The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) provides services to victims of crime. The ACP became effective on January 1, 2004. Program participants are residents of the State of Connecticut who have recently relocated and whose new location is unknown to the abuser and undocumented in government records. The goal of the Address Confidentiality Program is to help crime victims (family violence, sexual assault, injury or risk of injury to a minor, or stalking) keep their new address confidential.
The ACP offers its participants two services each of which helps keep the victim’s new location secret. One part is the participant’s use of an ACP substitute mailing address. The ACP provides cost-free mail forwarding services. The Office of the Secretary of the State serves as each program participant’s legal agent for service of process and receipt of first class mail. The second part of the program prevents public access to a participant’s actual address on government records including voter registry lists and keeps marriage records confidential.
The ACP assigns each program participant a substitute address. The substitute address has no relation to a participant’s actual location. The ACP address is a post office box and fictitious street address in Hartford, Connecticut. All ACP participants use the same address. The program assigns each participant a certification code to help differentiate their mail. A program participant’s mail must include the corresponding certification code. Then the program forwards 1st class mail to each participant’s actual residential address.
The Secretary of the State issues certification cards to each program participant. The certification card includes the program participant’s name and signature, a certification code, the program address and the certification expiration date. When a program participant presents his/her certification card, public agencies (state and municipal) must accept the ACP substitute address as though it is a person’s actual residential address.
Program participants choose when to use the substitute address. They decide if and when they reveal their actual address to a government employee. When an ACP participant chooses to reveal his/her actual
address, the public agency is not legally obligated to keep that information confidential. In unusual situations, an agency may petition the Office of the Secretary of the State for an exemption to the ACP laws. If the Office of the Secretary of the State grants the agency an ACP exemption, program participants involved with that agency may have to reveal their actual location. Prior to granting an exemption, the Secretary of the State shall notify the program participant of the exemption, including the name of the agency and the reason(s) for the exemption. The Secretary of the State may not make any records in a program participant’s file, other than the program address, available for inspection or copying except: (1) when a written request is made by the head of a law enforcement agency or the State Elections Enforcement Commission; (2) when directed by court order to release the information; and (3) when the program participant’s certification has been cancelled. The Secretary of the State will, however respond to written requests to verify if a person is or is not a current program participant.
An ACP participant, may present their certification card and request that their marriage records be kept confidential; their street and house number not be listed on a voter registry list; or that an agency use their program address in lieu of their confidential address. Marriage records and voter addresses will be kept confidential and will not be made available for inspection or copying except when: requested by a law enforcement agency; directed by court order; or notified by the Secretary of the State that the program participant’s certification has been cancelled. Agencies will accept and use the program address as the program participant’s residential, work or school address, in lieu of the participant’s confidential address, unless the agency receives an exemption from the Secretary of the State.
The Address Confidentiality Program provides substitute address services to residents of Connecticut. An applicant must be a victim of family violence, injury or risk of injury to a child, sexual assault or stalking, who has permanently and confidentially moved away from their abuser. Men, women and children can participate in the program. Participants complete applications through a community based domestic violence or sexual assault crisis program. These programs are located throughout the state. The application process involves meeting with an application assistant and receiving orientation information about the program. Application Assistants send the completed applications to the ACP office. The ACP office reviews the applications then assigns the ACP substitute address, certification code and creates an ACP Certification Card.
