Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in providing one or more of a wide variety of individual and family social, counseling, welfare, or referral services, including refugee, disaster, and temporary relief services. This industry includes offices of specialists providing counseling, referral, and other social services. Government offices directly concerned with the delivery of social services to individuals and families, such as issuing of welfare aid, rent supplements, food stamps, and eligibility casework, are included here, but central office administration of these programs is classified in Public Administration, Industry 9441. Social Security offices are also classified in Public Administration, Industry 9441. Establishments primarily engaged in providing vocational rehabilitation or counseling are classified in Industry 8331; and fraternal, civic, and social associations are classified in Industry 8641.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 8322 - Individual and Family Social Services are:
- Activity centers, elderly or handicapped
- Adoption services
- Adult day care centers
- Aid to families with dependent children(AFDC)
- Alcoholism counseling, nonresidential:except medical treatment
- Centers for senior citizens
- Child guidance agencies
- Community centers
- Counseling centers
- Crisis centers
- Crisis intervention centers
- Day care centers, adult and handicapped
- Disaster services
- Emergency shelters
- Family counseling services
- Family location services
- Family service agencies
- Helping hand services
- Homemaker's service, primarily nonmedical
- Hotlines
- Marriage counseling services
- Meal delivery programs
- Multiservice centers, neighborhood
- Neighborhood centers
- Offender rehabilitation agencies
- Offender self-help agencies
- Old age assistance
- Outreach programs
- Parole offices
- Probation offices
- Public welfare centers, offices of
- Referral services for personal and social problems
- Refugee services
- Relief services, temporary
- Self-help organizations for alcoholics and gamblers
- Senior citizens associations
- Service leagues
- Settlement houses
- Social service centers
- Telephone counseling service
- Traveler's aid centers
- Youth centers
- Youth self-help organizations
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Adoption & Child Welfare Services in the US (62411)
Revenue 2025
$30.5bn
Growth 2025
1.68%
Key Trends
As an industry made up of nonprofits, revenue is dependent on government funding and private donations
Demand volatility is a direct result of economic disruption from COVID-19
The outlook period will see continued economic recovery and less volatility
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 8322 - Individual and Family Social Services
US-SIC Code 8322 - Individual and Family Social Services sits in the 2-digit Individual and Family Social Services sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: I
Division Title: Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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701 Hotels and Motels
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702 Rooming and Boarding Houses
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703 Camps and Recreational Vehicle Parks
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704 Organization Hotels and Lodging Houses, On
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721 Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services
- 7211 Power Laundries, Family and Commercial
- 7212 Garment Pressing, and Agents for Laundries and Drycleaners
- 7213 Linen Supply
- 7215 Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaning
- 7216 Drycleaning Plants, Except Rug Cleaning
- 7217 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
- 7218 Industrial Launderers
- 7219 Laundry and Garment Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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722 Photographic Studios, Portrait
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723 Beauty Shops
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724 Barber Shops
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725 Shoe Repair Shops and Shoeshine Parlors
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726 Funeral Service and Crematories
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729 Miscellaneous Personal Services
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731 Advertising
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732 Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies, Mercantile
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733 Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art and Photography, and Stenographic Services
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734 Services To Dwellings and Other Buildings
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735 Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing
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736 Personnel Supply Services
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737 Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services
- 7371 Computer Programming Services
- 7372 Prepackaged Software
- 7373 Computer Integrated Systems Design
- 7374 Computer Processing and Data Preparation and Processing Services
- 7375 Information Retrieval Services
- 7376 Computer Facilities Management Services
- 7377 Computer Rental and Leasing
- 7378 Computer Maintenance and Repair
- 7379 Computer Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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738 Miscellaneous Business Services
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751 Automotive Rental and Leasing, Without Drivers
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752 Automobile Parking
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753 Automotive Repair Shops
- 7532 Top, Body, and Upholstery Repair Shops and Paint Shops
- 7533 Automotive Exhaust System Repair Shops
- 7534 Tire Retreading and Repair Shops
- 7536 Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
- 7537 Automotive Transmission Repair Shops
- 7538 General Automotive Repair Shops
- 7539 Automotive Repair Shops, Not Elsewhere Classified
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754 Automotive Services, Except Repair
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762 Electrical Repair Shops
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763 Watch, Clock, and Jewelry Repair
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764 Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
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769 Miscellaneous Repair Shops and Related Services
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781 Motion Picture Production and Allied Services
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782 Motion Picture Distribution and Allied Services
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783 Motion Picture Theaters
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784 Video Tape Rental
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791 Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls
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792 Theatrical Producers (except Motion Picture),
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793 Bowling Centers
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794 Commercial Sports
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799 Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation
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801 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
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802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists
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803 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Osteopathy
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804 Offices and Clinics of Other Health Practitioners
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805 Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
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806 Hospitals
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807 Medical and Dental Laboratories
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808 Home Health Care Services
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809 Miscellaneous Health and Allied Services, Not
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811 Legal Services
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821 Elementary and Secondary Schools
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822 Colleges, Universities, Professional Schools, and
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823 Libraries
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824 Vocational Schools
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829 Schools and Educational Services, Not Elsewhere
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832 Individual and Family Social Services
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833 Job Training and Vocational Rehabilitation
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835 Child Day Care Services
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836 Residential Care
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839 Social Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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841 Museums and Art Galleries
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842 Arboreta and Botanical Or Zoological Gardens
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861 Business Associations
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862 Professional Membership Organizations
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863 Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
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864 Civic, Social, and Fraternal Associations
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865 Political Organizations
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866 Religious Organizations
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869 Membership Organizations, Not Elsewhere
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871 Engineering, Architectural, and Surveying
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872 Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services
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873 Research, Development, and Testing Services
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874 Management and Public Relations Services
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881 Private Households
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899 Miscellaneous Services
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 8322 - Individual and Family Social Services
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 8322 - Individual and Family Social Services. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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832201 Counseling services
