FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

- Consumer Credit Assistance
Assistance with debt and credit management.
( www.consumercredit.com )

- Debt Advice
Education and counseling on credit and debt management provided by the National Federation for Credit Counseling. ( www.debtadvice.org )

- Debtor’s Anonymous
Online and in-person meetings providing support and education for individuals overcome by debt. ( www.debtorsanonymous.org )

- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Offers assistance to low-income families in paying their home’s energy bills. Lists local state-by-state coordinators. ( http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/liheap/states.htm  )

- Pegasus Project
The Pegasus Project provides emergency grants for eligible AFA members who are facing critical, life-threatening illness or injury and who are experiencing financial difficulties. ( www.thepegasusproject.org  )

- Spender’s Anonymous
A twelve-step support group for individuals suffering from compulsive spending. ( www.spenders.org  )

- Union Community Fund
Provides assistance and resources to local communities and members. ( www.unioncommunityfund.org/contacts.asp )

- Union Privilege
AFA member benefit and services program through the AFL-CIO offers a help-line for credit card and loan program participants and other assistance for union members affected by job actions. www.unionprivilege.org