About Community Lifeline
Community Lifeline helps neighbors find food, housing, help with bills, jobs, childcare and other support near them.
It is free. You do not need an account to look for help.
Each place shows when its details were last checked. Organizations can update the details of their own places.
Where a place takes requests, you can ask for help through Community Lifeline and follow your request.
We are starting in the Washington, DC area.
How to get help
- Search by ZIP code, or choose a kind of help.
- Choose a place to see its hours, address and what to bring.
- Call 211 any time to talk to someone about services near you.
In an emergency, call 911. For crisis support, call or text 988.
How to clear your history
- Leave this site takes you to a weather page. It does not erase your browser history.
- To clear it, open your browser menu, choose History, then choose Clear browsing data.
- On a shared or public computer, close the browser window when you are done.