| Literacy Testing |
HL-2000.4500 |
Programs that administer tests which measure an individual's ability to read and comprehend written material and/or to write at a functional level. Testing for basic math/numeracy may also be included. |
0 |
| Literacy Volunteer Opportunities |
PX-2000.4600 |
Libraries and other organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to provide reading and writing instruction for individuals of all ages who are unable to read or write at a functional level. Some literacy programs also teach basic math skills. |
0 |
| Literary Museums |
TA-5500.4550 |
Institutions that acquire, preserve, research and exhibit permanent and/or traveling collections of artifacts including manuscripts, books, periodicals, broadsides and memorabilia related to literary works from a particular region or era (e.g., the Southwest, the Depression Era); the life and career of a particular novelist, poet, philosopher, journalist or other literary figure (e.g., Edgar Allen Poe, Margaret Mitchell); a particularly beloved novel or character (e.g., Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy); or a particular literary genre (e.g., children's literature, science fiction). The collection may be housed in the childhood or family home or studio in which an individual literary figure lived and worked and may include photographs, correspondence, furnishings and other materials that help to interpret his or her intellectual and family life and the aspects of the local culture that may have served as an inspiration. |
0 |
| Literary Societies/Book Reading Clubs |
PS-8200.3100-500 |
Programs that provide organized opportunities for individuals who have an interest in reading to meet with others to review and discuss all forms of literature. Included are Internet-based virtual clubs, WebRings devoted to the subject and clubs where members meet face-to-face. |
0 |
| Lithotripsy |
LT-4500 |
Programs that offer the nonsurgical procedure which disintegrates gallstones and kidney stones by shock wave generation. |
0 |
| Lithuanian Community |
YH-1800.3600 |
Individuals who are either citizens of Lithuania, a country in northern Europe, or who identify themselves as part of the Lithuanian community. The official language is Lithuanian. |
0 |
| Litigation Award Collection Assistance |
FT-4900 |
Programs that help people who have received awards from the court as a result of civil litigation collect the monies received in the judgment. |
0 |
| Litter Box Training |
PD-6250.0750-450 |
Programs that provide classes, helplines, articles or other resources for people who want their cats to learn to make appropriate use of a litter box. Some small dogs and pet rabbits can also be litter box trained. |
0 |
| Litter Cleanup Volunteer Opportunities |
PX-2100.4600 |
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who are willing to spend time picking up trash that accumulates on the highways, in rivers or streams, on beaches, in flood control channels or on other public property on a voluntary basis without remuneration. |
1 |
| Litter Control |
JD-2000.4500 |
Programs that reduce the amount of trash on public property by enforcing litter laws and levying fines against violators. |
0 |
| Live In Companions |
PH-1400.4500 |
Programs that help people who are socially isolated due to disability or old age relieve their loneliness by providing a companion who shares the individual's home and is available on a continual basis for reading, talking, listening, writing letters and other tasks which help the individual maintain contact with the outside world. |
0 |
| Live In Housekeeping Assistance |
PH-3300.3100-450 |
Programs that offer the services of workers who are available to help with house cleaning chores and who share the residence of the individual or family who has requested the service. |
0 |
| Liver Cancer |
YF-3000.1480-450 |
A condition in which there is a malignancy in the liver. |
0 |
| Liver Disease |
YF-3000.4700 |
Any of a variety of disorders of the liver, the largest organ in the body which has a major role in a wide variety of vital metabolic functions. |
0 |
| Liver Scans |
LF-4800.4550 |
Programs that conduct x-ray scans of the liver following injection of a radioactive substance (usually gold or rose bengal dye) as a means of detecting abnormalities. Normally, the chemical is absorbed by the liver within 20 minutes and shows a uniform appearance when viewed on the scanner. Tissue that is affected by pathology does not take up the chemical so absence of radioactivity indicates disease. |
0 |
| Liver Transplants |
LT-6200.4500 |
Programs that specialize in the surgical replacement of the liver in individuals whose own liver is diseased or otherwise dysfunctional. |
0 |
| Livestock Brands |
DF-7000.4650 |
Programs that maintain a registry of the unique insignias that ranchers use to mark their cattle and other livestock for purposes of identification. |
0 |
| Livestock Farmers/Ranchers |
YO-0200.8000-450 |
Individuals who own, manage or work on farms and ranches where cattle, goats, hogs, horses and other equines, sheep and other livestock are bred and raised. Duties may include feeding and caring for the animals, tending to illnesses and injuries and keeping barns, paddocks, pens and other farm buildings clean and in good condition. |
0 |
| Livestock Indemnity Programs |
BD-2600.0300-400 |
Programs that provide partial reimbursement to eligible livestock producers who have suffered losses due to natural disasters. Livestock includes beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry including egg-producing poultry, equine animals used for food or the production of food and buffalo or beefalo when maintained on the same basis as cattle. The livestock indemnity program is available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). |
