A Little Step Up Foundation

Grants

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  • One-time hardship grants to low-income or indigent individuals, regardless of visa status, nationality/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality.

  • Grants to small mutual aid, grassroots and community-based organizations, that have documented effectiveness in caring for needs of an underserved or marginalized community.

  • Grants to low-income workers employed in education, healthcare, retail, service jobs, and agriculture, who need a one-time financial hardship grant.

  • Grants to individuals who wish to travel for reproductive healthcare.

  • Grants to individuals who need funds for Vocational, Associates, or Bachelors level tuition, and who are already admitted and in academic good standing.

  • Grants to individuals escaping an abusive situation.

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  •  Grants for medical expenses.

  • Grants for medical expenses.

  • Grants to organizations that serve primarily individuals of a specific religion.

  • Grants to organizations that discriminate based on visa status, nationality,

  • Ethnicity, religion, or gender identity.

ALSUF primarily, but not exclusively, accepts grant applications from the

following geographic regions:

  • San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area, California
  • Raleigh, North Carolina

Every application must include a recommendation/verification note from a

professional with personal knowledge of the applicant’s situation. This

professional can be a social worker, a healthcare professional, a school/employer representative, or an official from a social assistance program or public charity.

 

An application form can be requested via email. In your email, state briefly the reason for, and amount of, the request. Send your request to:

 

Staff@ALittleStepUp.org

 

and, also send a message to, or leave a voicemail at:

 

(984) 257-8399

(984) ALSUF99

 

Grant requests are reviewed, and approved, on a case-by-case basis. Verification of information may be required, and additional information or documentation may be requested. Applying for a grant does not guarantee approval. The foundation has final authority over approval and denial.

 

If you have applied for a grant and have received no acknowledgement within 5 business days, please re-send a message both by email and by text message.

The individual must:

  • physically reside in the USA
  • be experiencing financial hardship as a result of low income, job loss, temporary displacement, or extraordinary medical expenses.

 

Grants may be requested for needs such as, but not limited to:

  • housing (rent, utilities, basic furnishings, mortgage)
  • living (food, clothing, day care, household supplies)
  • transportation

 

Financial:

  • A household is eligible for assistance if it has a net worth of less than $1,000 (total value of savings, real estate, and other assets, less credit card debt, mortgage, and other loans)

Priority may be given to:

  • small mutual aid organizations that serve needs of a marginalized community, and that have been established and operational for at least three years;
  • applicants who are at immediate risk of homelessness or imminent displacement;
  • applicants who belong to a marginalized community;
  • applicants with an existing disability;
  • applicants with serious concerns of gender-based or other physical violence / victimization, in the absence of assistance;
  • involvement of minor children;
  • applicants who seek funds for education/training and are ineligible for financial aid/federal loans, and would not be able to pursue education/training without a grant.