Home & safety
Essential home maintenance, minor repairs, accessibility improvements, and urgent safety needs.
Neighbors helping rural neighbors
IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
A little help can change the direction of a hard day.
Lend a Hand Foundation helps rural individuals and families facing hardship access practical, essential services—with dignity and close to home.
Applications are reviewed individually. Assistance depends on verified need, program fit, and available funding.
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Practical help.
Human dignity.
Why we exist
Help should feel close to home.
Our mission is to strengthen rural communities by helping individuals and families experiencing hardship obtain essential services they otherwise may not be able to afford.
When assistance is approved, the Foundation funds eligible tasks performed through the Rural Neighbor platform. This allows recipients to receive practical help with needs such as home safety, transportation, accessibility, household support, yard maintenance, and other urgent community services.
Independent organizations. A focused delivery model.
Lend a Hand Foundation, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is not affiliated with, owned by, or controlled by Rural Neighbor Corporation. Rural Neighbor is the platform through which Foundation-funded tasks are posted, coordinated, and completed. All eligibility and assistance decisions are made independently by the Foundation.
Ways we may help
Support shaped around real circumstances.
There is no single circumstance or fixed income number that automatically determines eligibility. We consider the complete picture.
Transportation
Help reaching essential appointments, services, work, or community resources.
Everyday support
Yard maintenance, essential household services, senior assistance, and disability support.
Unexpected hardship
Family emergencies, medical hardship, disaster recovery, and other verified community needs.
Before you apply
You may be considered if hardship or vulnerability is affecting an essential need.
- Financial or medical hardship
- Disability or accessibility needs
- Senior or veteran support needs
- Family emergency or transportation challenge
- Disaster recovery or another verified hardship
Funding is not guaranteed. Requests may be limited, deferred, waitlisted, or declined based on urgency, program priorities, available funding, and verification results.
A respectful process
Start with a simple preliminary application.
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Tell us what is happening
Complete the secure preliminary application below. Do not send pay stubs, tax returns, identification, or benefit letters yet.
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We review the initial request
The Foundation independently considers urgency, health and safety, household circumstances, rural community need, program fit, and available resources.
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We request verification if needed
If the request may qualify, we will contact you securely for appropriate supporting documents.
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Approved help is delivered through Rural Neighbor
The Foundation funds an eligible task performed for the recipient through the Rural Neighbor platform. Assistance is not provided as unrestricted cash.
Request assistance
Preliminary eligibility application
This first step helps us understand your household and your immediate need. Please do not include Social Security numbers, bank information, medical records, tax documents, or other sensitive documents in this form.
Your privacy matters.Application information is restricted to authorized reviewers with a legitimate need to know and is handled under the Foundation’s data safeguards.
Give practical hope
Your generosity can put help within reach.
Lend a Hand Foundation, Inc. is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations support charitable assistance for eligible people in rural communities and may be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
501(c)(3)
Every gift is stewarded under board-approved financial controls and used in furtherance of the Foundation’s charitable purposes. Approved assistance funds eligible tasks completed through Rural Neighbor.
Ask about givingLend a Hand Foundation and Rural Neighbor Corporation are separate, independent organizations.Transparency & stewardship
Policies that protect the people we serve.
Our written policies guide independent decision-making, responsible use of charitable funds, confidentiality, and public trust.
Assistance Eligibility & Distribution Policy
How applications are evaluated fairly, independently, and according to charitable need.
Donation Acceptance Policy
How gifts are accepted, restricted, acknowledged, protected, and used in support of the mission.
Data Storage & Retention Policy
How applicant, donor, financial, and organizational records are safeguarded and retained.
Conflict of Interest Policy
The safeguards that keep decisions independent and focused on charitable purposes.
Website terms and privacy notice
The public-facing Website Terms of Use and Privacy Notice should be added after legal review and before public launch. The governance policies above are provided for transparency and do not replace those website-specific notices.
Contact us
We’re here to listen.
For questions about assistance, giving, or Foundation policies, email us. Please do not email sensitive financial, identity, or medical documents unless an authorized Foundation representative provides secure submission instructions.
info@LendaHandfoundation.comLend a Hand Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 101
Perryville, KY 40468
PO Box 101
Perryville, KY 40468
No walk-in services are available at this mailing address.