Helpful Links
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Locator (American Association of Retired Persons)
https://secure.aarp.org/applications/VMISLocator/searchTaxAideLocations.action
Affordable Care Act Enrollment (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid)
Benefits Planner (Social Security Administration)
https://www.ssa.gov/planners/credits.html
Center for Medicare Advocacy
https://www.medicareadvocacy.org
Child Nutrition Programs (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Counseling Agencies—U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
https://hud4.my.site.com/housingcounseling/s/?language=en_US
Department of Housing and Urban Development
DirectExpress (prepaid card)
https://www.usdirectexpress.com
Equifax
https://www.equifax.com/personal/
Experian
Fannie Mae Loan Lookup (Federal National Mortgage Association)
https://www.knowyouroptions.com/loanlookup
Federal benefits offset program (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
https://fiscal.treasury.gov/top/
Federal Emergency Management Agency (Department of Homeland Security)
Federal Student Aid (U.S. Department of Education)
Feeding America (Hunger Relief Organization)
https://www.feedingamerica.org
Find an Attorney
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
https://nacba.org/page/find-an-attorney
National Association of Consumer Advocates
https://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-attorney
Find Legal Aid
Food and Nutrition Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Food Research and Action Center
Free Annual Credit Reports (authorized by Federal law)
FSA Feedback System (U.S. Department of Education)
https://studentaid.gov/feedback-center/
Housing Counseling—Department of Housing and Urban Development
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/hcc
How to Apply for WIC (National WIC Association)
https://www.nwica.org/apply-for-wic
HUD Lender List Search (Department of Housing and Urban Development)
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/lender/lenderlist
IBRinfo (student loan income-driven repayment plans)
Internal Revenue Service
IRS Form 911
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f911.pdf
IRS Publication 4134: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic List
https://www.irs.gov/advocate/low-income-taxpayer-clinics/low-income-taxpayer-clinic-map
Justice in Aging
https://www.justiceinaging.org
LawHelp
referrals to local legal aid and public interest law offices, basic information about legal rights, court forms, self-help information, court information, links to social service agencies, and more in your state
Lifeline
https://data.usac.org/publicreports/CompaniesNearMe/Download/Report
LIHEAP Map State and Territory Contact Listing (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/liheap-state-and-territory-contact-listing
Loan Look-Up Tool FreddieMac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)
https://loanlookup.freddiemac.com
Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Map (Internal Revenue Service)
https://www.irs.gov/advocate/low-income-taxpayer-clinics/low-income-taxpayer-clinic-map
Medicare (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Employment Law Project
National School Lunch Program (Food Research and Action Center)
https://frac.org/programs/national-school-lunch-program
National Student Loan Data System (U.S. Department of Education)
National Veterans Legal Services Program
Nationwide Multistate Licensing System
licensing/registration information on mortgage, consumer finance, debt, and money services companies, branches, and individuals
https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org
National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) publications
- Access to Utility Service
- Collection Actions
- Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice
- Federal Deception Law
- Home Foreclosures
- Mortgage Servicing and Loan Modifications
- Repossessions
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Red Cross Disaster Relief
http://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief
Rural Housing Service (Handbook HB-1-3555)
https://www.rd.usda.gov/resources/directives/handbooks
Save Your Home: Tips to Avoid Foreclosure (Federal Housing Administration)
https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/fha_saveyourhome.pdf
Sign up for WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC))
Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/handbook_4000-1
SNAP Outreach (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/state-outreach-plan-guidance
Social Security Administration
Student Loan Borrower Assistance
https://www.studentloanborrowerassistance.org
Submit a Complaint (Consumer Financial Protecton Bureau)
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
Taxpayer Resources (IRS)
IRS Form 911
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f911.pdf
IRS Publication 4134: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic List
https://www.irs.gov/advocate/low-income-taxpayer-clinics/low-income-taxpayer-clinic-map
Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge (Department of Education)
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/disability-discharge
TransUnion
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
U.S. Trustee Program (Bankruptcy) (U.S. Department of Justice)
VA Home Loans (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
https://www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/contact_rlc_info.asp
VA Servicer Handbook M26-4 (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
https://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/M26_4.asp
Veterans Pension Benefits (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
https://www.va.gov/pension/application/527EZ/introduction
