Checking Into Your Retirement Check
Did you work some place twenty years ago that is no longer in business? What about an old pension fund that was in financial trouble? Don’t give up. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC monitors and sometimes takes over private… Continue reading
Benefits Programs for Public Safety Officers
Department Of Justice offers benefits to eligible survivors of Federal, state, or public safety officers whose death is the direct and proximate result of a personal (traumatic) injury sustained in the line of duty. A Public Safety Officer is defined… Continue reading
Cash Advances from the IRS for Families with Children
If you expect to qualify for the earned income credit in 2001, you may be able to start getting part of the credit with your pay in 2001, instead of waiting until you file your 2001 tax return in 2002.… Continue reading
Free Help Consolidating Your Bills
Consumer Counseling Centers of America Inc. provide free bill consolidation, credit counseling and debt counseling to all individuals and families that desire assistance. Contact Consumer Counseling Centers of America Inc., 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 900 South, Washington, DC 20004; 202-637-4851; {www.consumercounseling.org}.
What About My Investments?
NASD Regulation, Inc., the independent subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., has created a list of contact information for concerned investors regarding their investments and securities companies located in the World Trade Center Complex, One Liberty Plaza,… Continue reading
Loans and Grants for Elderly Victims
The Administration on Aging, in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is offering assistance, in the form of SBA loans and Individual Family Grants (IFG), to older individuals affected by disasters.… Continue reading
Money for Rent, Moving Expenses, and Food
World Vision Inc., in partnership with Concerts of Prayer of Greater New York (COPGNY) has established a fund to aid victims and families. The fund provides memorial/funeral assistance; emergency needs: places to stay, moving costs, rent, lease deposits, food, clothing,… Continue reading
Social Security Survivors’ Benefits
Social Security Administration pays monthly cash benefits to eligible family members of deceased workers. Survivors eligible for monthly cash benefits are the following: widows or widowers age 60 or over; surviving divorced spouses age 60 or over (married to the… Continue reading
Compensation for Spouses, Children, and Parents of Deceased Military
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs will compensate surviving spouses, children and parents for the death of any veteran who died because of a service-connected disability, or while in active military, naval or air service. Monthly rates range from… Continue reading
Fund Established to Aid Victims in the Washington, D.C. area
The Community Foundation of the National Capital Region (CFNCP) provides grant monies to nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C. area. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, The Survivors Fund has been established by the CFNCP and… Continue reading
