I would never ask for money for myself, this is for my daughter.  Over the past four years I have battled cancer and we have had our house burn down.  This has left us in debt - even though both my husband & I work full time.  We are doing good compared to most every other request I have read - but the financial burdens of these events have made it very difficult to help our daughter achieve her dream.  She is a ballet dancer, and I have been able to keep her in lessons by sewing costumes and doing other volunteer work in exchange for dance tuition.  Now she would like to attend a summer ballet intensive. She is very talented, but scholarships are hard to come by - especially for girls.  The cost is $4,000.  We have asked family members to contribute - and they have, but we still need $2000.  If anyone can help, we would be grateful.

I am the mother of a wonderful two year old and engaged to an equally wonderful man.  We just closed on our first home, and we love it.  We were living in a tiny one bedroom apartment, and my daughter slept in the dining room, which also happened to be the office.  We went from having no room what so ever to wondering how to fill all the space in our new house.  Dahlia loves having her own room!  After the past few years of my life, I finally feel as if I just might make it after all.

Now to the problem--right before we closed, I lost my full time position, in which I was making about $1600 a month, and my fiance is about to receive a cut in pay.  I threw myself into the job market as soon as I lost my job, but so far I have only found part time jobs that don't even pay half of what I used to make.  Our first payment is due in one month.  However, we don't even have the money to make do right now and are at our wit's end over it.  I, personally, have debt that was formed before I met my fiance, back when I was in a very unhealthy relationship.  I made several bad choices and did many things that I am not proud of.  I really want to get my life turned back around and start repairing all the damage I have done...I have been given that chance, but now it is slipping away I am going to do all I can to hold on to it.

I don't want people to send me free money or anything like that....(although, if you really want to, I'm no fool...I'll gladly accept it and try to repay you in some way!!!)  What I want is some advice, or an opportunity.  I know that I have talent that just needs a place to grow.  I know my fiance is intelligent, hardworking, and a wonderful person (he took on me and my infant daughter, pledging to be her father and all, after having only been with me a couple months!  And after all this time, he's still here...).  If anyone has been in a similar situation and has some suggestions, let me have them!!!  If anyone can offer him a job that pays well, let me know--he will receive his associates in business in October, and is currently a sales rep for a food distributor.  If anyone has some work for me, let me know--I have experience in data entry, customer service, groundskeeping, retail, food service, some horse grooming experience, theatre, several types of artistic endeavors, writing poetry and stories, sewing, and I specialize in photography.  Either of us are open to doing new things and would love to have a chance to really make something of ourselves, and keep our house for our little girl....and my dog....

 My name on here is sadmommy77 and over all I am still a sadmommy, it's my nature. Our life got turned upside down a while back and I never thought we make our way out. Still have doubts sometimes, but hey we got our heads out of the water...finally! After a year of nightmares and heartaches I had my doubts about Christmas. After all nothing else was working out right.

  I  made a post about our story on here, not expecting, hoping but not expecting help. A lovely person took time out to write me and that alone made my eyes smiles. Then she sent me some wonderful things that I know my daughter will love! What she did for me and my child..words can not even explain the act of kindness. She is my angel.

  Anyway, while we are still struggling with some things, we are making it thru this. still looking for a home that will allow my pets. Fingers crossed and big prayers, I think we found one. We was able to get a tree  and bought a couple outfits for my daughter from the missing children's thrift store and SPCA store. So while we got great deals on gently used cloths for my daughter we also helped out those charities by shopping there. I never thought about those places and they have such nice things.

 So I wanted to take my post down asking for help and put this post up. I have some things for young girls, mainly toys, that my daughter don't play with anymore, good to fair condition. They are for anyone who truly needs them. Only thing is you will have to pay for postage. I can not afford to do that.