0 |
| Livestock Ranches |
BD-2600.0100-410 |
Farms and ranches where cattle, goats, hogs, horses and other equines, sheep, llamas and other livestock are bred and raised. Some establishments may sell the animals or their products directly to the public. |
0 |
| Livestock Research |
TR-0400.4500 |
Programs that conduct research which focuses on the application of biological and chemical principles to the production and management of livestock and the production and handling of meat and other products. |
0 |
| Living History Museums |
TA-5500.3000-400 |
Programs that acquire, restore and open to the public as museums, collections of original buildings which illustrate the architecture and building forms of a particular geographic area and period while recreating the atmosphere and lifestyle of the era. Included are museum villages, colonial farms, interpretive farms, Native American villages, historical industrial centers and other similar settings. |
2 |
| Living Situation/Housing Status |
YM |
Individuals and/or families who have needs and interests in common based on the type of housing, shelter or other accommodation they currently occupy. |
0 |
| Living Trust Preparation Assistance |
FT-2700.8600-450 |
Programs that provide assistance for people who want to prepare a living trust which transfers all or some of their assets to a trustee who manages those assets during their lifetime according to written instructions, names someone to take responsibility for the assets should the individual become disabled, and distributes the assets according to the individual's wishes without the need for probate at the time of his or her death. Most people serve as the trustees of their own living trusts, naming a successor should they become disabled, and most living trusts are revocable. |
0 |
| Living Wills |
FT-2700.0500-450 |
Programs that provide assistance for people who want to draft a living will, also sometimes known as a personal directive, which describes in writing the forms of treatment individuals wish to receive or avoid at the end of their lives and the circumstances under which health care professionals should withhold or remove artificial life support or refrain from using heroic measures if the person is unable to provide informed consent due to incapacitation. The conditions in a living will take effect when the individual is in an irreversible condition and is not expected to survive, e.g., if they are in the last stages of a terminal illness, a coma or persistive vegetative state. Included are programs that provide copies of the necessary form as well as those that help people complete them. Not all states recognize the validity of living wills, but all have some mechanism such as a durable power attorney for health care which achieves the same objective. |
0 |
| Loan Counseling |
DM-4000 |
Programs that provide assistance for people who are in the process of obtaining a loan or line of credit to ensure that they understand the terms and conditions of the document they are about to sign and, where relevant, prevent them from becoming victims of predatory lending practices. |
0 |
| Loan Finder Complaints |
DD-1500.5400 |
Programs that accept and, where possible, attempt to resolve complaints regarding the licensing, excessive fees, unethical or improper conduct or other inappropriate business practices of loan finders. |
0 |
| Lobbying Volunteer Opportunities |
PX-1500.4500 |
Political action groups or other similar bodies that are actively seeking individuals who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to work for the introduction, passage or defeat of one or more specific pieces of legislation through attempts, including personal solicitation, to influence the way legislators vote or the content of the legislation they introduce. |
0 |
| Lobster Claw Syndrome |
YF-3000.4710 |
A condition in which the division between fingers extends into the middle of the hand. Digits may be missing and the remaining fingers may be abnormally long. |
0 |
| Local Alarm/Call Systems |
LH-0600.1600-450 |
Programs that pay for or provide devices which enable individuals with disabilities to contact people in another part of the house or pre-identified individuals in other nearby areas in order to communicate or make a request of some kind. |
0 |
| Local Area Network Implementation |
TP-3350.6000-450 |
Programs that help nonprofit organizations, small businesses and other groups set up a network of linked computers at a single location that allows multiple users to share software and information. |
0 |
| Local Automobile Transportation |
BT-4500.4500 |
Organizations that provide or arrange for automobile or van transportation for individuals who want to travel within their community or to other nearby communities. |
0 |
| Local Bicycle Transportation |
BT-4500.4600 |
Programs that provide services which support people's ability to use bicycles for local transportation purposes. Included are programs that provide community bikes that people can use when they are available or bicycles made available on a rental or free loan basis; Earn-A-Bike programs that provide refurbished, donated bicycles for youth who complete a course where they learn the basics of bike repair and maintenance, safe urban riding, health, and nutrition; bicycle buddy programs that encourage people who have never commuted by bicycle to try it; bicycle commuting education programs that provide route information and other tips for commuters; and bicycle commuter registries that connect people who want to ride their bicycles from outlying areas to city centers in the company of other commuters, often using off-road trails and bicycle lanes or routes that funnel traffic from outlying/suburban areas into the city center. Commuters meet at pre-agreed locations along these routes, often park-n-ride lots to begin their common commute. |
