Update 1/16 at 12:15 p.m.: The funds have been claimed, according to a spokesperson.

Original: Catholic Charities doesn’t need to know many details. If people shows up at their office on Thursday with a government or contractor ID and say they need assistance to weather the government shutdown, the charity wants to help immediately.

“If they come to us, they’ll leave with something. We’re not going to spend a lot of time putting people through an inquisition,” says Father John Enzler, the organization’s president and CEO.

Instead, Catholic Charities will send a check—up to $500—directly to the vendor behind the unpaid bill. Or if the person is struggling to buy diapers or pay for transportation, they will provide gift cards to grocery stores and SmarTrip cards.

The organization held two events in the suburbs this week to distribute funds to workers affected by the shutdown (at the first, they gave out about $6,000, according to Enzler). But the group expects to have the biggest turnout on Thursday, January 17, when they will be offering assistance from Catholic Charities’ office in downtown D.C. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

So far, they have helped primarily with rent issues and car payments, but have also seen people needing to make medical payments or buy everyday items like toilet paper, according to Enzler. Catholic Charities isn’t applying the funds to mortgages or Washington Gas, Pepco, and DC Water bills, since the utility companies and most banks are already offering some kind of relief. But pretty much everything else is on the table.

The funding comes courtesy of a grant administered by the United Way of the National Capital Area. United Way and Pepco each contributed $50,000 and Bank of America gave $10,000 to a fund that was distributed evenly among three organizations. Catholic Charities and the Northern Virginia Family Service have used their $36,000 portion to provide emergency financial assistance, while the Capital Area Food Bank put it toward a series of grocery pop-ups to give out bags.

“This is a political fight that is now hurting many, many people who don’t deserve it,” says Enzler. 

If the funds aren’t exhausted at Thursday’s event, he says they do another one—“until we spend it all.”

Financial assistance has been claimed as of 12:15 p.m. will be provided from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the James Cardinal Hickey Center (924 G St NW) on Thursday, January 17. Workers should bring a copy of their bills.