EMPLOYMENT RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Obtain regular full time, hourly or salary employment.
2. Contact present employer for available overtime, nights, and weekend hours.
3. Consider a part time or temporary job to supplement existing income.
4. Consider work at home or other home-based business such as in-home child care, medical billing, data entry,e-bay, etc.
5. Search for jobs via newspapers, classified ads, and referrals from family, friends, and community.
6. Employment Resources
GROCERY AND HOUSEHOLD:
1. Contact community or state governments for food stamps and welfare assistance programs.
2. Contact local churches, shelters, food banks for meal assistance programs
3. Contact Angel Food Ministry 877-FOOD-MINISTRY – 877-366-3646 for discounted boxes of food.
4. United Way of America 211.
5. Use coupons from manufacturers and retail stores for grocery and household items.
6. Buy food items you can prepare multiple meals from such as: ground beef, rice, pasta, etc.
7. Shop at discount or dollar stores for non-food items.
HEALTHCARE AND PRESCRIPTIONS:
1. For prescription cost assistance,
2. Partnership for Prescription Assistance 888-477-2669
4. Pfizer 1-800-717-6005
5. United Way of America 211
6. For Healthcare assistance
9. Veterans Administration 800-827-1000
10. United Way of America 211
11. Contact local, state, and federal governments for other affordable health plans available in your area.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS:
Area Agency on Aging 1-800-677-1116
Habitat for Humanity 1-800-422-4828 ext. 551 or 552
National Association of Homebuilders 1-800-368-5242
NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry) 1-800-611-6274
NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) 1-800-552-3506
Retired Senior Volunteer Program 1-800-424-8867
LEGAL HELP:
Predatory Lending www.Acorn.com 1-888-409-3557 (Mortgage Complaints)
MILITARY HELP:
VA Help 1-800-827-1000
USO 703-908-6400
PRESCRIPTION:
Pfizer 1-800-717-6005
Partnership for Prescription Assistance 1-888-477-2669 www.pprx.com
SOURCES OF INCOME:
1. Rent out a room, garage, basement, barn or automobile.
2. Charge room rent to persons of working age within your household
3. Help a family member obtain employment.
4. Convert talents, hobbies, and interests to income or consider consulting, tutoring or giving lessons.
5. Obtain earned-income credit.
6. Collect money owed to you.
7. Use employee benefits such as profit sharing or union privileges.
8. Take less withholdings from employer.
9. Ask friends or family for loans or financial assistance.
10. Use legal procedures to obtain child support or increase existing benefit.
UTILITIES & FOOD & CLOTHING:
Contact your local state government for welfare / food stamps.
Contact your local churches for meal assistants.
Use coupons / buy in bulk.
United Way of America: 211
Salvation Army 1-800-728-7828
Catholic Charities 1-800-919-9338 (GA 404-885-7463)
Lutheran Social Services 1-800-664-3848
Volunteers of America 1-800-899-0089
Love Inc. 1-800-777-5277
American Red Cross 1-800-733-2767
National Urban League 212-558-5300 (Utilities Help & Food & Clothing)
HEAP Home Energy Assistants Program 1-866-674-6327
EMA Program (Edison Utilities) 1-800-736-4777
FERA Program (Edison Utilities) 1-800-793-5723
Life Matters 1-866-574-3130 (Free Personal Counseling)
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information 1-800-729-6685