1 |
| Local Broadcast Television Stations |
TJ-5500.8500-450 |
Television stations located in defined broadcast areas that use authorized channels to broadcast signals that can be picked up by standard television receivers. Local television stations may carry both locally and nationally produced content. Included are public television stations which are supported by public funds and contributions, and those that are operated commercially, some of which are owned by television networks. |
1 |
| Local Bus Fare |
BT-8300.1000-400 |
Programs that provide cash or tokens for individuals who have no personal means of transportation and are unable to use public buses for necessary local travel without assistance with the fare. |
0 |
| Local Bus Services |
BT-4500.4700 |
Programs that utilize buses to transport people to a specific destination (e.g., an airport or senior center) or to other locations within the community (e.g., a shopping mall or downtown) following standard and regular routes and fixed time schedules. |
0 |
| Local Bus Transit Services |
BT-4500.4700-500 |
Organizations that provide fixed-route mass transit services that utilize buses to transport people within the limits of a city, a metropolitan area, a county or a multicounty region or to move people from outlying areas into a city or metropolitan area. With traditional fixed-route services, buses run along an established path at preset times picking up passengers at designated bus stops. Variations include express fixed-route services with fewer stops; deviated-fixed route services which allow vehicles to deviate from the fixed route to pick up passengers at other specific locations, e.g., places of employment or child care centers, while keeping to a timetable for scheduled stops; point-deviation services which allow vehicles to stop at scheduled stops per a timetable but pick up passengers with advanced reservations between scheduled stops; and arrangements in which vehicles have no fixed stops but allow riders to hail a vehicle which travels along a fixed route and request a drop-off anywhere along the route. |
4 |
| Local Business Licenses/Permits |
DF-4500.1000-450 |
City or county offices that issue licenses, permits or other authorizations which enable businesses to operate legally within the local jurisdiction. Included are general business licenses which are required of all businesses within a particular city or county and licenses which allow specific types of regulated businesses to operate legally. |
0 |
| Local Cemeteries |
PB-1400.4500 |
Cemeteries located in local communities that provide grave sites for the earth burial of the remains of individuals who have died; mausoleum crypts for above ground interment; cenotaphs which serve as memorials to individuals whose remains are elsewhere or are lost; and/or niches in a columbarium for the storage of cremated remains. |
0 |
| Local Currency Systems |
TB-4500 |
Programs that establish private currency systems which enable people to receive credits for the work they do in the community, generally in the form of hours or scrip, which can be used to purchase goods and/or services from individuals and businesses that have agreed to accept the alternative medium of exchange. Local currencies can be valued and exchanged in relationship to national currencies which they complement (e.g., an hour in the local system equals $10), but can also function as mediums of exchange in their own right. Included are systems that have fixed exchange rates and everyone's hour of service has the same value; and those where products or services requiring a greater variety of skills, training, equipment or risk are exchanged and exchange rates are negotiated. Local currency systems help to increase the local money supply; encourage cooperation, reciprocity, self-reliance and mutual aid; and enhance and strengthen the economy by employing a local person each time the currency circulates. |
0 |
| Local Electric Scooter Transportation |
BT-4500.4800 |
Programs that provide services which support people's ability to use electric scooters for local transportation purposes. Included are electric scooter rental companies that have city-issued licenses to provide discounts for low income riders. Some cities have asked e-scooter companies seeking operational city permits for their scooters to include payment plans that serve low-income individuals, e.g., those who are on local, state or federal aid programs. The city may also require that the companies have an equity plan that addresses payment barriers for those who don't have bank accounts or smartphones. Most companies require customers to fill out a form (often available online) to determine if they qualify for the program, and will need to submit front and back photos of qualifying documents. |
0 |
| Local Electric Utility Companies |
BV-9000.1500-450 |
Electric companies that own the system of poles, wires, conduits or other fixtures along public highways or streets that is necessary to deliver purchased electricity to a retail consumer's home or business. Included are investor-owned electric utilities, municipal and state utilities, federal electric utilities, and rural electric cooperatives (member-owned electric utility companies that may be engaged in the generation, wholesale purchasing, transmission, and/or distribution of electric power to serve the demands of their members on a nonprofit basis). In areas where deregulation has occurred and unbundled electric service is available, local utility companies continue to provide electricity distribution services for customers who elect to purchase their electricity from an alternative supplier, but will provide the full package of bundled electric services for customers who do not choose direct access via such a supplier. They are responsible for processing connection orders; installing, maintaining and repairing meters and other necessary equipment; and accepting and responding to reports of downed or arcing power lines, transformers that have been hit by lightning or otherwise affected by bad weather or other problems which constitute a hazard or threaten to interrupt service. |
