People facing tough financial, legal or personal matters may benefit from the help of sample hardship letters found at the website LetterOfHardship.net.
"The templates at LetterOfHardship.net can help find the right words in high-pressure situations," said Kevin Savetz, the site's creator. "All of these 228 sample letters are free to download, customize and print. Just type over the text to adjust the wording in the template."
The 21 new sample letters at the site include suggested wording for diabetes management supplies, psychology services, mammography, lifting restrictions and school restroom accommodations.
Other new letter templates relate to business, including two to the Internal Revenue Service. One letter is intended for "extreme hardship," while another explains a loss of income, and yet another addresses a reduction in work hours.
Other new letters relate to: property maintenance, power bills, car repair, temporary housing assistance, child support, guardianship expenses and utilities deposits.
LetterOfHardship.net also has articles with tips on how to write hardship letters, including specific letters relating to mortgage refinancing, parole, immigration and insurance.
While the letters can be downloaded instantly in DOC (Microsoft Word) format, the text can also be cut and pasted directly from the site.
There are more than 100 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printables sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.