Churches that Help with Bills
Sometimes families earn just enough to put them beyond the threshold for getting money assistance. Other times, public assistance just is not enough to cover all your expenses. If you are having a difficult time paying your bills and you need temporary assistance or additional support, contacting a local church could be a good option.
Here are a few churches to consider when looking for help with bills or other matters:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
This church, also known as the “Mormons,” by man, has provides a vast amount of donations and monetary service to those in need. The church has provides access to “Bishop Storehouses” in several locations. These store-like locations provide food at no cost to families in need. You may need to interview with a local authority before you receive food, but the LDS church has often said they would not turn someone in need away.
In addition, the LDS church has transient services (to help the homeless) and many local congregations help with financial support for those in need of assistance with rent or other bills. Contact your local LDS congregation to find out more.
The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church has one of the most recognizable service programs in the country. Catholic Charities is the 13th largest charity in the country with revenue of over $4.3 billion dollars. Individuals in need get free food through their food panties. The Catholic Church also provides housing for low-income families, provides education and training, supports the homeless, teaches financial courses, and helps families afford adoption.
The Catholic Church rarely turns away the needy, whether they belong to their faith or not. You can check local listings for a nearby food pantry or contact the local parish for more information. You can learn more about Catholic Charities in your area by visiting their website.
Christian Charities
This organization combines several religious charities from around the world to help those in need. In addition to traditional programs, Christian Charities USA runs a vehicle-donation program to help low-income families gain access transportation. This conglomeration of charities consists of organizations that have regular revenue of over $250,000.
The Salvation Army
During the holidays, you may see their Santa’s ringing bells and collecting change. The Salvation Army offers unique services including veteran-specific programs. Additionally, the Salvation Army offers access to elderly services, hunger relief, housing and homes services, Christmas gifts, Youth Centers and Disaster Relief.
The Salvation Army helps roughly 30 million people each year. While not traditionally recognized as a church, this service organization is faith based. Check with your local Salvation Army to find out how you can get financial help.
Samaritan’s Purse
This non-denominational service organization ranks among the most successful service organizations in the country, and the world. In addition to food, housing and education services, this program helps families get the medical care they need. They provide disaster relief services and they help build homes and schools across the world.
In addition to churches that help with bills, there are numerous other organizations that also provide assistance - Charities, Community Action Agencies and Financial Counselors. You can also receive help from local, stat and federal government through different benefits that are provided.
I am a single mother of an adolescent boy who is struggling to keep up on rent. This is a temporary situation in that I have recently taken employment and expect to be able to pay rent to come, however I fortunately only get paid once a month, and have fallen behind now for previous month before employment and that my monthly pay check will not get me caught up to be able to maintain my son and I shelter needs. I am hoping to find assist. for Nov., Dec., and Jan. , amounts of $220.00 that totals $660.00 and would allow me to be able to pay current rent for Feb., with current paycheck. Anything or feedback on where to turn greatly appreciated. Thank you and god bless
I needs help with paying my rent please help me
would like to ask u for a government grant that I would not have to pay back I am a single mother raising my son not receiving any child support due to his father and his negligence I also receive Social Security Disability but it is only $984 a month I live in Alaska and I only receive $300 a month for food stamps it is a struggle every month to even provide my son and I with the essentials to live please is there anything that you can do to help I am in a desperate time of need I am on Medicaid and Medicare because I do have to go get treatments every 3 weeks for two days in a row the day’s last about 6 hours the hospital also I live with myasthenia gravis lupus IBS and I am 60% death and both of my ears life is a struggle and I just am looking for a hand up not a hand out I do the best I can but I really need help could you please help
Hello I am looking for help to pay my rent. I have a job, but recently had a stroke which put me behind. It’s just myself and daughter. Can anyone help?
My spouseand I are going to be without a place to stay starting on September 20th because we are renting a room from a guy who lease is going to expire and we are out of money until October 3rd and she is without a check right now because she lost her ID and her debit card and cannot get a new one because of it. We need a motel voucher drastically what should I do?
I am unemployed do to covid 19. I am waiting on my unemployment. I am I in need of help with my rent. I owe them 2400 dollars right now. I am a guardian of my two granddaughters .They have lived with me for almost 5 years. I really can’t lose my apartment .we will be homeless. Please help! Thank You!
Hello. I am a single mother. I really dont like asking for help as it makes me feel so little but my roommate just moved out didnt give 30 days notice I have till july 1st to pay $900.00 or my 2 year old and I will be homeless. I’m just trying to keep a roof over her head and I am trying to budget and figure it out. I am stuck. And I feels so bad. Will you please help me. Thank you
I am a single father i am 41 and on s.s.i i have my rent and i can not pay anything would help me i am living in pure torment worrying my life away please help me anything will help!!!and my phone number can be reach don’t like putting my number but i am need so so bad please help me and my son
I need help paying rent by November 6.
