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HOW BETHESDA HELP
CAN HELP YOU
Need Help? Call 301-365-2022.
STEP 1: Do you live within the Bethesda
Help service area?
In
order to receive assistance from Bethesda Help you must live
within the Bethesda Help service area.
This is an area of approximately 25 square miles bounded by the
District of Columbia on the south; Falls Road, Montrose
Road, and Randolph Road on the north; Veirs Mill Road, Georgia
Avenue, and 16th Street on the east; and the Potomac
River on the west.
Click here to see a map of the area we serve.
If you live outside of our service area, then you will
need to seek help from another agency. Organizations similar to
Bethesda Help are located throughout Montgomery County. Call us
and we will be able to refer you to the help agency for your
area.
STEP 2: What type of assistance do I need?
Bethesda Help provides four types of assistance:
1. Financial assistance
We
can provide full or partial payment for rent when you have an
eviction notice, utility bills (gas, electric, and water) when
your service is about to be cut off,
and prescription
medicines when the need for the prescription is verified by a
doctor’s visit and you cannot pay the full amount.
2. Emergency
food delivery
If you are in
need of food, Bethesda Help can deliver to your home a three-day
supply of groceries for every member of your household.
3. Referrals to government and
nonprofit agencies in Montgomery County
Bethesda Help
provides immediate short-term assistance to individuals and
families. We cannot offer any of our services for an extended
time period. We always refer our clients to other government and
nonprofit agencies that may be able to help people over a longer
time period.
4. Transportation
Bethesda Help volunteers use their
own cars to give rides
to doctor and social-service appointments free-of-charge to
those who cannot afford cab fare.
Please call 1 week before the
date that you need transportation. Bethesda
Help reserves the right to deny transportation to any client for
any reason.
STEP 3: Call Bethesda Help
If you or your family is facing a financial crisis, Bethesda
Help may be able to help. Simply call us at 301-365-2022
and leave a message containing your name and telephone number
with our operator. A Bethesda Help volunteer will call you back
within a few hours to discuss your request. Bethesda Help's
phone line is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Bethesda Help is closed on major holidays.
Remember:
You do not need a
referral to use Bethesda Help, but you must live within our
service area.
We are here to
help—please call!
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