Emergency Assistance Resource Directory
The Binc Foundation recognizes that financial help is often only a part of the solution. Often returning a household to a state of financial well-being requires a multifaceted approach. This list was created to assist bookstore and comic shop employees and owners who are looking for additional services.
Cancer Patient Resources
- Cleaning for a Reason – Partner with maid services to offer FREE professional house cleanings to help women undergoing treatment for cancer.
- Little Pink Houses of Hope – Provides a FREE week-long vacation for breast cancer patients and their families.
- Cancer.net – Information and resources from the American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Triage Cancer – A toolkit for navigating finances after a cancer diagnosis
Caregiver & Eldercare
- ElderCarelink – Internet-based referral service specializing in eldercare cases.
- Family Caregiver Alliance – Practical care strategies, legal and financial issues.
- Caregiver Action Network – Support services for caregivers.
- Grants For Seniors – Covers available health, financial, utilities, housing, and food assistance programs in all 50 states.
Disability Resources
- Social Security Disability
- Guide to the Disability Process – from the Patient Advocate Foundation
Disaster Preparation & Resources
Preparing for a disaster
After a disaster strikes
Divorce/Separation Resources
- Divorce Care – Seminars and support groups.
Domestic Violence Resources
- The Office for Victims of Crime – Financial assistance; legal resources and connections to support groups to help victims and their families.
- The National Center for Victims of Crime – Assistance information for victims of crime.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline – Support and assistance for those involved in a domestic violence situation.
- Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network – Programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.
Financial & Credit Counseling Resources
- Credit Unions Online – Many Credit Unions offer lower-cost credit cards, debt management services, and credit counseling.
- Earned Income Tax Credit – A refundable federal income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families.
- GreenPath Financial Wellness – Non-profit financial organization assisting with credit card debt, housing debt and bankruptcy concerns.
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling – Financial counseling and education.
- NerdWallet – A financial website focused on helping people lead better lives through financial education and empowerment.
- Money Management International – A financial website offering debt, credit and student loan counseling.
Grief Resources
- Bereaved Parents – Support for bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings.
- Funeral Planning – Designed to assist families trying to make difficult funeral decisions.
- Grief Net – 50 e-mail support groups and two web sites for people dealing with grief.
Housing Assistance Resources
- FHA Resource Center & Home Counseling Services – Counseling on seeking, financing, maintaining, renting, or owning a home.
- Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) – Locally-tailored programs to assist struggling homeowners in their communities.
- Making Home Affordable Program® (MHA) – Mortgage relief to prevent avoidable foreclosures.
- Rental Assistance Finder – From the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, help to locate a local rental assistance program.
- Rental Assistance Finder (Spanish)– From the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, help to locate a local rental assistance program.
Job Loss/Change Resources
- CareerOneStop – Employers searching for employees post thousands of new jobs daily.
- Unemployment Insurance
Medical Resources
- NeedyMeds – Accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date information on programs that help people pay for medications and health care.
- Patient Advocate Foundation – Services and resources for patients with chronic, life-threatening and debilitating diseases
- Find a local, no cost/low-cost clinic – HRSA Health Center locator.
- If you would like person-to-person assistance navigating the Health Care Marketplace, enter your zip code into LocalHelp to find help in your community.
Prescription Savings
- GoodRx – Drug price comparison, coupons and savings tips.
- NeedyMeds – Print the Drug Discount Card or download the App
Patient Assistance Programs
- Heathfinder – Listing of government and nonprofit health and human services information.
- Health Insurance Marketplace – Compare a variety of health insurance plans and see if you qualify for a government subsidy.
Substance Abuse Help
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Helpline – For individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
Dental
- Dental Lifeline Network – Provides access to dental care and education for people who cannot afford it and, have a permanent disability or, who are elderly: age 65 or older or who are medically fragile.
Utility Assistance Resources
- National Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) – Federally-funded program to help low-income households pay heating and cooling bills.
Small Business Resources
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce – 67 Grants, Loans and Programs to Benefit Your Small Business
- Enterprising Women of Color Business Centers – The MBDA Business Center for Enterprising Women of Color promotes women entrepreneurs as engines of economic growth in their communities.
- The Freed Fellowship – The Freed Fellowship helps small business owners get the resources, mentorship, and community they need to build successful companies that make an impact.
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation – Their goal is to support small businesses in becoming more resilient and prepared for disasters.
- AAPISTRONG – A national call-to-action program powered by the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE).
- Cartier Women’s Initiative – The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs.
- Foundation for a Just Society – Poverty. Climate change. Access to justice. Healthcare. Land rights. Migration. There are no issues that don’t touch the lives of women, girls, and LGBTQI people.
- HerSuiteSpot – The HerRise Micro-Grant provides financial assistance, with the help of our corporate sponsors and donors, to women of color creating innovative solutions that impact their community and that are often unable to secure funding for their small business.
- Shea Moisture Grants – Grants available to Black-owned businesses.
The resources listed here are not meant as prescriptive solutions to any particular hardship but represent the types of resources available to the general public. We encourage bookstore employees to research a variety of sources to help in their current situation.
In addition to the organizations listed above, your local hospital and/or University School of Social Work may offer useful resources. Local churches and religious organizations often have assistance programs and/or food pantries.
Binc Foundation is not affiliated with any of the organizations listed in this resource directory. The opinions expressed by such organizations and in any literature referenced, are solely the opinions of such organizations and the authors of such literature, respectively, and are not endorsed by Binc Foundation.
Please contact the Binc Foundation at 866-733-9064 or at info@bincfoundation.org with any comments, suggestions or changes for the resource directory.
