# Front Door > How Front Door works, and what changed. Front Door helps people find help, apply, and keep their benefits. ## Docs - [Front Door](https://docs.localcarehub.org/): One place to find help, apply for it, and keep it. ## Agencies - [Resource directory](https://docs.localcarehub.org/agencies/resource-directory): Keep your listing correct so people reach you. ## Changelog - [A clearer front page, menu and footer](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-front-page): The front page reads "Whatever you need, start here" over a bigger box, says what Front Door reads, and the menu and footer now lead to every kind of help. - [A reply first, then the help](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-reply-first): Each question gets a short reply written for it, then programs one by one, then the answer. Ask from anywhere, with federal help included. - [A reply on every turn, and lighter cards](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-reply-every-turn): Every message gets a reply before any program shows, and program cards take half the space. - [Answers in your language](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-reply-in-your-language): Pages stay in English with no language picker, but the chat answers in the language you write in. - [English only for now](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-english-only): Front Door is in English while each translation is reviewed. Answers and shared lists no longer switch to another language. - [Front Door in every state](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-every-state): A page for all 50 states and DC, a conversation in each one, and accounts that work wherever you live. - [Life events: start from what just happened](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-life-events): Pick what changed, like a lost job or a new baby, and see what to do first, the dates that matter and the help that fits. - [One page to sign in or create an account](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-sign-in): Signing in and creating an account now happen on one calm page, with Google or your email, and your account pages bring you back where you were. - [Our own front page, and a footer for everyone](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-front-page-cards): The front page shows Front Door's own screens instead of photos, and the footer has a place for people, organizations and agencies. - [Sign-up pages for people, groups and agencies](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-sign-up): Three new pages show what Front Door does for people, community groups and agencies, and each one walks you through your first steps with a live preview. - [We read the place in your question](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-09-place-in-question): Ask "food in Seattle" and Front Door goes straight to Washington. Washington program cards now let you start an application. - [Claim your listing](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-claim-a-listing): People who work at a place can now take over its listing and keep it correct. - [Did you get help? Your answer helps the next person](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-did-you-get-help): Mark how a saved place went. A dead number or a closed door warns the next person to call first. - [Every listing says who checked it](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-who-checked-it): Listings show who vouches for them, and owners confirm them in one click. - [Featured places and lists from your city](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-door-collections): City and county teams pin the places they trust most and share themed lists by link. - [Find help by text](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-find-help-by-text): Text what you need and get three places back. Reply SAVE to keep one. - [Find places made for you: veterans, seniors, youth, and more](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-who-its-for): Filter Help nearby by who a place serves, and let the assistant ask two quick questions first. - [Help nearby is now one page](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-one-page-directory): Search on the left, the place you pick on the right. Every place still has its own link. - [Open now, until when](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-real-hours): Listings show whether a place is open right now and when it closes, and closed places sort lower. - [Organizations can now manage their listings](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-listing-management): Edit details, close for a while with a reason, resolve reports, and see every change. - [Send a short list of places by text, email, or paper](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-share-and-print): Pick a few places, then text, email, or print them in English or Spanish. No account needed. - [The directory speaks Open Referral](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-open-referral): Every listing exports and imports in HSDS 3.3, coded with Open Eligibility, so data moves to and from 211. - [Tips from people who got help](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-one-tap-tips): After a visit, one tap tells the next person to bring ID, come early, and more. - [Warm referrals: an introduction, not just a phone number](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-warm-referrals): Helpers introduce residents to places, residents agree each time, and the outcome comes back. - [You may qualify, and what to bring](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-08-you-may-qualify): Signed-in residents see which places fit them and which documents they already have. - [Front Door preview: find it, apply for it, keep it](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/2026-10-07-preview): Find help in your own words, apply to several agencies at once, and keep every renewal on track. ## Residents - [Apply for everything](https://docs.localcarehub.org/residents/apply-for-everything): Each agency's own application, filled from your vault. You sign once. - [Help nearby](https://docs.localcarehub.org/residents/help-nearby): Places you can go or call today. No application needed. - [Keep your coverage](https://docs.localcarehub.org/residents/renewals): Renewal dates, countdowns, and the 2027 Apple Health work requirement. ## RSS Feeds - [Front Door — Changelog](https://docs.localcarehub.org/changelog/rss.xml) ## Agent skills - [front-door](https://docs.localcarehub.org/.well-known/agent-skills/front-door/SKILL.md): Read the Front Door docs instead of answering from memory. How Front Door works, and what changed. Front Door helps people find help, apply, and keep their benefits. Use when a task involves Front Door: how it works, how to set it up or configure it, or its API. ## Agent resources - [llms-full.txt](https://docs.localcarehub.org/llms-full.txt): The full Markdown of every page in one file. - [Page Markdown](https://docs.localcarehub.org/index.md): Append `.md` to any page URL to fetch that page as raw Markdown. - [JSON API](https://docs.localcarehub.org/api/docs/pages.json): Page index of the JSON docs API; each entry links the page's JSON and Markdown forms. Described by the OpenAPI document at https://docs.localcarehub.org/openapi.json. - [Agent skills](https://docs.localcarehub.org/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): Agent Skills discovery index of the skills this site publishes. - [API catalog](https://docs.localcarehub.org/.well-known/api-catalog): RFC 9727 linkset of the APIs documented here. - [AI catalog](https://docs.localcarehub.org/.well-known/ai-catalog.json): ARD manifest of the agent-facing resources on this site (MCP server, skills, APIs). - [agent-readability.json](https://docs.localcarehub.org/agent-readability.json): Manifest of every agent-facing artifact on this site. - [Sitemap](https://docs.localcarehub.org/sitemap.xml): Every indexable page URL with its last-modified date.