Franklin Navigator
24 plain-language paths · 194 qualified source routes

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Search everyday needs in your own words, then use the responsible official or first-party source. Franklin Navigator does not ask you to submit an address, account, health detail or case information.

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SI-02

Mental-health crisis

Preserve 988 and 911 hierarchy; no tracking or counseling simulation.

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SI-05

Bus and transit

Live route check; no arrival or eligibility promise.

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SI-06

Road and traffic conditions

Real-time conditions and road ownership vary.

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SI-08

Drop-off and recycling

Confirm site, hours, residency, material, quantity, and fee.

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SI-09

Report a City problem

Link out; no address, allegation, or request-number retention.

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SI-11

Housing help

No eligibility, waitlist, representation, or availability promise.

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SI-16

School day and bus

Exact district, school, student, and date check required.

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SI-17

Older-adult services

No age, disability, eligibility, trip, or meal promise.

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SI-18

Disability services

No disability profile or eligibility determination.

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SI-23

Events tomorrow

Same-day detail-page recheck with venue, price, ticket, and accessibility.

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Everyday needs covered

  • Emergencies and urgent safety — Prioritize 911 and exact official route; never diagnose or dispatch.
  • Weather and preparedness — Show current NWS and local alert routes with last-checked time.
  • Transit and getting around — Separate local transit, parking, road conditions, and assistance.
  • Trash, recycling and special waste — Route by material and exact service geography.
  • Water, sewer, electricity and gas — Verify provider before action; preserve emergency gas-leak instruction.
  • City services and issue reporting — Explain request type and link out; do not ingest status.
  • Public records and civic meetings — Route records by custodian and meetings by current agenda.
  • Voting and representation — Use official lookup; never infer registration or eligibility.
  • Property, taxes and permits — Separate assessment, deed, tax, zoning, and permit offices.
  • Housing help and tenant support — Separate program status, legal help, counseling, and fair housing.
  • Food, bills and basic-needs help — Separate immediate local help from benefit applications.
  • Health and public-health services — Non-diagnostic routing with emergency escalation.
  • Mental-health and crisis support — Preserve 988 and 911 hierarchy; no counseling simulation.
  • Domestic-violence help — Discreet help and quick exit; never expose shelter details.
  • Children, child care and parenting — Official provider and assistance discovery without endorsement.
  • Schools and school-day logistics — Separate FSSD and WCS; link address-specific tools outward.
  • Older adults and disability services — Need-first routes with accessibility and language checks.
  • Library, learning and internet access — Separate free public access, spaces, college, and training.
  • Jobs and workforce help — Link to official listings and training; no employment promises.
  • Parks, trails and recreation — Confirm facility, accessibility, registration, hours, and closures.
  • Events and things to do — Publish only exact rechecked detail with source and timestamp.
  • New-resident orientation — Use as orientation, then route each service to its owning source.

Events, weather, transit, hours, eligibility, availability and emergency information can change quickly. This page links to current sources but does not make live-status promises. Call 911 for immediate danger; call or text 988 for a mental-health crisis.