How to Get Help

Fill out the form below and press “Send.” It’s that easy.

What Kind of Assistance Can You Find Here?

We’ve helped people find assistance with rent, power bills, firewood, emergency household repairs like water heaters, car maintenance, and various other items. We can also recommend existing organizations and financial classes, depending on what you’re looking for. Whatever your need is - yard work, auto maintenance, snow plowing, prayer, food - let us know and we’ll send it out to see who is equipped to help.

How it Works

  1. Complete and submit the form below. We usually see it within one day.

  2. We’ll call to confirm that you were the one who submitted the form, and not someone else on your behalf. Nominating a friend for assistance is no problem, but we need to establish personal contact with the individual in need before requesting assistance.

  3. We send it to our email list to see who can help.

  4. We DO NOT send your personal information to anyone without your permission. To the extent possible, each request is presented in non-personal terms to protect your privacy. i.e. “Two cords of firewood needed in Daniel.”

  5. When we get a response from someone who wants to help, we will notify you and give you the option to connect with that individual.

  6. At this point, we will step back and allow you to coordinate directly with one another.

  7. We ask that you follow up with us to confirm if your need was met or not.

We do not handle money. We are not a 501(c)3. This is simply a platform to connect neighbors in need with neighbors who can assist.

Policies & Eligibility

Bless Connect exists to respond to urgent, essential needs that affect basic stability within our community. We are a community-supported initiative designed to provide short-term assistance during temporary hardship.

Bless Connect is not a substitute for ongoing financial support and does not function as an emergency response service.

Scope of Assistance

Subject to available resources and community response, Bless Connect may consider assistance for urgent needs that pose an immediate risk to basic stability, including:

  • Food insecurity

  • Housing-related emergencies

  • Essential utilities

  • Critical transportation required for work, school, or medical care

  • Essential items for infants or children when basic needs are unmet

Ineligible Requests

Bless Connect does not provide assistance for:

  • Lifestyle maintenance, upgrades, or personal preferences

  • Luxury or non-essential items

  • Elective medical procedures, including fertility treatments

  • Ongoing financial support or income replacement

  • Personal projects or community fundraising for individual gain

  • Cash assistance provided directly to individuals

Assistance Limits and Availability

To ensure equitable access and responsible stewardship of limited resources:

  • Assistance is generally limited to one request per household per calendar year

  • Bless Connect does not maintain a standing pool of funds

  • Funding is raised on a case-by-case basis as individual needs are shared with the community

  • Assistance may be partial, or unavailable if sufficient community support is not raised

Submission of a request does not guarantee that assistance will be provided.

Method of Payment

Bless Connect does not distribute cash directly to individuals. When assistance is approved, payment is made directly to verified third-party service providers such as landlords, utility companies, mechanics, medical providers, or approved vendors.

Financial Disclosure and Limited Review

Applicants whose requests advance beyond initial screening may be required to complete a limited financial disclosure to evaluate the appropriateness and proportionality of the specific assistance requested.

This review may include general household income sources, existing assistance related to the request, and third-party documentation such as invoices, quotes, receipts, or official notices. Bless Connect does not require disclosure of personal discretionary spending, banking records, or detailed transaction histories.

Accuracy, Verification, and Organizational Discretion

All information provided must be complete and accurate. Bless Connect reserves the right to request reasonable verification of need and to decline assistance when material information is withheld or misrepresented.

Submission of a request does not constitute approval. Bless Connect retains sole discretion in determining eligibility, prioritization, and the form of assistance provided, based on mission alignment, available resources, and organizational capacity.

Before You Apply

Important Information:

Please review our [Policies & Eligibility] Statement before submitting a request.

Requesting Assistance

If, after reviewing the information above, you believe your situation aligns with Bless Connect’s mission and scope of assistance, you may proceed to submit a request using the form below.

How Can We Help?

Complete the form below with as much detail as you think is necessary. We can’t anticipate every possible need, and we can’t make any guarantees, but there are people out there who want to bless you and we’ll do our best to find them.

The Fine Print

If you are someone who makes a request without an ounce of humility or gratitude, asks for superfluous things, asks for things in excess, demonstrates a general sense of entitlement, or is able to work and yet does not, our blessing to you is the refusal to enable you. We recommend that you begin giving to people with genuine need out of whatever means you have so you can learn that it is truly more blessed to give than to receive. 🙂