Today we alert you to a family trying to recover from the shock and grief of losing their teenage son. Late in the spring, one of their sons was playing basketball with friends when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest. The father arrived on the scene just after the paramedics and watched from a distance as they tried to revive him. After several days in the hospital, he was declared brain dead and taken off life support. A few weeks before th ...

Today we alert you to a single mother of two small children (4, 3) who is leaving an abusive relationship. She has asked for financial help several times in the last two years. The cause of her financial distress stemmed from a pattern of seeking affection from her children's abusive and neglectful father. As a result, we had no alternative but to tell her “no” each time, while encouraging her, in love, to start making better choices. She subm ...

Today we alert you to a 54-year-old grandmother raising her three grandchildren (17, 16, 12). Their mother abandoned the kids five years ago and has not made contact since. The grandmother is a hard worker who is employed full-time at McDonald’s, which is the sole source of income for herself and the kids. Last month, her 16-year-old grandson attempted to take his own life. Thankfully, the attempt was unsuccessful. He required hospital care, and ...

We alert you today to the parents of two children (16, 13) who are suffering from illnesses that have kept them from paying their rent. The father is dealing with a heart condition called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). He is a loader operator, and the illness has prevented him from working. His wife suffers from uncontrolled epileptic seizures. She is able to work from home to help the family hold everything together. Two month ...

We alert you today to a hard-working family of six facing eviction due to a series of unfortunate events and bad timing. The father works as a truck driver and reports to work each night at midnight. A month ago, while at a traffic light on his way to work, he was struck by a hit-and-run drunk driver. The car was his only way to get to work, and the repair cost $2,100. A few weeks later, lightning struck their apartment and fried anything plugged ...

We alert you to a young couple that needs some help. They have two young kids and another soon-to-be added to the family. The father has served in the Navy and now both the father and mother work for a national big-box wholesaler. He runs a forklift and she works as a merchandiser. They have been able to cover all the bills with their combined income. In this late stage of her pregnancy, she needed to take a leave of absence due to the physical s ...