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Notice: The entries on this page have been listed by registered users of Modest Needs and are provided for information only. Though we monitor this page, Modest Needs is not affiliated with any of the organizations listed here, and we can assume no responsibility for the accuracy of these listings or the information contained on the websites listed below.
City Harvest (NYC Only) (http://www.cityharvest.org/)
[New York] City Harvest exists to end hunger in communities throughout New York City. We do this through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical, innovative solutions.This year, City Harvest will collect over 26 million pounds of excess food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers, and farms. This food is then delivered free of charge to nearly 600 community food programs throughout New York City using a fleet of trucks and bikes as well as volunteers on foot. Each week, City Harvest helps over 260,000 hungry New Yorkers find their next meal. City Harvest also addresses hunger's underlying causes by supporting affordable access to nutritious food in low-income communities, educating individuals, families, and communities in the prevention of diet-related diseases, channeling a greater amount of local farm food into high-need areas, and enhancing the ability of our agency partners to feed hungry men, women, and children.
rebekah_b Brooklyn (NY) | 2010-02-23 15:02
Common Ground (NYC Only) (http://www.commonground.com)
[New York] Founded by MacArthur and Ashoka Fellow Rosanne Haggerty in 1990, Common Ground is a pioneer in the development of supportive housing and other research-based practices that end homelessness. Common Ground's network of well designed, affordable apartments — linked to the services people need to maintain their housing, restore their health, and regain their economic independence — has enabled more than 4,000 individuals to overcome homelessness.
rebekah_b Brooklyn (NY) | 2010-02-23 14:59
Hope Link (Western Washington Only) (http://hopelink.org)
[Washington] Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities. Hopelink's mission is to promote self-sufficiency for all members of our community; we help people make lasting change. Hopelink emergency service centers are located in Bellevue, Kirkland/Northshore, Redmond, Shoreline and Sno-Valley. Hopelink is funded by diverse sources including public and private foundations, United Way, government support and by donations from individuals, organizations and corporations in the community.
rebekah_b Brooklyn (NY) | 2010-02-23 14:50
Needy Meds (http://www.needymeds.org)
This organization assists low income individuals with finding and purchasing free and low cost medication. The application is online.
rebekah_b Brooklyn (NY) | 2010-02-23 14:24
Hands of the Carpenter (http://www.ehands.org)
[Colorado] Hands provides automobile repair and maintenance for low-income single parents and widows in need so that they reach and maintain self-sufficiency.
karenlynnbrady Arvada (CO) | 2010-01-22 16:59
2nd Chance Homes (http://www.2ndchancehomes.us/Home)
[Georgia] Rent one of our homes at a flexible monthly rental payment. We break up the rents and the security deposit to make it easier for you to get in and stay in the house. For example: If the rent is $1,000 per month, you'll pay $800.00 on the 1st and $200.00 on the 15th. For every month that you make both payments on time, 2nd Chance will gift you back $200.00/per month towards your down payment fund for your own home upon graduation! Throughout your rental period you will attend 5 seminars that will teach you how to make and stick to a livable budget. You will learn about real estate and how to repair your credit. All of this while renting an affordable home and (if paying on time) earning down payment gift asistance! UNBELIEVABLE WE KNOW! Upon graduation from 2nd Chance University and your credit reaches an acceptable level, 2nd Chance will help you get approved with a reliable lender and you now own your own corner of the planet! If the owner of the home you are renting wishes to sell, we get a bank appraisal and sell it to you at a 10% discount from that appraisal. Otherwise, upon graduation we give you 3 home choices that fit your budget and needs. You choose the one you want: we buy it for you, renovate it for you with you choosing the finishes just like in new construction and we sell it back to you at a 20% discount from the bank appraisal! Every home you buy with 2nd Chance will have INSTANT equity based on the appraisal from the bank that will be making the loan. We know... we know... It's PHENOMENAL and part of what makes 2nd Chance the most unique program on the planet.
rebekah_b Brooklyn (NY) | 2009-07-27 10:11
Second Chance Homes (http://nhl.gov/offices/pih/other/sch/index.cfm)
Second Chance Homes are adult-supervised, supportive group homes or apartment clusters for teen mothers and their children who cannot live at home because of abuse, neglect or other extenuating circumstances.
rebekah_b Brooklyn (NY) | 2009-07-27 10:08
MortgageLoan.com (http://www.mortgageloan.com/disabilities/)
PLEASE NOTE: This website contains great information and is a useful resource, but it does NOT provide financial assistance.This guide has been created to help individuals living with disabilities, and their family members, in the process of buying a home of their own. Here you can learn more about the five important steps in buying a home and about financial assistance programs that are available for you living with disabilities, who want to buy a home.After reading this guide to home ownership for people living with disabilities, you will know more about:* The advantages and disadvantages of buying a home * The most important steps in the home-buying process* Common terms related to home-buying* How to get started in your quest to purchase a home* Financial assistance geared toward enabling you living with disabilities to buy your own homes
Forrest_R New York (NY) | 2009-07-07 14:24
Charity Care-New Jersey Hospital Care Payment Assistance Program (http://www.state.nj.us/health/cc/)
[New Jersey] This office administers the New Jersey Hospital Care Payment Assistance Program (Charity Care) for people who are uninsured and underinsured. Staff are available to the public and to hospital staff members with questions about the charity care program, its implementation, and interpretation of program regulations and policy.This office oversees the annual hospital subsidy - distribution, calculation and source data - including electronic claims processing, audits and reports.
Fawn_V Staten Island (NY) | 2009-06-17 10:52
ADAPT (http://www.adapt.org/contact.php)
ADAPT is a national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience, to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom.
rebekah_b Brooklyn (NY) | 2009-05-18 16:32
