I am a family man in need of financial aid to go to back to school to better myself and my family.

This money will be used to buy neccessities and pay bills as I was recently laid of and don't qualify for unemployment insurance. Please help, not only will you be rewarded by me in the future, but if there is a non- financial need you have and I can help, I will gladly fulfill it. If interested in helping, please call me and let's talk.

Contact Jimmie White at (713)914-0167 or send an email to infobroker852@yahoo.com

I am an exceptionally hard working clinical psychology doctoral student.  Asside from classes, studying, and working on my dissertation, I spend a great deal of my time volunteering in the community (domestic violence shelters, various children's charities, and an organization that helps adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses become active members of the community).  I am beyond financially stressed right now, my school made a huge error with my financial aid, and while I've managed to get the financial aid office to fix the problem... I won't see the financial benefit of that until my next disbursement in January.  By that time I will have been evicted from my apartment.  I am working 3 part-time jobs on top of going to school and am trying my best to fix this problem.... but I feel like I am drowning and I don't know what else to do.  If there is anyone who can help me... please, I would be eternally greatful!

Hi AidPage Community,

This is dedicated to widows / widowers. Hopefully this page will be a help in time of loss, and let people know there are really others who care. And, any widows or widowers, please feel free to write your thoughts or suggestions here. This is why I love AidPage, and I hope this Support resource will be an encouragement for you. Note Elaine of TSA has already added two or three great entries, and I will include in the links section as I receive them.

I am not a widow, and can't imagine the suffering. A friend lost her husband years ago when she was about 23, he was 25.

_marlene

         Hey everyone, well so far I have recieved some help with great resources, links to some foundations that help people pay for some past due medical bills, and also was directed to a great networking/support resource for cystic fibrosis.

         I just wanted to encourage you to keep trying. Whatever it is that you are going through, nothing has gone unseen by the Lord, and He will always make a way for you, even if it seems there is no way.

        God bless you and I just wanted to encourage you not to give up. This world is full of caring and generous people. Money helps fix many situations I know (we need it too) but just remember that this world is temporary, and so is the situation you are in...even if it feels like it's been going on for years, and you haven't had a brake. Just keep praying and know that He is hearing your prayers. His timing it perfect, He is not slow or uncaring...and everything good in your life, truely that is good in your life, it is from the Lord. Don't forget that.

         If you ever are frusterated, and just want someone to pray with you, I am here.

         If you haven't checked out Nathan's web site yet, please take a minute and do that.  www.contrerashome.us Thank you very much, one of the biggest blessings you can ever do for us, if share our son's story /web site with other people....even if you can't donate personally. You never know who might see it!!God bless you. 

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

hi

hello, me and my family lost everything in the flood in iowa and are currently in a fema trailer. i was hoping that someone would hear my cry for help in helping our family .we have been down finacially since june. my husband cannot work, i work full time and go to school i have three great kids jaden 10, amee 8, jasmin 5, i would just pray that that we keep our heads up and keep moving forward. my husband will be leaving for a year and it will be twice the struggle for me. but if anyone has any advice on how to apply for a grant without having to pay, or without having to pay for even a book please let me know...... and if anyone would like to donate gift cards to my family walmart, target, kmart, we are still trying to get stuff back that we lost in the flood. thanks for looking god bless.  christycria@yahoo.com

Hi! I am hoping to get some help here. My name is Trina. I am a 27 year old unmarried female. I work in the medical field as a certified nurse's aid/patient care technician (depending on where you go) in Texas. I have been getting dental work done little by little here and there as I can since I have no insurance. I have had a root canal, 2 fillings, and 10 teeth extracted (4 wisdom teeth, the teeth next to each wisdom tooth and 2 in front). Since this has been slow going I am unable to keep up with the rate of decay going on and have had a tooth in front break off and several in back chip or break. I can no longer eat hard or crunchy foods. I have had to give up most fruit and fruit juices due to the acidity in them causing alot of pain in my teeth.  Chewing is becoming harder each day and sometimes it seems like my teeth just ache. I get turned done for financing at dental clinics and am running out of options and time. I know I need to get my teeth fixed and know I need to do it fast, but I don't know how to get help doing it. I have been trying to do it on my own and it's not working. I am at the point of I don't care if they pull them all and put in dentures. I am not trying to save my teeth, just my health. I will admit it is partially for vanity reasons too. Would you want someone to take out your IV or whatever if their mouth looks like something out of a bad country bumpkin sketch? Anyway, sorry I get a little long winded sometimes, I was wondering if anyone out there can direct me to information on any type of financial aid for people with dental problems, bad credit, and little money? Thank you for any information you can give. I will really appreciate it. I am not sure how this works so I will add my main email addy here. It is tree12501@hotmail.com Thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings!

