The objective of the welfare program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to care for those in need while teaching principles that promote self-reliance and self-respect.
Need help getting familiar with what Welfare and Self-Reliance Services offers? Here are two helpful summaries:
- Tool Kit: This two-page document gives a high-level view of the possible temporal needs of Church members matched with the resources that could help them.
- One-Page Overviews: This booklet gives brief, one-page overviews of Church resources.
The Welfare and Self-Reliance Resources section of the Church website provides information on the following:
Immediate Needs
- Self-Reliance Plan
- Fast-Offering Assistance
- Food and Commodities
- Refugee and Immigrant Support
- JustServe (in Approved Countries)
- Emergency Response Funding
- Helping Hands
- Emergency Psychosocial Services
- Humanitarian Initiatives
Education and Employment
- BYU–Pathway Worldwide
- Perpetual Education Fund (in Approved Countries)
- Benson Scholarship (Limited Availability)
- EnglishConnect 1, 2, and 3
- Gospel Literacy
- Stake Welfare and Self-Reliance Resource Centers
- Education for Better Work (Self-Reliance Group)
- Find a Better Job (Self-Reliance Group)
- Starting and Growing My Business (Self-Reliance Group)
- Job Training: Deseret Industries (DI) (Limited Availability)
- Job Training: Development Counseling Services (Limited Availability)
- Employment Services
Emotional Health
- Life Help at ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Family Services Leader Consultation
- Abuse Help Line
- Healing Through the Savior: The Addiction Recovery Program
- Counseling Services (Limited Availability)
- Strengthening Marriage; Strengthening the Family (Courses)
- Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience (Self-Reliance Group)
Preparedness
- Home Storage Centers (Limited Availability)
- Personal Finances (Self-Reliance Group)
- Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Limited Availability)
- Stake, Ward, and Family Emergency Plans
- Temporal Preparedness Guide for Individuals and Families (Area Specific)
Learn more about the history and programs of the Church welfare system.
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