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Delaware Health and Social Services
Public Services
- Food Security and Nutrition Assistance
  - - - Nutrition Assistance
      - Congregate Meals
      - Home Delivered Meals
      - SNAP / EBT / Food Stamps
      - Sun Bucks (Summer EBT)
      - Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
    - - Emergency Food Assistance
      - Food Pantries
- Housing and Homelessness Prevention
  - - - Emergency & Transitional Housing
      - Find a shelter bed
      - Motel Vouchers
    - - Home Modification
      - Aging and Disability Accommodations
      - Weatherization Support
- Emergency Assistance
  - - - Food
      - Delaware 211
      - Food Pantries
  - - - Cash Assistance
      - General Assistance
      - Kinship Care
      - Refugee Cash Assistance
      - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Medicaid and Health Insurance
  - - - Medical Assistance Programs
      - Delaware Healthy Children Program (CHIP)
      - Medical Transportation Program
      - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Programs
      - Delaware Prescription Assistance Program
      - Medicaid Eligibility
      - Delaware Medicaid Eligibility
      - Medicaid ENGAGE
- Disability Services and Inclusion
  - - - Blindness / Visual Impairment
      - Education Services
      - Employment Support
      - Independent Living Services
      - Low Vision Program
      - Orientation/Mobility Program
      - Technology Training Services
      - Supported Living
      - Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities
      - Home and Community Based Services
      - Pathways to Employment
      - Caregiver Support
      - Respite
      - Stockley Center
- Elder Care and Aging Services
  - - - Advance Directives
      - Medical Power of Attorney
      - Delaware Medical Scope of Treatment (DMOST)
      - Aging Resources
      - Aging and Disabilities Resource Center (ADRC)
      - Choosing the Right Long-Term Care Facility
    - - Advocacy and Protection
      - Adult Protective Services
      - Adult Abuse Registry
      - State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
      - Long Term Care Facilities
      - Licensed Assisted Living Facilities
      - Licensed Skilled Nursing Homes
      - File a Complaint or Report Abuse
      - Certified Nurse Assistance (CNA) Registry
- Children and Families
  - - - Caring for Related Children
      - Kinship Care
      - Grandparent Resources
      - Child Support
      - Apply for Child Support
      - Modify Existing Child Support Orders
      - Establish Paternity / Parentage
      - Medical Support
      - Employer Resources
    - - Child Care Assistance
      - Child Care / Purchase of Care
      - Women, Infants and Children
      - WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program
      - WIC Client Portal
      - Birth to Three Program
- Mental Health & Addiction Services
  - - - Inpatient Psychiatric Care
      - Delaware Psychiatric Center
      - Provider Information
      - Addiction Treatment Resource Center
      - DTRN360
- Public Health Programs
  - - - Public Health Services
      - Community Health Clinics
      - Emergency Preparedness
      - Rural Health Transformation Program
      - Licenses and Permits
      - Vaccines
      - Screening and Intervention
      - Infant Mortality Program
      - Newborn Hearing Screening Program
      - School-Based Health Centers
      - Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
    - - Office of Animal Welfare
      - Animal Abuse Registry
      - Report Animal Cruelty
      - Dog Licenses
      - Spay & Neuter Program
      - Rabies Information
      - Health Information
      - Health Alerts
      - My Healthy Community Open Data Portal
      - Standing Orders
      - State Health Improvement Plan
    - - Vital Statistics
      - Birth, Adoption, Marriage & Death Certificates
      - DelVAX Public Vaccination Portal
About DHSS
Apply for Benefits (ASSIST)

Delaware Health and Social Services

Delaware Health and Social Services
Public Services
- Food Security and Nutrition Assistance
  - - - Nutrition Assistance
      - Congregate Meals
      - Home Delivered Meals
      - SNAP / EBT / Food Stamps
      - Sun Bucks (Summer EBT)
      - Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
    - - Emergency Food Assistance
      - Food Pantries
- Housing and Homelessness Prevention
  - - - Emergency & Transitional Housing
      - Find a shelter bed
      - Motel Vouchers
    - - Home Modification
      - Aging and Disability Accommodations
      - Weatherization Support
- Emergency Assistance
  - - - Food
      - Delaware 211
      - Food Pantries
  - - - Cash Assistance
      - General Assistance
      - Kinship Care
      - Refugee Cash Assistance
      - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Medicaid and Health Insurance
  - - - Medical Assistance Programs
      - Delaware Healthy Children Program (CHIP)
      - Medical Transportation Program
      - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Programs
      - Delaware Prescription Assistance Program
      - Medicaid Eligibility
      - Delaware Medicaid Eligibility
      - Medicaid ENGAGE
- Disability Services and Inclusion
  - - - Blindness / Visual Impairment
      - Education Services
      - Employment Support
      - Independent Living Services
      - Low Vision Program
      - Orientation/Mobility Program
      - Technology Training Services
      - Supported Living
      - Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities
      - Home and Community Based Services
      - Pathways to Employment
      - Caregiver Support
      - Respite
      - Stockley Center
- Elder Care and Aging Services
  - - - Advance Directives
      - Medical Power of Attorney
      - Delaware Medical Scope of Treatment (DMOST)
      - Aging Resources
      - Aging and Disabilities Resource Center (ADRC)
      - Choosing the Right Long-Term Care Facility
    - - Advocacy and Protection
      - Adult Protective Services
      - Adult Abuse Registry
      - State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
      - Long Term Care Facilities
      - Licensed Assisted Living Facilities
      - Licensed Skilled Nursing Homes
      - File a Complaint or Report Abuse
      - Certified Nurse Assistance (CNA) Registry
- Children and Families
  - - - Caring for Related Children
      - Kinship Care
      - Grandparent Resources
      - Child Support
      - Apply for Child Support
      - Modify Existing Child Support Orders
      - Establish Paternity / Parentage
      - Medical Support
      - Employer Resources
    - - Child Care Assistance
      - Child Care / Purchase of Care
      - Women, Infants and Children
      - WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program
      - WIC Client Portal
      - Birth to Three Program
- Mental Health & Addiction Services
  - - - Inpatient Psychiatric Care
      - Delaware Psychiatric Center
      - Provider Information
      - Addiction Treatment Resource Center
      - DTRN360
- Public Health Programs
  - - - Public Health Services
      - Community Health Clinics
      - Emergency Preparedness
      - Rural Health Transformation Program
      - Licenses and Permits
      - Vaccines
      - Screening and Intervention
      - Infant Mortality Program
      - Newborn Hearing Screening Program
      - School-Based Health Centers
      - Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
    - - Office of Animal Welfare
      - Animal Abuse Registry
      - Report Animal Cruelty
      - Dog Licenses
      - Spay & Neuter Program
      - Rabies Information
      - Health Information
      - Health Alerts
      - My Healthy Community Open Data Portal
      - Standing Orders
      - State Health Improvement Plan
    - - Vital Statistics
      - Birth, Adoption, Marriage & Death Certificates
      - DelVAX Public Vaccination Portal
About DHSS
Apply for Benefits (ASSIST)

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Respite

Respite care gives you time to rest, run errands, or take care of yourself while someone else provides short-term care

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General Information

302-255-9040
Constituent Relations

dhssinfo@delaware.gov
Submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request

Quick Links

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call 988
Adult Protective Services

APS Information
1-888-277-4302
File a Long-term Care Facility Complaint

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