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- 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
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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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Food Pantries

Working to distribute food to households and provide community food and nutrition program services

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General Assistance

Offering temporary, state-funded financial support for those who need help but do not meet federal program criteria

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Help is Here Delaware

Delaware resources for mental health and addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery

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Crisis Intervention Services

Staff available 24 hours a day to assist people, 18 years and older, with severe personal, family, or marital problems

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Emergency Preparation

Help to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from public health threats and emergencies

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Motel Vouchers

Vouchers for motels as a temporary housing solution when no other shelter beds are available

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Offering temporary financial support to help families with children work toward lasting self-sufficiency

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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Emergency assistance with heating and cooling for low-income Delawareans

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Vaccines

Protect yourself and others from serious disease

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Adult Protective Services

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General Information

302-255-9040
Constituent Relations

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

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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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Emergency Assistance

Featured Services

Filter services:

Food Pantries

General Assistance

Help is Here Delaware

Crisis Intervention Services

Emergency Preparation

Motel Vouchers

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Vaccines

Adult Protective Services

How can we help?

General Information

Constituent Relations

Quick Links

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Adult Protective Services

Stay Connected