0 |
| Local FEMA Boards |
TD-1100.2000-400 |
Local boards that are responsible for administering funds awarded by the National FEMA Board (which governs the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program) to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people within their jurisdiction by allocating funds for the provision of food and shelter to local organizations already providing these services. Local FEMA boards must be composed of representatives of the same organizations as those on the National Board (the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, United Jewish Communities, the National Council of Churches in Christ in the U.S.A., The Salvation Army, United Way of America and FEMA) with a local government official replacing the FEMA representative. Local boards may also have additional members and are required to include a homeless or formerly homeless person as a member. Local boards establish how program funds may be utilized within their jurisdictions. The funds may be used to provide and/or pay for food in the form of meals or groceries; lodging in a shelter or hotel; rent/mortgage payments for one month; one month's utility bill; minimal repairs to feeding or sheltering facilities; or equipment needed to feed or shelter people who are homeless. These local boards may also receive and allocate funds from other sources. |
0 |
| Local Gas Companies |
BV-9000.6000-450 |
Natural gas utilities that own, lease, maintain, operate, manage and/or control the mains, pipes or other fixtures that are necessary to deliver natural gas to a retail consumer’s home or business. In areas where deregulation has occurred and unbundled natural gas service is available, local gas companies continue to provide natural gas distribution services for customers who elect to purchase their gas from an alternative supplier, but will provide the full package of bundled natural gas services for customers who do not choose direct access via such a supplier. They are responsible for processing connection orders; installing, maintaining and repairing meters and other necessary equipment; and accepting and responding to reports of gas leaks or other problems which constitute a hazard or threaten to interrupt service. |
0 |
| Local Government Complaints/Ombudsman Offices |
DD-1500.4150-450 |
Programs such as governmental, departmental or nonprofit ombudsman offices that provide assistance for people who want to register complaints about or have other issues which relate to the activities, actions or lack of action by public officials or civil service employees in city, county or regional government offices or the agencies they regulate and/or fund. Also included are programs that handle complaints about the availability and quality of city, county or regional services, e.g., trash collection, recycling, street maintenance and traffic control. The program provides an objective, neutral and independent review of complaints; offers reasonable remedies when complaints are substantiated; and uses information from the complaints and the investigations they trigger to identify and resolve problems within the agency or department and improve services. |
0 |
| Local History Programs |
TA-3000.4500 |
Programs that compile and share information about the communities in which we live, whether towns, rural or suburban areas, neighborhoods or entire cities, and the evolution of the locale's people, institutions, events and other aspects of its history that have shaped its direction and make its present more accessible. Local history deals with the people and events we know best. It is often used as a way to gain a perspective on broader, national events, but it has a value in and of itself from a personal, family and community perspective. It involves the collection of books, maps, prints, illustrations and other materials relating to a particular locality, the cataloging and publication of documents preserved in local or national records which relate to a particular area and the stories told by people about life and events in times past. Although local history is often documented by historical societies or groups that form to preserve a local historic building or other historic site, many works are compiled by amateur historians working independently or archivists employed by various organizations. Local history information may also be shared in the form of documentary films, lecture series or educational courses. |
1 |
| Local Income Tax Information |
DT-8700.4500 |
Programs that provide information and guidance for individuals who need to understand the local tax laws as they apply to people in their situation. |
0 |
| Local Officials Offices |
TD-6600.4500 |
The offices of individuals who have been appointed or elected to a town, city, county or other local public office for a specified tenure and who are thereby in a position to exercise that portion of the sovereign functions of government that are conferred on that office. Forty-eight of the 50 states have operational county governments. Connecticut and Rhode Island are divided into geographic regions called counties, but they do not have functioning governments. Alaska calls its counties boroughs and Louisiana calls them parishes. Cities and towns may also have other designations including townships, boroughs and villages. |
