We alert you today to a refugee family of four in need. Over a year ago, the 41-year-old parents along with their two sons (11, 6) fled religious persecution in Pakistan. After receiving credible threats against their family, they chose to come to the United States, where they were granted asylum. We have been tracking with the family for several months. Both parents have been doing odd jobs as they waited for their official work permits. We l ...
We alert you today to a new single mother of two boys (12, 8) who is facing many challenges. Early last month, her husband was arrested for domestic violence. She is now going through a messy divorce. Her husband drained all of their bank accounts. She works very hard, but all the recent dysfunction in her home has left her with a mortgage that is four months past due. She does not have enough money to cover her job-related fuel costs, let alone ...
We alert you today to a very hard-working single woman who needs help. She has been in the logistics industry for over 15 years. Three years ago, she bought a 16-foot box truck and started her own small business by partnering with a courier service. Without any notice, and by no fault of her own, she lost her main contract last month due to a lack of demand. She scrambled to find more work, but she missed almost a month of pay in the process. She ...
We alert you today to a single mother recovering from oophorectomy surgery. She has a longstanding and consistent work history that has provided for herself and her two children (15, 20). The father of her kids is incarcerated; he does not support them. She has a well-paying factory job where she loads supplies onto heavy machinery. It is physically demanding, but she enjoys the work. In February, she started having severe pain that kept her o ...
Today, we alert you to a new widow who lost her husband suddenly three months ago. Since then, she has sorted through their affairs and begun adjusting to what life will look like for herself and her two daughters. During this time, she discovered a tax liability that needed to be paid. She also had an emergency dental procedure, which further dipped into her savings. She is currently working three jobs to stabilize her finances. We want to provi ...
We alert you today to a 39-year-old single mother with a fourteen-year-old daughter who needs help. Two years ago, the mom was diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia, a condition that involves sudden, severe facial pain. It affects the trigeminal nerve, or fifth cranial nerve, which provides feeling and nerve signaling to many parts of the head and face. She recently underwent brain surgery to treat the condition and will be out of work for six week ...
