Update Info: He was later released from Shepherd Center on April 9 and returned home, miraculously 3 months to the date of the accident.   The medical bills, rehabilitation, wheelchair equipment, and ongoing care for this young man have come at quite a hefty price. Since he is confined to a wheelchair, his family was required to adapt their home to make it wheelchair accessible. Their home needed modifications on the first floor to install a w ...

We alert you today to a man that is facing total disability due to cancer. He has earned a living for many years as a master electrician. Last November, he lost the use of his legs and discovered that he had Multiple Myeloma. Cancer had destroyed a section of his spine, and he required surgery to regain the use of his legs. He is now able to walk but is facing total disability as a result, and his wife was forced to miss work to care for him unti ...

We alert you today to a mother and her five children that are fleeing their physically abusive husband and father. The physical abuse is extensive and has been going on for a long time. The most recent incident involved the father breaking the mother's fingers with a coffee cup. Members of one of our local church partners are working to pick up the family and are taking them into their home until they can get on their feet. They are already makin ...

We alert you today to a 23-Year-Old civil engineering student that is caring for her mother. She is graduating in May and currently interning for an engineering firm where they pay her hourly. She uses that money to support her and her mother while balancing the last month of her schooling. In 2018 her mother battled with breast cancer, and over the past few months, they have been monitoring several growths around her eyes. On Feb 19th, the daugh ...

We alert you to a newly widowed woman that needs a new HVAC system in her home. The current system is thirty years old, and she does not have the financial ability to have one installed. She is suffering from anxiety and depression and is receiving psychiatric treatment provided by her county as well as support from her local church. Currently, her only source of income is social security, and she does get some food support. We have identified a ...

We alert you to a 62-year-old single woman that has struggled with prescription drug and alcohol addiction for most of her adult life. She is now over thirty days sober and in treatment, attending a support group, and working full-time. She has been admitted into a sober living facility and will be able to pay her rent after this week. However, she is short $185 on her rent that is due Friday. We want to help her pay the rent. ...