For about a year now our small group has had it’s own benevolence fund. Each member contributes around $10 a month and if we see a need around us we ask the group if we can use the funds.  We have used the money to help someone with loss of wages due to illness or we’ve bought school supplies for low income school kids. Other times we do service projects that don’t require money for example we helped a lady move her furniture out of her house so she could have it re-carpeted.  Any person in the group can bring up a need from anyone they know and the group decides together what to do, the important thing is no one has ever been told “No.” We always find a way to help.