Transcript TCB Caring Hands Programs

Veterans’ Financial Assistance
To see Christ in everyone
both weak and strong, to
understand their pain and
yet still hear God’s song, I
asked thee Lord to rise up
those in strife, allow me to
give a hand and improve
their life, help me to guide
them, to assist those in
need, and in helping each
other, your blessing plants
a seed.
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Program purpose
 Meet single, short-term needs on an emergency
basis, such as
 Unplanned car repairs
 Utility bills
 A single rent or mortgage payment
 Program does not address long-term financial
issues
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Based on demonstrated financial need
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Small, specific cash gifts
 Emergency basis
 Short term need – a single rent or mortgage
payment, household utility bill, prescriptions,
emergency food and similar expenses
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Need arises from sudden and unexpected
loss of income
The loss must have occurred within 60 days
of the application
Must be used for basic living expenses, not
the cable bill
Two forms for this program:
 Veteran status and financial
situation
 Expense category
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Veteran applying to the program must meet
basic requirements
The program also is open to the veteran’s
spouse on the recent death of an eligible
veteran
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The veteran:
 Demonstrates honorable discharge status from
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard,
National Guard or Reserves
 Must be a resident of a state where the program is
operational – currently Florida, Texas and California
 May not be on public assistance other than Social
Security or disability
 Must demonstrate a real financial need
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“Hardship” comes in many forms; TCB Caring
Hands can assist only with the most pressing
TCB Caring Hands can address only basic
needs, such as:
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Rent or mortgage payment
Repairs to the primary vehicle
Preserving electrical or household gas service
Food, prescriptions, children’s needs, etc.
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Unfortunate but ineligible expenses include
Loan or credit card payments
Taxes
Legal or court expenses
Noncritical household utilities – i.e., cable, Internet
or cell phone bills
 Child support, personal expenditures, etc.
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Families’ emergency
funds can be exhausted
quickly
 The car dies, but it is
necessary to get to work
 A missed rent payment can
result in homelessness
 Paying an unexpected
expense leaves no money
for food or electricity
This program addresses smaller problems for the
purpose of heading off or avoiding large ones
Short Term Breathing Room
Application Requirements
Cost Expectations
Expansion Progression
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Required documentation:
 Complete TCB Caring Hands Financial Assistance
application
 Copy of Veteran’s DD-214 or Report of Separation
from active military service
 Copy of marriage license and veteran’s death
certificate for widows and widowers
 Documentation and demonstration of financial need
for item requested
 Proof of loss of income or emergency situation
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May not apply more than twice in an 18
month period
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Internal staff members
 Review applications
 Direct veterans to any other, longer term benefits
programs
 Categorize requests to establish future budgets
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TCB Caring Hands will approve requests
spanning a wide range of needs
 Establish a beginning budget
 Implement and execute long range fundraising
activities
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Next states: California and Texas
 California has more than 2 million veterans
 Florida has more than 1.6 million veterans
 Texas has more than 1.6 million veterans
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Will not be able to serve veterans in states
other than Florida, Texas and California
without changing initial veteran residence
requirement
Likely should follow expansion of TCB Caring
Hands’ Homes program
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Particularly in the current economy,
temporary funding shortfalls can lead to job
loss, health issues, even homelessness
The point is to keep relatively small shortterm problems from snowballing into much
larger, long-term problems that are far more
costly to rectify and more stressful to deal
with
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