Assistance is an act of

helping behavior Helping behavior refers to voluntary actions intended to help others, with reward regarded or disregarded. It is a type of prosocial behavior (voluntary action intended to help or benefit another individual or group of individuals, such as sharing ...

. Assistance may also refer to:

Types of help

Aid In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. Th ...

, in international relations, a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another *

Assistance dog An assistance dog is a dog that receives specialized training to aid an individual with a disability in navigating everyday life. Assistance dogs can be trained by an organization, or by their handler. Terminology 'Assistance dog' is the inte ...

, a dog trained to aid or assist a person with a disability *

Consular assistance Consular assistance is help and advice provided by the diplomatic agents of a country to citizens of that country who are living or traveling overseas. The diplomats may be honorary consuls, or members of the country's diplomatic service. Such ...

, help and advice provided by the diplomatic agents of a country to citizens of that country who are living or traveling overseas *

Development assistance Development aid (or development cooperation) is a type of aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political development of developing countries. It is distinguished from humanitarian aid ...

, financial aid given to support the development of developing countries *

Directory assistance In telecommunications, directory assistance or directory inquiries is a phone service used to find out a specific telephone number and/or address of a residence, business, or government entity. Technology Directory assistance systems incorporate ...

, a phone service used to find out a specific telephone number and/or address * Financial assistance (disambiguation), multiple forms *

General Assistance General Assistance (also known as General Relief) is a term used in the United States to denote welfare programs that benefit adults without dependents (single persons, or less commonly, childless married couples) as opposed to families with chil ...

, in the United States, welfare programs that benefit adults without dependents *

Humanitarian assistance Humanitarian assistance is aid and action designed to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity during and after man-made crises and disasters. It encompasses a wide range of activities, including providing food, water, shelter, ...

, material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes *

Judicial assistance Judicial Assistance is the admittance and enforcement of a judicial order or request by a court from one jurisdiction to a court in another jurisdiction. Such admittance sometimes requires a treaty between the governments of the two jurisdictions. ...

, admittance and enforcement of a judicial order by a court from one jurisdiction to a court in another jurisdiction *

Operation Assistance Operation or Operations may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Operation'' (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges dexterity * Operation (music), a term used in musical set theory * ''Operations'' (magazine), Multi-Man ...

, military support to the civil authorities during the flooding of the Red River in April and May 1997 *

Operator assistance Operator assistance refers to service provided by a telephone operator to the calling party of a telephone call. This can include telephone calls made from pay phones, calls placed ''station-to-station'', ''person-to-person'', or ''collect'', ...

, a service to assist the calling party placing a telephone call *

Roadside assistance Roadside assistance, also known as breakdown coverage, is a service that assists motorists, motorcyclists, or bicyclists whose vehicles have suffered a mechanical failure that either cannot be resolved by the motorist, or has prevented them from ...

, a service that provides assistance to motorists, or bicyclists, whose vehicles have suffered a mechanical failure *

Social assistance Welfare spending is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifically to social insurance ...

, welfare * Travel assistance, a service which provides help, primarily in medical emergencies during travel *

User assistance User assistance is a general term for guided assistance to a user of a software product. The phrase incorporates all forms of help available to a user. Assistance can also automatically perform procedures or step users through the procedure, depe ...

, guided assistance to a user of a software product * Virtual assistance, a service by independent entrepreneurs who work remotely and use technology to deliver services to clients globally *

Wind assistance In track and field, wind assistance is the benefit that an athlete receives during a race or event as registered by a wind gauge. Wind is one of many forms of weather that can affect sport. Due to a tailwind helping to enhance the speed of the at ...

, a term in track and field, which refers to the wind level during a race or event *

Windows Remote Assistance Quick Assist is a Microsoft Windows feature that allows a user to view or control a remote Windows computer over a network or the Internet to resolve issues without directly touching the unit. It is based on the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). It ...

, a feature of Windows XP and later that allows a user to temporarily view or control a remote Windows computer *

Writ of assistance A writ of assistance is a written order (a writ) issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff or a tax collector, to perform a certain task. Historically, several types of writs have been called "writs of assistance ...

, a written order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official to perform a certain task

Groups and organizations

American Student Assistance American Student Assistance (ASA) is a national non-profit organization to help students make informed choices to achieve their education and career goals. It is headquartered in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. History American Student Assistance ...

, a non-profit organization whose mission is to help students successfully complete the financing and repayment of higher education *

Civil Assistance Civil Assistance was a British far-right movement in the 1970s, purporting to be a non-governmental civil defence group. It was a voluntary group that aimed to break any planned general strike. It was founded in 1974 by retired General Sir Walter ...

, 1970s British civil defence group *

Polish Assistance Polish Assistance, also known as "Bratnia Pomoc" ("Brotherly Help"), is a charitable foundation based in New York City. It was created to provide financial aid to Polish immigrants, especially the elderly. History Polish Assistance (Bratnia Pomoc), ...

, also known as "Bratnia Pomoc", is a charitable foundation based in New York City

Other uses

* ''Assistance'' (play), a 2008 play written by Leslye Headland *

Assistance Bay Possession Bay is a bay wide on the north coast of South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It recedes southwest for , and is separated from Cook Bay to the north by Black Head promontory. It is connected to King Haakon Bay ...

, a small bay forming the head of Possession Bay * HMS ''Assistance'', a ship

Types of help

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