0 |
| Local Planning Commissions |
TE-4520.6500-450 |
Local commissions staffed by a set number of residents appointed by the local legislative body (usually the city/town council or board of supervisors) to consider land use planning matters. The commission's duties and powers are established by the local legislative body and may include hearing proposals to amend the general plan or rezone land, initiating planning studies (e.g., road alignments, identification of seismic hazards), and taking action on proposed subdivisions. In some municipalities and counties, the planning commission simply advises the legislative body on the proposals that come before them, leaving actual approval to the council or board of supervisors. More commonly, they have the power to approve proposals, subject to appeal to the council or board of supervisors. Planning commissions do not, however, have final say on matters of policy such as zone changes and general or specific/area plan amendments. |
0 |
| Local Rail Services |
BT-4500.4900 |
Organizations that provide fixed-route rapid rail services which transport people within the limits of a city, a metropolitan area, the county, or a multicounty region, or which move people from outlying areas into a city or metropolitan area. Included are streetcar services, rail-connected trolley services, metro rail services, monorail services and elevated railway services. |
1 |
| Local School Boards |
HD-1200.4500 |
The board of directors of a local school district which helps to determine educational policy in a small regional area such as a city or county. School board members are generally elected by district residents, but in some places are appointed by the mayor of the jurisdiction or other public officials. The size and authority of boards of education varies widely. In some districts they have the authority to set and levy tax rates; in others they may have only the authority to recommend such to a legislative body or executive. Most school boards have between five and 15 members. In some districts, especially small rural ones, they may approve the hiring and dismissal of every teacher; more typically they are responsible only for overall policies and procedures and leave the day-to-day operation of the district to a professional educator who is generally referred to by the title of superintendent of schools or director of schools. |
0 |
| Local Tax Collection Agencies |
DT-8500.4500 |
Programs at the local level that are responsible for administering and enforcing tax laws and related statutes established by the local jurisdiction. Activities include advising taxpayers of their rights and responsibilities under local tax law; determining, assessing and collecting local tax payments; pursuing unpaid local taxes; and responding to local taxpayer complaints. |
0 |
| Local Telephone Companies |
BV-9000.8750-400 |
Telephone companies called local exchange carriers (LECs) that provide ordinary voice-grade telephone service within a customer’s immediate geographic area. Services generally include connections to the local service provider and a variety of calling plans and features. Included are incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), the established "local telephone company" in a geographic region; and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), local telephone companies which compete with the incumbent for the local telephone business of customers. CLECs generally provide their own network and switching. |
0 |
| Local Transit Passes |
BT-8500.1000 |
Programs that issue identification cards that people can use in lieu of cash to pay for mass transit services. |
10 |
| Local Transportation |
BT-4500 |
Organizations that arrange for or provide transportation for individuals whose points of origin and destinations are within their community or other nearby communities. These organizations also provide information for the public about rates, schedules and routes for these services. |
0 |
| Local Water Transportation |
BT-4500.4950 |
Programs that utilize water taxis, ferries and other vessels to transport people within the limits of a city, a metropolitan area, the county or a multicounty region, or to move people from outlying areas into a city or metropolitan area. |
0 |
| Local Water Utilities |
BV-9000.9500-500 |
Municipal and privately operated companies that provide drinking water that is delivered through a system of pipelines to consumers. |
0 |
| Local/Regional History Museums |
TA-5500.3000-450 |
Museums established by historical societies or other groups which display written records, paintings, portraits, photographs, household furnishings, quilts, clothing, textiles, tools, farm implements, books, maps and other artifacts that relate the history of a particular region or community. |
0 |
| Local/Regional Newspapers |
TJ-5500.6000-400 |
Organizations that print and/or distribute or otherwise make available newspapers that circulate within a particular city, county or local region. Local/regional newspapers contain national and local news, editorials, features, advertising and articles about other matters of current interest to local residents. |
0 |
| Locator Aids |
PH-1800.4600 |
Programs that pay for or provide electronic devices that facilitate the ability of caregivers to determine the whereabouts of people who have Alzheimer's disease or other similar conditions, people with severe developmental disabilities or severe mental illness, children or other individuals who may wander away from those responsible for their care and become lost. |
0 |
| Lockdown/Active Shooter Incident Advisories |
