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 ...

Today we alert you to a young family with one child that is heading in the right direction but has hit a snag. The husband works full-time and also goes to school full-time. The mother worked last year as a bus attendant. She has secured a paraprofessional position with the local county school system. Her new position is a promotion and a pay increase. However, the job transition created a lapse in her regular pay cycle, leaving them short by $60 ...

Today we alert you to a single woman who is a preschool teacher. Three weeks ago, she became ill with an unidentified virus. She tried to work through the illness but, as her condition worsened, she couldn’t even do the simplest tasks without becoming exhausted. After a few weeks, she was hospitalized with pneumonia. She is a type II diabetic. While she was in the hospital, her blood pressure spiked to an alarming level. She has missed several we ...