Hello ;  We are survivors of the Sept. 11th tower attacks, afterwhich we moved back to Missouri , only to have our lives torn appart by a Tornado that devistated our town of Jackson Mo..My husband and I are having our 30th wedding anniversary this sept. , and have made it through many  financial pot holes throughout the years, through faith and hard work. We are trying to recover on our own, but living in todays economy is hard enough ,  recovering all alone today is becoming imposible .   I have serious herat problems and severe joint and muscle pains and therefore can not work.  My husbands's job does not pay much , we are just making our bills.  Right now in May / June  of 2008, due to lost work because of severe folloding and  the ice storms that our area has suffered , we are a month behind on our rent which is $300.00, and our elect. which is $246.00, and now our cars licence plate has expired , which means we have to pay $60.00 for our county taxes, $45.00 for the plates, and $75.00 for insurance before we can get it plated....  We also have a payday loan out for $300.00 , that every 2 weaks we have to pay off and get a new loan from them  , to cover the money we used to pay the first one off . We are also in nead of a car battery, and some  car repair.  We were counting the  tax stimulous check to bail us out , but now they told us it was taken for back taxes they claim we owe from way back when...  We do not have time to fight this , we are drowning now... We are so tired of fighting to live.  There is no fight left in us . I am also strugling with having  endured a lot of losses last year, I lost  several loved ones , one after the other.  We use to love people, and had so much faith , now that We find my ourselves  at the mercy of others we are finding   a cold and lonely world out there. If anyone has any advise on where we can turn to get a grant or long term loan for help with theese bills , it would be  greatly appreciated. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME.  Beverly.

i am a 50 year old male,i work,dont have much,dont owen a house lost it a few years back with everything else(gotsick)but anyway lets make this short.iam in need as everybody else,my wife cant work,she tried but cant physlcally and mentaly. also we are now taking care of my bother-inlaw.he is also disable and cant work.we are not getting help from anywhere, not on welfare,just me working.....please all i need is to get a month jump start

I'm in pain physically and emotionally while I'm typing this so I'm hoping what I have to say comes out right. I'm going through a tremendous amount of issues right now and I really need some help but have the most trouble finding somewhere to turn. I have a rare pain syndrome that is not commonly heard of. It's called vulvodynia. It causes me excruciating  & debilitating pain. At one time I experienced it almost every second of every day for the last several years. There's no cure or even any sure way of knowing the exact cause....it makes you miserable and unsure of ur life from day to day. I also suffer from depression.

 The vulvodynia pain, I guess u could say is comparable to nerve damage pain (which is in fact what it seems to be in my case). I don't know if I'll ever be free of this situation again but for the time being the only thing most recently that has been helping me to function enough and not suffer this every single day as before is the Cymbalta medicine I've been taking. I also believe in holistic methods but nothing else so far helped relieve the extreme pain and I have a young child to care for. I have tried many many medications & have been & felt like somewhat of a guinea pig. This situation started for me around the age of 19 and I am now in my 30's (Off and on during that period of time). I cannot work because of these disabling situations and I receive SS disability once a month.

 I tried to fill my prescription for my medication and for reasons beyond my control (some error of some sort), my insurance that covers it was off and will take at least a month to be corrected. My medicine costs $163 that I don't have. Making matters worse, I am in a period in which the pain is at it's worse (which happens sometimes) and this is the worse time for me to be without my medicine. I can't find anyplace to get it free or get samples. I NEED HELP.

 I am behind in my rent $227. I have bills I am behind in that is $191. My glasses are old and broken (I'm very nearsighted and the type of glasses I get cost me $350-$400), My child's birthday is here, I have no money to give him anything right now and that in and of it self is so hard (he's a great kid and I love him dearly)and I have little money for the basics of food (which has just been getting more and more expensive). My medicaid was cut a long time ago because they sent the recert to the wrong address, I've tried to apply since then and all I get is the run around. Food stamps is the same thing. I'm just TIRED and I neeed HELP PLEASE SOMEBODY. If u hear me and u can, please help. I am humble and appreciative. Thank You

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I'm poor and struggling every day just to eat how do you think I would be able to have a picture on here.

i am a 33yr old mother of three and i am disabled. i am sick and tired of living from dump to dump i pay good money to live in something nice but since i get disability noone realy wants to rent to me i was wondering if there was something out there were i can get a grant to buy a trailer for me and my children so we dont have to move anymore and have something of our own

hi my name is melissa pehrson i am in desperate need of dentures. i am a 44 year old transwoman and my teeth are an embarrasment to me when looking for work. i am on ssi and currently over half my income goes to rent. i have less thgan sixty dollars a week left for food, transportation, and laundry etc. i am looking for work in the nonprofit sector and currently volunteer at transthrive. i am willing to barter for dental work. please contact me at melissatgrl2002@yahoo.com or my cell 415-573-7380

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I am single divorced woman in my mid 40's with cancer and need help paying my bills.  I am about $2,000. behind in home and utility payments and I do not have money to get to my dr appointments.  I see someone offered help by suggesting to purchase a CD.  If I had the money to throw away on a CD I would not be on this site.  I am someone who has always had money and was very generous when it came to chroty.  I do not have any money on hand.  I can wear a wig, but have you ever tried getting a job with a woman on a close up interview for office work with no eye brows or eye lashes, and dark circles under your eyes? 
Think a new employer would let you constantly take off for raidation appointments?  Think all of this would be a huge red flag to an employer that would be taking on my medical insurance, raising the rates of the whole company?  How about clothes for interviews, I can't make a housepayment and do not have gas for my Dr.'s apptointments, do you really think I have the money with my weight change to purchase new or even used closes?  Free clothes and doctor appointments do not deliver to you.  You must go to them.  With the price of fule and being broke, that makes it very hard.  I don't expect you to cry me a river, but at least have some understanding or ask the quiestions before you feel you have the answers.  I realize this person did not mean to be crule, but these are the things that I and probably many people on this site live with.