I am a 34 year old single Mom of a beautiful girl. Three years ago my 54 year old mother began the fight of her life. A simple surgery had gone bad and she almost died of sepcic. A perferation in her bowel. She spent 3 months in Intensive care and weighed 64lbs. She had to endure a painful journey with a colostomy bag. My mother was an angle. We were best friends. I watched her suffer horribly and that was just her horrible beginning. When her 6th surgery finally reversed her colostomy bag she was diagnose with stage 3 ovarian cancer. She fought like a warrior for 18mths. Chemo they said cured her. They missed a tumor in her back that would eventually kill her. She was my world and as she lye dieing, I was thrown another blow. I had lymes disease. I felt horrible and attributed it to depression. I quit my job of 8 years as a dental assistant to stay home and care for my mom and daughter. My ex accused me of being on drugs because i felt and looked horrible. Lost weight, couldnt get up in the mornings, couldnt think or make decisions. He took me thru a hell beyond hell. He kinapped our daughter and proceeded to rage a 3 month custody battle that my mother, daughter and self just didnt need. i spent the last few months of moms life in court, without my child and my mom died asking if Reanna was home yet. Sadly my gift from her from heaven ,the very day after she died, was the return of my daughter. My ex seemingly was playing a sick, vengeful game. He hurt my daughter, self and mother so much. Thankfully I regained full custody but the last 8 mnths i have lost everything. I am homeless living with my sis who isnt friendly to my daughter and so judgemental of me. People believe i should be over it. I am taking the steps to move forward but there small. I feel better and KNOW ILL BE OK. I want to show everyone that adversity can build mountains and thru this I will be a mother that has instilled values and morales in my daughter and person who is kind, generous, and giving even though so many people have blown my mind with judgment and assumptions. Alittle help to get started is all i need. If i could find a place to rent and skip the security or work to improve the apartment in exchange for a month free. Anything would help. Thank You and To all who struggle...... FULL STEAM AHEAD!!!!

Hi, I am the mother of three kids and I have one child that went to Heaven last year 11/25/2006. That is the worst thing that ever happened to me in my life. I would have rather been living on the streets with nothing than to lose my babyboy. He was born chronically ill. He had a kidney transplant 03/28/2006 and passed 11/25/2006. My situation now is not too good. I am working a part-time job, 24 hours a week. I don't know how I am going to get Christmas presents this year. I am also behind on my rent and my vehicle has been broke down since this summer. I NEED HELP!!! If you would like to find out more information about my babyboy, you can visit caringbridge.org and ENTER: larryjr

I am a mother of a 2 year old son.  My husband and I try very hard to make a home for our family.  He lost his job the day after Christmas and has had trouble finding another one.  I have picked up some contract work, and am now working two contract jobs in addition to my full time job.  I was diagnosed 2 years go with multiple sclerosis, so the extra work is not an easy task.

Anyway, we got behind one month on our house payment and have been unable to catch up.  Our bank is demanding two months (the behind month plus this month) payment within 48 hours.  I don't have it and don't know what to do.

My name is Francisco Lopez and I currently work as Director of Basketball Operations and Marketing Assistant for Notre Dame High School - Belmont, a private high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. I also occasionally work as a Public Address Announcer and/or Radio/Television Broadcaster for some local sports teams and programs. I have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years and I still believe that the San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most beautiful places in the world, especially San Francisco since I was born here. I truly love San Francisco for its beauty and nostalgia.

Hello,

Well, i am a single mother of three beautifull children ages 2, 6, and 7. I am not working right now due to my lack of experience and flexable schedual. But I am trying to work that out. I often find me self struggling with food and gas. which I think is normal with alot of people these days. My main problem right now is i want to move but i dont have the swecurity deposit.i will have to write more later....................

after reading other peoples post i really dont feel i should be asking any one for help. i have alot more than most and consider my self very lucky. one should not ask for more than they know they need.

We are a low income family looking for assistane to help us make it! Ok let me get a little bit more into detail on how we need help. My husband is a Iraqi veteran he is 27 yrs old and is now disabled he was injured in iraq, and when he came home was discharged from the military. I am unable to work out of the home due to this and our 3 children. We live in government housing and would really like to have our own home. please any info possible would be great!

