Help with Bills for Abused Women in Arizona
Abused women may need help with bills for many reasons. If they must leave their abusers for safety's sake, they must find housing, buy groceries, get utilities turned on and otherwise secure basic needs for themselves and any children. They may have to find jobs and may need job training before they can do that. They may need help paying medical bills, as well.
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, help many abused women buy groceries. Women can use food stamps to purchase any food items except alcoholic beverages or to buy things like pet food, medicine or vitamins, paper products or cleaning supplies. Each county has a Department of Economic Security office in which you live where applications are obtained.
Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Assistance Program
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The Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as WIC, helps pay for nutritious food for pregnant and breastfeeding women. WIC also helps pay for infant formula, infant cereal and food for children under the age of 5. Apply at the Department of Health Services office in the county in which you live.
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Cash Assistance
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Cash Assistance, commonly known as welfare, provides cash assistance to many abused women with children. Recipients can use the money to pay any bills they choose, including rent, utilities, groceries, clothing and transportation. Apply at the Department of Economic Security office in the county in which you live.
Crime Victims Assistance Fund
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The Crime Victims Assistance Fund helps abused women pay bills related to the crime of which they were victims. For instance, it helps pay medical bills, repair significant damage to the home or clean up the crime scene. Contact the district attorney's office in the county in which you live to apply for assistance.
Assistance from Battered Women's Shelters
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Battered women's shelters often help abused women with bills, including rent, utilities, food and transportation. The amount of assistance available varies from shelter to shelter and may also vary according to the funds a particular shelter has available at any given time. Contact your local women's shelter or rape crisis center to ask about assistance.
Other Sources of Assistance
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Numerous other agencies help abused women get back on their feet, including churches, Catholic Social Services -- women do not have to be Catholic to get assistance from those charities -- community action agencies, food banks and other local social service agencies. Battered women's shelters can often refer women in need to other services, and you can also telephone your local United Way for information about services that may meet your needs.
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