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832202 Child guidance
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832203 Family planning information centers
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832204 Counselors-licensed professional
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832205 Lactation counseling
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832206 Senior citizens service
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832207 Adoption agencies
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832208 Crisis intervention service
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832209 Devotion for the day
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832210 Day care centers-adult
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832211 Emergency notification service
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832212 Human relations counselors
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832213 Homemakers service
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832214 Missions
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832215 Marriage & family counselors
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832216 Nursing home information & referral
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832217 Psychologist information/referral svcs
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832218 Social service & welfare organizations
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832219 Social settlements
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832220 Storm shelters
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832221 Social workers
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832222 Youth organizations & centers
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832223 Stress management services
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832225 Domestic abuse information & treatment
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832226 Senior citizens svc orgs-disc merchants
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832227 Mental health counselors
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832228 Referral services
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832229 Community services
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832230 Hot lines
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832231 Self-esteem programs
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832232 Sexual counseling & therapy
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832233 Support groups
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832234 Diabetes information centers
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832235 Housing assistance
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832236 Child care referral services
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832237 Child-parent development centers
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832238 Counselors-rape & sexual abuse
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832239 Deaf services & facilities
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832240 Food banks
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832241 Homeless shelters
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832242 Homes-information & placement bureaus
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832244 Social services info & referral programs
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832245 Social workers-clinical
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832246 Self imprvmnt/motivation-training mtrls
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832247 Crime victim services
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832248 Information & referral svcs-hlth prgrms
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832249 Learning disability counseling
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832250 Senior citizens counseling
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832251 Abuse information & treatment centers
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832252 Employee assistance programs
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832253 Government-individual/family social svcs
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832254 Family & children services
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832255 Refugee programs-resettlement/health svc
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832256 Probation services
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832257 Disaster preparedness
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832258 Alzheimers education/referral/support
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832259 Health care instruction
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832261 Teen hot lines
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832262 Developmental achievement centers
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832263 Pet loss counseling services
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832264 Cancer information
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832265 Hospital service organizations
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832267 Child support collections
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832268 Soup kitchens
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832269 Travelers' hlth counseling/vaccinations
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832270 Travelers' advisory service
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832271 Self help groups
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832272 Settlement houses
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832273 Adult abuse hotline
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832274 Transition houses
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832275 Pregnancy counseling svc & information
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832277 Infertility counseling
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832278 Emergency disaster restoration svc
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832279 Elderly companion service
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832280 Flood assistance
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832282 Counselors
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832283 Counselors-couples
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832284 Counselors-holistic
8 Digit SIC Codes
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83220000 Individual and family services
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83220100 Geriatric social service
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83220101 Adult day care center
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83220102 Old age assistance
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83220103 Senior citizens' center or association
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83220200 Child related social services
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83220201 Adoption services
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83220202 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
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83220203 Child guidance agency
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83220204 Childrens' aid society
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83220205 Youth center
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83220206 Youth self-help agency
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83220300 Emergency social services
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83220301 Crisis center
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83220302 Crisis intervention center
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83220303 Disaster service
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83220304 Emergency shelters
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83220305 First aid service
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83220306 Hotline
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83220307 Temporary relief service
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83220400 Rehabilitation services
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83220401 Offender rehabilitation agency
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83220402 Offender self-help agency
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83220403 Parole office
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83220404 Probation office
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83220500 Family counseling services
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83220501 Family (marriage) counseling
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83220502 Family location service
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83220503 Family service agency
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83220504 Homemakers' service
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83220600 General counseling services
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83220601 Community center
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83220602 Helping hand service (Big Brother, etc.)
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83220603 Multi-service center
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83220604 Neighborhood center
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83220605 Outreach program
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83220606 Public welfare center
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83220607 Referral service for personal and social problems
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83220608 Self-help organization, nec
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83220609 Service league
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83220610 Social service center
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83220611 Social worker
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83220612 Telephone counseling service
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83220700 Social services for the handicapped
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83220701 Association for the handicapped
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83220800 Substance abuse counseling
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83220801 Alcoholism counseling, nontreatment
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83220802 Drug abuse counselor, nontreatment
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83229900 Individual and family services, nec
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83229901 Meal delivery program
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83229902 Refugee service
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83229903 Settlement house
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83229904 Travelers' aid
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