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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONNECTICUT SEXUAL ASSUALT CRISIS SERVICES, INC. (The Toll-Free 24 hour statewwide hotline will connect you with the Sexual Assault Crisis Center nearest you.)   English Hotline: (888) 999-5545  / Spanish Hotline: (888) 568-8332 96 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT 06108 Tel: (860) 282-9881 Fax: (860) 291-9335 Email: info@connsacs.org Website: www.connsacs.org

E. FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC. RAPE CRISIS SERVICES (Center for women and families) Serving: Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull   Hotline: (203) 333-2233 753 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604 Tel: (203) 334-6154 Fax: (203) 579-8882 Email: CWFServices@cwfefc.org

WOMEN'S CENTER OF GREATER DANBURY SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS SERVICES Serving: Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sandy Hook, Sherman, West Redding   Hotline: (203) 731-5204 2 West Street, Danbury, CT 06810 Tel: (203) 731-5200 Fax: (203) 731-5207 Email: womens.cntr@snet.net

YWCA OF THE HARTFOR REGION SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS SERVICES 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   Hotline: (860) 543-8919 135 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06105 Tel: (860) 525-1163 Fax: (860) 756-8220       MERIDEN LOCATION Hotline: (203) 235-4444 169 Colony Street, Meriden, CT 06451 Tel: (203) 235-9297  Fax: (203) 237-7571       MIDDLETOWN LOCATION (Women and Families) Hotline: (860) 635-4424 29 Crescent Street, Middletown, CT 06457 Tel: (860) 344-1474 Fax: (860) 346-5705       NEW HAVEN LOCATION Tel: (203) 624-2273 / (203) 624-4576 357 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06511 Fax: (203) 624-4577       DEEP RIVER LOCATION 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   56 High Street, Deep River, CT 06417       RAPE CRISIS CENTER OF MILFORD Serving: Ansonia, Derby, Milford, Orange, Seymour, Shelton, West Haven   Hotline: (203) 878-1212 70 West River Street, P.O. Box 521, Milford, CT 06460 Tel: (203) 874-8712 Fax: (203) 878-6450       YWCA OF NEW BRITIAN SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS SERVICES Serving: Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, New Britain, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Milldale, Plantsville, Terryville, Unionville   Hotline (860) 223-1787 22 Glen Street, P.O. Box 2545, New Britain, CT 06050-2545 Tel: (860) 225-4681 Fax: (860) 225-7443 Email: nbsacs@snet.net       STAMFORD SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS AND EDUCATION CENTER Serving: Cos Cob, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Old Greenwich, Riverside, Rowayton, South Norwalk, Southport, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton   Hotline (203) 329-2929 One Dock Street, Suite 320, Stamford, CT 06902 Tel: (203) 348-9346 Fax: (203) 324-2321 Email: sac1@mindspring.com       SUSUAN B. ANTHONY PROJECT, INC. 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   Hotline: (860) 482-7133 P.O. Box 846, Torrington, CT 06790 Tel: (860) 489-3798 Fax: (860) 482-7133     SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS CENTER OF EASTERN CONNECTICUT (Sexual Assault Crisis Services) Serving: Ashford, Ballouville, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Danielson, Dayville, East Lyme, Eastford, Franklin, Gales Ferry, Griswold, Grosvenordale, Groton, Jewett City, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield Center, Mansfield, Mashantucket, Montville, Moosup, Mystic, New London, Niantic, Noank, North Franklin, North Grosvenordale, 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   Hotline: (860) 456-2789 P.O. Box 24, 90 South Park Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Tel: (860) 456-3595 / (860) 423-7673; Fax: (860) 423-4461 E-Mail: weconect@snet.net       CONNECTICUT COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (The Toll-Free 24 hour statewwide hotline will connect you with the Domestic Violence Program nearest you.)   Hotline: (888) 774-2900 90 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT. 06108 Tel: (860) 282-7899 Web: www.ctcadv.org

 

 

 

THE UMBRELLA Hotline: (203) 736-9944 435 East Main Street, Ansonia, CT. 06401 Tel: (203) 736 2601     Fax: (203) 736-2910

 

THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES OF EASTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC. Hotline: (203) 384-9559 753 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT. 06604 Tel: (203) 334-6154 Fax: (203) 579-8882