Emergency Funds
Local Emergency Funds
Dr. Rosie Phillips Bingham Student Emergency Fund
Provides small grants to UofM students in financial need.
Phone: 901.527.0208
Location: 910 Vance Ave, Memphis, TN 38126
Offers payment and assistance programs, as well as extension policies.
Phone: 901-544-6549
Location: 220 South Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
A non-profit organization that accepts online application for modest one-time financial
assistance.
Phone: 844.667.3776
Phone: 901.881.6013
Location: 785 Jackson Ave, Memphis, TN 38107
Provides assistance with bill and rent payments for low income homes, as well as up
to $600 until funds are exhausted.
Phone: 901.222.4315
Location: 3772 S Hickory Ridge Mall #516 Memphis, TN 38115
Works with up to a dozen local churches across the county to provide financial assistance
for residents of Memphis.
Phone: 901.722.4703 or 901.274.2137
Email: svdpmemphis1306@gmail.com
Location: 3522 Carnes Ave, Memphis, TN 38111
provides wrap-around financial support for LGBTQ+ adults who are the most disenfranchised
from social services and community support. $200 immediate assistance, check or debit
card.
emergency aid and basic needs insecurity technology for college students
National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation has partnered with RISE to assist students in these unprecedented times. They are providing funding to assist with basic needs, and relocation expenses (airfare, internet, storage, transportation, food, temporary housing).
Offer Self-Sufficiency Grants to qualified individuals in need of financial assistance
for certain household expenses.
COVID-19 Relief
If you have lost wages from a layoff or reduced hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be eligible for relief from the following funds:
Provides up to two months of cash assistance for those employed as of March 11, 2020
who have lost at least 50% of their earned income as a result of the pandemic and
whose household includes a child under 18 or a pregnant woman. Please see eligibility
guidelines on the website.
Available to those who are unemployed through no fault of their own, have a qualifying
base period of wages, and are able and available for work.
For service industry workers in Memphis impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Basic living assistance (rent or mortgage) available for music industry professionals.
Initial grant requests can be made up to $1,000 to compensate for cancelled work that
was scheduled and lost.
A list of Mutual Aid Networks and community support projects around the United States
Support for in-home care workers, nannies, and housecleaners during the coronavirus.
Qualifying applicants who are experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic
can receive $400 in emergency assistance from the fund.
Cash assistance for restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal
service workers and more.
Assistance for eligible professional writers (fiction and non-fiction authors, poets,
playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists).
Grant relief for 1 month of payment (up to $1,500) for rent, mortgage, auto payment,
or utilities. available to eligible veterans, and current active-duty service members,
reserves, and National Guard.
Up to $200 in cash assistance to help cover expenses during the pandemic.
Direct assistance for short-term needs for those employed by restaurants or bars who
face unforeseen expenses and event.
Emergency relief for bartenders and their families who have experienced a catastrophic
event. You do not need to be a USBG member to apply for a grant.
emergency aid and basic needs insecurity technology for college students
National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation has partnered with RISE to assist
students in these unprecedented times. They are providing funding to assist with basic
needs, and relocation expenses (airfare, internet, storage, transportation, food,
temporary housing).
Offer Self-Sufficiency Grants to qualified individuals in need of financial assistance
for certain household expenses.
Past due rent and utility bills
Text Home901 to 21000
Call 844.444.4211