Our Services
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Everyone experiences moments of challenge. Bread for the City offers DC residents an opportunity to fill the gaps.
Food
You get to choose what goes in your grocery bag! Get fresh produce, meat, and nonperishables every month. Plus, free farmers markets happen weekly!
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Clothing
Attire, shoes, and accessories for all ages. Toiletry packs regularly available. Small household goods in limited quantities.
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Health Care
A medical home for all ages, regardless of ability to pay. We offer primary care, care management, dental, vision, and behavioral health services.
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Social Services
A variety of supports and resources, including workforce development courses, representative payee services, community wellness workshops, and diaper & baby goods distribution.
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Advocacy
Provides support to client-led campaigns, primarily working to end the drain of affordable housing in DC.
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Legal Services
Advice and representation in certain housing, family law, immigration, and public benefits matters. Support from partner organizations on other legal issues.
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Housing Resources
- Shelter Hotline is 311
- Visit or call Downtown Day Center.
- Homeless Youth (24 and under)
- Housing Counseling Services
- Everyone Home DC/ Shirley’s Place Drop In Center
- Thrive DC
- Father McKenna Center
Bread for the City Contact for Grocery Plus: Food Team (202-953-8604)
If you are a senior and interested in signing up for Grocery Plus, you can sign up using this application. Please submit it to the addresses at the end of the application form directly, not to Bread for the City.
- Martha’s Table Grocery Programs
- DC Food Bank’s Hunger Lifeline: (202) 644-9807
- Families Moving Forward: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month NCCI’s Food Pantry holds their distribution. Any DC resident is welcomed to participate with proof of DC residency.
- Thrive DC
- Father McKenna Center
- East of the River Mutual Aid
- Community Dining Sites Program
- DC Department of Aging and Community Living offers hot, nutritious, and delicious meals in a group setting for older adults 60 years of age or older at many different sites throughout the District.
- Miriam’s Kitchen
- SOME dining room
- Thrive DC
- Father McKenna Center
Public Benefits & Legal Resources
Need legal support? Call our legal clinic at 202-386-7616 and leave a message about your legal issue.
- How to Apply and Recertify for Benefits
- What to do if SNAP benefits are stolen
- DHS Contact Information
- For questions about your public benefits provided by DHS, or to find out what service center you should go to, contact the DHS Public Benefits Call Center at (202) 727-5355 from 7:30 am – 4:45 pm, Monday – Friday.
- Service Centers: open 7:30 am – 4:45 pm | Monday – Friday
- Anacostia, 2100 MLK Jr Ave, SE
- Congress Heights, 4049 South Capitol Street, SW
- H Street, 645 H Street, NE (enter on 7th and H)
- Fort Davis, 3851 Alabama Ave SE
- Taylor Street, 1207 Taylor St NW
- Community Tax Aid
- Visit IRS.gov for a list of local places offering free tax preparation
Behavioral Health Resources
988: Suicide & Crisis Hotline. Call or Text. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Access Helpline: 1-888-793-4357
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program: 202-673-9319
Community Response Team: 202-673-6495
DC Stabilization Center
35 K St, NE
Same-day assessment and Rx services (202) 442-4202
The Assessment and Referral Center (ARC) for Substance Use and Detox Referrals
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
For same-day service, please arrive before 3:30 pm
75 P Street NE (enter on Florida Avenue near the P Street intersection)
Washington, DC 20002
Telephone: (202) 727-8473
Fax: (202) 727-8411
Click here for a list of community-based Substance Use Disorder providers.
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Bread for the City’s services are made possible through the support of thousands of donors like you. Without your support, we would not be able to provide the food, clothing, social, legal, advocacy, and medical services that we do to 10,000 DC residents every month. Thank you!