Community Help & Fast Resources

🚨 Immediate Crisis

🏠 Housing & Basic Needs

• Dial 211 (or visit 211.org) for local shelters, food, transit, and utility help.
• Contact your city/county’s Housing Authority and Continuum of Care.
• Ask faith-based centers & community orgs for rapid assistance.

⚖️ Legal Aid & Court Help

• Find civil legal aid via LawHelp.org (tenant, consumer, family, benefits).
• Bankruptcy questions: your District’s Pro Se or Self-Help desk.
• Court clerks can explain procedures (not legal advice) and provide forms.

Tip: Keep an evidence binder: timeline, receipts, notices, photos, and all filings.

🧠 Mental Health & Recovery

• 988 will connect you to local crisis centers for care navigation.
• Ask for sliding-scale clinics (community health centers, college clinics).
• Use telehealth if transport is a challenge.

🛡️ Safety Planning

• Share a code word with a trusted person for check-ins.
• Pack a go‑bag: IDs, meds, charger, cash, copies of key docs.
• Document incidents with dates, photos, and witness info.

🧾 Documents & Templates

• Affidavit template (identity, pro se, service of process).
• Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP).
• Motion for electronic filing (CM/ECF) for pro se.

See the Legal Hub for live templates and examples.

🔍 Report Fraud & Abuse

• Identity theft: identitytheft.gov
• Housing discrimination: HUD FHEO
• Consumer scams: reportfraud.ftc.gov

🤝 Get Help from Davcina

• Explain your situation in 3 bullets: what happened, what you need, what’s urgent.
• Attach docs or links (court notices, landlord letters, bills).
• We’ll point you to the right resources or templates.