Employment & Training

Refugee Social Services
Refugee Social Services Program supports employability services and other services that address the barriers to employment experienced by refugees.

Vocational Rehabilitation
Coordinates and provides counseling, evaluation, and job placement services for people with disabilities.

Housing

Healthy Communities
The Address Locator allows you to find out if a business or residence is located within a Renewal Community, Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community. This online tool can help verify if a particular location is eligible for the tax incentives offered in RC/EZ/EC areas.

HUD Neighborhood Network Centers
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) created Neighborhood Networks in 1995 to encourage property owners to establish multiservice community learning centers in HUD insured and assisted properties. Neighborhood Networks was one of the first federal initiatives to promote self-sufficiency and help provide computer access to low-income housing communities.

Other

National Institute for Literacy
The National Institution for Literacy is a federal agency that provides leadership on literacy issues, for children, youth, and adults. In consultation with the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services, the Institute serves as a national resource on current, comprehensive literacy research, practice, and policy.

National Transit Providers
The Federal Transit Administration listing of transit providers, by region.

Social Security Administration
If you live in the United States and you want information and directions to the Social Security office that serves your area, just enter your U.S. Postal Service five-digit ZIP code. You'll get information about your local Social Security office and other agencies in your area that may be able to help you.

State Rapid Response Coordinators
Individuals who respond to layoffs and plant closings by quickly coordinating services and providing immediate aid to companies and their affected workers. In addition, State Rapid Response Coordinators work with employers and any employee representative(s) to quickly maximize public and private resources to minimize the disruptions on companies, affected workers, and communities that are associated with job loss. Also, these individuals help growing companies access an available pool of skilled workers from other companies that are downsizing or who have been trained in the skills your company needs to be competitive.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Immigration Services and Benefits home page provides information on the services provided by USCIS to applicants, petitioners, authorized representatives, community-based organizations, and the general public.

USDA Office Locator
USDA Service Centers are designed to be a single location where customers can access the services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies.