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Delaware State and Local Level Referrals
When a disaster occurs, local governments often work together with community leaders and organizations to provide on-the-ground emergency management. You may also reference our national-level referrals list.
Please contact us with questions or corrections.
For reference, the local resources we list provide disaster recovery services in the categories noted below.
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For reference, see the full list of disaster recovery service categories covered in the below local resource list.
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Delaware State and Local Level Referrals
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Category | Entity | Type of Assistance | Telephone Number |
Access and Functional Needs and Disabilities | Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities/Aging and Disability Resource Center | The Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities advocates for, provides access to, and coordinates long-term services and supports in the most appropriate setting. | 800-223-9074 |
Access and Functional Needs and Disabilities | Delaware Developmental Disabilities Services | The Division of Developmental Disabilities values persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, honors abilities, respects choice, and achieves possibilities. We work together to support healthy, safe and fulfilling lives. | 302-744-9600 |
Access and Functional Needs and Disabilities | Delaware Developmental Council | The mission of the Delaware DDC is to promote and embrace inclusion, equality and empowerment. Online live chat available. | 302-739-3333 Online live chat |
Access and Functional Needs and Disabilities | Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Provide advocacy and support for individuals in obtaining appropriate services or accommodation needs. | 302-504-4741 TTY:302-761-8275 |
Aging Services | Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities/Aging and Disability Resource Center | The Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities advocates for, provides access to, and coordinates long-term services and supports in the most appropriate setting. | 800-223-9074 |
Agricultural Aid | USDA Rural Development-Delaware | Housing, utilities and business-cooperative services | 302-857-3580 |
Animals/Pets | Delaware Humane Association | We make “friends for life” by connecting people with animals, and by building strong relationships to better serve our community. | Wilmington: 302-571-0111 Rehoboth Beach: 302-200-7159 |
Consumer Services | Delaware AG Fraud and Consumer Protection Division | The Fraud and Consumer Protection Division protects the public from securities fraud, consumer fraud, Medicaid provider fraud, antitrust violations, tobacco enforcement, white collar crime and misleading or deceptive business practices. | Fraud & Consumer Protection: 302-577-8600 Consumer Protection Unit: 800-220-5424 |
Consumer Services | Delaware Consumer Complaint Form/Process | Ability to file a consumer, investor, civil rights and public trust complaints on line. | Online complaint form Fax form to 302-577-6499 |
Contractors | Delaware Division of Professional Regulation | Online search for business licenses, professional and occupational licenses, and any disciplinary actions. | Online search |
Crisis Counseling | Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit | The Division offers a continuum of Crisis Intervention Services. These services are located throughout the State in the Crisis Intervention Service Centers, the Community Mental Health Centers, the Recovery Response Center and Emergency Rooms. Crisis Intervention Service (CIS) staff are available 24 hours a day to assist people, 18 years and older, with severe personal, family or marital problems. | Emergency: 911 Southern Delaware: 800-345-6785 Northern Delaware: 800-652-2929 |
Crisis Counseling | CONTACT Delaware | The 24/7 Crisis Helpline for Delaware receives calls regarding many levels of crisis, from asking for information and referral, to discussing daily struggles, to processing suicidal thoughts. We define a crisis as any moment that is overwhelming for the individual who is calling. No crisis is too small. | Emergency: 911 Helpline: 800-262-9800 |
Crisis Counseling | Brandywine Counseling and Community Services | Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc. (BCCS) is a welcoming and innovative organization that contributes to stronger communities and enhances quality of life by creatively providing Education, Prevention, Early Intervention, and Treatment Services. | Emergency: 911 302-656-2348 |
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance | Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance Information Centers | When Disaster Unemployment Assistance is activated, the agency will provide disaster information. This assistance provides weekly benefit payments to those out of work due to the disaster, including self-employed persons, farm and ranch owners, and others not covered under regular unemployment insurance programs. | 302-761-6576 800-794-3032 |
Essential Needs | Delaware 2-1-1 | Delaware's free human service referrals and community resources | 2-1-1 800-560-3372 Online chat available |
Essential Needs | Delaware Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant, Children | The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant and Children, popularly known as WIC, is a federal nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy. | Hudson: 302-605-4066 West End: 302-605-6653 Northeast/Claymont: 302-605-4099 Kent County: 302-605-1833/4077 (Spanish) Sussex County: 302-605-4055/4077 (Spanish) |
Essential Needs | Food Bank of Delaware | Our Mission is to provide nutritious foods to Delawareans in need and facilitate long term solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty through community education and advocacy. | Newark: 302-292-1305 Milford: 302-424-3301 |
