Find Help When Life Gets Hard
Relief IQ guides you to the right government programs, nonprofits, legal aid, medical assistance, disability support, housing help, food support, and emergency resources — based on your state and your situation.
Have a confusing letter?
Upload a photo or PDF — denial letter, court notice, eviction, benefits — and get a plain-English plan with the next steps.
Upload a documentPrefer to talk it through?
Optional, donation-supported voice support — for elderly, blind, injured, and overwhelmed users. The website stays free either way.
Call +1 (336) 652-6543Learn moreFree guidance. State-by-state resources. Step-by-step action plan.
Common situations
Tap what's closest to your situation. We'll guide the next step.
How it works
Choose your state
Resources change state by state. We start with yours.
Tell us what's wrong
Type or talk. The Relief IQ Assistant asks short follow-up questions.
Get a clear help plan
Step-by-step actions, real agencies, phone numbers, and what to bring.
What you get
Step-by-step plan
Clear actions for today, this week, and longer term.
Real contacts
Verified government, nonprofit, and legal-aid phone numbers and websites.
Documents to prepare
What to bring so agencies can actually help you.
Built to help people find guidance during difficult times.
Relief IQ is free to use, works in all 50 states, and is designed for people who are stressed, injured, disabled, or in crisis. We point you to real, verified help.
Relief IQ Voice Support
Optional, donation-supported voice support. Tap the number to call. Calls and SMS messages from Relief IQ will come from this number — so you'll know it's us.
- • This is the official Relief IQ voice support number.
- • Relief IQ may call you back from this number.
- • Calls may be AI-assisted. A human can be reached when needed.
Tap to call. Calls and SMS from Relief IQ will come from this number.
How Relief IQ works
Free guidance on the website, plus optional voice support if you prefer to talk.
Free website guidance
Plain-language answers and a step-by-step plan.
Optional AI-assisted voice support
Talk it through instead of typing — calm, slow, and human.
SMS summaries
We text you the next step and any phone numbers after a call.
Callback support
If a call drops, we can call you back from our number.
Resource navigation
Verified state, federal, and nonprofit resources.
Step-by-step guidance
What to do today, this week, and next.
Document explanation
Upload a letter — get it explained in plain English.
Who Relief IQ helps
Built for people who find systems hard, not for tech enthusiasts.
How Relief IQ can help
Calm guidance and document understanding — not therapy, not legal advice, not medical advice.
Housing problems
Eviction notices, rent help, utility shutoffs.
Workers' compensation
Understanding claims, denials, and next steps.
Insurance and medical bills
What to ask, who to call, what to bring.
Disability paperwork
SSDI / SSI applications, denials, appeals.
Benefits navigation
SNAP, Medicaid, unemployment, energy assistance.
Stressful documents
Court letters, denials, demand letters — explained.
Government forms
What each section means, what to gather.
Emotional overwhelm
One question at a time. Calm pacing.
Transportation & legal confusion
Where to go, what to ask, who to call.
Next-step planning
Today, this week, and longer-term steps.
Honest about what we are
- • Calls may be AI-assisted.
- • Relief IQ does not replace emergency services, lawyers, or medical professionals.
- • If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
- • For mental health emergencies, call or text 988.
In an emergency
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. If you are thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 in the United States.