I AM MOTHER WHO IS TRYING TO LIVE RIGHT BY ME AND MY THREE KIDS I'M FROM NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA I WAS IN HURRICANE KATRINA AND NOW ME AND MY KIDS ARE IN A HARD PLACE WITH NO FAMILY ARE FRIENDS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR WORK OVER THE LAST PAST YEAR AND HAVEN'T FOUND ONE DO TO THE COURTS BEING CLOSE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS I HEAR THE SAME THING IF THE COURTS WAS OPEN THEN THEY WILL HIRE ME RIGHT NOW ME AND MY KIDS ARE ABOUT TO BE PLACE ON THE STREETS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE NO HELP I NEED HELP WITH PAYING MY BILLS I NEED HELP IN GETTING A JOB ME AND MY KIDS HAVE TO GIVE UP ALOT OF THING AND NOW WERE WILL THEY SLEEP IF WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO CALL HOME I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GIVE MY KIDS UP BECAUSE THEY ARE MY LIFE I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET I NEVER WAS PUT IN A PLACE LIKE THIS AND I LOVE TO WORK HER IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY HOUSE AND I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO BE IN THE DARK IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME WE WILL BE THINKFUL FOR IT

Hi. I have been having a spell of really bad luck for the past 9 weeks. I have a seasonal job, (the only kind of work for my area) which pays fairly well when the time is good, but not in the winter months. My extra source of income for this time of year suddenly was shut down due to health issues with my employer, so things have been extremely hard the last few months. I have managed to hold my head above water on all my basic bills except two. My phone and my car insurance. These two add up to $360. Things will get back on track in March, but in the meantime, I really need some help to get there. Please do what you can. It is so difficult to ask for help, but I can't communicate without the phone service (a land line not a cell phone), and I can't drive without my insurance. It has been so hard this far, please help if you can. I know that better days are coming, but as they say, it is always darkest before the dawn. Please help me get there in one piece. Thanks so much, and bless you all.

To Whom it may concern,

My name is Chris. I have a Wife and two Children. I'm deploying to Iraq In two Months and want to make sure my family is out of debt and can manage in case I do not return.

 I am a single mother of 5 children who lost her job June 29,2007. I was refused unemployment, while I was out of work I got very behind in all of my bills, now I can not seem to catch up. Any type of aid would be helpful.

Hi! I'm a substitute teacher for Ft Bend ISD (just outside Houston, Tx). I need help (about $200) to help get my phone reconnected and keep it on until I get my 1st paycheck of the school year (mid Sept).  Us subs in Texas do not get paid during the summer. I was planning on tutoring all summer, but both tutoring assignments I had, before I left for the Kerrville folk festival, fell thru while i was at the festival. Nothing has come thru since. I have been without any income at all all summer long(since May 25th). I am 2 1/2 months behind on my rent, too, but at least my landlord isnt harrassing me about it. He knows I'm trying my darnestest to resolve the situation. I can get help for rent from local social service organizations, but all of the social service organiziations think having a phone is a "luxury". Not for me! I need a phone so I can get my substitute teaching assignments! NO PHONE, NO WORK!!! My lights are taken care of (w/help from one social service agency). I am also getting food from food stamps and from a food pantry. The biggest issue now is getting this phone reconnected and I gotta do it by Aug 20th, 2007. if you can help, please email me at cydwrightkerrvert1@juno.com. I'm checking email messages from the Worksource office and from the public library, since i can't use my own home computer w/out phone service.I am willing to barter tutoring services or petsitting services in exchange for help w/ my phone. Thanx!

I need to find help paying my phone bill, this time only.    Thank You.

HELLO AND BLESSINGS TO ALL....I AM A 25 YEAR OLD RECEPTIONIST THAT IS IN NEED OF SOME HELP WITH A BILL...I JUST LOST MY GRANDMOTHER TWO MONTHS AGO TO COLON CANCER AND MY FAMILY IS HAVING A HARD TIME EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY...ALL I NEED HELP WITH IS PAYING MY CELL PHONE BILL, I REALLY NEED IT TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH MY FAMILY ESPECIALLY SINCE THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING UP, SO IF YOU SEE IT IN YOUR HEART TO HELP ME I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL AND BLESSED...THEY SAY THAT GOD PLACES PEOPLE IN YOUR PATH FOR A REASON SO I KNOW THAT I CAN BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE JUST AS WELL AS THEY CAN BE FOR ME...GOD BLESS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!

My phone was due to get shut off. We had unexpected bills come up. I thought I had paid enough to keep it on, but obviously not.

I worked my butt off last week and was able to borrow enough to pay half of the bill. And because I did so, the phone company gave me a one week extension. So I have to this Friday to come up with the last $95.

I have checks from work coming, but they won't be here for another 3 weeks, so that doesn't help.

If it gets disconnected, it'll be an extra $200 in reconnect fees. I can't afford that.

What makes things worse, is I've been working online. So when it gets shut off I'm going to loose 1/3 of my income, which means things are going to get further behind.