Family & Protective Services | Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Individuals concerned with children at risk for abuse and neglect. Provides a range of services for children who have experienced abandonment, abuse, adjudication, mental illness, neglect, or substance abuse. Its services include prevention, early intervention, assessment, treatment, permanency, and after care. | Emergency: 911 Report Line: 800-292-9582 Child Priority Response Hotline:800-969-4357 |
Family & Protective Services | Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities/Aging and Disability Resource Center | The Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities advocates for, provides access to, and coordinates long-term services and supports in the most appropriate setting. | Emergency: 911 800-223-9074 TTD: 302- 424-7141 |
Financial Assistance | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is Delaware's main cash assistance program. It is administered through a joint effort of the Division of Social Services (DSS), Delaware Department of Labor, Delaware Department of Transportation and the Delaware Economic Development Office. The goal of TANF is to give people temporary help until they get a job. Within the program both the State and the TANF client have responsibilities. The State provides positive incentives for the family to become self-sufficient, and the family must accept responsibility to become self-sufficient and self-supporting. Time on TANF is limited for most people. You can get benefits for 36 months, but you must work or participate in work related activities for 30 hours a week to receive a TANF check. | 800-372-2022 |
Financial Assistance | U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Customer Service Center (SBA) | Low interest mortgages, personal property, and economic injury loans are available to homeowners, renters, and business owners affected by the disaster. | 800-659-2955 TTY: 800-877-8339 |
Health Care Services | Delaware Medicaid and Medical Assistance | Medicaid furnishes medical assistance to eligible low-income families and to eligible aged, blind and/or disabled people whose income is insufficient to meet the cost of necessary medical services. Medicaid pays for: doctor visits, hospital care, labs, prescription drugs, transportation, routine shots for children, mental health and substance abuse services. | 302-571-4900 866-843-7212 |
Health Care Services | Delaware Health Care Commission | The Delaware General Assembly created the Delaware Health Care Commission in June of 1990 to develop a pathway to basic, affordable health care for all Delawareans. | 302-255-4750 |
Health Care Services | Delaware Healthy Children Program (CHIP) | The Delaware Healthy Children Program is a low cost health insurance program for Delaware's uninsured children. The Delaware Healthy Children Program features the same high-quality coverage you'd get with some of the best private insurance plans. | 800-996-9969 |
Housing | USDA Rural Development Delaware | We offer loans, grants and loan guarantees to support economic development and essential services such as housing, health care, first responder services and equipment, and water, electric and communications infrastructure.We help rural residents buy or rent safe, affordable housing and make health and safety repairs to their homes. | 302-857-3580 |
Housing | Social Serve | Socialserve.com provides a fully-staffed, toll-free English/Spanish call center that helps landlords list and helps tenants search for properties while monitoring the availability and accuracy of listings | 877-428-8844 Relay Service: 711 |
Insurance | Delaware Department of Insurance | Protecting Delawareans through regulation and education while providing oversight of the insurance industry to best serve the public. | 302-674-7300 800-282-8611 |
Legal Services | Delaware State Bar Association Referral Service | Lawyer Referral Service. The Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) is strictly a referral service. Members of the public who call are interviewed and will have to give their name, address, phone and a brief description of the problem. LRS then selects and notifies an attorney who practices primarily in that particular area of the law. The lawyer then sets up an appointment with the client. A $35 fee is payable at the time of the appointment and entitles the client to 30 minutes of consultation. If the referral results in the attorney accepting the case, the attorney and the client make arrangements regarding payment of attorney’s fees. | 302-658-5279 |
Legal Services | Legal Services Corporation of Delaware | Private non profit law firm using the practice of law to help low income families in Delaware. | Dover: 302-734-8820 Wilmington: 302-575-0408 |
Roadside Assistance | Delaware Department of Transportation | Report traffic issues, get traffic and road information, bus stops, and weather affecting transportation. Online travel map available with data layers for travel advisories, weather, restrictions, charging stations and bus stops. | 302-760-2080 800-652-5600 |
Tax Preparation | Delaware Division of Revenue | Information on state taxes and tax services for individuals and businesses. | 302-577-8200 |
Veterans Services | Delaware Commission of Veteran's Affairs | Assists veterans and their family members in obtaining benefits and working with other government agencies and civic organizations to facilitate assistive services. | 302-739-2794 800-344-9900 |
Vital Statistics | Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles | A customer service representative may be contacted directly during normal business hours by dialing one of the four DMV phone numbers listed below. In some cases, your call may be transferred to a DMV specialist to provide additional assistance and/or information. Online live chat available. | Delaware City: 302-326-5000 Greater Wilmington:302-434-3200 Dover: 302-744-2500 Georgetown: 302-853-1000 Online Live Chat |
Vital Statistics | Delaware Birth and Death Records, Office of Vital Statistics | The public can obtain individual copies of birth, death, adoptee, marriage, same-gender marriage and civil union certificates | 877-888-0248 |
Volunteer | VOLUNTEERS SHOULD NOT SELF-DEPLOY |
Referrals Last Updated: May 2024