Good afternoon, I`m a single Father living in New Jersey. I came across this sight because I need cash assistance. I applied for section 8 in Elizabeth, New Jersey back in 1999/2000. My son and I lived in Elizabeth untill October of 2007. I left my apartment in October of 2007 because the current landlord sent me a letter from a Lawyer saying that I have to vacant my apartment . No reason was given. I left, came into contact with a friend from some twenty years ago. She invited my son and I to her apartment until I get back on my feet. I moved my items in November of 2007, everything was sweet. Now, we all know that things don`t stay the same, my friend founded this house which was to much for me to handle, so I had to back out, she went on to move into the house, Stress started to form because I`m about to be homeless if I don`t get no help. I called the city of Elizabeth to see the status of my case, don`t you know that they sent the letter to the wrong address. The Lady says to me Mr. Harris, we were lookin for you since, September of 2007. To make a long story short, I qualify for a two bedroom apartment. My goal is to move in my apartment by June of 2008. I`m asking for cash assistance to help with the security and first months rent. I have email if anyone is willing to help support me. I`m trying to set example that we as Men can take care of our kids too. Thank you for allowing me to vent my worries to you.

I HAVE STRUGGLED THE LAST TWO YEARS HARDER THAN EVER. WORKED TWO FULL TIME JOBS;MANAGING ALL DAY & BARTENDING ALL NIGHT, SO THAT I COULD REPAY A DEBT MY HUSBAND LEFT ON  ME. WORKED MYSELF INTO THE GROUND SO THAT MY 4 YEAR OLD COULD HAVE A NICE HOME, AND FOOD, AND TOYS,AND A HAPPY UP BRINGING, & NOT SEE OR FEEL THE HARDSHIPS THAT I'VE BEEN FACING. SO MANY TIMES I WANTED TO GIVE UP.I FELT LIKE SUCH A FAILURE. NEVER BEING ABLE TO SPEND ANY REAL TIME WITH MY PRECIOUS LIL GIRL. HER ALWAYS HUNGRY FOR MY ATTENTION. IT BROKE MY HEART. I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN SHE WAS BORN, THOUGHT HOW WONDERFUL MY LIFE HAD BECOME. MY WORLD FEEL OUT FROM UNDER ME THOUGH IN 2006, WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ARRESTED AND I WAS TOLD BY OFFICERS THAT MY HUSBAND AND LOVING FATHER, WHO I HAD BEEN WITH FOR 4 YEARS ;WAS A FUGITIVE AND WAS LIVING WITH AN ALIAS NAME.    HE  OWED SO MUCH MONEY TOO. TO PEOPLE I HOPE I NEVER RUN ACROSS AGAIN....I'VE MADE IT THIS FAR. I JUST FINISHED PAYING THESE PEOPLE OFF IN MARCH.....I PRAISE MY LORD THAT THIS BURDEN IS LIFTED, BUT NOW STRUGGLE WITH HAVING JUST LOST MY JOB, IN SEQUINCE I HAD TO GIVE UP MY HOME AND ASK MY MOTHER TO LET MY DAUGHTER AND I SLEEP ON HER FLOOR, TILL I CAN GET BACK ON MY FEET. I FEEL LIKE SUCH A FAILURE AGAIN. IM TRYING TO BE POSITIVE, AND WORK THE LAWS OF ATTRACTION INTO MY LIFE, AND GET BACK ON TRACK,AND START LIVING , INSTEAD OF EXISTING, BUT I FEEL SO BROKEN..........

"Our only hope ls our children and olderfolk," Good God in heaven knows, the "powers that be" sure won't change their ways and help the backbone of america. Things went bad when we started moving Grandpa & Grandma out of the home into oldfolks homes. The kids lost precious teachings that are vital to life. The olderfolk lost their reason to be. All in the name of Bigger, better,faster and longer! We have a vast number of children lost in fostercare, on the street,and in broken homes. And with the great number of functioning olderfolk lets take some of the failing family farms and put them together? This is my idea. The children have not only lost the joys and lessons that Mom and Dad have no time to teach. But what is more, They don't learn how to be Human. Look around, We are in deep we must begin with our children so that when they are "The powers that be" they wil treat their familys with a bit more Humanness. One farm is all we need to start.   A. Hillbilly

I need help with finances. I have arthritis and lupus and am deaf and had to leave my job.I am a single mom supporting my daughter as well as my disabled mom and disabled sister and I get no child support. I have borrowed my friends and family to the max limits. I am behind on everything and desperately need money to pay my bills. Im 3 months behind on the house payment and have used every ounce of savings I had put away.  I have a paypal account (anoraonebay@yahoo.com ) donations can be sent to, anything will help and thanks in advance.

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I am in the process of trying to sell many items on ebay, so if you cant bring yourself to just make a donation, maybe I have something you want? Please check them out, every little dollar will help, heres the link http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZanora_wolfe

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Also, if you make a donation and want to see the bill you helped pay, just let me know and I will gladly share that info with you.

