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EMERGENCY RESOURCES
Emergency First Responders - 911
Information & Referral - 211
TTY Relay - 711 (if you are Deaf, use this not 911)
Speech to Speech Relay 800-229-5746

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Emergency Management

District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency
2000 14th Street, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 727-6161
(202) 673-2290 FAX
http://www.dcema.dc.gov

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EDUCATION

Homeless Children & Youth Unit
DC Public Schools
Room 3017, Hamilton Building
1401 Brentwood Parkway, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

Phone: (202) 698-3321
Fax: (202) 698-6056
Website: http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/services/student/student5.html

State Education Office
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 350 North
Washington, DC 20001 (202) 727-6436
Website: http://seo.dc.gov/seo/site/default.asp

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HOUSING
HUD
820 First Street, NE,
Suite 300
Washington D.C., 20002
Phone: (202) 275-9200
Fax: (202) 275-9212
TTY: (202) 275-0772

Coalition for the Homeless
1234 Massachusetts Ave., NW #C-1015
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202/347-8870
Fax: 202/347-7279

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
1800 Massachusettes Ave., NW 6th Fl.
Washington, DC 20036
TEL: 202/872-1494
Fax: 202/872-1932
Email: washlch@erols.com
Website:http://www.legalclinic.org

D.C. Tenants' Advocacy Coalition
P.O. Box 7237
Washington, DC 20044
TEL: 202/387-1893
Shelter Hotline: (800) 535-7252

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FOOD
DC Information/Hotline Number: (202) 724-5506

Capital Area Food Bank
645 Taylor Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017-2063
Phone: 202-526-5344
Fax: 202-529-1767
Web Site:http://www.capitalareafoodbank.org

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FINANCIAL HELP
DC Child and Family Services Agency
400 6th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024 (202) 442-6000
http://cfsa.dc.gov/cfsa/site/default.asp

Help with Utilities
http://www.liheap.ncat.org/profiles/energyhelp.htm

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MEDICAL CARE
DC Medicaid Managed Care
1411 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington , DC 20005

Medicaid recipients when approved may choose from: Advantage Health Plan: (301) 636-9840: Americaid Community Care: 1-800-600-4441 American Preferred Provider Plan: 1-800-464-1474 Capital Community Health Plan: (202) 408-0882, (202) 898-4850, 1-800-731-2247 Chartered Health Plan: (202) 408-4720, 1-800-408-7511 George Washington University Health Plan: (202) 994-2420, 1-800-333-4947 Health Right: 1-877-284-0282
DC Medicaid Managed Care Hotline: (202) 639-4030

Answers Please - Public benefits
http://answerspleaseonline.dc.gov/services/resources/keywords.asp?id=_0XS19LCAB&name=Public+Benefits

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EMPLOYMENT
Answers Please - Employment
http://answerspleaseonline.dc.gov/services/resources/keywords.asp?id=_0XC0Q06HH&name=Employment%2BServices

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SENIOR RESOURCES
DC Office on Aging
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 900S
Washington, DC 20001 (202) 724-5622
http://dcoa.dc.gov/dcoa/site/default.asp

Gray Panthers of Metro D.C.
2532 Q Street, NW, #1
Washington, DC 20007
202-347-9541
gpanther@capaccess.org
http://www.angelfire.com/pe/DCGrayPanthers/

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RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE with DISABILITIES
ADA

The ADA & IT Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
TOLL FREE: 800-949-4232 V/TTY
LOCAL: 301-217-0124 V/TTY
FAX: 301-217-0754
http://www.adainfo.org/

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Arc

The Arc of The District of Columbia, Inc.
817 Varnum Street NE, Suite 229
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 636-2950
arcdc@arcdc.net
http://www.arcdc.net/

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Arthritis, Skeletal, & Skin disabilities

Little People of America
DELMARVA - Delaware, DC, Maryland, & Northern Virginia
Susie Campbell: mnscampbell@adelphia.net
http://www.lpad3.org

Scleroderma Foundation
Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter
2010 Corporate Ridge
7th Floor, PMB #126
McLean, VA 22102
Carol Sodetz 888-233-4779 csod@t-grp.com
http://www.scleroderma.org/chapter/washingtondc/index.htm

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Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology Program for the District of Columbia
University Legal Services
220 I Street, NE, Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
Program Manager: Alicia C. Johns
Phone: 202-547-0198
TTY: 202-547-2657
Fax: 202-547-2662
Email: ajohns@uls-dc.org
http://www.atpdc.org

