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New Opportunities, Inc. is the community action agency for Waterbury and the twenty-six surrounding communities. A satellite office in Meriden provides services to residents of Meriden, Wallingford, Southington and Berlin. The agency's mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self improvement, maximize self empowerment and increase economic self-sufficiency. The Agency incorporated as a private non-profit corporation in the State of Connecticut in 1965 and is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. Presently with an annual budget in excess of $48 million dollars, New Opportunities, Inc. administers social service programs targeted to the low-income and elderly communities. The services and opportunities provided through our programs are designed to increase the participation in and quality of an individuals and/or families life. Over 75 social service programs are administered by the Agency. New Opportunities, Inc. currently sponsors a variety of social programs in the general areas of: Energy Assistance/Weatherization, Youth Development and Training, Drug/Alcohol Prevention, AIDS/HIV Prevention, Education and Support Services, Child Welfare and Family Services, Early Childhood Education Programs, Neighborhood Councils and Committees, Elderly Services, Homeless Shelter/Housing and Ex-offender Programs/Alternative Incarceration Center. The agency maintains 5 delegate satellite offices, termed "Councils/Committees" located in Waterbury's low-income communities. Through this unique system of neighborhood centers, the agency has direct access to individuals most in need of assistance and the ability to provide appropriate interventions. The neighborhood Councils/Committees offer an array of services to low income residents including but not limited to: Outreach/recruitment, counseling/supportive services, job training, positive youth development programs, tutoring, arts & crafts, family budgeting/management, AIDS/substance abuse education/prevention, teenage pregnancy prevention, interpretation services and assistance in obtaining entitlements. For a majority of the clients the Agency serves, these field offices are usually the entrance point, for clients in need of assistance.