Find Community Support & Business Resources
Community Support
District agencies and local organizations are providing help to residents during the state of emergency. Below are several new resources for residents:
COVID-19 Vaccine
Food Assistance
Workers and Small Businesses
Housing
- List of low-barrier emergency shelters from Department of Human Services
- Free housing from Washington Intern Student Housing for frontline medical workers and first responders. To get more information and sign up, call (703) 930 -1656 or email schapman@internsdc.com.
- More resources
Healthcare
- Special COVID-19 enrollment period for DCHealthLink coverage
- Mental health services list from the Department of Behavioral Health
- More resources
Immigrant Community
- Information and FAQs from OAG about the public charge rule and COVID-19 in English and Spanish.
- Anyone—regardless of immigration status—with COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough, and shortness of breath) needs to call a health care provider and seek treatment. For those without a provider, call Mary’s Center at (844) 796-2797.
- Resource guide from Immigrants Rising
- More resources
Children and Families
- OAG’s Child Support Services can be reached at (202) 442-9900 and CSSDCustomerService@dc.gov. Child Support payments will continue as normal. DC Superior Court has cancelled all Child Support Hearings until May 15, 2020.
- OAG's list of resources to help domestic violence survivors during COVID-19
- Free resources to watch, read, listen, and learn from D.C. Public Library
- More resources
Find more local resources by visiting coronavirus.dc.gov and Legal Aid Counsel’s comprehensive non-legal resource guide.