Trina

I need your help.  I am 23 years old and just graduated from college and planning to get married in the summer.  I have a Bachelors of Science degree in Management and Information Systems and was on the Dean’s List and on the National Dean’s in college.  However, I have been plagued with many unfortunate circumstances.  I can’t seem to find a job right now and can’t pay the bills.  I don’t have enough in my checking account to even pay for next months bills, and I have cut back on everything I can think of, even cutting back on food.  My credit cards are all maxed out and I have no one to turn to for help.  Here’s the thing, like I said before I just graduated from college and my loans are starting to have to be paid back which is in excess of $25,000, my car started leaking coolant into my engine, which is going to cost at the minimum $750-$1,000, I need new breaks and new tires.  I have medical bills in the thousands of dollars which I can’t pay off.  If I do not get my car fixed I have no reliable transportation to even really get to and from work.  I have sold everything of value to anyone, and have really nothing left.  If something doesn’t happen for me soon we will be out in the street.  Anything someone can do to help is greatly appreciated. I have never asked for anything from anyone before and anyone who knows me would verify that, but I have no where else to turn to for help. I’m not asking for much just a little something to help with the bills.  Or better yet anyone that can help me with a job would be even better.  Like I said before I have a Bachelors of Science degree in Management and Information Systems.  So anything in IT would be great and I am willing to start at the bottom.  Please help.  My email address is pleasehelpmesoon@gmail.com, and you can email me if you are willing to help.  Once again thank you and God Bless.

Im a young 27 year old male who moved here to join the fire department. I also am supporting my two young children. Im not sure how to ask as in my life and career choice I perfer to give rather than recieve. However, I have run into a financial shortfall and could use a little hand up financially to pay my rent. Im not asking for alot but if you can help it would greatly be appreciated. I am able to do tree trimming, bush trimming, light construction, and odd jobs in exchange for the help.

 Thanks and God Bless

We are having very difficult times right now, our finances are practically non existent. I have been off work for two years because of an injury I received at my last job, been fighting a workman's comp case since then. My husband is working but with child support and health insurance for his kids, they take out more than half of his check each time he gets paid. Our utilities are close to being shut off, our property taxes are way past due, we have practically no food in the house, the house itself is falling apart and we can't afford to repair it; I'm cold all the time. I'm diabetic so I get cold very easily. My attorney told me that I can find a job as long as it doesn't interfere with my injury. It was my hand that I injured and I'm not sure what kind of job I can find that I wouldn't have to use my hand. I'm seriously worried that we're going to lose our house and bills are piling up....We need approximately $1500 to get caught up on everything. Please help!

I am a 3rd year clinical psychology doctoral student specializing in children and adolescents.  I am 6 months away from starting my internship and actually making some money, and I am petrified I am not going to make it to that point because I won't have a apartment.  My school screwed up my financial aid at the beginning of this academic year.  The school increased tuition and never increased the cost of attendence budget, therefore part of the financial aid I receive that should have gone toward housing/food/utilities, etc. went toward tuition and I received $2500 in September to cover ALL of my bills through the end of December.  So I have been unable to pay November's rent and now December's rent is also due.  I received an eviction notice the day before Thanksgiving and I just don't know what else to do. 

I am doing everything I can to straighten out this financial mess.  I am working 3 part-time jobs (totaling 30 hours a week) on top of classes and the 20hrs a week I work (unpaid)doing therapy with severely emotionally disturbed foster care kids.  But this is not enough to make up the difference of the $4,000 that went to tuition instead of my living expenses.  I harassed the school to fix the financial aid problem, and after weeks of begging and pleading it was finally fixed, but it won't help financially until next semester when I get my next disbursement (Jan.).  So the problem is not that I don't have any money, it's that I don't have any money right now.  All I need is for someone to cosign an alternative student loan (for $4,000)so that I can pay my past due rent, and my rent and bills through the end of December and maybe even fly home to see my family (It's been over a year since I've seen them). Between my jobs, and financial aid disbursements in January and May, I would be able to pay off the alternative student loan by May. 

My family is unable to help me financially (I am the first to attend college, and god willing, will be the first Dr. in the family) and my hope is that once I graduate and become licensed, I will be able to help them.  I am a good person, I work hard, and my entire purpose in pursuing my doctorate in clinical psychology is to be able to help children who have had the deck stacked against them so early in life (i.e., abused, neglected, behavioral disorders, autistic disorders, etc.), and now that I have had the opportunity to work with foster care children my long term goal is to start a private foundation to overhaul the foster care system.  Because from what I've seen thus far, once children go into the foster care system their chances of being happy, "normal" kids decreases dramatically. 

