Need help finding assistance for housing, food, utilities or
other vital needs?
Free resources, a step-by-step manual, and a real person who knows the system - built by a case manager who's been where you are.
Shelley Benton, BS Psychology
20+ years case management | SW Florida
🚪 Start here - it's free
The My Benefits Buddy app shows you many housing, food, utility, and social services program in your area. Enter your zip code, pick what you need, and get a list of agencies that can help - with phone numbers and their website.
🚪Want a step-by-step guide you can keep?
The Community Resource Navigation Manual is 90+ pages of exactly what to say, what to bring, and how to handle a denial. Includes scripts, letter templates, and the same method I've used for 20+ years.
🚪 Need someone to walk you through it?
Book a free 15-minute call. I'll personally listen to your situation and point you to the right resources - no pitch, no pressure. If I can't help, I'll tell you who can.
Why I Built This
I'm Shelley Benton. After 79 psychiatric hospitalizations and 20+ years in case management, I know what it feels like to sit across from a social worker, scared, broke, and convinced nobody can help.
I also know what it feels like when one person refuses to give up on you. That person changed my life. She's still my friend 20+ years later.
I built these tools so you don't have to figure
it out alone.
"The worker is worthy of their hire." — Luke 10:7
