The Benevolence Fund is available to provide assistance for utility bills, such as
electric,
gas or
water.
We only provide assistance for families in our local communities.
(Jacksonville, Cabot, Austin, Ward)
We
cannot provide assistance for Mortgage Payments, Rental Assistance, Hotel/Motel, short term rental stays or gas/food vouchers.
(
https://search.arkansas211.org is a good resource)
The purpose of the Benevolence Fund is to provide financial aid to an individual or family who is in need on a non-urgent basis. This fund is not applicable for cases which need long-term financial support. Funds can only be granted to a requestor or requestor's immediate family
one time during a 12 month period after assistance has been approved and paid.
It takes at least
three working days to review and verify your application. During this period, you will not hear from us, nor can we answer questions. Once we have verified your application, we will contact you
via email.
If it is determined at any point in the process that Benevolence cannot provide assistance, you will be notified that "Benevolence cannot assist you at this time". No further information will be given.
At no point in this process do we promise or guarantee that assistance will be provided to you. Any assistance will be provided directly to the service provider - not to you.
Please fill out the form below.