How Do You Help Low Income Families?
In less than one hour a week, you can help a low-income family. Most low-income families cannot provide every family member with many of the basic living necessities, especially if three generations of family dwell in the same unit. Most public and private agencies have limited resources and cannot provide for all of those in need. If you know of a low-income family in your neighborhood, church or through another association, offer help to that family. Even a grain’s worth of simple, kind gestures from a Good Samaritan are worth a thousand praises to a low-income family. Give the family contact information to a local social services office. Let the head of the household know that financial assistance may be available for the family, such as food stamps, energy or cash assistance, and shelter or health care. Offer a ride to the local library where free Internet access can screen the family for eligible programs. Food stamp calculators provided online can determine a family’s eligibility
