Local Relief: When neighbor helps neighbor

It seems everywhere we turn the state of the economy stares us in the face: home foreclosures, lost jobs, closing and bankrupt businesses, bank failures, and political jousting all tell our nation and the world is in the midst of a crisis. And with any crisis come fear and pain … and opportunity. 

You certainly are feeling the impact of these uncertain times whether you have personally experienced it or through a loved one who lost a job or a neighbor facing a home loss. The question that often comes to us is, “How best can I help? How can I show God’s love and compassion?” Align Ministries can play a role in assisting you with the desire to give financial assistance to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or church member, a desire God has certainly placed on your heart. 

Through what means or manner can I help? becomes the next question. For a few of us it can be awkward to mail a check, drop off groceries, or place a phone call to someone we think could use some help. For others it might be a question of “What help can I give?” Once you’ve identified someone in need Align Ministries can provide a service for you to deliver some financial relief: We can send the financial assistance for you!

The role Align Ministries can play could serve several purposes: the awkwardness or embarrassment the recipient of aid might feel can be avoided as well as offering you the donor a tax deduction by giving through a non-profit organization; this is essentially no different than when you give through Align Ministries to aid an organization in New Orleans or through a church in Bombo, Uganda. Align Ministries becomes the channel God will use to distribute His blessings to others.

Consider giving to Local Relief even if you don’t have a person or family in mind; we have many families in need and can use a hand-up in this trying and tough financial downturn.

If you know a person or family in need it could look like this: You identify the person or family in need, determine how much you want to give, notify Align Ministries of the recipient, give us a brief description of their circumstances, tell us the best way for them to receive the financial assistance (check made out to them, a grocery card, gas card or department store card), tell us the manner in which you would like the gift delivered (by mail, anonymously or not, through a church, etc,), receive your tax deduction receipt, and sit back and delight that God has blessed you to be a blessing!

Please let us help you with Local Relief and consider giving your financial help through Align Ministries. Please email or call us if you have any questions or want to get started!

You can give right now by clicking on the Donate tab and scroll down to Donate.

This will allow you to give through PayPal a secure source for on-line giving at www.alignministries.org/donate.

Or you can mail a check made out to "Align Ministries" to:

Align Ministries

26 Blakeley, Irvine, CA 92620

Thank You

As with all tax deductible giving Align Ministries has control over the distribution of donated funds. Funds cannot be directed to a specific person. Align Ministries will take all recommended persons and families and evaluate them for the greatest need and distribute donated resources according to the greatest need based on available resources.