Free for those who need it most.

Who qualifies

• Hoosiers 65 and older — and the family members helping them.
• Veterans of the United States armed forces living in Indiana.
• Indiana nonprofits and houses of worship — congregations, food pantries, volunteer fire departments, youth leagues, and the like.

If you do not fit those groups but cost is a barrier, write to us anyway. We would rather help than turn a neighbor away over a category.

What is free

• A household security checkupThe same unhurried session we offer everyone — scams, accounts, devices, the home network — by phone, screen share, or in person in Central Indiana, ending in a written plan. What it covers.
• Help after a scam — for anyoneIf you or someone you love has been scammed or is being pressured right now, we help you take the right steps in the right order — bank, accounts, reports — at no charge, regardless of age or circumstance. Write to us and say what happened; it does not have to be tidy.
• A security review for your organizationFor nonprofits and houses of worship: email and phishing, accounts and access, backups, network, and the data you hold. What it covers.
• Workshops and talksA plain-language hour on spotting scams and locking down accounts for a senior center, library, congregation, club or veterans' post, with handouts people actually keep. Ask, and we will find a date.

How to ask

Use the contact form and choose “Free help.” Tell us who you are, roughly where in Indiana, and what you would like — or what happened. A family member may write on someone's behalf. We reply personally by email; if you would rather talk on the phone, say so and include a number.

Because this is free and our schedule is finite, there may be a wait. Urgent scam situations come first.

What we ask in return

Nothing. If the checkup helped, tell a neighbor about the Field Guides. That is the whole idea.