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Thanks to my trusted ally - Elaine - she has found some more information about MODEST NEEDS and the grants they provide. Thank you Elaine!

5. The 'Random Acts of Kindness' Grant

The 'Random Acts of Kindness' grant program, which Modest Needs administers on behalf of a private foundation, is similar to Modest Needs' own Self-Sufficiency Grant in that the 'Random Acts of Kindness Grant' is designed to prevent an otherwise self-sufficient individual or family from entering the cycle of poverty due to an unexpected emergency expense.

The 'Random Acts of Kindness' grant is open only to persons living in the greater Los Angeles area. The maximum grant available under this program is $10,000.00.

6. Bridge Grants

Modest Needs makes Bridge grants by remitting payment to a creditor for a relatively small, emergency expense on behalf of an individual or family suffering from short-term unemployment due to the current economic downturn.

In making a Bridge Grant, our goal is to allow a person who has recently become unemployed through no fault of his or her own AND who has yet to find a new position OR to begin receiving the unemployment benefits to which s/he is entitled to continue to look for work without having to worry - at least in the short term - about losing his or her home, car, health insurance, child care, or other items / services essential to an individual's ability to look for / accept new employment and / or to remain self-sufficient while that person is waiting for his or her unemployment benefits to start.

Any qualified individual living in the United States or Canada may apply for a Bridge grant. The maximum grant available under this program is either $1,000.00 or an amount equal to the amount of your monthly rental or mortgage payment, whichever is greater.