Lifelines
Lifelines sites worth your time, kept by hand. No algorithm, no tracking.
- 211Call or text 211 and a real person helps you find food, rent help, utilities, or care near you. Free, any time.
- ADA.govYour actual rights under the disability act, and how to file a complaint when they're ignored.
- AnnualCreditReportThe one actually free credit report site, required by law. No trial, no card.
- Benefit FinderAnswer some questions, find out what government help you actually qualify for. Nothing to pay, nothing to sign up for.
- CFPB Consumer ToolsWhat to do about debt collectors, credit reports, and predatory loans. Plain answers from the regulator.
- Dental LifelineFree dental care for people with disabilities, elderly, or medically fragile. Volunteer dentists.
- Disability Rights NetworkFree legal advocacy for people with disabilities, in every state. They take on the fights.
- Domestic Violence HotlineCall, text, or chat, any hour. They help you think it through — you don't have to be leaving to reach out.
- Eldercare LocatorHelp for older adults and the people caring for them. Meals, rides, in-home support.
- Find a Food BankEnter your zip and find the nearest food bank. No proof of anything required at most of them.
- Find a Health CenterCommunity health centers that charge based on what you make. They see you without insurance.
- Find Legal AidFree lawyers for people who can't pay one. Eviction, benefits, custody, debt.
- FindHelpType your zip code, see free and low-cost help nearby. Food, housing, clothes, job training, medical care.
- FindTreatment.govSearch real, verified treatment centers near you. Government-run, so it isn't an ad for a rehab.
- Free Clinic DirectoryFree and sliding-scale clinics by location. Dental and vision included.
- Healthcare.govHealth coverage, often heavily subsidized. Many people pay far less than they expect.
- LawHelpPlain-English legal information and free help in your state. Written for regular people, not lawyers.
- Lifeline Phone & InternetDiscounted phone and internet if money is tight. Being reachable matters more than people admit.
- LIHEAPHelp paying heating and cooling bills, and sometimes stopping a shutoff.
- NAMI HelplineMental health information and support for you or someone you love. Staffed by people who've been there.
- National Alliance to End HomelessnessWhere to turn if housing is slipping, and the organizations working on it in your area.
- NeedyMedsPrograms that cut the cost of prescriptions, sometimes to nothing. Search your medication.
- NFCC Credit CounselingNonprofit credit counselors, free or cheap. Not a debt-settlement company chasing a fee.
- Open Path CollectiveTherapy at 30 to 80 dollars a session for people without insurance. A one-time fee, then that's the rate.
- RAINNFree, confidential support for survivors of sexual assault. Hotline and chat, any time.
- Rental AssistanceHUD's rent help by state, including what to do if you're behind or facing eviction.
- SAMHSA National HelplineFree, confidential help for substance use or mental health, 24 hours a day. No insurance needed.
- SNAP by StateFood assistance, state by state. Way more people qualify than apply.
- The Trevor ProjectCrisis support for LGBTQ young people. Call, text, or chat with someone who gets it.
- VA BenefitsHealthcare, disability, housing, education for veterans. A lot goes unclaimed.
- Veterans Crisis LineDial 988 then press 1. Staffed by people who served, any hour.
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