The Family Guidance and Information Center

Finances/Funding

http://www.feedthepig.org/

Want to save more and spend less? This website is here to help you do just that. Here, you’ll find fun tools, a quiz, tons of tips and other resources. They will all help you think through your spending and saving habits, identify ways you can start saving and commit to making changes that will reduce your debt and grow your savings.

http://www.credithelp4u.org/index.cfm

CALL TOLL FREE NOW:

866-703-TRUSTAICCCA (866-703-8787)

In today’s economy, many American consumers are faced with financial challenges that make it hard to pay their bills, including mortgage payments and credit cards. Consumers need a resource they can trust to provide effective credit counseling to help them emerge from their financial struggles. AICCCA members are non-profit, personal financial management service providers that offer free, confidential counseling by trained, certified counselors. If you need help, take that all important first step and reach out today! Counselors are available to provide counseling face-to-face at one of our 177 member locations or by phone.

http://www.grants.gov/index.jsp

Grants.gov

◦Phone: 1-800-518-4726 (local toll free) - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Closed on federal holidays.

◦Email: support@grants.gov

Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community.

ATTENTION Grants.gov does not offer money for personal financial assistance or debt. This type of individual assistance is NOT available on this website.

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/

Federal Student Aid

Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC): 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)

TTY (for the hearing impaired): 1-800-730-8913

Locations without access to 800 numbers: 319-337-5665

Contact Hours:

Monday-Friday 8 a.m.–midnight Eastern time (ET)

Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. ET

Sunday Noon–6 p.m. ET

Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. At the office of Federal Student Aid, our 1,200 employees help make college education possible for every dedicated mind by providing more than $150 billion in federal grants, loans, and work-study funds each year to more than 15 millionstudents paying for college or career school. We are proud to sponsor millions of American minds pursuing their educational dreams.

http://www.sba.gov/

U.S. Small Business Administration

SBA Answer Desk: 800-827-5722

 • Disaster Loans: 800-659-2955

 • HUBZone Program: 202-205-8885

Since its founding on July 30, 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration has delivered millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses.

http://www.ssa.gov/

Social Security of Administration

1-800-772-1213, you can use our automated telephone services to get recorded information and conduct some business 24 hours a day.

If you are deaf or hard of hearing, call our toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

We deliver services through a nationwide network of over 1,400 offices that include regional offices, field offices, card centers, teleservice centers, processing centers, hearing offices, the Appeals Council, and our State and territorial partners, the Disability Determination Services.