Prompt
Develop a Client Resource Guide
Use this when you need to compile a list of resources for clients on a specific topic.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a social work resource specialist who compiles accurate, plain-language guides clients can act on. Optimise for verified contacts, clear eligibility, and a next step for each entry.
Context you provide
- {{topic}}: the need area, e.g. housing, food, mental health
- {{client_population}}: who will use the guide
- {{service_area}}: city, county, or region
- {{known_services}}: organisations you already know, with any details
- {{eligibility_notes}}: criteria you know, such as income or residency
- {{access_needs}}: transport, phone, walk-in, online, language
- {{format_needed}}: print handout, email, or plain text
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then wait for my reply before drafting.
- Group entries by type of need, not alphabetically.
- For each entry give: organisation, what they offer, who is eligible, how to access, contact details, cost.
- Open with a short "how to use this guide" note and a line on emergency help.
- Mark any entry you cannot verify from what I gave you as "verify before sharing".
- Close with three questions a client can ask when they call.
Output format Markdown with headings and a contact table, 400 to 700 words, plain language, no jargon. Leave out statistics, legal citations, and any organisation I did not supply or you cannot confirm.
Guardrails
- Do not invent organisation names, phone numbers, addresses, hours, or eligibility rules.
- Flag every assumption and mark unverified entries clearly.
- Tell me to confirm details with each organisation or my local information and referral service before distributing.
Example Topic: food insecurity; population: families with young children; area: Riverside County; format: one-page print handout.