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Tools that get help moving
Practical, private and built on official public data. Use them whether or not you ever post on HelpBLESS.
If you need help
Crowdfunding works best as the last step, after every other door has been tried. These tools find those doors.
- 2026 rulesBenefits checkerTwo minutes, 20 US programs: Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, energy bills, phone discounts, tax credits and legal aid. Nothing is stored.Open
- Live dataHelp near meYour ZIP code in, live results out: sliding-fee clinics, free housing counselors, treatment, FEMA aid and weather warnings.Open
- Medical bill helperMost hospitals must forgive or cut bills for lower incomes. Generate the request letter in one minute.Open
- Goal calculatorReal costs, minus other help, plus fees, in your currency, with weekly targets. Then start your ask with one click.Open
If you want to help
Put your money, time or skills where they count most, and hear about it when someone near you needs exactly what you can give.
- 3 ongoingDisasters right nowLive earthquakes, storms, floods and fires from GDACS, USGS, FEMA and the National Weather Service, linked to people who need help there.Open
- Kindness CompassThree questions find the needs where your gift, time or skill makes the biggest difference.Open
- Need alertsSave any search and get an email when a new need matches: a cause, a city, a kind of help you can give.Open
- Feeds, widgets and APIRSS and JSON feeds for any search, embeddable fundraiser cards and a free read-only API for newsrooms, churches and community sites.Open
Built on public data from HHS, USDA, HRSA, HUD, SAMHSA, FEMA, USGS, NOAA, GDACS and the ECB. Use HelpBLESS data in your own site.