Hi:

I have a special needs son who is attending a school for severe learning disabled children.  My son is profoundly dyslexic, verbally dyspraxic,  OCD,  Asperger's Syndrome and profoundly gifted.   The school he attends is paid for by the school district through the Individuals with Disablities Educational Act.  I have been advocating for my son for 12  years.  I have fought for services,  including speech and occupational therapy, reading help, extended school year services and you name it.  Finally 2 yearw he was accepted into a school for kids with profound dyslexia and other disablities.   I grabbed the golden ring for my son!   If i leave this school district i risk loosing the education that my son needs.  This would be absolutely devasting to him and to me.  Here is the link for my son's school:   www.rsec.org

This past spring we went thru a horrible and financially devasting divorce.   My ex -husband is loosing his job and i will loose some or most of my child support.  I am also self employed, and working a second job.

My problem is, is that can not afford the property taxes  and the heating bills on this house.  

There is now a lein on my house for $15000 in taxes-that is a year and a half beleive it or not!  I may have to sell and loose his education and my self-employment.  It kills me to know that my son is at risk to loose  the long awaited education he so sorely needs  over property taxes.   There is no guarantee that  if  forced to move he will be able to receive this education or that i would live close enough to this  school for the profoundly learning disabled.   I can't refinance this house due to my credit scores due to the divorce and how the first mortgage is written.

I have had many  expensive repairs on this house the past  2 years, my 7 yr old  ford explorer died,  i had to use the $6000 in my retirement account to buy a new car, a 95 tahoe.. a real gas guzzler but all i could afford. I get no fuel  assistance, have no health insurance,  and do not qualify for food stamps.   I have no money to get my high blood pressure meds and meds for anxiety and depression.  I have taken on a roommate but which helps but I filed   bankruptcy because i don't know where else to turn.  It kills me to do it because i want to be responsible for my debts, but there is nothing left at the end of the month to cover it.   During the course of my  25 year marriage I was fortunate to be the giver of such gifts.... at the holidays to needy organizations , to animal shelters,  the salvation army, i took in exchange students to teach them about our country, voluneteered at my son's school and more.  Now, i need to be at the receiving end of such generosity.  Please help us.

  Please open your heart and your financial abilities to ensure that my son gets to fulfill profound gifted abilities by learning to read.  I am scared and very frightened that my son, my gift from God, will loose his one big chance to become literate.  He is in 7th grade, 12 yrs old,   has an IQ of 140+ and reads at a first grade level.  

What ever you could donate is deeply and  gratefully appreciated.   I won't even ask you to provide he money directly to me.  If you are able and willing to help us, make a check out to our town .  You will be blessed for your kindness.  My son will be blessed by you.

I live in Brookline NH and a donation or payment in my name can be made to the Town of Brookline,  Brookline, NH   03033

Sincerely and Gratefully,

Mary Harding-Smith

603 315 3328

www.rsec.org

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347 Portland Street, P.O. Box 904
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
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Microloan Contact: Suzanne L. Roberts
E-mail: suzanne@ncic.org
Phone: 802-748-5101 Fax: 802-748-1884
Service Area: Grafton, Carol and Coos counties
Website: www.ncic.org

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Hi Im a single mom of 4 and am now raising a grandson.  I'm a nurse by trade, however, I am out of work due to a death in the family.  I am also on my 4th year of sobriety and am working to get back to work. Over the last couple of years of taking care of 9 family members and with only one income I could no longer handle the stress and made poor choices as to how to take care of everything. Seems like I was always robbing peter to pay paul and well that just catch's up with you.  I am swamped with bills and am looking at heading to a shelter with my children if things cannot turn around.  Im not looking for someone to take care  of me  but sometimes the hardest thing one has to do in life is ask for HELP.  I have always been there for everyone else but in turn those are not the ones who can help me.  If anyone can help you dont know how much and how grateful I would be for the assist.  In keeping it in one day at  a time Im just looking to get through today. Bless those who can and cannot.
Thankyou for your time Kathy

I am a female trying to start a organic goat farm and need help to finish. my credit is poor but I am hardworking and can pay off any help at this point with a small loan. I live in NH and have alot of equipment and labor to give its just time consuming and patience. My children help and have greenhouse as well. This is not a joke, I do not want to lose a wonderful family oriented business that helps us, the community, and the earth. I see losts of ads for desperate money, but this is my life. I enjoy my life and my family.I cannot express how hard this is and the years we have put into it. Please someone just give us that edge to keep going and keep on track, this means everything to us. thanks so much for your time. Hope to hear from someone soon.  god bless!!

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My mom got diagnosed with ovarian cancer two days before Christmas I need money to pay bills. I have all but stopped work to take care of her. At sixty eight years of age, my mom having survived polio at fifteen and told that she wouldn't live or walk she beat the odds. Than she met my bastard abusive farther and still managed to put her self through college to become a clinical psychologist for the next forty years and then it all stopped abruptly 2006. I do realize that she is a tough lady but corporate companies just don't care. So if any one has suggestions how to get funding to pay bills, it would be greatly appreciated.

Basically, I'm very much in debt. I work two jobs right now while my husband is deployed and have a $14,000 dollar loan that I'm struggling to pay off. If anyone can help, even just the tinest bit, I would be so grateful. I've set up a donation bin on paypal (my email is ami_nugent@yahoo.com), also... Please help if you can.

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