In the year 2000 the Raymond-Hawkinson family was established. We bound our relationship with the purchase of land and a home. In 2003 we sacrificed what we had to try to save the lives of our beloved pets who were cruelly poisoned in their own yard by illegal area hunters. We lost our car which resulted in the loss of a job, then electricity/water and eventually our home and land.

We do not regret our decision to try to save the lives of our pets.

We discovered what our family truly wanted when we had to move out of our new house and live on the 2 acres of land we had. We learned how to build tipi's, we learned how to cook over open fire, how to use dehydrated foods, rely on the sun to warm our tipi and to heat water for bathing. We had to lug our own water so we also learned a lot about water conversation and recycling. We had no septic system to use, we had to learn safe methods of waste treatment. Had the house and land not been tied up in the same mortgage we could have let the house go without batting an eye. We had found something far more stable...but the land went with the house.

That experience while so many see it as heartbreaking really wasn't. We found that we had more when we had less. Now that we have modern housing that must be powered up and hooked up to water/sewer and we rely on grocery stores and the gas to get there...we are paying far more and have far less than what we had while relying on the earth.

Our family goal is to make our income count. If we could only get a piece of land and build unconventional shelters, grow our own much healthier food and use what nature offers to us we could be doing better in life.

We wish to build our shelter to compliment the abilities of our disabled family members and not be forced into paying expensive rents for adapted rentals or have to live with my mom the rest of my days which would include paying to have her house adapted.

If you can help us get started...we can do the rest. All we need is a piece of land in an unrestricted area.

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I have a real problem with some saying no to my daughter. I do not have any one to talk to or any Suport Group. Both of my Parents are deseased. I am a single Mom and I don't get Child Suport of any thing.  I don't make a lot of money, I just have enought to pay my bills and I don't have any thing left to get us some Food and I only get $ 10.00 in Goverment help, (Food Stamps). I don't go to the doctor. Because my Insurence has change and I don't know if I have a copay is $10.00 or more In not sure.  I just wish I had friends so some one to talk to.

Mother of 5 year old with Leukemia and Developmental delays. I am needing help with transportation costs and related expenses of getting him back and forth to do the doctor and therapy sessions.

I have accompanied people with mental disabilities in a residentail therapeutic community and also through community rehabilitaion services in the urban slums \rural areas of south India for over 30 years. I am a trained therapist \counselor also an artist\apainter.

I have founded a NGO for children with mental disabilities and presently working full time with over 100 children \families. www.awmd.org . As an Administrator\ Director \therapist \ Counselor I have gained alot of understanding and experiences , I have been previlaged to share my life with the people with disabilities and I have learnt a great deal from them.

Today I also long to serve senior citizens who are totally neglected in our fast growing society where family and values are breaking up. My dream is to provide a peacful atmosphere and a home for those homeless and abounded senior citizens, inorder to do that I would need funding to purchase a land \construction and a running cost. My hope is that there is someone out there who will come farward to help me reliaze my dream project.

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I am Anil from INDIA (DELHI) i am a 47 yr old man, belongs to a very good family, unfortunately i have sufferd huge losses in my  business and i have lost everything.I am very much upset and i am unable to carry on my responsibilites towards my family. I am not asking anybody for the financial help,but i request for the job to help my family.I am a very hard working and honest person, and ready to work round the clock. I know God is great and somebody will definately come forward to help me.I have a very good knowledge and cotacts in redymade garment's fo ladies and gents and export experience as well. My cell no is 9868947839.

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I am 40 years old and I have MS which Multiple Sclerosis, I am on a fixed income and only get a little ove 600.00 a month, my son gets ssi and gets 537.00 a month, I try to work at a place that hires people with disiabilites through the vocational rehabitation service but don't get paid that not much because it is piece work. at times it is hard for me to work every day cause of my MS, I never know how I am going to feel from day to day. My son will be turning 18 in September, and he talks about wanting to move out, so I will probably lose his income, recently my car tore up I have a hole in my raditor, and needs to be fixed, and I need to get the brakes as well, it will cost me 495.00 dollars, the MS Foundation is going to help I hope with a little bit of it, but I have to come up with rest, I also heat with propane and trying to get propane put in my tank before the price goes up more, I don't get any child support from his father, I don't want to have to sell my house I grew up in this neighborhood and I like it, here, it's peaceful and quiet.  I can't believe that I actually found this website, God answeres prayers. I had to file chapter 13 bankruptcy on my house to keep it so my son would have a place to come home too, cause I lost his ssi check for a while caue he got in trouble and to be sent to  a boys home,  so I have that extra payment to a bankruptcy court, I have  alot problems out of my MS that keeps me from working alot but I do try, and trying to help myself even with my MS, I am tryiing my best to be self supportive, but as of right now everything is falling in around me and stressing me out and it's got me worried, if there is anyone out there that can help me in anyway, it would greatly be appreciated, my email address is mandy1267@localnet.com and I have a paypal account also which is mandy1267@localnet.com  I am not one that likes to ask handouts, but I believe that I was brought to this website for a reason, and if you are able to help I thank you and if not I thank you anyways for taking the time to read this, and may god bless you in every way possible.

i just became disabled paralized on my left side i have tried so many places that are set up to help i am also i disabled vet and they wont help i have worked 38 years for this country with out ever asking a dime from any one i am a single dad of 4 and need ramps and my bathroom redone so i can at least enjoy some kind of freedom once again and take care of my kids as a father should can any one tell or direct me as what to do??

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hi my name is vickie i am disable it is hard talking about my problem when u dont have anyone to talk to but god he is my only friend i was in a very bad relationship and lost evrything behind it i only have me  cant make it on what i have when the money gone from paying  some of the bills thier nothing left for food i walk with a cane i dont have a car i dont know how long i can go like this it is so easy to give up and i understand why people do what they do the pressure of living and having is so hard when your need cant be met i am living in faith and prayer if i can just get a little help  just a little that will be fine their just so much  but i have only a little thank you and god bless us all.......................vickie