Story We alert you today to single mother that has lost her job. She was working in administration at a local university where she was laid off earlier this month. She has been living paycheck to paycheck, and the lost income has put her and her high school daughter in danger of being evicted. They have no family support. We are working with her closely on regaining employment and have provided her with food through our local partner. Her rent i ...

Story We alert you to a need for a local partner that we are supporting. They are the areas first and only opioid recovery center and support over 3,500 people in their recovery per month. Opioid addiction and abuse are an epidemic in our country, and I see it daily as we work with people in need through our local church partners. In a time when people of all walks of life continue to die from addiction and the opioid epidemic, the center is hel ...

Story We alert you today to a woman that has been a single mother for twenty years. She has done a great job providing for her children and getting them into college. She has faithfully served her local church and kept her children involved there as well. In the last two years, she has lost both of her parents, who both lived overseas.  Her father lived in England, and her mother lived in Jamaica, her birthplace. Her mother's death was just a ...

Story We alert you today to a 49-year-old husband and father that has suffered two strokes and undergone two brain surgeries in the past two weeks. He suffered the first stroke on April 27th and then had another stroke again a week later. He is now looking at eight weeks of rehab and a lot of unknowns. He works in construction that pays him hourly and is a dedicated husband, father, and employee. His family, friends, and company are working to o ...

Story We alert you today to a single mother that is recovering from losing her 4-year-old son to Leukemia last year. He went through three trials, and the doctors did everything they could to cure him. The mother still has a 14-year-old daughter in the home and is trying her best to put the pieces back together. She was not able to keep a stable job during the treatments and lived with family most of that time. She has since moved her and her da ...

Story We alert you today to a 32-year-old autistic man that lives independently. He works in I.T. and is very capable. However, he struggles with the interview process, and this had made it difficult for him to find full-time employment. He has received SSI in the past based on his income. Recently he ran into a perfect storm of sorts. He lost his SSI benefit because he earned too much money, which is a move in the right direction. However, he t ...