Needs

Need 21.22 – Single Woman Laid Off From Work

17
donations
$1,185.00
raised of a $1,175.00 goal
We alert you today to a woman who was laid off from her job in December of 2020. She has a stable work history, holding her last position for more than four years. Because of the strain on the unemployment system from the COVID shutdowns, she has not received any unemployment. She did get a stimulus check, but she mainly relied on her savings to make ends meet over the last four month ...

Need 21.21 – Major Car Repair Threatens Housing for Single Woman

10
donations
$690.00
raised of a $680.00 goal
We alert you to a single woman in need of help with her rent. She has a longstanding history of supporting herself, and like many people, has fought through the past year, financially. In mid-April, she faced car repairs that totaled over $2,500. Realizing that she relied on her transportation for her employment, she went ahead and fixed the car. She used all of her savings, plus some ...

Need 21.20 – Single Woman Needs Second Skin Cancer Surgery

5
donations
$620.00
raised of a $600.00 goal
Today, we alert you to a 44-year-old single woman in need of a second skin cancer surgery in less than a year. She works at a bakery and has a small side business that adds to her income. She has been able to keep up her hours at the bakery, but the small business has suffered during the pandemic. In July of 2020, doctors discovered that she had squamous cell carcinoma on her face. Du ...

Need 21.19 – COVID Forced Digital Learning

18
donations
$1,340.00
raised of a $1,300.00 goal
We alert you to a family who needs help with their rent due to COVID forcing their six-year-old child into mandated digital learning. The family lives on two full-time incomes from both parents. In August, their child's school system went to digital learning only, and they were forced to make some hard decisions. The mother chose to leave her full-time employment so she could care for ...

Need 21.18 – Local Church Pastor Dealing with Mold Remediation

60
donations
$7,000.00
raised of a $7,000.00 goal
Today, we alert you to a local church pastor dealing with mold remediation in his family's home. He and his wife have one child who has special needs. Their daughter’s ongoing care includes regularly scheduled medical tests. A month ago, her doctors noticed that she was being exposed to high levels of mold. They were not specifically testing for mold, but fortunately for the whole fam ...

Need 21.17 – Single Mother With Heart Issue and Pneumonia

34
donations
$2,510.00
raised of a $2,510.00 goal
We alert you for the first time this week to a single mother dealing with a heart condition. You may remember Need Alert 21.10, which was for a single mother who underwent two surgeries to remove kidney stones. She was on schedule to return to work after the surgeries, but unfortunately, her heart started going into AFib. Her doctors tried several different courses of action, and she ...