We alert you today of a new mom who had a difficult pregnancy followed by a traumatic delivery last year. Because of the complications in delivery, she required several surgeries to repair damage to her body. The third surgery was in December, the worst of the three. She was out of work for surgery and recovery for six weeks. She had short-term disability, but it reduced her salary to half during those weeks. She has been able to pay her bills an ...

We alert you today to a single mother who was injured last week when she fell from seven feet up on a ladder. She was putting her Christmas tree in storage in her garage when she fell from the ladder. When she landed, she shattered a bone in her knee and tore her ACL and meniscus. Adding further to her injuries, the tree then fell and injured her shoulder when landing on her. She provides for herself and her two girls (17,9) by working in an OBGY ...

We alert you today of a young man recently diagnosed with cancer. He has worked his whole life and has a wonderful family and partner. He is incredibly thankful for his life, their love and support. Unfortunately, once the chemo treatments began, he became very sick and did not respond well. Because of this, he had to stop working and is currently in the hospital while the treatments continue. Once the chemo has reduced the mass, they will operat ...

We alert you today of a woman who has cared for herself for many years. She began a new job last year, so she had only accrued 3 days off in November when she came down with the flu. She was out of work for 2 weeks, mostly without pay. Then, in the first week of January, she had to replace her car's battery, alternator, and tire. She could repair the car and pay her rent and bills but had to pay the rent late. This incurred a late fee that she wa ...

We alert you to a single mother of a 16-year-old son who needs a hand up. She has an excellent work history and has provided for her and her son for the past 16 years. A few months ago, she faced a financial storm. Her car broke down, and the repair was more than the car was worth, and she was forced to purchase another car. During that same period, her child support payments stopped. To add to the financial pressure, she then unexpectedly lost h ...

We alert you today to a hard-working husband and father of four teenage children who needs financial assistance. He spent his entire career working in baseball in various roles, most recently as a project manager for a major league team. He was abruptly let go in October by the team's new leadership, who laid off most of the staff and brought in their own people. He was partially prepared financially. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with rectal ...