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 ...

Today we alert you to a 65-year-old woman whose heart and kidneys are failing. Doctors expect her to live only a short time longer and are recommending a hospice nurse to keep her comfortable over the next two months. She has been her husband’s sole caregiver after he became immobile and blind from a stroke. She told us, "When I leave in the next month or so, my husband's sister in Houston will take him in and care for him." Her husband’s sist ...

We alert you for the last time this week to a single mother of two boys (12, 9) who was laid off from a new job at the end of April. She worked for many years at a national insurance company. In January, she transitioned to a smaller company that she felt would improve her income and increase her time with the boys. The transition left her without income for a few weeks, but she covered the employment gap with her savings. Then, within two months ...

We alert you today to a woman who was struck by a car at a bus stop on May 4th. The driver was running from the police, lost control of the vehicle, and slid into the bus stop. The car struck her on the right side of her body. She suffered serious injuries, including a broken humerus, broken ribs, a laceration to her liver, and a fractured pelvis. She spent 10 days in the hospital and is now confined to a wheelchair while she recovers. She works ...