I have nowhere to go and noone to help.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Please help me.
I got a injury at work and 3 week’s layer I was fired because I filed worker’s comp. now I’m looking for a new job my rent is fixing to be do 400.00 and I’m having to get gas money from Neighbors to look for work I know God will bless me with help with my rent but if anyone know where I could get help in the little rock area I would be very thankful for the information thanks for your time god bless
My husband the just had shoulder surgry and cant work for 4to 6months.have to stay home with him around the clock to do everything now.disable has tooken over now so checks cut in half.we have rent and untils im looking for some help until he can go back to work.thank you very much
I’m a single mother who’s having vehicle issues and it cost me my job so all am asking is to get my lights back on so i can working from home with my lughts been off i can’t do anything so if anyone can help me like today contact me at please ([email protected])
I am a mother of six and i school , i need help paying for my tuition which is due this week. My credit is not good and i cannot get any loan.
I am a mother of two years old daughter and currently pregnant with second child,I need help for accommodation of my daughter and the unborn baby since I and my boyfriend were all living in one single room due to fanatical difficulties we are facing,I really need help for rent for my incoming baby please help thanks
I have two children. One with special needs. I am behind on rent this month due to having to relocate because of domestic violence against me. It took all my money to find new housing, pay security deposit for lights and the new house. I could not get all the money for rent.bi paid 200 but 450 is still due. I can’t find any extra until next month. I am in jeopardy of being moved out. Can anyone help. Thank you
I am a middle aged woman who is trying to get caught up on her car loan payments. I work as a pca which means I go to clients homes to assist them with everyday living. My job depends on my car. My checks are small, but I pay my bills to the best of my ability. If my car is repossessed, I will not be able to do my job and will lose what little income I do have. I have bad credit, so getting a loan or another job that requires a credit check will be next to impossible. If anybody could find it in their heart to help me, I would be extremely grateful.
I need help with rent lost job and am a month behind. Am looking for work. If I lose my apartment I have no where to go or family to turn to. I’m am in the process of beginning stages of eviction
i am a 72 year old single woman i need 225.00 today to pay my light bill they are going to shut me off and i cannot take the heat. I can repay when i get paid the end of the month.
I need help with my rent can you please help me
Goodmoring im currently 4 months pregnant with 3 kids we live in a hotel and i lost my job because of the move from Philadelphia to ga and i need help asap please help us
I need help paying my electric bill so that it is not shut off and my spouses medicine does not go to waste.
I need assistant with Rent and electric bill, I just started working May 30, 2016 after a year of searching i was blessed with a job, it is only part time but my bills are so far behind I need help to help me catch up for at least two months. Thank you in advance
I am 49 yrs.old I have been separated from my husband for 17 months. I am trying to take care of my granddaughters to the best of my ability at this time I am not employed but I have put in applications with no success yet. I would greatly appreciate any financial help available thank you.
Illegally evicted from our home of last four years. Family of three including seven year old. Need a hand up not hand out. We need money for an apartment. We would be more than willing to pay back a small loan. Remember even Jesus posed as a beggar. Pay it forward and help us please. Good deeds come back tenfold. Thank you and God bless.
Jamar I need assistants with shelter me and my 2 kids im currently seeking work as we speak need help getting in a 2 bed room apartment in till I get on my feet currently homeless please help if you can thank you.
Need help im behind two rent the elecric bill here in arizona is killing me i hate to ask for money but if it wasent that im in a crisis i wouldent ask anything will help to provide for my two children .
Hello, I am a single mother of 2 small babies and am in need of help with my car payment. I’m currently on unemployment and I’m struggling with being able to keep up on my payment. I am currently leasing the vehicle to try and rebuild my credit score. I’m in desperate need of help with this. I don’t know what to do.
I’m a mother of four young children and need help paying rent 1300$ please someone help me befor we end up homeless god bless
I need help paying my light bill and water both shut off on the 14th of November please help my family thank you
I need a personal loan of 5500, i can pay it back in 18 months at 305, if you need you add a fee we could do so. … please help im so far behind..
Just read your posts. Did you get your help. I’m in a similar situation and wondered if this would work.