JR-8000.4500 |
Programs that issue warnings regarding currently unfolding incidents in which one or more individuals is killing or attempting to kill people in a highly populated, confined area such as a school, place of worship or other public place (e.g., shopping mall, theater), in most cases using firearms and selecting their victims at random. Affected facilities may be under lockdown orders, a security measure taken during an emergency to prevent people from leaving or entering a building. |
0 |
| Locker Room/Coatroom/Dressing Room Attendants |
YO-8200.7000-450 |
Individuals such as bath house attendants, checkroom attendants, jockey room attendants, reducing salon attendants, locker room attendants, restroom attendants and tanning salon attendants who provide items such as towels and personal services for patrons. They may assign dressing room facilities, locker space or clothing containers to patrons of athletic or bathing establishments; attend to needs of athletic teams in clubhouses; bathe or massage customers in tubs or steam rooms using water, brushes, mitts, sponges and towels; provide towels and sheets to clients in public baths, steam rooms and restrooms; issue gym clothes, uniforms, towels, athletic equipment and special athletic apparel such as racing colors; maintain a lost-and-found collection; procure beverages, food and other items as requested; store personal possessions for patrons, issue claim checks for articles stored and return articles on receipt of checks; and monitor patrons' facility use in order to ensure that rules and regulations are followed and safety and order are maintained. |
0 |
| Locksmith Complaints |
DD-1500.5450 |
Programs that accept and, where possible, attempt to resolve complaints regarding the licensing (in jurisdictions where licensing requirements exist), quality of service, excessive fees, misrepresentation, fraud, unethical or improper conduct or other inappropriate business practices of locksmiths. |
0 |
| Locksmiths |
YO-3400.6500-450 |
Individuals who repair and open locks; make keys; change locks and safe combinations; and install and repair safes and alarm systems. |
0 |
| Logging Safety Standards |
JP-6300.3300-450 |
Programs that develop and promulgate safety and health standards for individuals engaged in logging operations, ensure compliance with standards, assess civil penalties for violations, investigate accidents and engage in other activities that are aimed at preventing and reducing accidents in the logging industry. |
0 |
| Long Distance Automobile Transportation |
BT-4800.4500 |
Programs that arrange for or provide automobile transportation for individuals whose destinations are outside the local area. |
0 |
| Long Distance Bus Fare |
BT-8300.1000-450 |
Programs that provide bus fare for people who need to travel out of town (e.g., for a funeral or to stay with relatives) but do not have the means to do so. |
0 |
| Long Distance Bus Passenger Services |
BT-4800.4550-450 |
Organizations that utilize buses to transport passengers whose destinations are outside the local area. |
0 |
| Long Distance Bus Services |
BT-4800.4550 |
Organizations that utilize buses to provide transportation for people or commodities whose destinations are outside the local area. |
0 |
| Long Distance Caregivers |
YD-4000 |
Individuals who have assumed responsibility for arranging care for an aging parent, grandparent or other person and who live at a distance (generally an hour or more) from that person. |
0 |
| Long Distance Telephone Companies |
BV-9000.8750-450 |
Telephone companies that provide connections between local exchanges in different geographic areas allowing the customer to make long distance telephone calls. |
0 |
| Long Distance Transportation |
BT-4800 |
Organizations that provide transportation for individuals whose destinations are outside the local area. These organizations also provide information to the public about rates, schedules and routes for these services. |
0 |
| Long Term COVID-19 Clinics |
LT-1750.4460 |
Clinics established by local health care systems that provide streamlined, comprehensive specialty care for patients who are many weeks beyond the time of their initial COVID-19 infection but continue to deal with respiratory issues, heart and vascular problems, fatigue, neurological concerns and more. Rather than going from doctor to doctor and not getting all of their issues examined at once, these clinics provide an opportunity for patients to have their symptoms evaluated in a systematic fashion, benefit from a comprehensive care plan that is overseen by a multidisciplinary teams of physicians that may include pulmonologists, neurologists and mental health professionals with the required expertise as well as primary care physicians to help the patient recover from long-term symptoms and put the individual on a path back to wellness. |
0 |
| Long Term Care Insurance |
LH-3000.4500 |
Private insurance companies, government programs and public/private partnership programs that issue individual and group insurance plans or policies which pay for nursing facility care, home health care, adult day health care, respite care, hospice care and/or home modifications to eliminate barriers for people who are chronically ill. Long-term care policies cover all levels of care including skilled, intermediate and custodial. Benefits may be triggered when an individual's doctor orders care, when s/he has some cognitive impairment or if s/he is unable to perform certain activities of daily living independently such as bathing, dressing, eating and toileting. A limited number of states participate in public/private partnerships which have provisions to protect participants from becoming impoverished in order to become eligible for Medicaid long-term care benefits. |
