We alert you today to a single mother that needs a financial bridge until the C.A.R.E.S. Act funding arrives. She moved away from her hometown of New York with her two sons a few years ago over concerns about violence. Those concerns became a reality when her 48-year-old brother was killed in early March of this year. She used her savings to help the family and attend the funeral in New York. She returned home to work, and her hours were reduced ...

We alert to a senior citizen couple that needs financial help until the COVID-19 financial relief package arrives. They do have retirement income, and the wife also works decorating homes and staging homes for real estate agents. Due to the shutdown, her side work had gone away. We have worked through their entire monthly budget and assessed what federal relief is on the way. She also has applied for unemployment, but like so many others is waiti ...

We alert you to a single mother that earns her living as a contract employee working in a national beauty retailer. The stores in her state closed due to the Covid-19 shutdown, and she is unable to work. She is going to be getting the government relief but needs help with food and other daily supplies for her and her daughter until the assistance arrives. We would like to help her with a $400 gift card to help her make ends meet. ...

We alert you today to a 59-year-old single woman that has had her side business shut down due to Covid-19 quarantine. She has monthly income but makes ends meet with her part-time side business. She is eligible for the relief package that seems to be on the way from the federal government, but she needs help to pay her power bill and with groceries until that relief arrives. The power bill is $210, and we would like to give her four weeks of groc ...

We alert you today to a man that became ill three weeks ago and could not report to work. He is HIV positive and, as a result, deals with illness related to the disease at times. He has experienced periods of homelessness in his past but has been working consistently for the last couple of years and provides for himself. He is well now, but the hotel he works for is closed down for the next two weeks due to Covid-19. We are not confident that he ...

We alert you today to a woman that has always made ends meet by working her regular 40 hours per week employment as a custodian in a community college, an additional 20 hours per week at a part-time custodial position in a school system, and also cleaned houses as a side business. She is a very hard worker and now finds herself unable to work at the part-time school position due to the quarantine (it is hourly with no benefits), and she has also ...