A Fast $500…Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army have thousands of local organizations that offer a verity of services and money for childcare, elder care, elderly services, emergency financial services, food, shelter, housing, job training, health care, and even a fast $500 to get you out of a jam. Many of these services are for families making less than $25,000 per year. Find Catholic Charities USA locations near you at http://www.catholiccharitiesinfo.org/states/ and Salvation Army locations at http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf/vw-dynamic%20index/85256DDC007274DF80256B800038A2CB?openDocument.
Help for Seniors…
Need $7,000 for a new roof, or $300 for eye glasses, $1,000 for dentures, or a ride to the doctor or even legal help or a new living situation? You can contact the government's Eldercare hotline for almost any problem concerning a senior. Contact www.eldercare.gov or 1-800-677-1116.
Free Prescription Drugs…
Drug companies will give certain people who cannot afford their medications their drugs free of charge. Your doctor will likely have to sign a form, and then the company will ship the medications to you or the doctor. I just checked the web site for Phizer and you can have an income up to $25,000 and even get Viagra for free! See http://www.helpingpatients.org. To receive a listing of drug companies, go to http://www.phrma.org/pap/ and put in the name of a pharmaceutical company to find out about their program. They are all there except Tap Pharmaceutical. You call them at 800-830-1015. You can also contact your state department of health at www.govengine.com . Many state governments also have financial help for prescription drugs free through the Patients Assistance Program. See http://www.helpingpatients.org.
Help When the System Beats You Up…You have elected officials who can operate the system for you to help you locate money, services or anything else you need. Or they act as your advocate when the system does not seem to be working for you. They all have people on their staff whose job it is to help people in their district. This is why over 95% of politicians who run for reelection win. If they do a favor for you, you will vote for them forever, no matter what they do. Remember: " You have 1 congressman and 2 senators at the federal level. You can contact all three of these representatives " You have more than one elected official in your state capital. " You also have an elected representative at your city and county level. Contact them all. They are all getting a government salary to help you and they all have access to different resources. The worst that can happen is that more than one person solves your problem. Go to www.congress.org and search for your federal, state and local elected officials.
4,000 Additional Government Grants…
My latest book, "Free Money To Pay Your Bills" (www.howtogetagrant.com/grgrant10) is loaded with over 4,000 little-known government grant programs for people of all ages and all incomes.
The Most Important Thing is to Keep Looking…No one person knows everything that is available out there for people who need money. Not even me, and I have been doing this work for over 25 years. So when someone tells you that there is no help available that just means they don't have help available -- there is no way they know all the programs that are out there. Most people working in government agencies barely even know what programs are available in their own agency let alone anywhere else. You are your best advocate. No one knows your needs better than you. So, don't give up. There are countless sources of money out there. It just takes some effort and the desire to feel more in control of your life. Keep trying. You'll never know what you might have found if you give up too soon… Happy Hunting! Matthew Lesko
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