Assistance is an act of

helping behavior Helping behavior refers to voluntary actions intended to help the 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 shar ...

. 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. Ai ...

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

Assistance dog In general, an assistance dog, known as a service dog in the United States, is a dog trained to aid or assist an individual with a disability. Many are trained by an assistance dog organization, or by their handler, often with the help of a prof ...

, 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 a ...

, 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 is a type of foreign/international/overseas aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political development of developing countries. Closely-related concepts include: developm ...

, 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) Financial assistance or financial aid can refer to: *Financial assistance (share purchase), assistance given by a company for the purchase of its shares or those of its holding companies *Funding of science, the provision of financing for scientific ...

, 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 childr ...

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

Humanitarian assistance Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and ...

, 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-Ma ...

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

Operator assistance Operator assistance refers to a telephone call in which the calling party requires an operator to provide some form of assistance in completing the call. This may include telephone calls made from pay phones, calls placed station-to-station, per ...

, 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, or commonly social welfare, 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 specifical ...

, welfare *

Travel assistance {{Refimprove, date=April 2009 Travel assistance is a term in use throughout much of the world which refers to a service which provides help, primarily in medical emergencies during travel. Travel assistance is different from medical, travel or tr ...

, 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, depen ...

, 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 Walte ...

, 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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