Personal Resource Connection

This page is designed to give you fast, easy access to a number of helpful web sites for national and community-based programs of assistance.  Just click on the names of the resources or programs in which you are interested.

Sites that Cover Multiple Programs

211 Call Center Search connects people to information about critical health and human services in their community. It also provides information about human services available for every day needs and in times of crisis.

Community Resources.net enables you to easily sort through many social service, health and disability agencies in your area and find those that provide services you need.

Easter Seals Disability Services  provide exceptional services to ensure that people living with autism and other disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play.

Eldercare Search links you to state and local area agencies on aging and community-based organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers. 

GovBenefits.Gov is the official benefits website of the U.S. government, with information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs.

iSafetyNet is a great general resource to identify and connect with local and national programs of assistance.

Sites that Cover Specific Kinds of Programs

Children’s and Families Programs

Childcare Services Association helps to ensure affordable, accessible, high quality child care for young children and their families.

Sittercity connects people with caregivers in their area: nannies, pet sitters and senior caregivers.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides health care referrals, and nutrition education for pregnant and postpartum women and to infants and children up to age five at nutritional risk.

Utilities Programs

LIHEAP assists households – particularly those that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy – in meeting immediate home energy needs.

Volunteer Programs

Volunteer Match helps you access many types of assistance you may need as well as information on opportunities for volunteering and community involvement. 

Respite Programs

The National Respite Locator Service (through Chapel Hill Training - Outreach Project, Inc.) helps parents, caregivers, and professionals find respite services in their state and local area to match their specific needs.

Housing Assistance Programs

Snap for Seniors offers a free online resource to providing users with the information and tools to make informed decisions about senior housing.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development “Homes & Communities” offers extensive counseling for potential homeowners, including a network which addresses key issues relating to home ownership, plus information on HUD funding of many special home buying programs.

Assistive Technology Services Programs

ABLEDATA provides information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources.

Alliance for Technology Access Community-Vendors is a national network of community-based resource centers, product developers, vendors and service providers that can supply valuable information and support services to those with disabilities, and work to increase their use of technology.

Job Seekers’ Programs

American Association of Retired People (AARP) helps job seekers improve skills, obtain training and find jobs. If you're 55 or over, this organization can help you enter or re-enter the job market.

Veterans’ Programs

U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs provides access for armed forces veterans to patient care and other veterans' benefits.