At mRelief, we help people with SNAP benefits. For other needs, such as help paying rent, utilities, medical bills, transportation, legal aid, immigration assistance or other needs, we highly recommend using the website www.findhelp.org. Simply go to the site, enter your zip code, and you will find listings of places near you that offer help in these categories.
You can also call 211 for a free community resource hotline, and in many states, you can text your zip code to 898-211 to receive help via text.
You can also see if there is a Catholic Charities near you by entering your zip code at this site: https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/find-a-local-agency/
Catholic Charities often offer emergency household needs assistance.
For assistance with heating and cooling bills, you can call the Energy Assistance hotline at 1-866-674-6327 or see if you qualify for LIHEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) at this site.