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Assistance programs Topeka and Shawnee County
Find ways to get financial help in the Topeka community. Everything from grants to help with rent from charities to free food from pantries, gas vouchers, deposit money, energy bill help, car repairs, and more is available.
Find the leading non-profits as well as government organizations (including DCF in Topeka) to apply at for financial assistance near you in the Shawnee County area.
Community Action financial assistance services
Assistance programs Topeka and Shawnee County.
There are also seasonal programs in Shawnee County for struggling families. These include free Christmas toys and winter clothing. There are also school supplies, additional electric or AC bill help during the summer, and more.
Even if an organization can’t offer financial assistance or free stuff, referrals, job programs, and other support is often arranged. Even free legal aid or foreclosure counseling is offered.
Community Action financial assistance services:
Community Action, Inc.
Emergency financial assistance programs in Shawnee County
, which is located in Topeka but serves the entire Shawnee county area, administers several grant programs. There are low-income energy bill assistance resources, home repairs, rent payment grants as well as the federal government funded weatherization program.
Contact them at (785) 235-9564 to learn how to apply for the LIHEAP program or other immediate financial assistance. They can refer you to the correct agency. Another resource they provide is access to:
Weatherization services
. This program provides energy savings for your home. These are some of the services they provide as part of the weatherization program: adding insulation to your walls and/or attic, repairing or replacing your furnace or heating system, minor structural roof repair, testing, cleaning, and tuning your furnace, and sealing cracks around doors or windows.
Shawnee County free tax preparation
- This service is provided at Community Action in cooperation with the AARP Tax Aide program during the income tax season. Also, guidance and support is provided throughout the year to respond to questions regarding tax credits and tax returns. Click here to learn more about free filing of income tax assistance The Emergency Repair Program (ERP) is
Dental and free medical care
a service that provides financial assistance and cash grants to income eligible homeowners to help them make emergency repairs to their homes that are necessary to ensure the occupant's continued safety.
A side benefit is that the improvements will help lower the homes energy bills, but this is not the primary objective. Eviction and homeless prevention
- Community Action also manages this program as well as Kansas Housing. Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing will provide cash grants to people to prevent homelessness or an eviction as funding allows. The main goal is to promote self-sufficiency, keep people in their homes, and build stability. If someone has already been evicted then assistance is available to help transition currently homeless persons into permanent housing by providing assistance with rent, security and utility deposits or storage costs.
Continue with homeless prevention and rapid rehousing in Shawnee County In addition, cash assistance and other aid may be available when the disconnection of utilities will result in eviction and homelessness of an individual or family.
There are other programs out there too . Find additional ways to get rent help General financial aid, budgeting, and money management
is arranged. The Shawnee County Community Action Agency is about living with a budget, saving money, and living within means. Find more details on resources for saving money Stop by the:
Community Action, Inc. at 455 SE Golf Park Blvd Office 121, Topeka, KS 66605, or feel free to call them at (785) 235-9561 to learn more about these or other assistance programs. Several other programs are offered by the agency as well. Read more on
Free food, personal stuff in Topeka and potentially household items
Topeka Community Action Agency Emergency financial assistance programs in Shawnee County: Doorstep, Inc ., which is based in Topeka Kansas, runs programs that provide emergency financial aid.
Their primary goal is to provide resources and services to the poor, unemployed and disadvantaged people in Shawnee County that are experiencing a crisis in their lives who need a little help.
Services offered include free food, gently used or new clothing, prescription medications, as well as money for rent assistance. There are grants to help with utilities and heating bills, dental (limited) and transportation (in city only) assistance.
Free stuff can be provided as well as the homeless and single moms with kids. Their programs can only be used certain number of times. Phone (785) 357-5341. The address is 1119 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604. If you are facing an eviction, lost your home to foreclosure, or need money to pay a rent arreage or other bills , Catholic Charities of Topeka
and Northeast Kansas may be able to help those on the verge of homelessness or eviction. While funding and resources are limited, they may be able to help with paying rent, housing costs, or other basic needs.
There are also some grants to help pay electric or AC bills during the sumer. Applicants will need to meet income and other conditions. Or find details on electric bill help during the summer
In addition, the organization may be able to help with other needs, such as funds for utility or heating bills, security deposits, food, transitional housing assistance and more. They focus on stabilizing families and providing self-sufficiency to low income families and individuals across northeast Kansas.
The address is 234 South Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66603, call 785.233.6300. Or find more details on Topeka Catholic Charities emergency assistance programs Let's Help, Inc.
Debt reduction relief and free mortgage counseling
(phone (785) 234-6208) has limited funding, but they may be able to provide emergency financial assistance and cash grants. There are free groceries, hygiene supplies as well as food programs, education and employment counseling.
Services include: Clothing bank; Daily lunch and meals during the week; Food baskets; or baby formula. The charity also has limited financial assistance for paying expenses such as rent and mortgage payments, utilities or medical and health care, prescription medications to qualified applicants.
The address is 200 S Kansas Ave, Topeka, KS 66603, or find additional mortgage assistance programs
Salvation Army - Topeka ((785) 233-9648) and Shawnee County offers several services. Emergency assistance for paying housing expenses, rent and utilities is available for those who qualify for financial aid.
A food pantry in on site. Last, but not least, a Day Care Center is open to children 2 weeks through 12 years of age. The organization provides social services to all of Shawnee County and the eastern part of the state. They also operate transitional housing and give students from back to school supplies, Christmas toys, and other seasonal items.
Or get a free voucher for furniture, gas for work or a shelter. If a social worker can’t meet your needs they may have referrals for you. Click here
Salvation Army Eastern Kansas and Topeka There are
transportation assistance programs
, including free or low cost cars, loans, financing, and other public transit. Whether lacking transportation for work, or needing a loaner car or truck as one is under repair, help is offered. Even find Ways to Work auto loan financing assistance Financial assistance for water bills
is available from the RoundUp program. Non-profits, including those listed above, process applications and funding for this program. The funding for it comes from donations from the general public, including residential and business customers, in Topeka and other regions. Cash assistance can be provided to qualified low income customers.
Learn more on water bill assistance in Topeka Kansas and Shawnee Urban League
may have referrals on housing and employment needs. While financial aid is very limited, the non-profit can direct qualified low income families and seniors to job training, local non-profits that have government grants for back rent, and foreclosure help.
Case managers can help residents find a new home or apartments, they run the Kansas Quick Careers program, and offer other support. Read more on Kansas Urban League Antioch Family Life Center provides emergency and long term assistance.
The non-profit offers several main programs for struggling families, including the disabled, single parents and elderly in Shawnee. A strict application process is in place. A pantry is in Topeka that may have free food, Thanksgiving meals, baby formula, and home delivery. Grants from the Center may help with expenses ranging from utilities to medical equipment, security deposits, or natural gas bills.
Basic needs including clothing or vouchers for gasoline in Topeka. For more details on these and other programs, read: Antioch Family Life Center programs Open Arms Outreach is a charity that battles hunger and homelessness.
They can offer a box of groceries or snack to a student during the summer. Staff also help families in poverty apply for SNAP food stamps or cash aid from TANF, as well as other benefits.
Address is 2401 SE 11th St, Topeka, KS 66607. Call (785) 232-3463. Free household supplies, clothing, furniture and free supplies may be handed out. The options range from clothing banks to thrift store vouchers as well as non-profits. Shawnee County families, in particular the working poor, children, and seniors can get free winter clothes, books, free back to school supplies, and other items.
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