So I get on this site thinking hey just maybe there is nice people out there and maybe there is but not for me I was supposed to be leaving tomorrow to go see the daughter that i had almost ten years ago and havent seen since she was 9 mos old she called me begging to be a room mom for her valentine show and since neither i nor my fiancee are able to work right now I really didnt have the money to go and I found this page well I was contacted by someone calling themselves pastor paddy and  HE SENT ME A CHECK ALRIGHT BUT IT WAS A STOLEN CHECK FROM THE RENE MOAWAD FOUNDATION NOW HES HARRASING ME AND THREATNING ME AND NOBODY ELSE WILL TURN HIM IN SO THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS I DONT GET TO SEE MY DAUGHTER WICH BY THE WAY SHE HATES ME NOW AND I HAVE SOME IDIOT THREATNING MY LIFE SO THIS IS A LESSON HOPEFULLY SOMEONE ELSE WONT HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I DID

Licenced to conduct business as a real estate agent throughout the state of Texas, I am a member of the National Association of Realtors and as such am entitled to term myself as "REALTOR®". Unfortunately the Subprime Market Has justed exploded with Foreclosures and our major subprime lenders CIT and greenwhich are filing bankruptcy.  You have to have a 1000 FICO score to have a subprime lender qualify your clients now.  Making life a little more dramatic in the Real Estate World.

I am a Single mother of a beautiful 12 year old daughter and 15 year old handsome son.  I am sure they think their mother is a strong individual but lately I am wondering what they are thinking when I avoid the normal daily purchases, such as toilet paper,.. use the shower!...I am struggling with telling them that things might be falling apart.

Feeling the strength of the movie "Fun with Dick and Jane" the movie seems to help me through the day. When I remember how Dick lost his mind and stole the yard pieces to make one moment of happiness for his beautiful wife.  Then I realize I don't have a DICK!

Wanting to know where my self confidence is with the economy and living with in the means of frugality has no bearing on what is really happening...the loss of the farm!

Looking around the bear house for something to sell / pawn or hock (without the little ones noticing the house looking more streamlined) all I have are the rocks outside and maybe a pile of pecans that have fallen from the trees and left by the squirrels.  I wonder What is road base going for these days?

Your Father/Daughter Relationship Building Team

My name is Amanda. I have been taking care of my self and younger brother since I was 5. Struggle is all I know. I moved around a lot as a kid and now know I am finally Somewhere stable until I graduate. I am on here asking for help. My mother recently had three cancerous lumps removed from her left breast. She can't afford her medecine because of other money issues. So I recently got a job baby sitting a little girl, and her half brothers. I need a car. Any donations would go towards a car fund. My mother, my brother and I moved into my granfathers home summer 04 after we lost my grandmother to suicide, 3 years after her first attempt in 2001. My grandfather was recently laid off and cannot return to work due to health issues. We have a 2004 Chevy tracker high on miles and falling apart. So I figure if I got a car I could relieve some stress off of my mother waking up early to take me to work and relieve some stress off her car so she can get to work. Any help is appreciated. I am usaully not one to ask for help but now is the time I am learning to be open, so please I need this more then ever.

"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

Hi, I am 34 years old, married with 2 wonderful children.  I have recently lost both my parents and am stuggling with some of my bills!! My husband and I are from different countries and he is uanble to work at the moment due to immigration regulations, so I am working 2 jobs to keep a roof over our heads and food in our bellies. I jut want to get rid of my debt without haveing to further into debt by taking a consolidation loan out.  Any little bit would help, so if you can find it in your heart to help out a family in need - it would be greatly appreciated.

We would like to move back to the US to be near my husbands family - but I do not have my green card - and I'm not the type of person to sit around and do nothing - I need to work, so if anyone knows how to help with the immigration process I look forward to hearing from you! 

Thank you in advance for any suggestions or help you may be able to provide!  Aslo, please do not try to scam me - I am in need of help - not more trouble!

Im a mommy of a beautiful 1 year old little girl. Trying to get on my feet and give my daughter the best life I possibly can. 

