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 ...

Story We alert you today of a single mother of a 10-year-old boy that needs help paying her February rent. She lost her employment in early January and has not been able to secure employment until this week. She starts her new job on Monday, and although it has been a tough six weeks, this change looks like it will end up being a positive change for her and her son. We are working closely with her through our local church partner and feel comfor ...

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 ...