Covers occupational-specific costs and provides case management to help support apprentices and pre-apprentices with their long-term goals. 
Assistance includes:
-  Hygiene
-  Prepaid Phone
-  Phone Bill
-  Electricity Bill
-  Bus Pass
-  Gas Cards
-  Professional Clothing
-  Work Clothing
-  Work Tools
-  Licensing Fees
-  Emergency Services (Rent, Utilities, Car Repairs, etc. )
-  Union Dues and/or Initiation Fees
-  Apprenticeship Books and Tuition

Passports to Careers offered by ANEW

Provides help with removing barriers for young adults ages 13-21 in state-recognized apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs who have experienced foster care or homelessness.

Programs that pay for or provide soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, combs, brushes, cotton swabs, deodorant, facial tissue, toilet paper and other personal hygiene/grooming supplies for homeless people and other individuals who need them.

Personal/Grooming Supplies

Programs that provide money or vouchers to purchase gasoline, most frequently for individuals who need their automobile for necessary local or out-of-town travel but cannot afford to run their vehicle without assistance, but occasionally for people driving through the local area who have become stranded.

Gas Money

Programs that provide cash, vouchers or other forms of monetary aid for people in need of assistance and evaluate the individual's or family's need for the money on a case-by-case basis rather than having pre-established policies regarding the types of needs the dollars can be used to cover.

Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance

Programs that provide financial assistance to help individuals pay union dues, union initiation fees, special exam and licensing fees and other work-related fees in situations where the person is unable to make the payment without support.

Work Related Fee Payment Assistance

Programs that pay for or provide maintenance and repair services for people whose automobiles, trucks, trailers or other motorized vehicles are due for regular maintenance or have mechanical or structural problems. Also included are work experience programs that provide automobile repairs for the general public.

Automotive Repair and Maintenance

Programs that make rental payments for people who are at risk of eviction without assistance. Also included are rent supplement programs that provide assistance with ongoing monthly rental costs. Rent payment assistance programs may have age, income, disability, need or other eligibility requirements.

Rent Payment Assistance

Programs that pay all or a portion of the electric service expenses of people whose electricity has been or is at risk of being shut off including any reconnection fees that may apply. Also included are non-emergency programs like those funded through the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), also referred to as LIEAP or HEAP in some states, that provide home energy assistance, generally in the form of a credit, for low-income households that apply. The assistance is usually available once per calendar year (or heating season). Electric service payment assistance programs may have age, income, disability, need or other eligibility requirements.

Electric Service Payment Assistance

Programs that pay all or a portion of the telephone expenses of people whose telephone service has been or is at risk of being disconnected including any reconnection fees that may apply. Also included are programs that help qualified low-income consumers connect or hook up to the telephone network by paying a portion of the hook-up fee or encourage telephone companies to offer a deferred payment schedule for hook-up charges. Telephone service payment assistance programs may have age, income, disability, need or other eligibility requirements.

Telephone Service Payment Assistance

Programs that provide cash or tokens for individuals who have no personal means of transportation and are unable to use public transportation (or a taxi service) for necessary local travel without assistance with the fare. Also included are programs that provide bus fare for people who need to travel out of town (e.g., for a funeral) but do not have the means to do so.

Bus Fare

Programs that pay for or supply tools and equipment that are necessary for gardening, home maintenance, employment or other purposes.

Tools/Equipment

Programs that provide financial assistance to help people pay fees associated with obtaining a driver license or replacing driver license that has been lost or stolen in situations where they cannot otherwise afford one.

Driver License Fee Payment Assistance

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand uniforms or other working clothes. Also included are programs such as "Dress for Success" that provide interview suits and other professional attire for low income individuals (frequently women) who need this type of wardrobe to secure and/or retain gainful employment.

Work Clothing

Distributes material goods received from partner organizations to other nonprofits and households in need for a fee. Items available vary depending on what is received, but may include any of the following:
- Kitchenware
- Toys
- School supplies
- Furniture (typically bedframes and computer desks)
- Sheets and bedding
- Outdoor hardware
- Recreational items
- Diapers and other baby supplies
- Clothing
- Hygiene items
- Cleaning products
- Sleeping bags
- Tents
- Car seats

Beacon of Hope offered at Circle of Caring Friends Charity

Distributes material goods to nonprofits and households in need for low-cost; text for appointment; no delivery available; $25 per visit.

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand larger sized clothing.

Plus Size Clothing

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand sheets, blankets, pillowcases, bedspreads, curtains, towels and other similar household essentials.

Bedding/Linen

Programs that pay for or provide brooms, mops, dust pans, cleansing powder, dish washing soap, paper towels, window cleaner, furniture polish, trash bags and other cleaning equipment and/or supplies for people to use to clean their homes.

Cleaning Products

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand clothing for children and/or adolescents.

Children's Clothing

Programs that provide clothing for people who need it. Available items depend on what has been donated and is on hand at any given time. The collection may include but does not specialize in children's clothes, work clothes, maternity clothes and shoes.

General Clothing Provision

Programs that provide access to sleeping bags, tents, lanterns, outdoor stoves and other equipment for people who want to go camping. In some communities, tents, tarps, sleeping bags and other camping gear are provided for people who are homeless.

Camping Gear

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand furniture that has been designed for use by children.

Children's Furniture

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand clothing and layettes for infants and young children.

Baby Clothing

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand beds.

Beds

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand dishes, utensils, food storage containers and other cookware.

Kitchenware

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand cribs, bassinets, strollers and other furniture that has been designed for infants/babies.

Baby Furniture

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand shoes. Included are odd shoe exchanges.

Shoes

Programs that provide furniture for people who need it. Available items depend on what has been donated and is on hand at any given time. The collection may include but does not specialize in adapted furniture, baby furniture or other specific items.

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Focus Population

Age Group

Passports to Careers offered by ANEW

Beacon of Hope offered at Circle of Caring Friends Charity