Somers Human Services engages and connects residents to information, support, assistance, opportunities, and services that help individuals and families meet their basic needs and that promote family stability, youth involvement, and supported, active seniorhood. Our three areas of focus include:

  • Social and Senior Services

  • Youth Services Bureau

  • SHINE / Prevention Services

Social and Senior Services

To ensure that individuals, families, and seniors can meet their basic needs, we provide:

  • Application Assistance: Renters' Rebate, CEAP, Generation Power, Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
  • Emergency Financial Assistance
  • Financial Coaching/Budget Assistance
  • Meals on Wheels (for homebound seniors age 60+)
For questions or to make an appointment, please call 860-265-7551 x 1.

Youth Services Bureau

The Somers Youth Services Bureau works to support the holistic development and well-being of Somers youth through targeted programs and support services that collectively foster positive youth development and create lasting positive impact. Youth-focused programs promote confidence, teamwork, mindfulness, character development, and empowering experiences that help youth become well-rounded, creative, resilient individuals capable of achieving their full potential.


  • Teen Center at the Somers Public Library
  • Positive Youth Development Programs
  • Somers Youth for Change (SYC), our Youth Leadership Council
  • Truancy Support
  • Youth Diversion Team
  • Back-to-School Program
  • Holiday Toy Shop

For information or to make an appointment, please call Jen Griger, Youth Services Coordinator at 860-265-7551 x 2 OR via email at jgriger@somersct.gov


SHINE Coalition

Shine Coalition is Somers’ Local Prevention Council, a volunteer-led group that brings together neighbors from every corner of our town. When young people struggle with alcohol or drugs, it affects our entire community. 

We are parents, students, business owners, educators, health providers, youth-serving groups, law enforcement, civic groups, and more. We believe that supporting youth health isn’t someone else’s responsibility – it is a commitment we all share.

Our approach focuses on current challenges our youth face today, not yesterday’s problems. We monitor trends, track data, and adapt our strategies because what works in prevention keeps evolving.

Whether you have lived in Somers for decades or just moved to town, your voice matters in building a unified response that keeps Somers strong and our young people healthy.

To learn more about our work, click to view our new website: SHINE