We are working today to support a hard-working single mother of a 12-year-old girl. She works a full-time position 40 hours per week and a second job in the evening to provide for herself and her daughter. Two months ago, she used a large portion of her emergency fund when her family member passed away unexpectedly. In sort of a perfect financial storm, her landlord informed her that he was selling the house the following month, and she would be ...

We are working today to help a 45-year-old single mother (kids 9,11) who was placed in a medically induced coma for three months. In January, she was rushed to the hospital with a fever of 105. The fever was caused by an infection, and doctors were able to resuscitate her. Doctors then placed her in a medically induced coma until early April. After the coma, she went to rehabilitation to relearn daily activities like walking and feeding herself. ...

We are working today to help a 59-year-old veteran work through his pacemaker replacement procedure. He has a strong track record of working his manual labor job, but was forced out of work for close to three weeks when he had his pacemaker replaced last month and dealt with a few complications. He is $950 short on his rent, and we would like to help him as he returns to work and works toward regaining self-sustainability. ...

We close out this week by alerting you today to a hard-working father who cares for his 12-year-old daughter and unexpectedly lost his full-time job of 3 years at the end of April. He immediately secured a part-time job, but it took him a few more weeks to find another full-time job in his field. He just started working full-time again this week and, due to the loss of income, needs help with his June rent. He has $250 toward his $1,350 rent. We ...

We are working today with an elderly couple who need help making a housing change. Five years ago, the husband had a massive stroke, leaving him incapable of caring for himself on a daily basis. This health event not only took him out of work, but it also forced his wife out of work so that she could care for him. The couple has since been living on $2,297 per month in Social Security while paying $1,200 per month in rent. They were recently acce ...

We are working today to help a hard-working 59-year-old single woman who unexpectedly lost her job last month. She is alone with no family support and is diligently working to secure new employment. She has also completed the process and been approved for unemployment benefits, but they will not begin for 4-6 weeks (if she does not find new employment sooner). She has a strong work history and is now in danger of losing her housing and facing hom ...