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Provides employment services for individuals with mental illness. Employment Services More information:
- Includes career counseling, job search assistance, and post-employment support
- Classes and training are available in life and job skills, reading, math, coping skills, and more
- Offers housing for day and vocational program participants; residents must pay room and board
Offers classes and educational materials. Educational Programs More information:
- Seven levels of English As A Second Language (ESOL) classes available, including virtual classes
- Provides computer skills classes
Provides or connects families to support services, including developmental screenings, family learning activities, parenting education, playgroups, and home visiting services. Education Support, Parenting Education
Offers housing case management services to help tenants with low income prevent crisis and work through any issues that arise. Housing Assistance
Offers access to a collection of current and historical materials and maintains historical records including information on immigration and naturalization, ports, real and personal property, and passenger ship lists. Government Information and Archives More information:
- Includes City Council proceedings and pending bills, charter, budget, and election results and issues
- Houses city, state and federal codes in the law library
- Publications are available on the website
Offers free crisis counseling with police support during emergencies and provides follow-up care. Mental Health Services
Provides eligible individuals and families with grants that go towards heating and utility expenses. Utility Assistance More information:
- Applicants may be homeowners, renters, roomers, or boarders
- Available all year for electricity and during the winter months for heat
Maintains a website that helps individuals give away used items to other locals who need them. Home Goods, Donation Programs
Serves as a public library offering a variety of services to the community. Library Services More information:
- Includes age-specific literacy programs
- Meeting and conference rooms available to reserve
- Emergency and disaster financial assistance available
Provides support, accountability, and opportunities for youth who have violated the law or are a danger to themselves or others. Crime Prevention and Response, Correctional Facilities and Services
- Holds over 2,000 weekly AA meetings in the D.C. areaÂ
- Provides transportation to meetings or a hospital, if neededÂ
- Participates in community outreach via presentations and literature
Non-profit that provides a warm place to stay when the temperature drops below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Weather Shelter More information:
- Operates from November 1 through March 3.1
​- Offers a bed to individuals and families who cannot stay at existing emergency shelters.
​- Distributes blankets, hats, gloves, and hot beverages to individuals outside the shelter.
- Includes transportation to the shelter location.
​- Offers home visits in the Capitol Hill area.
​- Accepts phone calls from community members reporting individuals who are homeless and in need of assistance.
Provides financial assistance to families who need help with evictions, utility bills, or burial expenses. Financial Assistance More information: - Offers additional funds for families who have been through disasters like hurricanes or fires - Cannot help applicants who live in Section 8 or public housing - Assistance is limited to once in a 24-month period.
Operates a food pantry that provides a 3-5 day supply of food to those in economic crisis.
Food Assistance
Provides training and job placement in areas of automotive repair, HVAC/R, and commercial driver's licenses.
Employment Services
Provides for the anonymous hand-over of an unharmed infant in cases where the mother doesn't feel ready to have children and wants to safely leave their newborn child. Pregnancy Support
Provides residential treatment and counseling for substance use disorders through Seafarers Insurance.
Addiction and Recovery
More Information:
- Must have worked 125 calendar days in the last year to be eligible for treatment
Provides mental health treatment services, including counseling and medication management. Mental Health Services More information:
- Offers an 8-week anger management class
Provides used clothing to individuals in need.
Clothing Assistance
More information:
- Donations accepted
Provides for the anonymous hand-over of an unharmed infant in cases where the mother doesn't feel ready to have children and wants to safely leave their newborn child. Pregnancy Support
Operates a food pantry that provides perishable and nonperishable food items.
Food Assistance
Distributes clothing. Clothing Assistance More information: - Include clothing for maternity, infants, children, men, and women - Offers professional clothing when available