I am asking anyone that can help me and my two beautiful kids get back on our feet.. due to my husband leaving us and taking everything I had and my  my sons sickness and being in the hospital i lost one of my jobs and cant seem to get another right now b ut i am working i am fighting tooth and nail to do it on my own but i cant right now.. I need help gett lights and house payment caught up and to get my car back on the road.. i will be ever so greatful to anyone that can help us in this time of need.. I pray God lays us on someones heart to help us out... God bless each of you..

  Sincerely, asking in Love and Faith

Kim (can be reached at kimberleahedrick@yahoo.com..)

I am a single, disabled mother. I am living with my life partner who is also disabled. 

I have a truely wonderful daughter who is the light of my life.

Help I am in 30000 worth of debt and work all hours to get it down please help me and my daughter.

thankyou

My name is casie b. In the last year, my life was turned upside down.  My husband Jesse and I moved in with my father after he had numerous problems with his health. We had two daughters, so I was able to stay home with them and my dad. After about 3 months, my father suddenly passed away. He had no life insurance no a will, so everything we had needed to be sold to cover final expenses. A little less than 2 months later, our youngest daughter, Juliana passed away due to SIDS. I hadnt yet dealt with my fathers death, and if losing him didnt cut deep, anyone whos ever lost a child knows that the pain from that is monumentos.  I went into a very deep depression, and my husband took leave to help with our oldest daughter.  I had a very hard time even trying to start getting over my grief, so I held all the pain in. Being stubborn, I felt that if my depression came on so suddenly, it would leave just as quickly.  After about half a year, I wasnt even myself. I had lost all of my heart, my will to move on, and it was like I was just living as a ghost.  I started cutting myself and hurting myself because I was so angry.  My husband was afraid to leave me by myself, and so in turn, he lost his job for good. The job market in my town is very slim, so the house that my dad lived in had to be sold to cover our expenses. One day I just snapped, and my husband caught me cutting myself .  I had no idea how to talk to him or anyone about how badly I felt because I felt like i was just plain crazy. When he walked in on me, he just started crying. He begged me to let go of the reins and accept help. The next day I checked myself into a psychiatric hospital, and was diagnosed manic depressive, bipolar disorder.  I got out of the hospital a few days ago and I can honestly say that I feel so much better.  I was finally able to grieve, and a whole new love for life that i had was apparrent to everyone around. So heres my problem. My family suffered so much, financially and emotionally, and we are ready to move on. We need to move to the city because of better job opportunities. We have no money to pay for first months rent on an apartment, and to turn our bills on. Also, the transit system in the city is kind of shabby, and we have no vehicle either. He already has a job guaranteed manufacturing horse trailers at 11.00 dollars an hour, but we just need the resources to move over there. I understand that there are people worse off than me, and Im not sure what you can help me with, but any help would be deeply appreciated. All I want is for my daughter and husband to have their normal life back, and any assistance would help greatly. Thank you for your time.

P.S.  I am registered with paypal. Im not sure how this works exactly, but I do have an account. Thank you. My email is CasieBasford@hotmail.com.

I have tried my best to get a good job that will help me pay my bills on time and support my 16 month old daughter. Since I left my abusive fiance I have fallen behind on bills, went into collections and barely been able to afford my rent monthly and now I just recently lost my job due to the fact i could no longer afford child care. All I want is to get back on top off things get out collections and raise my daughter in the best way I can. Anything will help.

I really need help paying back my student loans.  I am currently a stay at home mom with one daughter and one on the way.  My husband works full time but through a consulting agency, therefore no benefits (can't afford to purchase family insurance), no sick days, no vacation days, etc.  We might be able scrape by with our monthly bills and debts if it weren't for our student loans that need repayed.  My husband's truck died a couple of weeks ago, we found another we bought, but now it is not running.  It's the extra unexpected expenses (& loans) we can't cover.  Any way I can get help? Please email me: cilla74@sbcglobal.net.

