Regional

Individual and Family Support Funds are a state funding source from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services that assist individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities on the waitlist for Medicaid Waiver home and community based services and their families.

Lifeline is offered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and provides a monthly discount on ONE telephone service (land line or wireless) for eligible low-income consumers.

A Virginia state tax credit for purchase or retrofitting of existing housing for visitability and accessibility.

Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties receive special financing to assist with the acquisition, construction and/or renovation of apartment properties in exchange for making the rents affordable to people with low to moderate incomes.

Some senior housing with shallow subsidies is available through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program.

Virginia Housing Development Authority Rental Unit Accessibility Modification Program provides renters with disabilities up to $6,000 to make accessibility modifications to a rental unit leased in their name.

SHARE is a non-profit that moves healthy groceries at roughly a 50% discount into homes in the DC area through high-volume purchasing and thousands of volunteer hours.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) assists individuals and families who are unable to purchase sufficient food for themselves.

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Fair Housing Enforcement Office has an on-line system that enables individuals to file housing discrimination complaints based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability.

Virginia Department of Social Services Energy Assistance Program helps eligible low-income households offset expenses associated with heating and/or cooling their home.

Virginia Lawyer Referral Service has referral specialists who provide the name and telephone number of a lawyer near you who has indicated a particular interest in handling your type of problem.

Virginia Poverty Law Center provides information and assistance on landlord and tenant issues.

Washington Area Fuel Fund provides assistance with heating payments for income-eligible households in danger of losing their primary source of heat.