Thank you so much for your consideration,

UPDATE: I was thinking last nite I needed to be proactive in my own life. I feel like things are just "dead in the water", so to speak. I contacted Voc Rehab, who got me my hearing aids, cuz they said they would help me learn ASL (American Sign Language) too and were supposed to let me know something "soon"...well its been months and months, so I contacted them via email (its Sunday) but have gone one step further and contacted my local community college and enrolled in the ASL training program and I have found I qualify for financial aid and can get my courses free just based on my lack of income, so thats good news. Not so good news is its mid-session now, the courses I need are not offered over summer and that means I have to wait until fall term to get this moving....soooo again, not one to be discouraged, I have emailed the director of the program and asked her if there is anyway I can come "sit in" on any classes or some way to get private instruction so that I can do this sooner...like yesterday. So I am encouraged about this one thing in my life....      I was also thinking that if I go back to school, I still have all these crazy insane amount of credit card bills, medical bills, loans, etc who are knocking down my door....and in fact trying to kick me out of my door, since the house payment is 3 months behind so I checked with welfare....UGH I dunno where all those rumors and myths about folks sitting around "getting rich" off welfare came from....it may happen somewhere, but it aint happening in Mississippi thats for dang sure. On the TANF program, a needy person gets $110 for the first person and then $36 for the 2nd person and $24 for each additional person after that. So for myself and my daughter, we'd get a whopping $146 a month to live on....Im  very very discouraged on this point, because I was hoping that I could go back to school and finish my degree (ASL interpreting) and that would allow me to get a good job. BUT while Im in school full time, I was thinking maybe TANF would be enough to just "get by" and keep the bill collectors at bay until I was able to pay them myself....so much for that plan. Now Im at a loss for my next step.  I have a partial plan for school, but it does not help me keep myself out of jail for defaulting on these loans and it does not keep my utilities on or the house from being reposessed....

Any ideas, help, suggestions, loans, donations, thoughts & prayers, anything is appreciated

I am a single mom (well Im not single I have a bf but he's in another state, now so basically all I have is a little emotiional support, which is the only thing keeping me strong) I have 2 great little boys, one suffers from some mental health issues(like me) and the other has Asthma (also from me) Both their Fathers are crap. One more so then the other. I experienced a great deal of abuse from them. I am in and out of the court house constanly fighting for whats best for my kids. Umm anything else you want to know go ahead and ask I'll do my best to answer. Im from cali so, i'll post as many resources as possible for me.

We are a family of 4 who is struggling with our rent! We have been trying to keep up but each month we pay later and later and the late charges get bigger and bigger (last month the late fees were around $400) which makes it difficult to pay the power, food, etc... We thank god we are all healthy! I just don't want to be homeless! I work full time (i am being garnished from a student loan from 1989?) and my husband was let go a little over a year ago. He's had a terrible time finding work. He does about 3 p/t temporary jobs (he's a singer/entertainer, cleans and replaces carpet, gets signatures for election ballots) but it only adds up to enough for the basics like food, GAS, kids clothes and shoes (they are 8 & 9 and growing like weeds).

Does anyone out there know how we can get caught up, get help agencies. We don't mind working for what we get. We just need a boost! I have to get to work now so I'll white more later. Please write if you have any ideas on how we can get help!! Thank you and God Bless! Dede

I give up.

Hello everyone.

I am not one to ask for help often but right now my family can use all it can get. In the first week of feburary my son went to the doctors for what we thought were grwoing pains at 10 years old. He was limping badly and said it was sore off and on so we wanted to be sure everything was okay. We recieved the shock of our lives in the last 3 weeks since then. Tony has been through numerous MRI's. CT Scans, Bone Scans and 1 biopsy of his hip along with one that is scheduled for 3-6-08. He has been diagnosed with LCH or Histoicytosis which is a very rare blood disease and will have to be treated with chemo therapy and hopefully it will go into remission.

We have no insurance and were cutting the bills close before this happened. Medicaid is pending to help with the doctors bills but the household bills are piling since I havent been to work in 3 weeks and I was the major bread winner of the family. My husband has been doing landscaping in between doctors but one of us has to be here at all times with Tony and with so many appointments there are only a few days here and there.  The mortagage is behind (due for this month and almost next already), electric is due, car payemnt is late (looking into selling it for pay-off), house taxes are due by the end of next month, the list goes on and on. We bought our home two years ago and have been fighting to keep it nice ever since. I knew we could afford the payemnt unti lI got a shady inspector and the house started falling in around us, we even had black mold and at one point a mojor infestation of ants which lead us to find that the floor joist were rotted and they were living in it. We have been steady making repairs and fixing things as they break but now I cant afford another repair let alone keep our heads above water.

