District of Columbia Resources
There are many services and agencies providing help to residents of the District of Columbia, and we have provided contact information below.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, chat with them online or via their website, or text HOME to 741741 (multiple languages available). If this is an emergency, call 911.
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Food & Friends
Address: 219 Riggs Road NE, Washington, DC 20011
Phone: (202) 269-2277
Website: https://foodandfriends.org/(https://foodandfriends.org/
02
H3 Project (formerly H2 for the Homeless)
Address: 50 Massachusetts Ave NE, C-238, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 1-833-437-9675
03
DC Shelter Hotline
Phone: (202) 399-7093 or dial 311
Website: https://dccfh.org/shelter-hotline/ (https://dccfh.org/shelter-hotline/
04
Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Access Helpline
Phone: 1-888-793-4357
Website: https://dbh.dc.gov/service/access-helpline https://dbh.dc.gov/service/access-helpline
05
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP
Address: 1905 E Street SE, Building 14, Washington, DC 2000
Phone: (202) 673-9319
06
Martha’s Table
Address: 2375 Elvans Road SE, Washington, DC 20020
Phone: (202) 328-6608
Website: https://marthastable.org/ https://marthastable.org/
07
SOME (So Others Might Eat)
Address: 71 O Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 797-8806
Website: https://some.org/](https://some.org/
08
House of Ruth
Address: 5 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 667-7001
Website: https://houseofruth.org/ https://houseofruth.org/
09
Virginia Williams Family Resource Center
Address: 920 Rhode Island Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20018
Phone: (202) 526-0017
Website: https://community-partnership.org/virginia-williams-family-resource-center/ https://community-partnership.org/virginia-williams-family-resource-center/
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Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)
Address: 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20020
Phone: (202) 715-7670
Website: https://orca.dc.gov/ https://orca.dc.gov/
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Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC
Address: 1225 4th Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 1-800-230-7526
Website: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-metropolitan-washington-dc https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-metropolitan-washington-dc
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United Planning Organization (UPO)
Address: 301 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 238-4600
Website: https://www.upo.org/ https://www.upo.org/
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Salvation Army National Capital Area Command
Address: 2626 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 756-2600
Website: https://salvationarmynca.org/ https://salvationarmynca.org/
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Greater Washington Urban League
Address: 2901 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 265-8200
Website: https://www.gwul.org/ https://www.gwul.org/
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Department of Disability Services
Address: 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024
Phone Number: (202) 730-1700
Website: https://dds.dc.gov/
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DC Department of Human Services (SNAP, TANF)
Address: 64 New York Avenue, NE, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20002
General Number: (202) 671-4200
Benefits: (202) 727-5355
Homeless Services Hotline: (202) 399-7093
Website: https://dhs.dc.gov/
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Department of Employment Services
Address: 4058 Minnesota Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20019
Phone Number: (202) 724-7000
Website: does.dc.gov/
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Department of Aging and Community Living
Address: 500 K Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone Number: (202) 724-5626
Website: https://dacl.dc.gov/