referral services
Client-provider linking agencies
Referral services connect people who need something with providers who offer it.
A doctor gives a referral to a specialist; a social worker provides referrals to housing assistance.
The term often appears in professional contexts—legal referral services match clients with attorneys, employee assistance programs offer referrals for counseling.
She called the county's referral service to find childcare options.
- food bankNonprofit distributing free groceries
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- specialistExpert in one field
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
housing assistance · community outreach · attorney · crisis hotline · mental health · support group · physician · recruiter · telemedicine · urgent care · paralegal · notary public · rehabilitation · scholarship program · mediator · pharmacy · sliding scale · pro bono
- community resourceslibraries, food banks, health clinics, mental health clinics, legal aid
- community servicesparks, libraries, family support, schools, resource centers
- social servicessocial workers, social work, welfare office, case workers, job training
- support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- childcaredaycare, after-school programs, babysitter, nanny, babysitting