This government site will assist you in finding out if you are eligible for government benefits.
Category: Financial Assistance
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: www.bestcolleges.com
National Association of Social Workers
This website has a Social Worker finder tool and helpful articles regarding family, health and senior issues.
Website: www.HelpStartsHere.org
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
SafeLink Wireless
This is a program that provides a free cell phone and minutes each month to low income households.
Website: www.safelinkwireless.com
ABI’s Bankruptcy Pro Bono Resource Locator
The American Bankruptcy Institute’s national database of legal aid organizations.
Website: probono.abiworld.org
Social Security Administration
The government’s site for social security.
Website: www.ssa.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: www.lawhelp.org
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: www.nationalsharedhousing.org
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: www.insurekidsnow.gov