The following locations serve multiple areas:
CONNECTICUT SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS SERVICES (CONNSACS)
96 Pitkin Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: 860-282-9881 Fax: 860-291-9335
CONNSACS Member Programs
Bridgeport
Center for Women and Families
E. Fairfield County Inc. Rape Crisis Services
753 Fairfield Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Office #: 203-334-6154
Fax #: 203-579-8882
Hotline #: 203-333-2233
24 hrs: 203-384-9559
Email: CWFServices@cwfefc.org
Serving:Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull
Danbury
Women’s Center
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury Sexual Assault Crisis Services
2 West Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Office #: 203-731-5200
Fax #: 203-731-5207
Serving: Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sandy Hook, Sherman, West Redding
Hartford
YWCA of New Britain
Hartford Sexual Assault Crisis Services
175 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Office #: 860-241-9217
Fax #: 860-547-0775
Hotline #: 860-547-1022
Serving: Andover, Avon, Bloomfield, Bolton, Broad Brook, Canton, Collinsville, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartland, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough,
Newington, North Canton, North Granby, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Glastonbury, South Windsor, Stafford, Stafford Springs, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, Weatogue, West Granby, West Hartford, West Hartland, West Simsbury, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks
Middletown/Meriden/New Haven
Women & Families Center
169 Colony Street
Meriden, CT 06451
Office #: 203-235-9297
Fax#: 203-237-7571
Hotline #: 888-999-5545
888-568-8332
www.womenfamilies.com
100 Riverview Center, Suite 274
Middletown, CT 06457
Office #: 860-344-1474
Fax #: 860-346-5705
Hotline#: 203-389-9700
1440 Whalley Avenue
New Haven, CT 06515
Office #: 203-389-5010
Fax #: 203-389-5595
Hotline#: 203-389-9700
Serving: Bethany, Branford, Centerbrook, Cheshire, Chester, Clinton, Cobalt, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Haven, Essex, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Higganum, Ivoryton, Killingworth, Madison, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, Moodus, New Haven, Niantic, North Branford, North Haven, Old Saybrook, Portland, Rockfall, Stony Creek, Wallingford, Westbrook, Yalesville, Woodbridge
Milford
Rape Crisis Center of Milford
70 West River Street
Milford, CT 06460
Office #: 203-874-8712
Fax #: 203-878-6450
Hotline #: 203-878-1212
Serving: Ansonia, Derby, Milford, Orange, Seymour, Shelton, West Haven
New Britain
YWCA of New Britain
New Britain Sexual Assault Crisis Services
22 Glen Street
P.O Box 2545
New Britain, CT 06050-2545
Office #: 860-225-4681
Fax #: 860-225-7443
Hotline #: 860-223-1787
Email: nbsacs@snet.net
Serving: Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, New Britain, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Milldale, Plantsville, Terryville, Unionville
Stamford
Domestic Violence Crises Center
777 Summer Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Office #: 203-588-9100
Fax #: 203-588-9101
Hotline #: 203-588-9096
Email: info@thecenter-ct.org
Website: www.sacec-ct.org
Serving: Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton
Torrington
Susan B. Anthony Project, Inc.
P.O. Box 846
Torrington, CT 06790
Mailing Address: 179 Water Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Office #: 860-489-3798
Fax #: 860-482-6268
Hotline #: 860-482-7133
Serving: Barkhamstead, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Lakeville, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Preston, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, South Kent, Torrington, Washington, Washington Depot, Warren, West Cornwall, Winchester, Winchester Center, Winsted
Waterbury
Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury
29 Central Ave.
P.O. Box 1503
Waterbury, CT 06721
Office #: 203-753-3613
Fax #: 203-574-3306
Hotline #: 203-753-3613
Serving: Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oakville, Oxford, Prospect, South Britain, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, Woodbury
Willimantic & New London
Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut
P.O. Box 24
90 South Park Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
Office #: 860-456-3595 and 860-423-7673
Fax #: 860-423-4461
Hotline #: 860-456-2789
Email: weconect@snet.net
78 Howard St, 2nd floor
New London, CT 06320
Office #: 860-442-0604
Hotline #: 860-437-7766
Serving: Ashford, Ballouville, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Danielson, Dayville, East Lyme, Eastford, Franklin, Gales Ferry, Griswold, Grosvenor Dale, Groton, Jewett City, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield Center, Mansfield, Mashantucket, Montville, Moosup, Mystic, New London, Niantic, Noank, North Franklin, North Grosvenor Dale, North Stonington, Norwich, Oakdale, Old Lyme, Old Mystic, Pawcatuck, Plainfield, Pomfret Center, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, South Woodstock, Sprague, Sterling, Stonington, Storrs, Taftville, Thompson, Uncasville, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Wauregan, West Mystic, Willington, Windham, Woodstock, Woodstock Valley
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
912 Silas Deane Hwy. Lower Level, Wethersfield, CT. 06109
Web: www.ctcadv.org; Tel., (860) 282-7899
24 Hour Statewide Toll-Free Hotline 1-888-774-2900
(the Hotline will connect you with the Domestic Violence program nearest you)
MEMBER PROGRAMS
Ansonia
Center for Domestic Violence Services at BHcare
158 Main Street, Ansonia, CT. 06401
Tel., (203) 736 2601; Fax: (203) 736-2910
Hotline: (203) 736-9944
Bridgeport
The Center for Women & Families
of Eastern Fairfield County Inc.
