Story We alert you today to a single woman that is very sick and in need. She is a faithful member of one of our local church partners, and we have helped her before (Need 17.69). She has stage four kidney failure and goes to dialysis three times per week. She was once a successful businesswoman but has been forced to live on disability for several years. She has lost her home and no longer has any retirement or savings of any kind. Her budget i ...

Story We alert you today to a single woman that is breaking ties with a known cult. She was the youngest of six children raised in a known cult. The cult encouraged sexual contact between adults and children. She lost her job in May but has recovered employment. She is currently holding down two jobs and works seven days per week. She is stabilizing herself and attending a financial class offered by her church, our local partner. We are working ...

Story We alert today, for the second time, to a single mother who has lupus. She is on a fixed income, and her last routine tests raised some health concerns. She now needs to see three different specialists, and each of them will cost her $50. She does not have any additional income to pay the doctors and had already canceled one appointment by the time she and I spoke. We want to help her with the cost of the visits. Doctor Appointments - $ ...

Story We alert you today to a family in the midst of tragedy. The parents are faithful members of one of our local church partners, and their 25-year-old son has committed suicide. He committed the act in their home, and they are working through all of the trama one minute at a time. They are in need of help paying for the house to be cleaned and to have their son cremated. We would also like to give them a little extra financial cushion for une ...

Story We alert you to a very sick 70-year-old man and his wife that are in need. The husband has Parkinson's, diabetes, kidney disease, and a few other health problems. His wife is his full-time caretaker. In February he underwent surgery on his neck where the doctors fused seven vertebrae. He was supposed to be bedridden for six to eight weeks, but the week after he came home from the hospital his wife was unexpectedly admitted to the hospital  ...

Story We alert you today to an Air Force Veteran that is working his way out of a homeless shelter. He has been working consistently and is now ready to move into an apartment. His credit is damaged, and as a result, the fees to secure an apartment with utilities is very high. He needs first and last month rent plus an additional months deposit for the housing (so basically three months rent). The utility companies are also asking for larger tha ...