It seems as though we take 2 steps forward and get knocked 5 steps back and we really need aittle help this time around as we just cant do it ourselves. We have set up a page for friends and family to get updates and read about what is happening. I applied for help through the giving board on ebay and they referred me here to search for help with everything that is happening.

www.caringbridge.org/vistit/antoniosteinbrook  For info about what has happened to date...

www.histio.org  For info about the disease...

Hello,

I'm a single mother of 7 grown children, Life was a little hard but we always seemed to manage.

Then one day our lives crumbled into pieces, My son who was 24 years old was diagonsed with fourth advanced stage sinus and brain cancer. He only lived for 6 months after that.

The most heartwrenching feeling is loosing your child, our lives were never the same.

I started getting brain seizures, and this unexplainable sharp stabbing facial pain, high blood pressure and a tryroid problem.

Only to add to the stress, I refinanced my home, to realize later that I signed a paper that was a adjustable rate mortgage. I've been on a roller coaster my mortgage went from $1,200.00 to $2,200.00, I can't seem to get out of. My house was up for sheriff sale and I had to file bankrupcy and now I'm paying more than ever, I don't make that much money

I've been in my home for 25 years and raised all my children here. My home might need many repairs but its my home. All my memories are here.

I wish to be blessed by an angel, just to make the mortgage payment more affortable

Thank You

Heart Warming

Hello everyone my name is Ashley, I just recently turned 20. Well to start off I'm a nurse aide and on my own.I never really had  parents due to drugs,I was in and out of foster homes until i was 18. I just recently got me an appartment and am having trouble with my first months rent and deposit. My move in date is april the 15th and i have to come up with 800 dollars or else i have no where to go i currently stay with friends and they just got an eviction notice. I'm really trying to better myself and not do the things my parents did in the past and still do. I seen this website and thaught maybe i could get help with half. So if anyone could help me i thank you!!!!

Thanks

lulu

I am a 25 year old mother and my husband is 24 father of three. My name is Samantha. I live in WV. I travel a lot with my children for their medical needs. I recently fouond out that my 6 month old daught has a very large heart murmer and that they may have to do surgery. I travel sometimes 200 miles back and forth to their doctor appointments and need a more reliable vehicle. Two out of three of my children have to travel a great distance for their medical needs. If anyone has any idea on how I can get help to get better transportation. I usually don't ask for help, but the end of last year we lost our rental assistance as well. So we struggle, but it feels like god has been on our side. If anyone can help please let me know.This is my 6 month old daughter Ciana. I travel with her for her eyes and her heart.

This is our oldest son, David, he is 7. I travel with him for his jaw and his eyes.

This our youngest son, Anthony JR, he is 3. I see doctors for his skin problems.

Hello.  First, I am in need, but my needs are pretty structured as I have been working on them for 6 months to this day.  I had to make sure to get it all in place so that I could present it as well as possible with as much knowledge as possible.

I have 6 children, I was married for almost 17 years to someone who became abusive the last 10 of it.  As time went, it worsened.  After finding out he was touching two of my daughters (and HIS) inappropriately, I fled.  It was the BEST thing I ever had done.  But, in the process, I lost all of my credit, every penny in the bank and gave him everything in order to be free of him and to get full custody of the kids.  I would give it all away again... I do NOT regret it.  The only thing that I DO hate about it is that it is extremely difficult to support my kids on even on average pay and to be able to get ahead.  It makes me feel so terrible to sometimes not be able to afford deodorant or normal things that teenagers and children need.

I worked with my grandmother in her cafe for 17 years, every day, 7 days a week.  After marrying I raised my kids and have been out of the work force.  Needless to say, Florida's economy is extremely bad and I find myself struggling.  My dream of owning my business had declined because I felt it was hopeless and I was meant to go through life barely getting by, but then my girls have urged me to try every avenue to get help.  I've prayed and prayed, and somehow I landed here.

Here is my need:

I am  trying to obtain funding to get my business started.  It is a coffee shop/deli.  I have studied this business for 3 years now.  Coffee is the one small indulgence that even during a recession people will still purchase.  I am looking to relocate in a much more affordable state and have found a town in North Carolina that is perfect, and much more kid and God oriented than Florida.  It is a company with a meager start up fee, I can do it with as little as $10,000.00.  The average profits are well over what I have made at any job.  I have experience in the field, alot of it, I am business savvy, my teenage girls have offered to work there to get us on our feet and I also have constructed my business plan, down to the menu, recipes, clean up instructions, employee handbooks and training.  I have really thought this through and I a 100% confident in it.

