Story We alert you today of a family that is in need of help. As we have discussed before, any single need falls into one of three categories. (Rehabilitation, Development, Relief) This family has several needs that range to all three groups. They have four children ages 17, 7, 5, and 1. The 17-year-old daughter has autism and requires special care. The father is a U.S. Army war veteran and suffers from PTSD and can not drive. He also has had tr ...
Story We alert you today to a six-year-old boy that needs specialized vision testing to help determine why he is struggling in school. He is receiving extra services at his school, and the parents are working with the teachers to decide whether or not he needs special education. The testing will significantly help the family and the educators determine the best steps for the boy going forward. The issue is that the test costs $250 and the family ...
Story We alert you today, for the last time this week, to a 55-year-old woman that is working her way out of clinical depression. She has been fighting depression for over three years. One year ago she decided to seek help. She has been working with a counselor, and we are working with her through our local church partner. Before her mental illness took hold of her life, she was gainfully employed and enjoyed several hobbies including ballroom ...
Story We alert you today to a single father that is facing eviction. We are working closely with him through our local partner. He is very active in the community and volunteers with multiple nonprofits and community organizations. He has enjoyed a level of success professionally most of his life, but things have broken down over the past few years. His wife left their marriage for another man and his employer for many years terminated his emplo ...
Story We alert you today of a 22-year-old single woman that is in need of help. She has been supporting herself since she was sixteen years old and has always made ends meet. She works three different jobs currently. Her primary income source comes from a nanny/house cleaning/personal assistant type position. Several weeks ago, her employer for that position quit returning her calls without notice, withheld her paycheck, and terminated her emplo ...
Story If you have been receiving Need Alerts from us for very long, you will notice the title of this need is a little different. We do not typically label the person in need with an identifier. However, this one is a bit different because we anticipate walking alongside this man, through our local church partner, for at least one more Need Alert, maybe two. To help you connect the dots, we are calling him "Matt". As we have talked about befo ...
