Financial Assistance
RedRover
This nonprofit helps homeless or recently rescued animals suffering from life-threatening conditions that require specific and immediate emergency veterinary care. RedRover strives to serve Good Samaritans and rescue groups who take in sick or injured animals. In certain cases, they can also assist senior citizens and low-income families pay for immediate emergency veterinary care.
Website: redrover.org
ABI's Bankruptcy Pro Bono Resource Locator
Website: probono.abiworld.org
Benefits Check Up
This site, from the National Council on Aging, provides various free benefits checking tools to see what assistance you may be eligible for in housing, medical services, prescriptions, legal services, utilities, taxes and more
Website: benefitscheckup.org
BestColleges.com
Information on 7,595 Colleges, so that students can more easily find Colleges to suit their needs. Also contains other useful information for prospective students.
Website: bestcolleges.com
Insure Kids Now
This government site will tell you whether your child or children are eligible for medical and dental coverage. The program has been expanded to include many of America's working families.
Phone: 1-877-KIDS-NOW
Website: insurekidsnow.gov
Legal Help for Low and Moderate Incomes
A source to find legal help for people with low and moderate incomes (and their lawyers).
Website: lawhelp.org
National Low Income Housing Coalition
A wonderful source for the latest legislative news and both federal and local housing programs.
Website: nlihc.org
LIHEAP Clearinghouse
A website that lists each state's low-income energy programs including state, utility-funded, and charitable. Click on State Programs and then click on your State to find listings.
Website: liheapch.acf.hhs.gov
National Association of Social Workers
This website offers helpful articles in categories such as family, health, and senior citizen issues. Topics include marital problems, divorce, adoption, addiction, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, cancer, grief, death, living with an illness, pain, Alzheimer's disease/dementia, medical care, and much more. This website also provides an application that helps you find a social worker.
Website: HelpStartsHere.org
National Energy Assistance Referral
Low Income Energy Assistance Program
Heating and cooling assistance for low-income households. Those seeking help can call the National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR) project toll-free at 1-866-674-6327 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) or email NEAR at energyassistance@ncat.org. Please include your city, county and state in your email message.
Phone: 1-866-674-6327
National Shared Housing Organization
A clearinghouse of information for people looking to find a shared housing organization in their community or to help get a program started.
Shared housing programs include:
Match-up programs, to help home providers find a compatible home seeker to pay rent or possibly provide services in exchange for a reduction in rent. Also shared living residences, which involve a number of people living cooperatively as an unrelated family in a large dwelling.
Website: nationalsharedhousing.org
Usa.gov/benefits
This government site will assist you in finding out if you are eligible for government benefits.
Website: usa.gov/benefits
SafeLink Wireless
This is a program that provides a free cell phone and minutes each month to low income households.
Website: safelinkwireless.com
Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project
This extremely helpful and easy to navigate site from the National Consumer Law Center is designed for those who already have student loans to find out their rights and options.
Website: studentloanborrowerassistance.org
The Pet Fund
The Pet Fund is a non-profit that provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need urgent veterinary care. Income requirements are applicable.
Website: thepetfund.com
Federal Student Aid
Federal Student Aid is part of the U.S. Department of Education. This site, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, provides an electronic application for Federal Student Aid and information on federal grants, loans, work-study funds and more.
Website: studentaid.gov