monday -
Friday between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. (724-5340).
After 4:00P.M. Monday-Friday and Weekends, you can call DAR Dispatcher at
(724-5340) to cancel or reserved a trip. If the dispatcher is
unavailable, Please leave your cancellation message on the answering
machine.
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Out-of-town reservations
Reservations
outside of the Hartford area can be made only for medical
appointments and only on Mondays and Wednesdays. The towns to which
Dial-A-Ride may travel for such trips are
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Hartford
Bloomfield |
West
Hartford
Windsor |
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East
Hartford |
Wethersfield |
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Farmington-UCONN |
Newington-
VA HOSP |
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Other reservation guidelines
In order to
free up phone lines so others may also call, customers may reserve a maximum
of two round-trips per call. Customers may call as many times as they like
each day.
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TRIP PURPOSE
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Dial-A-Ride will serve most trip purposes within the City. All allowablel
trips; (medical, nutrition, grocery shuttle, etc.) may be
reserved up to (5) seven days in advance, but no later than (1)
day in advance.
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Saturday reservations will be taken for medical appointments, grocery
shopping and religious services as noted above, upon availability.
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Nutrition Site - This service is only available to those sites which are
City sponsored and receive public funding. These sites must be open to any
elderly Hartford resident.
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Social Group Trips - Hartford senior centers and elderly housing complexes
may be authorized to schedule social group trips using the Dial-A-Ride
service. All Special and Social Group Trips may be considered at the
descretion of the Program Administrator and the availability of funds.
These trips will be scheduled on an as-available basis only.
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Grocery Shuttle
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Dial A Ride operates a Grocery Shuttle bus service Monday through Saturday
in the Asylum Hill, Westend, Northend, Downtown and Southend areas of
Hartford. No reservation is required. The service operates on a fixed
route and set schedule. A Dial A Ride pass must be shown before boarding
the bus. Dial A Ride serves the following grocery stores: Super Stop &
Shop (Hartford, Bloomfield & Wethersfield), Shaws (West Hartford). For more
details please call 722-8473.
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Customer service phone numbers:
Hartford DAR 722-8473
GHTD 247-5329
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If you belive you have been denied service on the basis of discrimination
call the State Department of Social Services, Elder Rights Office at:
(860)
424-5274.
HDAR is
funded in part by the Older Americans Act through the North Central Area
Agency on Aging.
For
More Detailed information Contact:
James Johnson
Jr, DAR Project Manager, (860) 757-4724
Email:
Jjohnson2@hartford.gov
