| Basic Needs programs that furnish survival level resources including food, housing, material goods, transportation and temporary financial assistance for individuals with low or fixed incomes, people who are homeless, older adults and/or people with disabilities who are otherwise unable to adequately provide for themselves and their families. Also included are related services that are available to the community at large. |
| Consumer Services programs that provide for the education and protection of individuals who purchase, use, maintain and dispose of products and services. Included are programs that establish and/or enforce pricing policies, credit reporting and debt collection practices, quality and safety standards for goods and services and other trade practices that affect the consumer; programs that provide information and/or counseling to help consumers manage their finances and make informed credit and purchasing decisions; and programs that provide access for consumers to fair hearings, mediation or binding arbitration when they have complaints regarding consumer products and services and to appropriate remedies when their complaints are justified. |
| Criminal Justice and Legal Services programs that promote and preserve the conditions that enable community residents to live in a safe and peaceful environment through the enforcement of laws that protect life and property and the administration of justice according to the principles of law and equity. Included are crime prevention programs as well as programs that investigate and make arrests for criminal behavior; provide support for witnesses to and victims of crimes; and provide for the arraignment, prosecution and defense, judgment, sentencing, confinement and eventual release and resettlement of offenders. |
| Education programs that provide opportunities for people to acquire the knowledge, skills, desirable qualities of behavior and character, wisdom and general competence that will enable them to fully participate in and enjoy the social, political, economic and intellectual life of the community. |
| Environmental Quality programs that preserve protect and, where possible, improve both the natural and built aspects of the physical environment and/or which develop and implement measures for accident prevention and intervention in the case of emergencies in order to promote public health and safety and enable people to live in ecological balance and harmony with their surroundings. |
| Health Care programs whose primary purpose is to help individuals and families achieve and maintain physical well-being through the study, prevention, screening, evaluation and treatment of people who have illnesses, injuries, disabilities or substance abuse problems; and the provision of family planning, maternity and other services that relate to human reproduction and sexual health. |
| Income Support and Employment programs that help to meet the economic needs of the community by helping residents prepare for, find and sustain gainful employment; providing public assistance and support for those who are eligible; and ensuring that retirees, older adults, people with disabilities and other eligible individuals receive the social insurance benefits to which they are entitled. |
| Individual and Family Life programs that promote the personal, social and spiritual development of people in the community by providing services that replace or supplement the care and support that is generally available through the family unit, and by offering social, religious/spiritual and leisure-time activities that are personally satisfying and lead to optimal social functioning. |
| Mental Health and Counseling programs that provide preventive, diagnostic and treatment services in a variety of community and hospital-based settings to help people achieve, maintain and enhance a state of emotional well-being, personal empowerment and the skills to cope with everyday demands without excessive stress. Treatment may include emotional. |
| Organization/Community and International Services programs that facilitate the settlement of new residents in the community, assure that travelers' needs are met, marshal community resources on behalf of disadvantaged residents, provide for volunteer development, assure the availability of adequate space for meetings and service delivery, provide centralized administrative services, provide outlets for financial transactions, offer access to office equipment, manage the delivery of mail, encourage participation in the political process, administer services associated with the armed forces, and/or offer other similar services for community residents. |
| Other calls that do not fit into traditional AIRS Taxonomy categories and calls that did not result in referrals. |
