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Food and basic needs
Food programs, clothing, utilities, transportation, and other local assistance.
Find your local 211Benefits and health coverage
Food, housing, health care, utilities, Social Security, disability, and financial-assistance information.
Review government benefitsIdentification and transportation
Ask a local referral specialist about document replacement, transportation, and access-support programs.
Call or search 211Domestic violence and relationship abuse
Safety-first help for intimate-partner violence, family violence, dating abuse, coercive control, threats, and related practical or legal needs.
Sexual assault and sexual violence
Confidential survivor support, local referrals, medical information, and legal-resource starting points.
Open RAINN supportStalking, harassment, and technology abuse
Safety information and victim-service pathways for stalking, threats, monitoring, harassment, and technology-enabled abuse.
Review stalking resourcesChild abuse or neglect
Confidential guidance for people affected by or concerned about child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment.
Open ChildhelpElder or vulnerable-adult abuse
Help for physical, psychological, sexual, financial, neglect, abandonment, caregiver, or institutional abuse.
Open Elder Justice resourcesDrug, alcohol, and substance-use support
Confidential treatment, recovery, prevention, and family support for any substance—including alcohol, opioids or fentanyl, stimulants, sedatives, cannabis, inhalants, medication misuse, and multiple-substance use.
Search FindTreatment.govOverdose or poison exposure
Immediate expert guidance for a possible poison, medication, chemical, or drug exposure, plus overdose-response and naloxone information.
Human, sex, labor, and child trafficking
Confidential safety planning, service referrals, and reporting options for possible trafficking or exploitation.
Get trafficking helpMissing or exploited child
Specialized help for a missing child, child sex trafficking, online enticement, sextortion, or other child sexual exploitation.
Get NCMEC helpEmotional and crisis support
Free, confidential support by call, text, or chat for difficult or unsafe moments.
Contact 988Disability and accessibility
Benefits, accommodations, health, housing, employment, transportation, assistive services, and independent-living resources.
Government disability servicesVeterans and military families
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Open VA resourcesImmigration, refugee, and newcomer support
Immigration preparation, language access, newcomer services, and professional-referral starting points.
Open Immigration OasisLGBTQ+ support and safety
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Find local supportDisaster and emergency recovery
Official disaster assistance, temporary housing, food, health, unemployment, and recovery resources.
Open DisasterAssistance.govReentry and community stabilization
Local housing, identification, work, benefits, treatment, transportation, and legal-barrier assistance after incarceration.
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211
Local referrals for housing, food, health care, transportation, utilities, and other community needs.
Open 211HUD Find Shelter
Search for shelters, food pantries, health clinics, clothing, and homelessness resources.
Open HUD Find ShelterUSAGov benefits
Review benefit categories or use the benefit finder for possible government assistance.
SAMHSA and FindTreatment.gov
Find confidential treatment and recovery support for mental health, drug, alcohol, and substance-use concerns.
Poison Control
Free, confidential, 24/7 expert help for possible poison, medication, chemical, or drug exposure in the United States.
Open Poison ControlCDC overdose response
Learn how to recognize a suspected overdose, use naloxone when available, call 911, and stay with the person.
Review overdose stepsNational Human Trafficking Hotline
Confidential help, safety planning, service referrals, and reporting options for possible sex or labor trafficking.
Get trafficking helpNCMEC
24/7 help for missing children, child sex trafficking, online enticement, sextortion, and child sexual exploitation.
Get help nowDomestic Violence & Safety
A dedicated safety-first portal for domestic-violence information, legal navigation, and community support pathways.
Open Domestic Violence & SafetyNational Domestic Violence Hotline
Free, confidential support, safety planning, and local service referrals for people affected by relationship abuse.
Get domestic-violence helpRAINN
Confidential sexual-assault support and referrals for medical, legal, and local survivor services.
Get sexual-assault supportChildhelp
Confidential guidance and support for people affected by or concerned about child abuse or neglect.
Open ChildhelpDOJ Elder Justice
Help, reporting, and local-resource pathways for elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.
Find elder-abuse help988 Lifeline
Free, confidential emotional and crisis support by call, text, or chat.
Open 988 LifelineSmarter Justice legal areas
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