I've tried asking my dad or friends just to loan me the money til my checks come in, but no one seems to have it. I even tried taking out a payday loan, but was turned down. They won't loan you less than $100 and I refuse to take out a loan that is for more than I need.

What a mess.

i just got a massive phone bill yesterday for $400 and I know that this is no one's fault but my own but it honestly was a huge surprise to me. Now I have no way of paying for this because as I am a student at uni I do not have a job. I rely on centrelink which i receive $200 a fortnight for rent and food. As I was on a plan I thought that it would only be around $60 but this is a huge shock!!! Please if anyone can help please email me babydoll_birdie@hotmail.com

anything would be appreciated and a blessing xx.

I AM THE SOLE PROVIDER FOR 4 FOR. I AM A SINGLE STAY A HOME MOM SUPPORTING ME AND MY THREE KIDS WHO ARE NOW IN SCHOOL.

WE ARE FROM NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA WE LOST EVERY THING DUE TO HURRICANE KATRINE AND NOW WE ARE ABOUT TO LOSE EVERY THING IN DALLAS TEXAS WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY HELP SINCE WE BEEN HERE I APPLIED FOR JOB I DON'T RECIEVED ANY CHILD SUPPORT OR ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A HARD PLACE I NEED THE HELP SO ME AND MY KIDS WANT BE IN THE COLD I AM TURNING FOR HELP I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR ANY OF MY BILLS AT THIS TIME I'M TO THE POINT WERE LIFE IS HARD AFTER KATRINE BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE A CHANCE AND HAVE A ROOF OVER MY KIDS HEAD A NIGHT AND I DO WANT TO WORK SO I COULD KEEP UP WITH MY BILL IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME AND MY KIDS IF YOU COULD HELP US WE WILL BE THANKFUL

         LATACHIA

I POSTED HERE LAST MONTH W/OUT SUCCESS BUT AM TRYING AGAIN...PLEASE DO NOT OFFER ME ANY LOANS I CAN NOT REPAY IT THAT IS WHY I AM IN THIS SITUATION! I AM SEMI BROKE. I STARTED A NEW JOB LAST MONTH AND FINALLY RECEIVED A PAYCHECK TODAY :) I AM PAYING MY RENT IN 2 DAYS AND MY CAR WHICH I HAVE TO HAVE AS I HAVE A 4 YR OLD THAT IS CRONICALLY GETTING SICK SO I CAN NOT BE W/OUT THE CAR. SAME GOES FOR THE PHONE. ATT HAS BEEN REALLY NICE WORKING WITH ME TO KEEP IT ON BUT I AM COMING UP ON 4 MONTHS BEHIND AND I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE NICE MUCH LONGER. ALL I NEED IS $351 TO BECOME CURRENT OR $470 TO PUT ME AHEAD....(NEW BILL WILL BE POSTING SOON SO THAT $470 IS APPROX) I REALLY HATE ASKING FOR HELP BUT I NEED TO. I ONLY WORK 30 HRS PER WEEK AND MAKE $9.25 PER HOUR SO MY MONTHLY GROSS INCOME IS $1,110. MY RENT ALONE IS $1,355 SO MY SON (MY 4 YR OLD) PAYS 1/3 THE RENT WITH HIS SSI CHECK EACH MONTH. I WISH I COULD SAVE IT UP FOR HIM BUT WE NEED HIS HELP. MY DAUGHTER WANTS TO WORK BUT SHE IS ONLY 14 AND NOW YOU HAVE TO BE 15...

I WOULD GET A 2ND JOB BUT THEN WHO WOULD WATCH DAVID? IT WOULD BE ADDING AN INCOME TO PAY IT TO DAYCARE WHICH DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE. I DO WORK FROM HOME SO I AM SAVING ON GAS BUT THE WORK AT HOME JOB REQUIRES...YES YOU GUESSED IT, THE PHONE TOO!!

PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP W/ANY OR ALL OF THIS BILL I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!!

THANKS! YVETTE DEMOINES, MOM OF MARIAH 14 AND DAVID 4 :)  

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I am a 27 year old disabled student (freshman in college) on SSDI, with the goal of financial and personal independence.  While I have made tremendous progress towards my goal, I have found myself in a rut with my electricity and phone bills (home/cell/internet); I take classes online, so having the internet is a necessity towards obtaining my degree, and as circumstance would have it  I have not beel able to pay these bills off in their entirity for several months, so I have accumulated $400.00 (give or take) for my electricity and phone (combined bill), between the monthly services and late fees/charges;  I have received disconnection warnings and notices, yet the places I have turned to for help have stipulations (for electricity they will only pay for services in the summer months for electricity, and the other program has a 3 month processing period after the application has been approved. I have been unable to find assistance for my telephone service).  My family is unable to help me.  Where does one turn for help, when help seems out of reach? I came across this site earlier today, and decided to take a chance and post.  If anyone can offer assistance in any way I would be forever grateful (either financial assistance, or pointing me towards other available resources, information.)  It is, in part, humiliating, coming here and asking strangers for help, but it seems as though I am out of alternatives.   

Thank you in advance, and kind regards for a good day!