Client R—approximately 35 years of age—disabled—turned down twice for SSDI for lack of information. R’s wife had been seeking help constantly from both Our Lady of Good Hope and Society of St Vincent de Paul Conferences for several years.

It was suggested to them to try one more time to apply for SSDI. R had seemingly given up trying. During a home visit, they were informed about a program called AllsupAlliances.com, that has a working agreement with National Society of St Vincent de Paul under the heading SVdPAllsup.com. We posted a profile of R on the website and guided his wife through the assessment process. R’s disability is the loss of the use of his right hand. The assessment, which is instantaneous, indicated him to be 100% eligible.

They were then directed to the application which they completed and transmitted to Allsup. Several weeks later, one of our members was shopping in a retail store and accidentally met R’s wife. Our member was told to thank the person involved because everything was ok now. With this disability income and R’s wife being able to earn some income, they no longer needed assistance!

Eliminating systemic poverty one neighbor at a time.

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