Adult Directory 2013

ank. Items are new or lightly used (mattresses and sofa’s steam cleaned). Adult
education: 6-week job preparedness, financial planning, healthy parenting, stress
management and nutrition. (Must pre-register). Mon - Sat 9am to 6pm, Sun noon to
6pm. Child care provided. Agency referrals only.
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 899 North Capitol Street, NE 3rd Floor (DC
Residents)
(202) 442-9397, 1-800-345-1WIC, (1942), Fax (202) 535-1710
www.doh.dc.gov/services/wic
Prince George’s County, MD Residents
7836 Central Avenue, Landover, MD 20785, (301) 856-9600
Federally funded nutrition program that provides nutrition and breastfeeding
education, supplemental food to pregnant women, mothers, and fathers with children
under age of 5 yrs. Participants receive vouchers for highly nutritional foods (milk,
cheese, beans, juice, eggs, carrots, and infant formula, etc.) Eligibility: DC or PG
County resident (US citizenship not required), pregnant or breast-feeding, a new
mother or father, with infant, or a child under the age of 5 years old, meet income
guidelines or participating in Medicaid, DC Healthy Families, School Lunch Program,
TANF or SNAP. To apply contact 1-800-345-1942.
C. Burial Assistance Programs
District of Columbia burial assistance - 645 H Street, NE 20002
Economic Security Administration (ESA) (202) 698-4112
Provides up to $800 toward burial or $450 toward cremation for DC residents. Burial
or cremation services must be arranged through a funeral home under contract with
DC Government. Eligibility: Decease’s liquid assets cannot exceed $800. (including
banking accounts, social security and final paychecks). To apply go to 645 H Street,
NE (ESA) with documents establishing relationship to deceased (i.e. marriage
certificate, death certificate), income and asset verification), proof of decease’s DC
residency. DC residents who died with a HIV or AIDS related illness can receive
additional burial assistance benefits through a program administered by Samaritan
Ministry (202) 889-7702 ext 306.
Montgomery Co, MD burial assistance - Family member of the deceased can apply
for up to $1,000 toward funeral cost at the county’s Emergency Assistance Service
Offices. Located in Germantown (240) 777-3420, Rockville (240) 777-1100, or Silver
Spring (240) 777-3075. State of Maryland will provide an additional $5,000 toward
funeral cost, if the deceased was an innocent victim of the crime related to the death.
Contact: MD Criminal Justice Compensation Board (410) 585-3010.
Prince Georges Co, MD burial assistance - Provides burial assistance through its
Department of Social Services (301) 209-5000 or (301) 909-6000. Deceased must
have been PG County resident and being buried and/or cremated in PG County.
Hyattsville Office
6505 Belcrest Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 209-5000
South County Center
4235 28 th Avenue
Temple Hills, MD 20748
(301) 316-7700
Landover Office
425 Brightseat Road
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 909-6000
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Adult Resource Directory: 2013
Community & Confinement Access Guide