Resource Directory


Food Assistance

National:

Baby Formula - Healthcare Professionals click here to place an URGENT Product Request via Abbott.

Please download and complete the request form. Fax the completed form with the physician order to 1-877-293-9145.

HHS.gov U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Fact Sheet: Helping Families Find Formula During the Infant Formula Shortage

Click here, to view in Spanish.

Manufacturer Hotlines

  • Gerber’s MyGerber Baby Expert : reach a certified nutrition or lactation consultant by phone, text, Facebook Messenger, web chat, or video call, who can help you identify a similar formula that may be more readily available

  • Abbott’s Consumer Hotline: call 1-800-986-8540

  • Abbott’s urgent product request line : ask your OBGYN or your infant’s pediatrician to submit an urgent product request by downloading and completing the form - PDF

  • Reckitt’s Customer Service line: call 1-800 BABY-123 (222-9123)

Local Community Resources:

Locate your nearest Community Action Agency (CAA) . Your neighborhood CAA may be able to provide you with formula or connect you with local agencies that have formula in stock.

United Way’s 2-1-1 : dial 2–1-1 to be connected to a community resource specialist affiliated with United Way who may be able to help you identify food pantries and other charitable sources of local infant formula and baby food.

Feeding America - call your local food bank to ask whether they have infant formula and other supplies in stock.

Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA): certain HMBANA-accredited milk banks are distributing donated breast milk to mothers in need; please note that some may require a prescription from a medical professional. Find an HMBANA-accredited milk bank .

WIC-Eligible Families Contact your local WIC office to identify or obtain additional sources of infant formula nearby.

General HHS Guidelines

  • Call your OBGYN or pediatrician to see if they have in-office samples or can suggest a similar formula that may be more readily available in stores and is nutritionally similar to your infant’s typical formula.

  • You should not water down formula, try to make formula at home, or use toddler formula to feed infants. Don’t discard formula unless it is expired or is part of the recall. Check your formula’s lot code to see whether or not it was affected by the recall.

  • You can find more guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics .

SNAP EBT

Federal - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal nutrition program. Known previously as "food stamps," SNAP benefits can help you stretch your food budget if you have a low income.

SNAP State Directory - Please click here or find you State below and click on your respective State.

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Housing

Emergency Rental Assistance Program Looking for rental assistance?

Renters and landlords can find out what emergency rental assistance covers, how it works, and who’s eligibleon the interagency housing portal hosted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

U.S. Department of Treasury has collected websites associated with our grantees’ Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs to help tenants and landlords find rental assistance programs in their local areas. Please click here to learn more.

Find Program in:

U.S. States

U.S. Territories

Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs)

Help Buying a New Home Please click here to learn more about government programs that make it easier to purchase a home.

Programs to Help You Pay for a Home

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), part of HUD, insures mortgages, making it easier for potential homeowners to afford loans. FHA also offers HUD homes for sale. Learn more about FHA Loans.

The program provides public housing residents and others with a low income who are first-time homebuyers with subsidies to use toward buying a home. For additional information about this program, contact your local Public Housing Agency (PHA).

If you’re buying a home, Homeownership Vouchers can help pay mortgage and homeownership expenses.

Homeowner Voucher Program

If you have a low income and need help buying your first home, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher homeownership program may be able to help. 

Housing Choice Voucher Eligibility

You must: 

  • Be a first-time buyer as defined by HUD

  • Meet a minimum income requirement set by the local public housing authority (PHA)

  • Have at least one adult working full-time and for at least one year

  • Complete homeownership and housing counseling program

How to Apply for a Housing Choice Voucher

Contact your local PHA. If it does not offer a homeownership program, you can contact HUD’s PIH Customer Service Center.

How to File a Housing-Related Complaint

If a lender is discriminating against you, submit a complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

More Information about Housing Choice Vouchers

If you have sold your home, you will not be able to use the program for your next purchase. Housing Choice Vouchers are for first-time buyers.

  • You are not required to work with a specific real estate agent or any specific lender when getting a home loan.

Housing Resources for People with Disabilities

A variety of federal, state, and local housing programs can help you:

  • Find and afford a place to live

  • Modify an existing home for disabilities, or

  • Help you develop skills to live independently

Each program has its own eligibility rules and application process. Please click here to learn more.

People with disabilities are eligible for all:

Learn about eligibility, how to apply, and more for each of these programs.

  • You may also be eligible for a Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) Voucher. NED vouchers help people who are not seniors and have a disability get housing in a development set aside for seniors.