Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.
See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center run by Peninsula Institute for Community Health, INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
See all days, hours and detailsThese serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore serves Franklin city County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.
Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.
See all days, hours and detailsFree civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
See all days, hours and detailsReport abuse or neglect of a child to the Virginia Department of Social Services, any time. If a child is in danger right now, call 911 first.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
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We have confirmed one place that can help in Franklin: Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore (call to find a pantry near you), (757) 627-6599. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Franklin: Franklin Redevelopment and Housing Authority, (757) 562-0384. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Franklin: Franklin Community Health Center, (999) 999-9999. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Franklin: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Franklin: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Franklin: Virginia Legal Aid Society, (866) 534-5243. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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