We alert you to a single mother with two kids who need help moving to a more affordable rental home. As many of you know, rental prices have skyrocketed all over the country. On the surface, this Need Alert may seem less heart-wrenching than most, but the family is in no less of a financial bind. This single mother’s monthly rent has increased to $1,700, a cost in stark contrast to the run-down home she can no longer afford. Thankfully, she ha ...

We alert you today to a hard-working single mother in need. She has a solid work history and is raising three children on her own. Last month, she was forced to miss work for three weeks when her seven-month-old son became severely ill with a respiratory virus. She is currently short by $1,100 to pay her monthly rent of $1,750 this month. We want to help by covering this gap so she can avoid eviction. ...

Today, we alert you to a hard-working single mother with two kids who is struggling after her divorce. She has been fighting to build a stable life for her family without any financial support from her former husband. She added childcare expenses to her budget during the summer. Then, her youngest child contracted an illness that spread to the rest of the family, causing her to miss work for three weeks. She has fallen behind on her car payment a ...

We alert you today to a father of three children who tore his Achilles tendon and is undergoing surgery. He worked as a forklift driver and was at his most recent job for less than six months. When his employer learned he could no longer perform the physical duties necessary to do his work, they let him go. He will be out of a job for the next 9-12 months, depending on his recovery rate following surgery. He and his family have low monthly bil ...

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 ...