0 |
| Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling |
LH-3500.4500 |
Programs that offer information and guidance for people who need assistance in determining whether they need long term care insurance, comparing and evaluating benefit plans and selecting a policy that will meet their needs or choosing an alternative to long term care insurance that is more beneficial given their situation. |
0 |
| Long Term Care Issues |
YZ-4750 |
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of long term care and the individuals who require it. |
0 |
| Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs |
FT-4950 |
Programs that investigate and attempt to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of nursing facilities, residential care homes, assisted living facilities and other supervised living facilities for older adults. The program also promotes policies and practices that improve the quality of life, health, safety, welfare and rights of residents; monitors laws, regulations and policies that affect those who live in long-term care facilities; provides the public with information about long-term care options; and promotes the development of consumer organizations concerned about long-term care. Under the federal Older Americans Act, every state is required to have an Ombudsman Program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long term care system. |
0 |
| Long Term Care Options Counseling |
LH-4600 |
Programs that offer an interactive decision support process that helps individuals in need of long term care and their families understand their strengths, needs, preferences and unique circumstances and weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. The consultation includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long term care decisions, information about the range of long term care support options available in their community (such as personal care, transportation and medication management) and resources that can help them pay for services. The program also provides decision support to help identify next steps in the process and help in connecting with services, if needed. The service is generally available to older adults and adults of any age who have a disability; can be of benefit to people using their own resources to pay for services; and may be provided over the telephone or in person (at home, at an agency, in a hospital, at a rehabilitation or nursing facility or in another setting of the person's choosing). The objective of the program is to allow people to live as independently as possible in the setting of their choice. |
0 |
| Long Term Care Resident Subsidies |
NL-5000.4000 |
Programs that enable people to reside in long term care facilities when their assets cannot cover the cost of their specialized care. |
0 |
| Long Term Case/Care Management |
PH-1000.4500 |
Programs that develop, implement, assess and follow-up on plans for the evaluation, treatment and/or care of people who, on an ongoing basis, need assistance in planning and arranging for services. |
0 |
| Long Term Home Health Care |
LT-2800.4500 |
Programs that offer comprehensive, coordinated long-term care in the patient's home with the objective of preventing the patient's removal to a long-term care facility. Services may include case management, nursing rehabilitation therapies, social services, nutrition, aides and medical emergency response systems. |
0 |
| Long Term Homeowners |
YM-2900.4000 |
People who have owned their own home or condominium for a period of time. |
0 |
| Long Term Welfare Recipients |
YC-4500 |
Individuals and families whose use of public assistance benefits as a primary source of support can be characterized as long-term or recurrent. |
0 |
| Loose Leaf Recycling Programs |
TE-8920.6600-980.40 |
Community-sponsored programs that allow residents to rake leaves into a pile on the side of the road (or the edge of their property) on a designated day when a vacuum truck comes along to collect them. |
0 |
| Looting Reporting |
FN-1700.4000 |
Programs that encourage the public to provide information, often anonymously, which might lead to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of people who have unlawfully taken valuables and other goods, usually during times of disaster, civil unrest, military action or other general disturbance. |
0 |
| Lordosis |
YF-3000.4720 |
An abnormal forward curvation of the spine in the lower back. |
0 |
| Losar Events |
PH-2950.6200-450 |
Programs that sponsor social gatherings or other activities to celebrate Losar, also known as Tibetan New Year. This holiday is celebrated for 15 days, starting on the first day of the lunisolar Tibetan Calendar, which corresponds to a date between February and March. Celebrations may include traditional foods, hanging prayer flags, lighting lamps, music and dance performances, and other activities. |
0 |
| Lost Pet Scam Reporting |
FN-1700.1470-470 |
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that people can use to report calls from scammers who respond to an ad the potential victim has placed in the local paper or online about their lost pet which may include mention of a reward. The scammer claims to have found the lost pet and offers to take time to return it to the owner for the reward, which the scammer wants in advance and may threaten to harm the pet if the owner refuses to pay. In another version of the story, the scammer may claim to be a trucker who found the injured animal as he was driving through the area. The pet had been hit by a car or was otherwise injured, and needed vet care, which has been taken care of and paid for, but he needs the owner to wire him the money so he can pick the pet up and send it back with another trucker in the same company who is driving back their way. Of course, the victim will not only need to wire the money, but give this scammer their name and address as well. In another version of the scam, the scammer can accurately describe the pet because s/he has stolen the animal and then looked for ads regarding the loss and initiated the call. People who suspect that they have encountered or been victimized by a lost pet scammer can report it to: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) online at at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or by calling 877-382-4357, and/or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), if the scam occurred online. |