753 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT. 06604
Tel., (203) 334-6154; Fax: (203) 579-8882
Hotline: (203) 384-9559
Danbury
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury
2 West Street, Danbury, CT. 06810
Tel., (203) 731-5200; Fax (203) 731-5207
Hotline: (203) 731-5206
Dayville
Domestic Violence Program United Services
P.O. Box 839, Dayville, CT. 06241
Tel., (860) 774-7243; Fax: (860) 779-1694
Hotline: (860) 774-8648
Enfield
Network Against Domestic Abuse
139 Hazard Ave., Bldg. #3-9
Enfield, CT. 06082-4583
Tel., (860) 763-7430; Fax: (860) 763-7436
Hotline: (860) 763-4542
Greenwich
Domestic Abuse Service
Greenwich YMCA
259 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT. 06830
Tel., (203) 869-6501 ext. 171; Fax (203) 618-9464
Hotline: (203) 622-0003
Hartford
Interval House
P.O. Box 340207, Hartford, CT. 06134-0207
Tel., (860) 246-9149; Fax: (860) 247-2042
Hotline: (860) 527-0550
Meriden
Meriden-Wallingford Chrysalis
14 West Street, Meriden, CT. 06451
Tel., (203) 630-1638; Fax (203) 237-1097
Hotline: (203) 238-1501
Middletown
New Horizons
P.O. Box 1036, Middletown, CT 06457-1036
Tel., (860) 344-9599; Fax (860) 347-6659
Hotline: (860) 347-3044
New Britain
Prudence Crandall Center for Women
P.O. Box 895, New Britain, CT 06050-0895
Tel., (860) 225-5187; Fax (860) 826-4994
Hotline: (860) 225-6357
New Haven
Center for Domestic Violence Services at BHcare
127 Washington Ave. East Building 2nd Flr. North Haven, CT. 06473
Tel., (203) 736-2601; Fax (203) 562-9450
Hotline: (203) 789-8104
New London
Safe Futures
16 Jay Street, New London, CT. 06320-5910
Tel., (860) 447-0366; Fax: (860) 440-3327
Hotline: (860) 701-6000
Norwalk
Domestic Violence Crisis Center
5 Eversley Avenue, Suite 303, Norwalk, CT.06851
Tel., (203) 853-0418; Fax: (203) 852-6729
Hotline: (203) 852-1980
Sharon
Women’s Support Services
158 Gay Street, P.O. Box 341, Sharon, CT. 06069
Tel., (860) 364-1080; Fax: (860) 364-5767
Hotline: (860) 364-1900
Stamford
Domestic Violence Crisis Center
777 Summer Street, Str. 400, Stamford, CT. 06901
Tel., (203) 588-9100; Fax: (203) 588-9101
Hotline: (203) 588-9096
Torrington
Susan B. Anthony Project
179 Water Street, Torrington, CT. 06790
Tel., (860) 489-3798; Fax: (860) 482-6268
Hotline: (860) 482-7133
Waterbury
Safe Haven Greater Waterbury
P.O. Box 1503, Waterbury, CT. 06721-1503
Tel., (203) 575-0388; Fax: (203) 574-3306
Hotline: (203) 575-0036
Willimantic
Domestic Violence Program United Services
132 Mansfield Avenue, Willimantic, CT. 06226
Tel., (860) 456-9275; Fax: (860) 450-7262
Hotline: (860) 456-9476
