Every number below is free and answers 24 hours. Press a button and your phone dials it for you. Nothing on this page asks who you are.
If you are in immediate danger:
Press here to dial 911If you do not know where to start. One call, any state, any problem, and a real person answers:
Press here to dial 211They know which beds are open in your area tonight, and they will tell you how to get there.
Find a shelter near you, the government's own finderhud.gov
A lot of people sleep in a car rather than leave a dog or a cat behind. You may not have to choose.
Find housing and shelters that take petssafeplaceforpets.org, run by RedRover
Many domestic violence shelters now take animals, and some will board your pet nearby while you stay.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline. Free, 24 hours, every day. You can also text START to 88788.
Chat with them online insteadthehotline.org
Someone answers 24 hours a day. You do not have to be in crisis to call. Press 1 for the veterans line.
Most states have rules about when a company may and may not cut you off, and some forbid it in cold weather or if someone in the house is elderly or ill. Your state's rules are here.
Your state's shut-off rules and who to callliheapch.acf.hhs.gov
Get help paying the billusa.gov
Do not ignore the papers. In most places you have a right to be heard, and free lawyers do this work every day.
Find a free lawyer near youlsc.gov, the federal legal aid body
What your rights are as a renterconsumerfinance.gov
They will tell you what is open near you right now, including pantries open this evening.
Find your local food bankfeedingamerica.org
redrover.org
Help with the cost of keeping a pethumanesociety.org