Yad Chessed offers the following types of support to local families in need:

• Emergency assistance – Yad Chessed can intervene on a client's behalf at very short notice, for example by paying a bill to prevent a family from being evicted or having its heat shut off. In other, less critical cases, Yad Chessed provides supplemental food assistance or sends a check to help with essential car repairs, medical co-payments, unexpected housing-related expenses, and so on.
• Monthly food assistance – Yad Chessed distributes gift cards or certificates that can be used at area supermarkets and kosher grocery stores.
• Matanot l'evyonim (Gifts to the poor on Purim) – Yad Chessed distributes funds to the needy on Purim in a way that complies with traditional Jewish practice. Certificates to the Butcherie are distributed to families in advance of Purim, but may only be used starting at noon on Purim day. The value of each certificate is determined by the total amount raised by local congregations, day schools, and college Hillels on Purim on behalf of Yad Chessed.
• Holiday food assistance – Yad Chessed distributes gift cards to help defray the extra costs associated with celebrating Passover and Rosh Hashanah.
• Clothing assistance – Yad Chessed distributes TJ Maxx gift cards in the spring and fall to families with children to help defray the costs of purchasing clothing for their children.
• Interest-free loans – Yad Chessed offers interest-free loans to help people with temporary needs. For example, a person may be experiencing short-term unemployment or facing the cost of an unexpected house repair. Loans are generally repaid within one year.