District of Columbia Department of Human Services

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government agency social services agency

The District of Columbia Department of Human Services is the city’s primary social services agency, responsible for providing assistance and support programs to low-income individuals and families in Washington, D.C.

Aliases (2)

D.C. DHS ×1
DC Department of Human Services ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency → social services agency →
appliesToJurisdiction	Washington, D.C. →
country	United States →
employerType	public employer →
fundedBy	District of Columbia government budget → federal government of the United States →
governmentLevel	district-level → municipal →
hasMission	to provide assistance and support programs to low-income individuals and families in Washington, D.C. →
hasOfficialName	District of Columbia Department of Human Services →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
jurisdiction	District of Columbia →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	executive department of the District of Columbia →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
operatesIn	Washington, D.C. →
partOf	District of Columbia government →
responsibleFor	benefits eligibility determination in Washington, D.C. → cash assistance programs in Washington, D.C. → child care subsidy administration in Washington, D.C. → emergency shelter services in Washington, D.C. → employment support services in Washington, D.C. → food assistance programs in Washington, D.C. → homeless services in Washington, D.C. → public assistance programs in Washington, D.C. → refugee assistance services in Washington, D.C. → services for vulnerable populations in Washington, D.C. → social services in Washington, D.C. → support services for low-income families in Washington, D.C. → support services for low-income individuals in Washington, D.C. →
sector	public sector →
serviceType	human services → public assistance → social services →
shortName	D.C. DHS → DC Department of Human Services → DHS →
subsidiaryOf	Government of the District of Columbia →
targetPopulation	homeless families → homeless individuals → low-income families → low-income individuals → vulnerable residents of Washington, D.C. →
website	https://dhs.dc.gov/ →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
District of Columbia Department of Human Services ("DC Department of Human Services") → District of Columbia Department of Human Services ("D.C. DHS") →	shortName
Government of the District of Columbia →	hasAgency
Mayor of the District of Columbia →	hasJurisdictionOver
District of Columbia Department of Human Services →	hasOfficialName