Resources

There are many different resources that can help you during your time as a resident in the Georgetown community, and as a DC resident.

  • Office of Neighborhood Life (ONL): (202) 687.5138 – ONL offers resources, support services, educational and social programming for students living off campus
  • Office of Residential Living: (202) 687.4560 – The Office of Residential Living supports students living on-campus
  • Campus Ministry: (202) 687.4300 – guided by Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit tradition, with its abiding commitment to interreligious collaboration, Campus Ministry equips students to lead lives of deeper meaning, belonging, and purpose
  • Women’s Center: (202) 687.6359 – supports, educates and empowers women of all cultures, races, sexual orientations, genders and ages providing a safe environment while respecting all facets of women’s abilities, spirituality and differences
  • LGBTQ Resource Center: (202) 687.3546 – The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Resource Center provides students, faculty, and staff with education, programming, support services, and advocacy on campus-regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity
  • GERMS: (202) 687-HELP (4357) – contact for EMT response
  • Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS): (202) 444.7243 – emergency consults after hours. Serves the mental health care needs of students and the campus community from our location on the main campus
  • Sexual Assault Resources: confidential and non-confidential on- and off-campus resources for sexual assault survivors. 
  • Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD): (202) 687.4343 – contact for on-campus emergencies
    • Bias Reporting: report hate or bias-related incidents to the Georgetown University Police Department
  • Safety and Emergency Preparedness Information : Georgetown uses an integrated approach to safety and security on campus and in the surrounding community, coordinating a network designed to provide a safe environment, to prevent problems before they occur, to respond swiftly and effectively when problems arise and to maintain essential services and business operations after a serious incident
  • Health Promotion and Wellness: access the Self-Care brochure
  • Information for Students with Disabilities and Temporary Injuries

  • Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) – DCRA protects the health, safety, economic interests and quality of life of residents, businesses and visitors in the District of Columbia by ensuring building, housing, and safety codes compliance and regulating business. DCRA conducts free inspections for the tenants and provides consumer education and advocacy services.
  • Office of the Tenant Advocate (OTA) – Advocates for, educates, and provides outreach for DC tenants.
  • DC Bar: Landlord Tenant Resource Center – The Landlord Tenant Resource Center provides free legal information to unrepresented tenants who have residential housing disputes in D.C.
  • DC Superior Court Landlord and Tenant Branch Housing Conditions Calendar – This calendar of the DC Superior Court allows tenants to sue landlords for DC Housing Code violations on an expedited basis. The first hearing for cases on this calendar is scheduled less than a month after the action is filed.
  • DC Law Students in Court – Students from local law schools are available during the school year to provide advice to unrepresented tenants and assist them in filling out forms and pleadings. In some cases, a student supervised by a licensed attorney will represent a tenant throughout the case. Law Students in Court is generally in the Landlord and Tenant court beginning at 9:30 a.m.
  • Department of Public Works – DPW performs a number of daily operations including trash and recycling collection, public littercan service, fall leaf collection, and street and alley cleaning. To schedule a bulk trash pick-up, call 311.
  • Metropolitan Police Department – Second District – Georgetown University is located in MPD’s Second District, PSA (Police Service Area) 206.
  • DC Fire and EMS – Contact DC F & EMS for a Home Fire Safety Inspection.
  • ANCs are advisory boards providing official citizen representation to other governmental bodies.
    • ANC 2E – ANC for West Georgetown and Burleith
    • ANC 3D – ANC for Foxhall