One list of topics, real 404s and fewer rough edges

A fresh look at every journey found broken links, pages written only for Washington and small things that did not add up. This release fixes them.

Screenshot: One list of topics, real 404s and fewer rough edges

We walked every journey on a phone and a laptop, in several states, and fixed what we found.

Answers never show “[blocked]”. A link in an answer that goes nowhere now reads as plain words.
Pages that do not exist say so with a real “Page not found”, worded for every state, instead of sending you to Washington.
State programs that come with a written answer get their own heading, so they never sit under “Federal programs”. When an answer asks for your ZIP code, a box for it shows right under the answer.
One list of topics everywhere: Food, Housing, Health, Money, Care, Education, Work, Legal help and Safety, on the home page, every state page, the menu and the footer. Goods and Transit stay hidden until a state lists programs for them.
“Which Washington County?” now lists the biggest ones first, up to eight, and says to type the state if yours is not there.
If you write in Spanish, the first line and “Where are you?” answer in Spanish, and “comida en Miami” finds Miami.
Our coverage shows the date in a US time zone, a level that matches the numbers on the page, and local nonprofits for each state.
About, How it works and Privacy now read for every state. Washington’s hotline and health data law are named as Washington’s.
Each program card has one button, Start my application, with the agency’s site, phone and Save as links.
Phones for 56 state agencies, each read on the agency’s own site, and right labels and lines on Ohio and Texas cards.
In states with their own health marketplace, like New York, California and Washington, the 60-day coverage date links that marketplace.
The domestic violence hotline can be texted: Text START to 88788.
On the demo site, Maria’s newest letter is her renewal notice, and the front page no longer shows an error after you start.
Every page has its own title, private pages stay out of search, and the state map is easier to use on a phone.