We alert you today to a single mother of five children (ages 17,15,14,10,7) who lost her son in a drive-by shooting last year. Her son was gunned down in front of their house as he took the trash out to the curb one morning last November. She has worked full-time for the past 15 years in administration at a prestigious private university. The university gave her some time off immediately after the tragedy, and she returned to work in January. She ...

We alert you, for the last time this week, to a 32-year-old single mother who needs her water turned back on. She works full-time and cares for her 8-year-old daughter. She also has custody of her 17-year-old sister. Her roommate/best friend was contributing to the bills by paying for their utilities. After the water service to the apartment was cut off, she discovered that the water bill had not been paid in months. She was forced to kick her fr ...

We alert you today to a man who is undergoing his second colon cancer surgery. He was first diagnosed with cancer in 2014 and underwent surgery to remove part of his colon at that time. Recently, his doctors discovered that the cancer has returned, and now the only option is to have his entire colon removed. The process for this surgery involves multiple steps which will result in him missing twelve weeks of work. His wife does work and they have ...

We alert you to a single woman who needs help getting out of the pay-by-the-week motel cycle. I am almost certain we will send two separate Need Alerts on her behalf. This first Need Alert has two objectives: we want to stabilize her housing situation and help her address her mental health. This woman suffered through abuse as a child. She married as an adult, owned her own home, and worked full-time for years. Over time, her husband became abusi ...

Today, we alert you to a single mother of two girls (ages 15 and 12) who have lost everything in an apartment fire. She was under the impression that she had renter’s insurance connected to another policy, but she did not. This single mother is hard-working and very responsible. Other organizations have stepped up with gift cards to help with food and emergency clothes. She can secure a new apartment independently, but all of their furniture, bed ...

We alert you today to a woman who was laid off from her job in December of 2020. She has a stable work history, holding her last position for more than four years. Because of the strain on the unemployment system from the COVID shutdowns, she has not received any unemployment. She did get a stimulus check, but she mainly relied on her savings to make ends meet over the last four months. She is working hard to regain employment and has some good p ...