Story We alert you today to a Need that we were involved with before in 2016. It was Need Alert 16.31, and it was to help a then high school freshman girl that had been adopted at a young age. You can read the entire original Alert by clicking the link above.  She was awarded a scholarship to a private high school, and the mother could not afford the additional cost of field trips and other activities that go along with student life at the sc ...

Story We alert you today to a single mother of three young children that is in a tremendous amount of dental pain. She broke a tooth that exposed the nerve a week ago. She must see an oral surgeon to get the tooth pulled, and the cost is $550. She does not have the money, but can not continue to deal with the pain. We want to help her get the tooth extracted. ...

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 ...