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   D.C. Food Finder (Separate Website)
This website provides information about: - FREE and low cost meals and groceries - Places to apply for and use food assistance benefits - Cooking classes and nutrition workshops - Farmers' markets - Community gardens - Other food resources in DC (Project of Healthy Affordable Food For All)
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
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   Center City Community Corporation
This program assists residents through counseling and with referrals in housing, basic adult education, employment and service to senior citizens. A youth program is also included. Clothing (limited supply) and food banks are sometimes available.
  
   
   Change, Inc.
Change, Inc. provides assistance in finding affordable housing as well as temporary shelter, employment readiness training, and referrals for emergency food, clothing bank, and shelter.
  
   
   D.C. Food Finder (Separate Website)
This website provides information about: - FREE and low cost meals and groceries - Places to apply for and use food assistance benefits - Cooking classes and nutrition workshops - Farmers' markets - Community gardens - Other food resources in DC (Project of Healthy Affordable Food For All)
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Emergency Rental Assistance Program (Separate Website)
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) helps low-income District residents who face housing emergencies. A housing emergency happens when immediate action is needed to avoid homelessness, to re-establish a home, or to prevent eviction from a home.
By: DC Department of Human Services

    Other Formats:   Word File
  
   
   Housing Counseling Services, Inc.
Housing Counseling Services provides counseling to tenants who are facing eviction or are delinquent in rent payments and to home owners who are facing default or are delinquent in mortgage payments. It provides Emergency Rental Assistance funding to qualified applicants (see attached file for information on how and where to apply). It offers pre-purchasing counseling, budget and financial counseling, and home rehabilitation counseling. It assists consumers by citing appropriate laws and regulations and by providing referrals. A certified housing counselor is available to assist with related problems.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program

    Other Formats:   Separate Website   This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. PDF File
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Housing Resource Center
The DHCD Housing Resource Center provides a FREE listing service that provides easy access to information about housing opportunities within the District of Columbia.
By: Department of Housing and Community Development

    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   Kuehner Place for Abused and Neglected Elderly
This is a program of the D.C. Office on Aging and SOME (So Others Might Eat). The shelter is for those elderly persons who have suffered some form of abuse or who are at risk in the community. There are multiple services offered, including meals.
    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division D.C. Superior Court
The Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division (Multi-Door) helps parties settle disputes through mediation and other types of appropriate dispute resolution (ADR), including arbitration, case evaluation and conciliation. The name "Multi-Door" comes from the multi-door courthouse concept, which envisions one courthouse with multiple dispute resolution doors or programs. Cases are referred through the appropriate door for resolution. The goals of a multi-door approach are to provide citizens with easy access to justice, reduce delay, and provide links to related services, making more options available through which disputes can be resolved. The Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division of the D.C. Superior Court assists parties to reach agreements that meet their interests, preserve relationships, and save time and money. Our mediators and dispute resolution specialists are trained at Multi-Door to serve in a wide range of cases, from civil to small claims, to family.
    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   Office on Latino Affairs, Office of the Mayor, DC Government
The mission of the Office on Latino Affairs is to improve the quality of life of the District's Latino population by providing community-based grants, advocacy, community relations and outreach services to residents so they can have access to a full range of health, education, housing, economic development and employment services.
    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   www.211metrodc.org (Separate Website)
A listing of thousands of health and human services programs available to assist you.
By: Nonprofit Roundtable
  
   
   Community Relations Services, U.S. Department of Justice
This service conciliates and mediates with parties that experience discriminatory practices based on race, ethnic group, or national origin. It provides assistance primarily to communities. Disputes may involve the use of excessive force by police or correctional institutions, community relations, school desegregation/disputes, employment, housing, transportation, health, environment, revenue sharing, and recreation.
    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   D.C. Food Finder (Separate Website)
This website provides information about: - FREE and low cost meals and groceries - Places to apply for and use food assistance benefits - Cooking classes and nutrition workshops - Farmers' markets - Community gardens - Other food resources in DC (Project of Healthy Affordable Food For All)
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   D.C. Housing Authority
The Housing Authority provides rent assistance for low-income families and individuals. Once certified to receive aid, the recipients find their own housing, although some assistance is given by the agency.
    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   Emergency Rental Assistance Program (Separate Website)
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) helps low-income District residents who face housing emergencies. A housing emergency happens when immediate action is needed to avoid homelessness, to re-establish a home, or to prevent eviction from a home.
By: DC Department of Human Services

    Other Formats:   Word File
  
   
   Housing Counseling Services, Inc.
Housing Counseling Services provides counseling to tenants who are facing eviction or are delinquent in rent payments and to home owners who are facing default or are delinquent in mortgage payments. It provides Emergency Rental Assistance funding to qualified applicants (see attached file for information on how and where to apply). It offers pre-purchasing counseling, budget and financial counseling, and home rehabilitation counseling. It assists consumers by citing appropriate laws and regulations and by providing referrals. A certified housing counselor is available to assist with related problems.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program

    Other Formats:   Separate Website   This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. PDF File
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Housing Resource Center
The DHCD Housing Resource Center provides a FREE listing service that provides easy access to information about housing opportunities within the District of Columbia.
By: Department of Housing and Community Development

    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division D.C. Superior Court
The Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division (Multi-Door) helps parties settle disputes through mediation and other types of appropriate dispute resolution (ADR), including arbitration, case evaluation and conciliation. The name "Multi-Door" comes from the multi-door courthouse concept, which envisions one courthouse with multiple dispute resolution doors or programs. Cases are referred through the appropriate door for resolution. The goals of a multi-door approach are to provide citizens with easy access to justice, reduce delay, and provide links to related services, making more options available through which disputes can be resolved. The Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division of the D.C. Superior Court assists parties to reach agreements that meet their interests, preserve relationships, and save time and money. Our mediators and dispute resolution specialists are trained at Multi-Door to serve in a wide range of cases, from civil to small claims, to family.
    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   Office on Latino Affairs, Office of the Mayor, DC Government
The mission of the Office on Latino Affairs is to improve the quality of life of the District's Latino population by providing community-based grants, advocacy, community relations and outreach services to residents so they can have access to a full range of health, education, housing, economic development and employment services.
    Other Formats:   Separate Website
  
   
   www.211metrodc.org (Separate Website)
A listing of thousands of health and human services programs available to assist you.
By: Nonprofit Roundtable
  
   
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