I have an emergency with bills and I need help ASAP. Desperate full time working single mom who is about to lose car and have electric shut off. Some error with driecr depohas left me overdrawn and overwhelmed. I need a miracle
Hi my names crystal and I’m in need of a lil utility assistance my gas is off and I need help before I get evicted I’m in between jobs at the moment please help no funds are available in texarkana at all for disconnects
Im 400 short of rent in have a little boy who is 3 husband just started a new job doesn’t get paid for 3 weeks and our relationship is already 9 days late with ate fees
My family is in a hardship we have been disconnected from power as we couldn’t afford to pay our electric bill my girlfriend is pregnant and she has a 4 year old daughter that lives with her please help us we just went grocery shopping with her food stamps we have 300+ dollars of food in our fridge but now we are losing it it’s going to waste I have tried all options please help
call The Salvation Army or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints if there one around there or if you have food stamp they place you go to get the food stamp they probably help you to or they can find a place that will help you I hope this help you or call your power company they will give you a number that will help you with your power bill
I am a single mother in need of emergency assistance to pay my rent. This is the first time i have done anything like this.
my name is christina i need help paying my rent
I need help with my utilities to prevent disconnection. I take care of my elderly disabled mother who is struggling with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. I have to help her bathe,feed her and take care of all general needs. I recently lost my job due to being laid-off. Could you Please help me with this ? Thank you and God bless.
call The Salvation Army or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints if there one around there or if you have food stamp they place you go to get the food stamp they probably help you to or they can find a place that will help you I hope this help you or call your power company they will give you a number that will help you with your power bill
hi am look for help asap am a single parent of 3 kids and I need help paying my light bill it’s a 114.99 and they gonna turn them off on June 21 2017 can you please help me
Need help finding a place to live in or help with rent . Can not afford the apartment we live in rent is to high hard with just my social security to pay for rent , electric, water , credit card debts no money left for food . I am 72 and my daughter who is visually impaired also lives with me . She has tried to find a job and has not found one due to her disability .
I am looking for help paying for rent I have two babies as well a 7 month old and a 20 month old please help and if u are able to help with any other services that would b great thank you
Hello.I’m justina…I am looking for so.e financial help on my light bill.the amount is $353.00.I been struggling on this for a couple of years,back and forth.can’t seem to get ahead.or get this down.I have been getting extensions after extensions to keep my lights on.this is too Heavy of a burden.please can you give me this help..
I need some one help pay light bill cut off date is tomorrow
Hello I currently lost my son in a tragic accident in April 2017 and had to use my own savings to pay for his burial I am seeking help with rent im behind 2 months and facing eviction I work but it seems I cant make ends meet with all other bills due as well if someone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Hello im a father of 3 children. And I’m behind on my electric bill and I’m trying to get some help so if can please contact me back as soon as possible I’ll appreciate it thank you
I am a single mother with 3 kids and one of them is a newborn. I was out of work due to complications in my pregnancy and I fell behind on bills. My rent is due and I am in need of help. I’m playing the catch up game. That I can’t seem to get back on my feet. Please I am desperately in need of help. I’m relying on my faith that God will provide for me to get back on my feet. I believe God can and will.
Please help I am a single mom of two teen sons and recently I got custody of two of my grand kids because their mom my daughter is very sick battling leukemia and can nit care for then. I have gotten behind on my electric bill and it is going to be shut off on the 9th. I work full time and go to school full time. I have never had to receive help before and I do not know where to turn any assistance of direction would be greatly appreciated.
I am a man that lives by his self but is not able to pay my light bill and my life insurance bill pleases help me Jesus Christ
I am disabled and need a one time help with paying my rent at is currently 837.00 i only get money once a month. And need to pay the rent for october only.
Hello I’m in need of help my car got repo need help getting it back so I don’t become homeless
Im a mother of 4 need a place to live for myself and 3 kids i been staying in a motel and running out of money need a place to live with my kids have till Thursday to leave the motel im stressing i also got laid off my job for the covid-19 going on i need help fast kerrville tx Thank you and God Bless
i am disable and me wife have and a 16 year old and need help with rent this month my wife had to take off work to help me
I need help with my rent I got on week to come up with 2000 fory rent or my trailer go for sale please me
Hello. Me my fiance and son which is 6 need help catching up on rent. We received a notice stating we have till 1/22/2018 which is in 6 days or we need to be out. Due to me being laid off from work and a loss in the family. We have fallen behind. We need help. Anything would be a blessing and so great full. Its hard to think us and our son could possibly be homeless. Please help and thank you
I recently lost my father, and I have been struggling with depression. I was in a wreck less than 6 months ago, and it wasn’t my fault. However; without transportation…I have no way of getting to and from work. Now rent us due, and I’m sitting on empty pockets.
I am in need of help with my rent. I had lost my job and after two months of not working and fighting with unemployment i am now two months behind on rent. My landlord told me today if i dont have the rent by April 20th I am evicted. i am worried due to my two children and i havent started my job in order to give him anything, i start my job on the 12th of april. I am hoping to get help before we lose our home.
I have been out of work for 6 weeks due to knee injury and I’m in desperate need of help with rent and kub and groceries my please help idk what to do……..