Well, I am a Christian.  I am a mom to 2 boys they are 4 and 1.  I am married, we have been for almost 6 years!  I am learning that life is too short and goes too fast and no matter how hard to stop the roller coaster we cannot.  I have learned that there is good in everyone, and I try to see it.  I put everyone else in front of me, which I got from my parents.  I love my family and my friends.  I love helping others.  I love making people smile, no matter how small the jesture, you can make the difference.  I have learned to be humble through this and patience.  I have learned how strong my faith is and even though it seems to be tested a little more everyday I love Christ and I plan to just get stronger.

Goodness, this is so hard. This is such an awesome site, and so many great people helping each other on so many ways..I really have a long story and I truly am not trying to whine, really but oh my Lord times are tough. O.k. I'll just jump right into it so here goes...:)

Married to a U.S. Army Veteran for almost 15 years, (my junior high sweetheart)..Two bright, wonderful, sweet children directly from God. They are 14 and 11. My husband got out of the Army in '97 and went directly to work in the field he is still in today. In 2005 Katrina hit us, and right after that he was laid off from the company he had been with since he got out of the army. The company was forced to close due to too much loss as a result from dear Ms. Katrina. Luckily at the time we had a little savings, but that went so quickly. Family helped as much as they could and he finally was able to get on with a new company doing the same job in 2006, we doggy paddled trying to get out from under the mountain that formed amazingly fast and things were starting to look alot brighter for us by 2007. During this time we were living with his parents, and finally got back into a home of our own in March of '07. Things went smoothly for a little while until a new corporation took over the one he was working under...there were alot of adjustments to make and work slowed down to a snails pace. Our family motto is "Through God all things are possible" and "And this too shall pass". We believe these things like nothing else. In January of this year his company just pulled out without any warning, their home office is in another state and there is no phone number or address in which to find these people. There was no last paycheck, no severance package...no "sorry, tough luck"..nothing..It is amazing how cruel life works sometimes, but we keep fighting the good fight..but we are losing fast. The landlord served a 3 day eviction notice today, I had been able to scrape up the rent for February, but didn't pay until Feb. 28th. We are now late,late, late for March ($600.00)..and going into April :( Another (600.00)....Utilities (500.00)

Total:$1700.00 that hurts just to type that

Now for the second part of our story..On March 5th, my husband had been out job hunting and was on his way home..well about 6 miles from home he ran out of gas on the side of the road. This was at about 7 p.m. He walked part of the way and then a great samaritan stopped and picked him up and brought him home. We thought we would just hop into my car and go right back to pick up the truck..here we go...the battery in my car was dead..no battery charger and none of the neighbors was available to jump us off. So my husband..bless his heart..at 1 a.m. he took off on our son's bike with the gas can in a plastic shopping bag slung over the handle bars.. Rode the 6 miles back to where the truck was and no truck was there..he had left his hazard lights on...left his strobe lights on...put out safety cones ALL around the truck..it was gone! So he rode the bike all the way back home, it is roughly 2:30 a.m. by now. We call the Sherriff's Department "Yessir we had it towed due to the fact that it was obstructing traffic"...just great...all of his tools, equipment..his entire livelyhood is on that truck.......so we call towing company...($120.00 towing fee + $25/day storage). "Can we at least get his work equipment off the truck, so that he may work to pay to get the truck out of storage"???????? "No ma'am, not until you pay all the fees".......By the time we got any amount of money the fees has accumulated so much that we cannot even touch what they want now, which is over $600.00..they are selling his truck April 25th...I guess right along with everything he needs to work.......My grandmother always said "when it rains it pours" I never knew quite what she meant until now. So we keep chugging along, just trying to make lemonade out of all these lemons, but I am so tired. We are both looking for work continuously. The bright side of all this, my babies are still smiling and holding their heads up...God is awesome! I am hoping that someone...somewhere may be able to help us, while we are trying to help ourselves..I have always believed in "doing my good deed for the day", because it always comes back around... be it in a special prayer from someone..a chuckle...a hug..a hand up??? Please if anyone can find it in their hearts to help, I will find any possible way to "pay it forward".

