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211 Answers, Please! provides a variety of benefits for DC residents. This information and referral service:

  • Minimizes time involved in finding services by providing comprehensive information about available social service programs
  • Allows access to services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by telephone or Internet
  • Provides answers to questions about the types of services available to residents of the District of Columbia
  • Provides details on program eligibility, hours of operation, intake procedures, and other program prerequisites
  • Offers crisis intervention and referrals to programs that provide emergency services
  • Increases awareness of the full range of community resources available in a ward or neighborhood
  • Allows Internet searches and printed lists based on your choice of criteria

Call 211 Answers, Please!  at (202) 463-6211 to speak to a trained Community Resource Advisor, or search the 211 Answers, Please!  network of social service providers below.