I need help paying my light bill by today. my husband is a seasonal worker and I have two daughters at home. my light bill is over $800. I have $200 of it. my lights will be turned off tomorrow. please help
call The Salvation Army or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints if there one around there or if you have food stamp they place you go to get the food stamp they probably help you to or they can find a place that will help you I hope this help you or call your power company they will give you a number that will help you with your power bill
31 years old 5 children father passed away I need motel vouchers for 30 days if you have any resources please contact me
I am disabled and on a fixed income. I need help with my car payment, utility bills or my house payment. I am in the process of putting my house on the market because I can’t afford over $800 house payment and because I want to relocate to Medford Oregon. I am medically retired from working in welfare…
I am disable and I am raising my 2 grandchildren. I only get disability check once a month. Which is not enough to pay the bills buy food and my insulin along with my other med. My lights are about to be turned off. I just don’t know what do any more. I have worried myself to dead until all I seem to do is cry. So please if you can find it in your heart to help me. GOD BLESS YOU
Hey need help rent now.
On Thanksgiving my furnace went out, I have found a place that will help us put in a new furnace, with me coming up with$800 , now I only need 300$ I have a two year old daughter if you can please help
Please help me with my rent for Nov, Dec, Jan before I become homeless contact me asap
I’m a single mother of a beautiful little girl and have another baby due July 7th her father and I need help paying rent as his boss isn’t giving him the hours he needs. We struggle just too keep food in the house as it is and bills take all we have but we fell short this month any help would be greatly appreciated
My electric is being shut off tomorrow nerd help I have 3 children. If anyone can help please.
Me, my sister and her kids are living in a hotel. We need help in paying for our room , and help in finding an affordable housing.
My husband was just recently laid off he is currently looking into another job and possibly going back to work next week but we have until the 1st to come up with 1,150 for our rent which includes everything. Our water, gas, electric, and garbage is included in our rent. We have 3 children and are just looking for help with that payment for the next month so we dont get evicted until he gets back to work. Please help.
Hello, I am seeking emergency assistance for rent. I had my son 6 weeks early and was forced to be placed on a leave of absence. It was so unexpected because i had everything mapped out financially all the way up to his due date. I am just needing assistance for July’s rent uf anybody can help or is willing to point me to a direction of somebody who can. Thank you
Need help with my rent and utilities . will pay back loan
I recently got a eviction notice with 5 days to vacate. this is a real problem as I am on oxygen and a nebulizer. and cannot become homeless. My present health condition ( c.o.p.d.) makes me pretty dependent on those items. So if there is any way you might assist me I would greatly appreciate it
I am a mother of two on disability need help with rent
Hello my name is Gerardo Bernal and I really need help asap I’ve been laid off work resenting so I’ve been struggling lately and come to find out I’m 2 months behind on my rent and about to be evicted if I don’t come up with my rent in full witch is 2,000 by today so please if you can help me I don’t know what else to do I’m really upset with myself at the fact I let it come to this
I am a single mother of 5 kids they range from 8 7 5 3 and 2months my youngest is on oxygen and i need help paying my rent due to me losing my job my rent is 1800 im in need of help really bad and cant lose my place for my kids please help me
Im need for help to pay the despost to get my bills on in duncan ok.it the water n eleic it going to be 200
This my first time that i need help with my light bill and water bill I’m out of work but i looking for work my lights and water will be cut off next month if I don’t pay them i done borrow so much money from people to help me before now I have no where to turn i hope you can help me until I get back on my feet and sure will return the favor when i get straight. Sandra West
Omg I can’t handle this anymore Everytime I think I’m getting some where I end up right back where I started nowhere I’ve been homeless for so long my kids and I have been separated since this pandemic started and I can not find help any where all our resources are dried up and the sad thing about it is I know so many hispanic women who have gotten into housing super quick while I’ve been on the housing list since 2005 and I’m not being racist or anything like that either I’m just stating a fact . And wondering how it’s fair especially when I was told by a friend of mine that her aunt works at the housing department and she got her into a nice house right away how is that right so I’m sure that’s probably how a majority of the people who have housing got there’s I deserve to be with my kids to I know this other gal who’s pastor at her church put her in a house that was rented by the church geez I get up everyday at 5 am and get online looking for help and don’t stop until about 830 pm every night and I’m no closer to getting any type of help I’d be grateful for just a direction to go in I just give up it’s just the 3 of us myself and 2 kids they stay over friends house I sleep in my car across the street to where I’m able to get internet and that’s my life . And yes I’m potty partying cause I have helped so many people in my life and there is not 1 person out there that can rent me their guest house for $500 a month at first that’s all I can afford at the moment someone this is my last hope for someone anyone please
have a friend in gwinnet county need help paying rent one month behind just got a job really we always say it could never happen to me but you never no he is $2000 behind havent got his first pay check yet please hepl and may god bless
If anyone can help and send anything to my cashapp $handoria it would be a blessing. I’m an expecting mom and I just got my car taken away and I have no job. However, I am in the process of finding one but haven’t had any luck. If you can lend a helping hand, it would be very much appreciated. Thank you!