We alert you today to a man in need after breaking his foot. He earns his living working in a tire shop, and last month, he broke his foot while doing home repairs and required surgery. He is unable to work for 6 weeks due to the injury. Adding to the hardship, he recently found out that he would also have to undergo surgery to remove a section of his colon. He is working on short-term disability options and some government benefits and hopes to ...
We alert you today to a family of four that is in need as the mother undergoes her 9th abdominal surgery during a challenging financial time. The family has a strong history of sustaining themselves while also housing and caring for the father's widowed mother. In the past several weeks, the family has been hit with a series of financial challenges leading up to the surgery date. First, their house flooded when a pipe failed, then one of their ch ...
We alert you today to a single grandmother who has taken in her grandchild and two other young children to keep them out of DFCS foster care. Her son has a one-year-old child with his girlfriend. The couple also had custody of the girlfriend's two other children, ages 4 and 6, from a separate relationship. Three weeks ago, both of the parents were arrested on drug charges and are currently incarcerated. The grandmother has stepped up to care for ...
We alert you today to a single mother of four (17,12,6,5) who has been living in a homeless shelter with children since June. Her husband, the father of the children, abandoned them due to addiction, and she was unable to sustain housing without his support. She has found housing that will fit her budget and needs $900 financial support to help her with the security deposit. We want to help her with the deposit as she transitions out of the shelt ...
We alert you today of a resilient single mom and her college-age daughter. The mom was laid off in January without a severance but began working full-time with a legal firm in May. Her daughter is in college and is also working to pay all of her bills. She has been able to share some of her pay with her mom when she has had extra. The almost four months the mom was out of work set them back, and they have been struggling all year to get back on t ...
Today, we alert you to a single woman working through a layoff. She has been in the same industry for thirty years and at that same company for four years. Last month, she was unexpectedly laid off. She immediately went to a temp agency and began working, but the pay is much less than she normally makes. She has several interviews in the next couple of weeks and hopes she will secure new full-time employment. She needs help making ends meet this ...
