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This page will contain information on local community resources. You
can click on the active links below for information on:
- General Metro DC Information and Neighborhoods
DC Pages Hispanic Online DC Latino Columbia Heights Mt. Pleasant
District
Neighborhoods and City Guides from Anacostia to Shaw (and more).
Community
Organizations Museums
Ride Guide: Metro Bus and Rail
Schedules
Entertainment Sites
The Community Resources Directory
of Washington, DC: a guide to community services for children with
special needs (and others) - from Advocates and AIDS to Youth Services.
Sponsored by the DC Department of Health and the Health Services for
Children Foundation. http://www.hfscsite.org
The Beehive, a web site with
local practical information on health services, jobs, community
resources in English, Spanish, Russian, Creole, and Urdu.
- Advocacy
Organizations and Struggles
- Education
Adult Ed-GED,
ESL | Disabilities
| Library
Services | Metro
DC School Districts | Colleges
& Universities | Computer
Classes
- Employment
- Family
& Child Resources
Car
Safety Children
with Special Needs Day
Care Domestic
Violence Emergencies
Head
Start Parenting
Safety-Fire
& Lead SportsTeens
WIC
- Health Services
DC
Healthy Families Program provides FREE health insurance to working
parents with children under age 19. DC Healthy Families covers children,
adolescents under age 19 who live alone, pregnant women, and parents.
Chartered Health Care.
DC Healthcare
Alliance.
Unity Healthcare.
Health Right.
Project Wish, free mammograms for DC residents with little or
no health insurance. Call 1-888-833-9474 or TTY 1-877-672-7368 for
information.
Find information to meet basic food, shelter, and physical and mental
health needs. Identify benefits and application criteria. Answers,
Please! (202) INFO-211 by Washington, District of Columbia,
Department of Human Services.
http://answersplease.dc.gov/answersplease/site/default.asp
An easy-to-use online screening tool helps citizens find out if they
are eligible for federally funded benefits. GovBenefits by
Washington, District of Columbia.
http://govbenefits.gov/jsp/GovBenefits.jsp
- Housing
Apartments/Apartamentos
Homes
for Sale Housing
Resources
- Immigration and
Naturalization
- Legal
Services
Partners for Health Information
GWUMC, Washington, DC, with funding from NLM. Contact:
202/416-0408 or kpomeran@gwu.edu Updated on June 26, 2005.
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