This is a about hope, love and the new person i am today.

        My name is Toya and i live in  Baltimore, MD. I guess i should start from the beninging of it all. When i was 18yrs. i move out on my own and became an pole dancer.  And that was not the bad part. I meet this guy that like all want to take care of you and make sure you taking care of. But this is true life, well after 9yrs of watching this ass hole take everything i had i said am done. Am done with guys that was just using me for my body and my money. Am done with the late night drinking rubbing my body up and down some guy so he can give me money with a smile knowing am dead in side. That day i started to live to feel i became me toya. So that brings me to why am here. Am now working two jobs thaat i love, but not making a lot i have a few bill that i need to pay off. am not asking for any thing big what ever you would like to give it great. And even if you read this and you have not any thing to give please say a pray and know tht no matter what am now happy because am find me. If you would like to help send me a email

Thanks     Toyarw@hotmail.com

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My name is the Chihuahuas Lady because i now have two chihuahuas that have showed me how to love and love myself, and its a great feeling.

  i am a struggling mother of a daughter whose father passed away 9 months after she was born the first 12yrs was not so bad with the only person i had my grandmother but she passed away a yr ago  i live in a terrible neighborhood and really dont want my daughter outside and the services in my neighborhood or lack there of are terrible so if someone could help everything you can do will be appreciated it don't have to be money it can be anything even advice

hi my name is rose im 50 years old and have been disabled for 2 plus years, i have mental n physical disabilitys , i suffer from sever panic attacks , and post tramatic stress disorder, and severla others i was in the psych hosptial in jan 2007 for 5 weeks , my illness will never go away i just need to try to deal with it the best i can. but im writng to ask if someone can help me get financial aid to go to barber school it takes 8 months and they say age and disabilty dont matter , they r willing to help me in every way possible , but i need the funds to go to this school.  i contact a disability place who helps people like me and they r just giving me the run around, im on welfare n only get 185 $ a month n i think if i can get this training i might be able to work, they say with this kind of job you can make the hours you think u can work,  i know others have more problems worse then me but i  was hoping   n praying i can do this, its hard to be poor, im not complaining im very thankfull for what i have, but i like to make my life better . and finally i found a school that i really beleive will work with me n get me trained, the teacher even told me that he  also  suffered from same as me , i mean its not a gaurntee i can do this but i want to try, im 50 im not dead yet !!!   thanks so much your friend rose  p.s.  no one seems to know you when your broke.  :(.....

 i am a 28 yr old mother of a 12 yr old who farther died when she was very young and the only person who i had my grandmother passed away now i live in a very bad neighborhood and all i have is my daughter i own nothing and really have nothing but the clothes on my back im struggling through my depression of child hood abuse and deaths of meaning full people in my life if you could give or offer anything it will be appreciated any money or gifts will go solely to my child for summer clothes my baby is beautiful and wants to be a model so any money or anything you can give would be great give her the head start in life i never had i know these are just words but im real and need help badly

I am a married mother of two young children.  My husband and I work very hard but can't seem to make ends meet.  We sold our house a year ago just so we wouldn't lose it to foreclosure.  We made just enough money so that we could rent a place.  We are now a month and a half behind on our rent and have no money for food, clothes for the kids or gas to get to work. 

I have been to social services, United Way, Catholic Charities and several churches and no one can help us.  I don't know what to do.  It's a horrible feeling when you come home and your kids say they are hungry and because there is little to no food in the house, you don't eat so they can. 

If anyone has any advice, resources, anything, I would really appreciate the feedback.  My situation is becoming hopeless and I'm scared that we will be homeless.