Please, if there is any way someone could possibly help me I would be forever greatful.  Achieving my doctorate in psychology has been my dream for so long and I can't bear the thought that it might all fall apart when I'm so close...

I'm a single mom of two boys who are 5 and 2.  I work full time as a marketing assistant but recieve no child support from their father.  I recently had to move out of my two bedroom apartment into my sister's one bedroom apartment.  Even though I no longer have to pay rent, I've gotten so far behind on bills that it's looking near impossible to get on my feet again any time soon.  I'm not looking for a hand out just a lift up.  I work very hard to take care of my boys.  Things have become so difficult lately that I'm having a hard time putting gas in my car and buying groceries.

I graduated with my Associates Degree in Political Science and want to continue schooling as soon as I have my financial situation back under control.  I hope that someone out there will appreciate my efforts and hard work.

Thank you so much for your consideration and time. 

I am having a difficult time financially. Everytime I end one problem another appears. It is as though I am in quick sand and there is no way out. I am usually the person who is always helping out friends and strangers but now I am sinking and it seems hopeless. I know the scriptures say ask, seek, and knock. I am asking, seeking, and knocking for any solutions. I am behind in paying my house note. I have student loans due now and in addition I owe the IRS. The job that I have does not cover all expenses. I have always managed to pay most of my bills as they come in but due to added medical and dental expenses it is almost impossible and I am getting further and further behind. I am the mother of two children and one child suffers with asthma. I know there is someone who has a solution. May God Bless Each One of Us.  My situation is getting worse. I pray there is someone out there to offer solutions.

I just lost my job of eight years due to downsizing. This just adds to more financial difficulty. What more can I say?

We are a family of 5 that has reached a financial slump.  We are at risk of losing our home and our only vehicle.  My husband works 60 hours a week and is starting school in the fall hoping to better himself and our situation.  I am a stay at home mom that suffers from disabiling migraines and have applied for disability, but have not heard back yet.  We have had to rob Peter to pay Paul so many times that the well is dry and we are behind on some major bills.  We owner finance our home and do not have good enough credit to buy the home outright.  Therefore, if we dont make our payments we will be evicted and have no place to go.  I have been paying on my truck for 2 years now and only have 1 year left on it, but it too is behind by one month.  Any help would be appreciated, advice or otherwise.

Sincerely,

thanks

I am a married mother of two who is going to school and trying to find financial assistance so I don't break the bank at home.

I went through some financial and health problems and I lost our house to foreclosure.I am praying there is help for me and my family with this situation. I have had my job for almost 12 years now and earn prettygood money.Please somebody that can relate to my problem please reply.

I am starting on one of the scariest times in my life. I am about to become a single mom of 3 girls after 14yrs of marraige, I want to get an apartment and can not afford the security dep, once Im there I can afford the monthly rent........I need to leave him and his drug problems, I have believed him one too many times and now Its time I do not want to take money from him or give him the option of saying, It was my money that helped you......if there is someone out there who can help or an orgination I would so appreciate it.

Hello~

My name is Donna, I am a 37 year old woman, I don't like to ask for help, but I am at my last straw.  I was always dependant on none other than myself, until that horrible date, 11-14-92.  That is when I had a horrible car accident that killed my best-friend, & left me in a coma for 6 weeks, in the hospital for 3 1/2 months, in rehab for over 2 years & currently still disabled.  From 1994-2003 I received Social Security Disability, but because I refused to give up & I tryed to work; for 3 months, I was cut off of S.S. I have had no real income since May 2003.  I've been living with my Gram, bless her 81 year old heart.  She hasn't much to offer, but she did open her home & what she did have to me & my 2 children.  I am LOST, I know of no where else to turn,  I need some assistance, in whatever you have to offer.  I have a car that is in my Gram's name because of my credit, that I have had to borrow to keep the payments up,  my borrowing is pretty much all done.  My resources aren't available any longer.  So I owe right at $8,000.00 on my car,  I have no where to call home,  I need a home of my own, everything I own is either packed away in the basement or crammed in my bedroom.  I live out of my bedroom, which I have done since 2003.  I have recently tried to commit suicide, although I now know that was wrong & I  truly can't believe I even fathomed that because,  first of all I believe that is a sin, one that cannot be asked for forgiveness for, second, because of my boys, they need their mom, they always will, no matter how old they get.  Until it IS my turn to be called home.   I cannot believe I would have ever done that to them.  I don't know where to turn anymore, I'm so lost, If you can help & feel the leading to do so, PLEASE DO!!!  You can email me personally at deejlicious@yahoo.com

Thank You So Much!

Donna Leeper

Located in west Michigan, north of Grand Rapids. Full time desktop publisher, part time web developer. Always looking for work and to lend a hand to non-profits and independant business.

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