Listen, I know that a lot of people just want money, but this is all very honest...  I would even be more than happy if anyone would supply the loan with equipment (buy the equipment, supply the receipt and consider it the cash loaned).  I am not a superficial person, I am all for buying quality used equipment.... I am very down to earth and reasonable.  I just need an angel to help me achieve my goal to help my children have a way to go to college and for me to be able to support them and know that I have arisen from the situation and work hard to overcome the situation that I am in.  I have no problem paying it back with interest or signing legal documentation that upon default the equipment be returned to you.  I would love to get grants, but it's so hard to find one.  I am going to have to relocate, so I know I will have moving expenses as well, so I have saved my taxes to cover it so that I do not have to borrow any more money from anyone.  I will only borrow what is necessary, I have marketing and sales experience from my college, I actually won 4th place at Nationals for business... so I do have knowledge with all business aspects.

 Listen, I am a very smart person and I don't want to say that I am the one that deserves the chance, I want to make it possible because my CHILDREN deserve the chance.  I do NOT want them to end up like me, I want them to see me come out of this strong, independent and further than I've ever been.  I want them to know that strength within themselves.

I would appreciate ANYONE who can make this a reality, no matter how small... even if you can send items that will help inventory, an espresso machine, coffee grinder, etc.... I will be grateful for ANY help.

Please email me at kc_mizzou_fan@hotmail.com.  I know they said not to use your email, because of spam, but I do believe the right person is out there who will read this, they have to be...  God has never been wrong.

All my thanks for any response.

PS  I also have character references, etc. if needed.  Please, no spammers or insincere people, respect me and my family as I would respect yours.  Thank you

I am a 31yr old recently divorced mom of 3 kids. i was in a marriage for 12 yrs., and because of his disposition as a husband my kids and i have been thrust into a sandstorm and i'm trying desperately to feel my way through. i don' know who to talk to or where to turn. my greatest fear is because of my financial unstableness my children and i will suffer for something that i virtually had no control over. i'm lost and dont know what to do. i look at my kids everyday and my heart breaks even more.i want to give my kids the world they deserve it,they're good kids and dont deserve to go through this storm.pls help......lost,confused, and anxious to start living.

HI EVERYONE!!?

PLEASE I NEED HELP VERY URGENTLY. OUR APARTMENT BURN DOWN COMPLETELY YESTERDAY ABOUT 13:01, WE LOST EVERYTHING AND THE LANDLORD TOLD US ONCE YOUR APARTMENT BURNS DOWN YOUR LEASE IS ALSO GO WITH IT AND THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO OR GIVES US. SO HE CALL THE RED CROSS FOR US AND WHEN THE RED CROSS ARRIVES THEY PLACE US AS DISASTER CATG. AND SEND US TO QUALITY HOTEL NEAR BY TO STAY FOR TWO DAYS WHILE WE WORK OUR WAY FOR ANOTHER APARTMENT OR HOME, THEY ALSO GAVE US $135 FOR FOOD. NOW PLEASE I WANTS EVERYONE WHO CAN TO THANKS RED CROSS FOR THEIR HELP.  VERY KINDLY IF ANYONE HAS PLACE FOR SUCH AS APARTMENT/HOUSE THAT CAN ACCOMODATE SIX (6) PEOPLE WHICH IS MY FAMILY SIZE FOR FREE OR FOR A REASONABLE PRICE MAY CONTACT ME AT 1-508-963-2872  AND IF ANYONE WHO CAN HELP US WITH ANY AMOUNT OF FUNDS CAN SEND IT TO:  DORIS PREMPEH, 560 LINCOLN ST, UNIT 7186, WORCESTER MA 01605, USA.  AND TOO YOU CAN SEND IT VIA PAYPAL TO GKISSI5011@CHARTER.NET. FOR MORE INFO OR PROVE OF WHAT I'VE SAID HERE YOU CAN CONTACT WORCESTER MA POLICE, FIRE DEPT. AND THE RED CROSS OF WORCESTER COUNTY ON 181 COUNTRY CLUB BLVD, UNIT 445 INCIDENT THAT OCCURED ON 03/30/08. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND MAY GOD BLESS ALL WHO CHOOSE TO BE THE GOOD SAMARITAN IN OUR SITUATION. THANKS AGAIN.

GEORGE AND DORIS P