Story We alert you to a single mother that has been unemployed and fighting to make ends meet. She is a very active member of one of our local church partners. Recently she secured a corporate job that will allow her to provide for her and her child. I know needs are sometimes complicated and very sad and sometimes they are not, this one is neither. She just lost her job, tried a few things to make ends meet for several months, and came up short ...

Story We alert you today to a young couple that is in need of some help. They have a 2-year-old daughter, and both parents work to make ends meet. One month ago the mother was hospitalized because she was vomiting and in tremendous pain. The doctors discovered that she had Pancreatitis, stones in her gallbladder, and she needed surgery. However, the doctors also found that she was pregnant. She had no idea, and they determined at that time that ...

Story We alert you today to a very hard working single mother of 8-year-old twin girls. One month ago she began having her hours at work cut due to some changes in her company. She started looking for a new job and secured a new position making $4 more per hour. She gave her two-week notice with the intention of honoring her commitment to her company. The company cut all of her hours immediately. She could not begin her new position for two week ...

Story We alert you today to a woman that has been unable to work and is in the process of obtaining her disability income. She has diabetes and recently had all of the toes on her left foot amputated. There have also been some complications with the healing, and she is unable to work. We are working with her closely through our local church partner through this transition. The disability income process has taken months, and as a result, the woma ...

Story We alert you today of a man that has suffered a stroke. He and his wife have a family run retail business, and the wife and son are working long hours to keep the company running. The husband/father is in need of nearly constant home care and that pressure, combined with keeping the small family business running, is proving to be too much. We are working with the family closely and want to provide some relief for them in the form of some h ...

Story We alert you today to a 26-year-old single mother in need. She has two children ages 8 and 2 and does not have any other family support. She has been working for a temp agency on odd jobs for quite some time and recently secured a new permanent position with a nationally recognized company. During the employment transition, she experienced an unavoidable lapse in income to make the jump from temp to permanent employment. We are excited abo ...