Side By Side, a nonprofit group made up of representatives from local churches, service organizations and businesses, provides emergency financial assistance to struggling families in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The group empowers people to not just take a handout but to work to change their lives.
The Wilkin County Family Service Agency has emergency assistance funds available to help families, couples without children and single individuals in Wilkin County Minnesota.
The Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) can help pay unreimbursed expenses that result when a violent crime occurs. Victims of crime who have been injured or have been threatened with injury may be eligible for help from CalVCP. CalVCP may assist with the cost of medical and dental treatment, mental health services, funeral and burial expenses, home security, residential crime scene cleanup and emergency relocation.
Concerned about the impact of recent layoffs and business closures on the local workforce, several Big Sky residents joined with the Montana Community Foundation to create an emergency relief fund called Big Sky LIFT (Lift for Individuals/families with Financial Trouble). LIFT will make one-time “critical needs” grants to eligible applicants experiencing financial crises in the Big Sky Area due to layoffs or other economic circumstances.
