Providing Necessities in Times of Need

 

Program Overview: A temporary crisis can either be stabilized or turned into a catastrophe. The Emergency Assistance Program can stabilize a family with something most people take for granted: a grocery bag of food or a $15 prescription.

The mission of Emergency Assistance is to provide hopeful options, strong encouragement and a measure of stability to people finding themselves in financial crisis. The program assists with food, life-sustaining medications, rent, utilities, heat and food stamp applications. Staff and volunteers motivate people to make significant changes in their lives that will allow them to support themselves in the future. 

 


How It Works:  Participants arrive on property at designated times.  They meet with a volunteer interviewer to discuss needs, barriers and solutions. Participants can receive assistance with food, life-sustaining medications, rent, utilities, heat and food stamp applications. A valid Social Security card, picture ID and utility or rent bill or proof of disability (if applicable) are required.


For Participants: Participants are eligible for assistance based on individual need and previous assistance offered.  Please see below the types of assistance available with details on eligibility:

  • Food: once every 6 months per household
  • Life-sustaining medicine: once every 12 months per individual
  • Financial assistance: once every 24 months per household
  • Heat assistance, once every 24 months during heat season (November-February) to the elderly (60 or older) or a household with a child under the age of 2

Different types of assistance are available during different days and times of the week. Please see below for hours of operation based on your needs:

  • Food and life-sustaining medications
    Offered to the first 40 participants
    Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings
    Open from 8:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m.

  • Financial assistance
    Offered to the first 25 eligible participants
    By Appointment Only
    Appointments can be made by calling 864.335.2603

  • Heat assistance
    Offered on Thursdays to the first 40 eligible participants
    Open from 8:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m.

  • Benefit Bank Services (view website for more information)
    Appointments available Monday through Friday
    Call Americorps Staff Member Jennifer Duncan at 864.335.2602

We also offer food bags for families in need.  A food bag contains three days’ worth of nutritional meals, including:

  • 1 box of cereal or other breakfast item
  • 2 cans of powdered/evaporated milk
  • 3 cans of meat
  • 6 cans of vegetables
  • 3 cans of soup
  • 1 can of spaghetti/ravioli
  • 1 bag of dried beans
  • 1 bag of rice
  • 1 box of macaroni and cheese
  • 1 can of fruit
  • 1 sleeve of crackers
  • 1 jar of peanut butter

 

Program Staff
Davida Bryant, Program Manager
864.335.260
dbryant@united-ministries.org

Rosaline Golden, Program Assistant
864.335.2609
rgolden@united-ministries.org


Support Opportunities: Emergency Assistance has a number of areas where the community can give back.  Below, please find a short list of needed support.  For full list of opportunities, please click to view our Volunteer and Donation pages.

  • Interviewers 
  • File pullers 
  • Pantry workers
  • Food Donations