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 ...

We alert you to a single woman in need of help with her rent. She has a longstanding history of supporting herself, and like many people, has fought through the past year, financially. In mid-April, she faced car repairs that totaled over $2,500. Realizing that she relied on her transportation for her employment, she went ahead and fixed the car. She used all of her savings, plus some of the money she needed for rent, on the repairs. After giving ...

Today, we alert you to a 44-year-old single woman in need of a second skin cancer surgery in less than a year. She works at a bakery and has a small side business that adds to her income. She has been able to keep up her hours at the bakery, but the small business has suffered during the pandemic. In July of 2020, doctors discovered that she had squamous cell carcinoma on her face. During the surgery, the doctors realized that the cancerous area ...

We alert you to a family who needs help with their rent due to COVID forcing their six-year-old child into mandated digital learning. The family lives on two full-time incomes from both parents. In August, their child's school system went to digital learning only, and they were forced to make some hard decisions. The mother chose to leave her full-time employment so she could care for her child at home. They have received some COVID relief money ...