Category: Financial Resources
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How to Request Free Christmas Gifts for Your Kids
If you’re struggling to buy gifts for your kids this Christmas, check out these organizations that provide free Christmas gifts to families in need: Hope for Widows Foundation provides assistance for the holidays to widows and their children through its Bring Hope Holiday Assistance Program. To apply, complete the 2025 online application by November 22.…
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Organizations Offering Financial Resources
I recently updated the list of organizations offering free financial planning and tax preparation help on the website to include these organizations that offer financial aid: 211 and Findhelp both connect people experiencing food, housing, healthcare and financial insecurity with government and community resources and services that can help. USAGov provides info on government programs…
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Free Financial Planning and Tax Help I Received
There are a number of financial and tax-related topics that newly widowed people need to understand. It’s ironic to have to deal with additional complexity at a time when you are least capable. Fortunately, there are organizations that give free financial planning and tax preparation help. Three months or so after my husband died, I…