Today, we alert you to a single mother of a 14-year-old daughter who needs help. This 34-year-old mom grew up in the foster care system. For a majority of children, foster care offers a needed escape from unsafe or abusive circumstances. Unfortunately for this mother, her experience was part of the exception to that rule. She suffers from severe emotional wounds and PTSD from trauma inflicted on her while she was in the foster care system. She an ...

We alert you today to a 73-year-old single woman in need. She owned her own daycare business for 18 years and retired a few years ago. She has been able to make ends meet with her retirement income. Several months ago, she was involved in a car accident that required her to get a new car. After purchasing the car, and adjusting to the car payment, she realized just how fragile her retirement budget was. She now finds herself in a situation where ...

Today, we alert you to a single mother of two boys who needs help. Last month, she was faced with a tough decision: either pay for her son’s medical procedure or pay her rent. She works full-time and has health insurance. Her 17-year-old son suffered from an eye disease that required him to undergo surgery for a cornea transplant. Because of this condition, he has been unable to play sports, and he won’t be fully recovered until late next spring. ...

We alert you today to a young husband who lost his job of three years in early November. The company changed ownership, and he was let go when new management took over. He is the sole provider for him and his wife who has a disability and cannot work. He has had several promising interviews, but offers have been delayed to this point due to the Thanksgiving holiday. He is receiving unemployment benefits, and we are very hopeful that he will secur ...

Throughout my time working with people in need, I have never written a Need Alert this heart-wrenching before. Approximately ten days ago, a man walked into a family's home, shooting and killing a mother and father. Their 2-year-old son, in the home at the time of the shooting, was unharmed. The child is now with his grandparents. From initial reports, it appears the shooter was a neighbor with severe mental health issues, and the family was like ...

We alert you today to a family that was displaced when their landlord sold the property they had rented for years. The mother and father have a 10-year-old daughter. They also provide a home and care for her aunt and mother who both have disabilities. This couple is involved in their local church, volunteering in the children's ministry. In June, they were given a 30-day notice that they could no longer rent the home. They tried to secure a new p ...