FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What if I receive other assistance based on income? Can you still help me? When you receive other assistance based on income (Medicaid, HUD, food stamps, etc.), Mission:Dignity can provide help through the use of an expense grant. We then pay for specific expenses from the grant on your behalf. Many times this allows us to help without reducing the amount of your other assistance.

Other questions? If you have any additional questions, please call 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433) to speak with a Mission:Dignity representative.

2401 Cedar Springs Road Dallas, TX 75201-1498 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433) MissionDignity.org

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSWhat if I don’t meet the guidelines? We encourage you to apply even if you are outside the limits. Mission:Dignity staff may be able to direct you to other sources of assistance even if you don’t qualify for help from the ministry. Additionally, guidelines and policies change from time to time and your information gives us an avenue to contact you if it looks like you might qualify at some later point.

If I get help, does that mean someone else doesn’t? Not at all. Mission:Dignity currently raises enough money to help everyone who qualifies. You receiving a grant does not affect whether or not someone else would qualify.

What do you do with the information I provide? We ask for enough information to accurately assess your situation and to be good stewards of the dollars contributed by donors. The details also help us determine the best avenue of assistance. We respect your privacy and do not share your personal information with others unrelated to GuideStone.

How can I be a blessing to others by applying? Throughout your years of service, you sacrificed time, money and your own resources in caring for the needs of others. Now it’s our turn to care for you. Allow your Southern Baptist family to honor your service by sharing with you a gift of dignity in your retirement years.

To receive assistance, applicants to Mission:Dignity must meet eligibility guidelines:

• 65 or older and retired

• Minimum of 10 years of paid service with a Southern Baptist church, agency or institution

• An individual who was married to someone in a ministerial position for 10 or more years during the time of their service and who would have met the above requirements may also apply

• Income cannot exceed $1,962 a month for a single person or $2,656 a month for a couple

• Less than $30,000 in assets, excluding home

• Must requalify every two years

ASSISTANCE AMOUNTSApplicants who meet the qualifications will receive the following:

• Individuals — $225 per month

• Couples — $300 per month

Grant amounts are doubled for the neediest applicants with at least 25 years of ministerial service.

G U I D E L I N E S

MISSION:DIGNITY

F O R A L M O S T 100 Y E A R S

OUR MINISTRY

GuideStone Financial Resources has been on a Mission to provide Dignity to God’s retired

servants since its founding in 1918. The Mission:Dignity ministry assists retired

ministers, denominational workers and their widows whose income is not enough to meet their needs. The funds are provided through

the generous gifts to the program by churches, groups and individuals.

It’s a hand up, not a handout — a way for Southern Baptists to honor those who’ve

sacrificed in the service of the Lord.

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APPLYING FOR A GRANTA completed application is required to apply for help from Mission:Dignity.

Applications are available through our toll-free number or from our website.

Once Mission:Dignity receives and processes the application, we will let you

know if you qualify for the program.

REFERRING SOMEONE IN NEEDIf you know of someone in need, we will

be glad to mail a Mission:Dignity application to them. Call or email us with the person’s name and mailing address

and we’ll take it from there! The referring person’s name can be kept

anonymous, if desired.

1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

MissionDignity@GuideStone.org MissionDignity.org/ReferSomeoneInNeed