Information & Referral

Results: 20

• Birth Control Counseling (2)
  LJ-2000.1000-100

  Birth Control Counseling

  LJ-2000.1000-100
  
  Programs that provide a comprehensive overview of available birth control methods including information about fertility cycles, natural family planning, contraception and sterilization, and help people evaluate their options and select the method that bests suits their needs.
• Disease/Disability Information (3)
  LH-2700.1700

  Disease/Disability Information

  LH-2700.1700
  
  Programs that provide information about the causes and origins, preventive measures, symptoms, screening/diagnostic procedures, and/or methods of treatment or management including the latest research for specific illnesses or disabling conditions.
• Driver Licenses (1)
  DF-7000.1850

  Driver Licenses

  DF-7000.1850
  
  Programs that issue permits which provide written authorization for an individual to operate a motor vehicle on public roads and highways following successful completion of a written and/or driving examination and a vision test. These programs also renew driver licenses that are about to expire, replace driver licenses that are lost or stolen, and process name and address changes.
• Health Insurance Information/Counseling (1)
  LH-3500

  Health Insurance Information/Counseling

  LH-3500
  
  Programs that offer information and guidance for people who need assistance in selecting appropriate health insurance coverage and which may also answer questions about health insurance benefits and help people complete insurance forms.
• Housing Search and Information (1)
  BH-3900

  Housing Search and Information

  BH-3900
  
  Programs that help people to find and select available rental or purchasable housing, commercial lots and/or residential lots which meet their individual needs. Included is information that is available online, in print or in other formats.
• Immigration/Naturalization Adjudication Offices (1)
  FT-3500

  Immigration/Naturalization Adjudication Offices

  FT-3500
  
  Organizations that administer the immigration and naturalization laws which relate to the admission of aliens, adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence, extension or change of nonimmigrant status, removal of aliens and naturalization of non-citizens; which provide information and guidance for people who want to permission to enter the United States; and/or which help interested parties become naturalized U.S. citizens.
• Information and Referral (5)
  TJ-3000

  Information and Referral

  TJ-3000
  
  Programs whose primary purpose is to maintain information about human service resources in the community and to link people who need assistance with appropriate service providers and/or to supply descriptive information about the agencies or organizations which offer services. The information and referral process involves establishing contact with the individual, assessing the individual's long and short-term needs, identifying resources to meet those needs, providing a referral to identified resources, and, where appropriate, following up to ensure that the individual's needs have been met.
• Law Libraries (2)
  TJ-4400.8100-450

  Law Libraries

  TJ-4400.8100-450
  
  Special libraries that are used primarily by judges, attorneys and their law clerks; government officials; legislators, law students and teaching staff; historians and other scholars; and sometimes members of the general public to research the law. They may be operated by government, public or private educational institutions, nonprofit societies or private law firms. Law libraries may also have law librarians who help researchers navigate the library's collections.
• Lawyer Referral Services (1)
  FT-4800

  Lawyer Referral Services

  FT-4800
  
  Programs that maintain lists of private attorneys and link people who need legal assistance with lawyers who specialize in the required area of law.
• Library Services (3)
  TJ-4500

  Library Services

  TJ-4500
  
  Libraries and other facilities that offer a range of activities and services which are designed to meet the information and learning needs of patrons and to facilitate their enjoyment of library resources. Included are reference services, programs which introduce and encourage reading, services which enable people who cannot access the facility to utilize library resources and special collections which provide access to a broad spectrum of general and specialized book and nonbook material as well as reading material in alternative formats.
• Medical Information Services (1)
  TJ-3200.5000

  Medical Information Services

  TJ-3200.5000
  
  Programs that provide information about specific health and health-related topics including diseases and conditions, birth control, alcohol and drug abuse, mental health, safety and other similar topics that interested individuals can access on a website or in person, or by telephone, email, chat, text or other communication channel. Information may be in a self-serve, browsable format (for example a web resource directory or library of audio recordings) or provided by live agents with expertise in the field.
• Motor Vehicle Registration (1)
  DF-7000.5500

  Motor Vehicle Registration

  DF-7000.5500
  
  Programs that issue license plates for automobiles and other motor vehicles as evidence that the vehicles have been registered with the proper authorities and are authorized to be parked or driven on public roads and highways.
• Occupational/Professional Licensing and Certification (1)
  DF-4500.6300

  Occupational/Professional Licensing and Certification

  DF-4500.6300
  
  Programs that establish and enforce licensing and certification standards for the trades and professions that are subject to regulation, review applications for licenses, administer examinations to demonstrate competency, issue or deny licenses and/or revoke licenses and certificates or take disciplinary action for noncompliance with standards.
• Pregnancy Counseling (6)
  LJ-2000.6500

  Pregnancy Counseling

  LJ-2000.6500
  
  Programs that help people who are experiencing a crisis pregnancy resolve any social or personal problems that have arisen as a result of their pregnancy or the prospect of parenthood, and help them understand their conflicting emotions, put their feelings in perspective, evaluate their options and make a decision that right is for them.
• Pro-Life Pregnancy Counseling (1)
  LJ-2000.6500-700

  Pro-Life Pregnancy Counseling

  LJ-2000.6500-700
  
  Programs that encourage individuals whose plans for their pregnancies are uncertain to consider alternatives to abortion including relinquishing the children for adoption or raising the children themselves.
• Public Health Information/Inspection/Remediation (1)
  JP-6500

  Public Health Information/Inspection/Remediation

  JP-6500
  
  Programs that protect the public from unhealthful or unsanitary environmental conditions by establishing and enforcing health codes and regulations; taking and responding to complaints or reports regarding environmental hazards that pose a threat to public health or the environment; providing general information about environmental pollutants that constitute public health hazards; inspecting homes, public buildings, restaurants and other food facilities, and other property for compliance with health standards; cleaning up environmental hazards, when necessary; and/or initiating litigation against individuals and organizations who consistently have failed to comply with regulations, when warranted.
• Public Officials Offices (1)
  TD-6600

  Public Officials Offices

  TD-6600
  
  The offices of individuals who have been appointed or elected to a city, county, state or federal public office for a specified tenure and who are thereby in a position to exercise that portion of the sovereign functions of government that are conferred on that office by the constitution or the legislature.
• Reference/Information (1)
  TJ-4500.7000

  Reference/Information

  TJ-4500.7000
  
  Libraries that maintain reference desks in adult and/or children's sections or telephone reference services to help users to find the information or leisure reading material they need. Reference librarians provide assistance in locating information on a wide variety of topics such as business, current events, statistics and research findings, and civil service exams. Also included are readers advisory services.
• Social Security Numbers (1)
  DF-7000.8250

  Social Security Numbers

  DF-7000.8250
  
  Programs that provide Social Security cards for people who need to register for employment, report their taxes and track their Social Security benefits. Also included are programs that replace Social Security cards when they are lost or stolen.
• Street Outreach Programs (3)
  PH-8000

  Street Outreach Programs

  PH-8000
  
  Programs that are staffed by outreach workers who spend time with people who live on the street, build relationships with them, identify and address their immediate needs (e.g., crisis intervention, food, clean clothing, hygiene kits, blankets, someone to listen) and provide information about and linkage to longer-term forms of support such as shelter, counseling, drug and alcohol detoxification and rehabilitation, care/case management and, where applicable, family reunification services. Street outreach programs may be staffed by volunteers or peers who were formerly homeless; and may target special populations such as homeless youth at risk for sexual abuse or exploitation, veterans, or people with specific medical or mental health conditions, or be available to the larger homeless population.