Story We alert you today of a single mother, with a 6-month-old baby, that needs help. We have been working closely with her through our local church partner. After being in and out of homelessness, she gained employment through one of our employment area experts and also secured stable housing. A few weeks ago she was laid off due to budget cuts. The company that laid her off helped her get her resume together that same day and also gave her a ...

Story We alert you today of a 54-year-old single woman in need. In 2008 she was diagnosed with Graves' disease and the illness caused her to have her thyroid removed. During this time her husband abandoned her and then left the country. She was offered full social security disability by the government, but refused to accept it and instead secured two jobs to make ends meet. She is a CNA as well a manager at a local restaurant. Last month the ...

Story The 82-year-old mother fell and broke her hip at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her daughter immediately made the trip from Atlanta to Utah to be there for her and help her get treatment. While there she realized that her mother would not be able to stay on her own any longer and she began making plans on how to care for her mother. It became clear that to be her mother's full-time caregiver; she needed her mother in Atlanta, not Utah. ...

Story We alert you today of a single mother of two children in need of a car repair. She relies on her car for work and to care for her father that is suffering from cancer. The rear brakes are entirely shot, and the car is undrivable as a result. She has fifty dollars to her name right now and needs the car repaired so she can get back to work and earn a living. We would like to help her get the brakes fixed. ...

Story We alert you today of a woman that has tirelessly poured into a family for the past year. She has arranged job training for the mother to become a CNA. She has taken the children to appointments and school. She helped secure the family housing even to the point of signing her name on the lease. Last month the mother of the family stopped paying the rent on their apartment and went back to her old job, abandoning her CNA position/opportunit ...

Story We alert you to a man that has broken his back. He, along with many others, was sacrificing several hours a week doing volunteer work for a local organization when the accident happened. Some of the volunteer work required demolition of materials found in an old building. He was up in the ceiling about 15 feet off the ground helping the other men cut out sections of old wood when the supports gave way, and he fell. He was rushed to the eme ...