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Provides bereavement support services. Mental Healthcare More information:

• Provides individual and group counseling
• Includes individual and family counseling, support groups, court accompaniment, and advocacy
• Helps with applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
• Offers information and referrals for victims of crime, sexual assault, and domestic violence

Maintains a directory of resources for both military and civilian communities. Helplines and Information More Information:

Offers information and a range of resources related to brain injuries. Helpline and Information More information:

• Helps with service coordination, education, research, and support groups
• Provides trainings and seminars, an annual conference, and community outreach

Provides college admissions guidance and ongoing academic support to individuals seeking postsecondary education.

Education Support, Educational Programs More information: - Assists with college selection and admissions applications - Provides guidance on essays and required documentation - Offers academic planning and ongoing support - Supports individuals through the transition to postsecondary education

Provides support, education, information, and referrals on kidney disease, organ donation, or transplantation. Helplines and Information, Public Education and Information More information: 

• Offers tailored education programs on every stage of kidney disease and the transplantation process
• Hosts periodic seminars on kidney research and treatment in the National Capital Region

Operates an information and referral helpline and provides free training and educational programs to the Autism community. Helplines and Information

Maintains a website listing real-time information on prescription assistance programs. Helplines and Information, Prescription Services More information:

• Includes discount cards, government programs, drug manufacturer programs, discount drug programs, and discount pharmacy programs
• Includes resources on health, nutrition, fitness, and more

Provides information and assistance to individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Helplines and Information More information:

• Accepts third-party reports of individuals experiencing homeless in an effort to locate and offer help to them

Provides information, referrals, and support for individuals living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), hoarding, and body dysmorphic disorder.

Helplines and Information, Public Education and Information More information: 

• Information available on the website, by mail, in quarterly newsletters, and other materials
• Funds research to better understand these disorders
• Holds annual conferences

Offers screening and referral to a variety of programs that serve individuals with developmental disabilities. Information and Referral More information: - Programs include case management, community learning, residential and transitional services, supportive employment, self-directed services, low intensity support, respite care, group homes, and alternative living units

Provides transportation resources for non-emergency medical appointments and senior centers. Transportation

Provides advocacy, outreach, housing, and referrals for individuals experiencing homelessness. Homeless Services ​More Information:

• Provides transitional housing

Provides individual, family, and group counseling and other supportive services. Mental Healthcare More information:

• Offers filial and child-centered play therapy, substance abuse assessment, and crisis intervention
• Refers individuals to community resources as needed
• Available to provide presentations to schools and community organizations on various topics

Operates a hotline to help victims of hate crimes find resources and file a report if needed. Helplines and Information More information: - All hate crimes should first be reported to 911 to preserve evidence for prosecution

• Any crime motivated by race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or homeless status

Operates a crisis hotline that provides mental health and substance use information and referrals, supportive counseling, suicide crisis intervention, and adolescent crisis intervention. Crisis Services

Advocates for refugees and immigrants to be treated fairly and provides referrals to local resources to help them become active members of their new communities.

Advocacy

Provides library services. Library Services More information:

• Loans books, printed materials, ebooks, audio-visual materials, talking books, and more
• Offers computer training, access to computers and Internet, and WiFi
• Provides free meeting rooms.
• Provides virtual information and referral for various services
• Provides age-specific programming and services

Provides online special education resources to help families understand educational rights, school services, and advocacy. Educational Programs More information:

• Offers guidance on special education law, procedural safeguards, and dispute resolution
• Features workshops, seminars, and educational materials related to special education
• Includes information about Individualized Education Programs (IEP), Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP), Section 504 plans, and special education services

Provides crisis intervention, assessment, and resource referrals to victims of violent and senior crime. Victim and Witness Services More Information:

• Includes emotional support, assistance with filing court papers and monetary claims, court accompaniment, and guidance through the criminal justice process
• Offers referrals to specific provider agencies for focused follow-up services

Provides assistance to find long-term support options and determine eligibility for public programs. Legal Services More information:

• Screens for Medicaid nursing facility and home and community-based service waiver programs
• Helps with level of care determinations

Provides trained information specialists to answer questions about epilepsy and seizures. Helplines and Information, Public Education and Information More information:

• provides support, guidance, and referrals to national and local resources
• Assists individuals living with epilepsy, their caregivers and friends, and anyone interested in learning more

Offers information on topics related to asbestos, including exposure, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, aftercare, and clinical studies.

Helplines and Information

More information:

• 24-hour live chat support is available on the website

Provides information and referral services for individuals seeking treatment, alternative therapies, and other resources related to AIDS and HIV.

Helplines and Information, Advocacy