0 |
| Lost and Found |
BM-4500 |
Programs that are designated as the official repository for lost personal property and are responsible for returning items to people who can satisfactorily prove ownership. |
0 |
| Lot Lists |
BH-3900.4500 |
Programs that maintain lists of publicly-owned vacant residential and commercial lots that are available for purchase. Included are both buildable and nonbuildable lots. |
0 |
| Lot Split Approvals |
TE-4510.4550-450 |
Programs that evaluate requests for minor divisions of land for the purpose of development or sale, and which approve or deny requests based on local ordinances and the best interests of the community. Lot splits involve the division of small parcels that have already been platted which do not involve the opening, widening or extension of any street or road or easement of access or involvement of more than a specified number of lots (usually four or five) including the remainder of the original tract. |
0 |
| Lotteries |
PL-7000.4300-450 |
Organizations that sponsor and/or provide information about games of chance in which monetary prizes are distributed to winners among people of legal age who have paid for a chance to win, usually as determined by numbers on tickets drawn at random or predetermined combinations of symbols on tickets that can be scratched off to reveal the combination. |
0 |
| Low Cost Building Materials/Supplies |
BH-3000.4600 |
Programs that provide access to building materials at below market costs. In many cases, the materials have been recovered from obsolete buildings by building deconstruction programs and made available for reuse by communities as an alternative to purchasing new materials. |
5 |
| Low Cost Home Rental Listings |
BH-3900.3050-440 |
Programs that maintain lists of available low-cost apartments and houses for lease or rent for review by low-income people in search of housing. Included is information that is available online, in print or in other formats. |
0 |
| Low Cost Meals |
BD-5000.4500 |
Restaurants, cafeterias and other eating establishments operated by hospitals, senior centers or other organizations or functioning independently which provide reduced-cost meals for low-income people, older adults or other targeted individuals. |
0 |
| Low Cost School Supplies |
HL-8120.7800-450 |
Programs that provide textbooks and other essential educational supplies on a reduced-cost basis for students who cannot afford to purchase them at regular prices. |
0 |
| Low Cost for Sale Homes/Housing Units |
BH-7000.8100-400 |
Programs that offer homes or housing units including condominiums and apartments at lower than current real estate prices for individuals and families who wish to purchase housing and qualify on the basis of income. Also included are properties that are available under lease-purchase arrangements. |
0 |
| Low Income |
YL-3300.4500 |
Individuals or families whose annual income is between 150 and 200% of poverty level for their family size. |
0 |
| Low Income Home Loans |
BH-3500.3400-450 |
Programs outside of HUD that provide direct or guaranteed housing loans for low-income families who do not have sufficient resources to purchase a home for themselves and who could not otherwise secure credit for this purpose. |
0 |
| Low Income/Subsidized Private Rental Housing |
BH-7000.4600-450 |
Privately owned rental housing that is made available to low-income individuals and families at reduced rates based on a contract between HUD or the state housing authority and the property owner. Subsidies are paid directly to the owner of the property who then rents units to income-eligible individuals and families. Also included are low-cost or below market rate housing that is operated or sponsored by religious or charitable organizations for the benefit of low-income individuals and families; and rental housing targeted to lower income households that has been purchased, rehabilitated or constructed by developers who are receiving a federal income tax credit under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program or are participants in other similar affordable housing incentive programs. Some privately owned rental units that were developed or improved with public funds are also required to rent a designated number of units at reduced prices to people who meet low-income eligibility requirements until the federal or state loans are paid. Some complexes or housing units may be reserved for low-income older adults, people with disabilities and/or other special populations. Included are income-based rental housing where tenants pay rent that is geared to their income; as well as fixed below market rate rental housing where rent is lower than what people would normally pay renting the unit but is based on a specified percentage of the median income for the area rather than on a percentage of an individual's actual income, and tenants may have to be within a specified income range to live there. Rental amounts and the level of "affordability" may vary considerably among programs. |
0 |