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Autism

Autism Society of America - DC Chapter
5167 - 7th Street,Street, NE
Washington, DC 20011
Telephone: 202-526-3369
http://expage.com/dcautismsocietyofamerica

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Auto-Immune Disabilities

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Blind & Visually Impaired

American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 467-5081/(800) 424-8666
http://www.acb.org/

District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
441 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
City-Wide Call Center: (202) 727-1000

National Federation of The Blind of the District of Columbia
627 Dahlia Street
Washington, DC 20012
Tel: (202) 882-8090

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Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal Cord Injury Network - DC Area
51 Monroe Place
Plaza West 9
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-424-8335
Fax 301-424-8858

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Cerebral Palsy

UCP of Washington DC & Northern Virginia
1818 New York Avenue, NE, Suite 101
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 526-0146
Fax: (202) 526-0519
E-mail: webmaster@ucpdc.org
Web site: http://www.ucpdc.org

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Centers for Independent Living

D.C. CIL
1400 Florida Ave, NE, Suite 3A
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 388-0033 Ext: V/TTY
(202) 398-3018 Ext: FAX
http://www.dccil.org
Email: info@dccil.org
Anacostia Satellite Office
2110 Mississippi Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
202.889.5802 (Voice) 202.889.1159 (fax)

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Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Chapter
6917 Arlington Road, Suite 308
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-8444
(877) 657-8444
Fax: (301) 652-9571

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Deaf, hearing impaired, and speech services

DC Speech, Language, Hearing Association
P.O Box 29590
Washington, D.C. 20017
http://www.dcsha.org/dcsha/default.asp

Gallaudet University:
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
(202) 651-5000 (TTY/Voice)
http://www.gallaudet.edu/

Deaf-REACH
3521 12th Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20017
(202) 832-6681 (Voice/TTY)
(202) 832-8454 (Fax)
http://www.deaf-reach.org/

SHHH DC
Tamar Clarke
tamarclarke2000@yahoo.com

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Developmental Disabilities

DC Developmental Disabilities Council
2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E.
Department of Human Services/801 East Building
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 279-6085

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Down syndrome

D.C. Down Syndrome Association
5402 8th St. NE
Washington DC 20011
202-462-3375

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Easter Seals

Easter Seals/Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Child Development Center - Washington, DC
2800 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-387-4434
Fax 202-462-7379

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Learning Disabilities

DC Capitol Area Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
International Dyslexia Association
Alexandia, Virgina
703-827-9019

Learning Disabilities Association of District of Columbia
444 North Capitol Street, NW #406
Washington, DC 20001
202-624-8581

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Legal Advocacy

Legal Advocacy-Protection & Advocacy
University Legal Services
220 I Street, NE, Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-547-0198
Fax: 202-547-2083
E-Mail: jbrown@uls-dc.org
http://www.uls-dc.org

Disability Rights Center
2500 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20007
(703) 934-2020
(703) 218-5377 TTY
703-352-5762 FAX
drc@patriot.net

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Mental Health

NAMI DC
422 8th St SE
2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20003-2832
Phone: (202)546-0646
Email: namidc@juno.com
http://www.nami.org/about/namidc/

Mental Health Association of DC
1628 l6th Street, N.W., 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-6363
E-mail: info@mhadc.org
http://www.mhadc.org

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Neurological disabilities

ALS Association
(Serving Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia)
615 South Frederick Ave., Suite 308
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-978-9855
866-FITE ALS
301-978-9854 (fax)
info@alsinfo.org
http://www.alsinfo.org

Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1103
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523
E-mail: lkingham@epilepsy-foundation.org
http://www.epilepsy-foundation.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society- DC only
2021 K Street, NW, Suite 715
Washington , DC 20006
Assists persons with adult-onset, long-term physical disabilities to become ready to return to employment. Offers workshops in job skills assessment, stress management, interviewing techniques and resume writing.
Intake Number: (202) 296-5363
Fax: (202) 296-3425
http://www.msandyou.org

 Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area
P.O. Box 523415
Springfield, VA 22152-5415
(703) 455-4900

Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard, East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 681-4133
E-mail: TSAGW@aol.com
http://www.TSAGW.org

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Parent Advocacy - Cross Disability

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Recreation & the Arts

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Resource Lists

DC Yellow Pages for Kids
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/dc.htm

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