State Social Services Directory

Benefit The Youth Foundation is committed to helping youth and families connect with resources that can improve their quality of life. Below is a directory of state agencies that provide access to public assistance programs, healthcare resources, food assistance, family support services, child welfare programs, housing assistance referrals, and other essential services.

Alabama

Alabama Department of Human Resources
https://dhr.alabama.gov

Alaska

Alaska Department of Health
https://health.alaska.gov

Arizona

Arizona Department of Economic Security
https://des.az.gov

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Human Services
https://humanservices.arkansas.gov

California

California Department of Social Services
https://www.cdss.ca.gov

Colorado

Colorado Department of Human Services
https://cdhs.colorado.gov

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Social Services
https://portal.ct.gov/DSS

Delaware

Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
https://dhss.delaware.gov

District of Columbia

DC Department of Human Services
https://dhs.dc.gov

Florida

Florida Department of Children and Families
https://www.myflfamilies.com

Georgia

Georgia Department of Human Services
https://dhs.georgia.gov

Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Human Services
https://humanservices.hawaii.gov

Idaho

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov

Illinois

Illinois Department of Human Services
https://www.dhs.state.il.us

Indiana

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
https://www.in.gov/fssa

Iowa

Iowa Health and Human Services
https://hhs.iowa.gov

Kansas

Kansas Department for Children and Families
https://www.dcf.ks.gov

Kentucky

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
https://chfs.ky.gov

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
https://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov

Maine

Maine Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.maine.gov/dhhs

Maryland

Maryland Department of Human Services
https://dhs.maryland.gov

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-health-and-human-services

Michigan

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Human Services
https://mn.gov/dhs

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Human Services
https://www.mdhs.ms.gov

Missouri

Missouri Department of Social Services
https://dss.mo.gov

Montana

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
https://dphhs.mt.gov

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
https://dhhs.ne.gov

Nevada

Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
https://dhhs.nv.gov

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.dhhs.nh.gov

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Human Services
https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices

New Mexico

New Mexico Health Care Authority
https://www.hca.nm.gov

New York

New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
https://otda.ny.gov

North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.ncdhhs.gov

North Dakota

North Dakota Health and Human Services
https://www.hhs.nd.gov

Ohio

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
https://jfs.ohio.gov

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Human Services
https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs

Oregon

Oregon Department of Human Services
https://www.oregon.gov/odhs

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
https://www.dhs.pa.gov

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Human Services
https://dhs.ri.gov

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Social Services
https://dss.sc.gov

South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Social Services
https://dss.sd.gov

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Human Services
https://www.tn.gov/humanservices

Texas

Texas Health and Human Services
https://www.hhs.texas.gov

Utah

Utah Department of Health and Human Services
https://dhhs.utah.gov

Vermont

Vermont Agency of Human Services
https://humanservices.vermont.gov

Virginia

Virginia Department of Social Services
https://www.dss.virginia.gov

Washington

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
https://www.dshs.wa.gov

West Virginia

West Virginia Department of Human Services
https://www.dhs.wv.gov

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Health Services
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov

Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Family Services
https://dfs.wyo.gov