"The purpose of this study was to describe the manner in which twelve individuals who were denied financial assistance managed to resolve their financial problems. A questionnaire was constructed and initially applied by eleven agencies to all applications for financial assistance during August, 1958. In addition data were collected by a follow-up interview with twelve of the 280 individuals who were denied financial assistance by one or more of the eleven agencies"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "June, 1957." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: Dorothy D. Hayes, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-86).