Today we alert you to a single mother of three children who left her husband in December after he was jailed for abusing her. She moved to another state and found an apartment for herself and her kids. She has been working full-time ever since to make ends meet. Her husband stopped paying the note on her car, which was unexpectedly repossessed in June. To keep her employment, she had to make a down payment on another vehicle, which has set her ba ...

We alert you today to a mother who lost her son to suicide in April. After returning home from her job in environmental services at a regional hospital, she discovered her deceased son in her apartment. The trauma has greatly affected her over the last four months. She decided to move out of the apartment since returning to the scene was just too overwhelming. She is receiving treatment with a therapist and has also participated in group counseli ...

We alert you to a family in need after the father was injured while working at his second job. He is a teacher who also repairs cars on the side to earn extra money. Last month, he cut off the tip of his finger just above the knuckle while working on a car. Doctors were able to reattach it, and he should regain full function after he recovers. The emergency medical care cost $4,000 out of pocket, and he also missed a few weeks of work. He is now ...

We alert you today to a single mother of three girls in need of help to prevent eviction. The mother supports herself and her children as a bus driver for her local county school system. She receives no child support and lives on a very tight budget. Last month, she was caught in flood waters which damaged her car. The repairs totaled almost $7,000. She relied on the vehicle for her employment, and because of how the car was financed, she was for ...

We alert you today to a 57-year-old husband and father recovering from open heart surgery. On July 20th, he was rushed to the hospital, fearing he was suffering from heat stroke after being in the sun all day. Doctors discovered he had a torn valve in his heart. The following Friday, he underwent open heart surgery to repair the valve and was released from the hospital on August 2nd. He now has a 12-week recovery process before he can be cleared ...

We alert you today to a mother and three children (24, 23, 17) that have recently been abandoned by their husband/father. The 17-year-old daughter was born with a cleft palate and a genetic disorder called Stickler Syndrome, making her bones more easily prone to being sprained or fractured and requiring multiple rounds of physical therapy every year. In addition, she has gone through more than 40 surgeries over many years to repair her cleft pala ...