General and Emergency Financial Assistance Resources
Individuals and families in need can access short-term financial assistance and local resources to help cover basic expenses or emergencies. Programs like Findhelp and Modest Needs provide support for essentials such as food, housing, utilities, health care and employment while United Way 211 offers free confidential referrals to a wide range of services. During the holidays, organizations like St. Vincent de Paul, The Salvation Army and Toys for Tots help provide gifts and support for children, bringing joy and hope to families facing financial challenges.
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
Website: https://www.findhelp.org/
Other resources available (food, housing and utilities, medical care, mental health, child care, employment )
Offers grants designed to promote the self-sufficiency of individuals and families who, because they are working and live just above the poverty level, are ineligible for most types of conventional social assistance but who are living one or two lost paychecks away from the kind of financial catastrophe that eventually leads to homelessness.
Website: www.modestneeds.org/
There are local St. Vincent de Paul societies, it is recommended to look at the National Society listed as well as search for a local society to the constituent. Each year hundreds of families in need turn to St. Vincent de Paul to make Christmas special through the Adopt a Family program.
Website: https://www.svdpusa.org/
The Salvation Army Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for the hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year.
Website: https://saangeltree.org/
Other resources available (housing and utilities)
The primary goal of Marine Toys for Tots is, through the gift of a new toy, help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America’s economically disadvantaged children.
A free, confidential service available 24 hours, 7 days a week that provides local referrals for a wide range of needs, including housing, food assistance, health care, financial support, and more.
Website: www.211.org
Phone Number: 211
Other resources available (food, housing and utilities, transportation, medical care, mental health, child care, employment)