God Bless

I am the mother of 4.  The father of my children is now bedfast and death is imminant. As he has had COPD for 12 years and is near the end because he has no lungs left.  We are on SS.  We have always worked hard, and tryed to do for our children what needed done.  We have never been on food stamps, never had any help what so ever from any source except for SS.  We have always made our own way and relied on each other. 

I would never accept help, until now.  I need help for my daughter.  She is the important one.  I have always been able to find a way to help her until now. 

I am a 20 year old proud mama of 2. A daughter and a son soon to be born. I live in Glen Allen, Virginia and I love to draw and write poetry and short stories. I currently am engaged and we are tryin to get by, but stuff costs so much. I love helping people when and if I can.

I AM A SINGLE MOM WHO HAS RECENTLY MOVED TO STARKE, FL. I DO HAVE A JOB BUT I ALSO HAVE BILLS. SAMANTHA'S ( MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER) FATHER IS IN PRISON FOR 7 YEARS HE HAS ABOUT 3 MORE YEARS TO GO CAN NOT HELP. AND I HAVE TRIED TO FIND AWAY TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND I THOUGHT I HAD FIGURED OUT AWAY TO HAVE CHRISTMAS BUT IT JUST SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE I AM SORRY I AM SO LATE ASKING FOR HELP BUT IT IS HARD TO AMIT THAT YOU CAN NOT PROVIDE FOR YOUR CHILD. THE SAD PART IS SHE IS BEING SO UNDERSTANDING THAT SANTA MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO VISIT US THIS YEAR I TOLD HER AS LONG AS WE HAVE EACH OTHER THAT IS ALL WE NEED AND SHE SAID THAT'S RIGHT. I LOVE HER SO MUCH AND WOULD GIVE ALMOST ANYTHING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE HER A CHIRSTMAS

I am a loving caring mother, daughter and friend.  I try to show my son that it is how you treat people that matters.  In 30 years no one will remember what you wore but they will remember how you made the feel.  I am doing my best, I have been independant for a very long time, but there sometimes comes a moment when you have to ask for help.  I need help, I have tried to do so much for my son and I.  We live on bare minimums, but it seems like life is throwing us some curveballs and I dont know how I can get things taken care of. I plan on going back to college once I get my past student loans taken care of ( they are included in the 5000 dollars of debt).  I have been told it is not that bad, but then again, there are times where if I have $0.50 I feel rich.

I would love to be able to get a second job to help, but at this moment I never know when I will be leaving work and even then I help take care of my mother and my father. My mother has been disabled for 4 years and my father had a stroke 2 years ago. It has been a hard road watching them, they want to know I will be ok. I only hope someday they can be at peace knowing I am.

 I WOULD LIKE TO SEND MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE.....SHE IS 17 AND WILL SOON BE GRADUATING HIGHSCHOOL, SHE WANTS SO BADLY TO GO TO COLLEGE, EVEN IF ITS ONLY A COMMUNTIY COLLEGE, BUT SHE IS NERVOUS ABOUT SCHOOL LOANS AS I AM STILL PAYING ON A SCHOOL LOAN FROM 15 YEARS AGO.  I AM A SINGLE MOTHER, AND I HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP MY LOAN FROM DEFAULTING, BUT I AM STILL PAYING ON IT.  I JUST WANT HER TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO, AND BE RELAXED ABOUT HOW SHE IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT, JUST LIKE ALL THE RICH KIDS.  THERE ARE SO MANY KIDS OUT THERE THAT GO TO COLLEGEJUST TO PARTY BECAUSE THERE PARENTS ARE PAYING FOR IT, AND THEN THERE ARE THOSE KIDS THAT CANT AFFORD TO GO AND WANT TO GO TO LEARN.  I WOULD PUT EVERY DIME I RECIEVE FOR HER EDUCATION.  I HAVE NEVER EVER DONE THIS BEFORE, SO IM NOT SURE HOW IT WORKS....I JUST WANT TO SEND MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE AND IM HOPING THAT SOMEONE OUT THERE IS WILLING TO GIVE A LOW INCOME TEEN AGER A BREAK. THANK YOU