hello. i am an audio engineer in austin tx. my family was in new orleans when katrina hit and we lost everything. we are still trying to recover. now we are thinking about starting a business in austin and could use any help that is out there. thank you. god bless.

HI,MY NAME IS STEPANIE,I AM A SINGLE MOTHER  TWO GIRLS,3 AND 4 YEARS OLD (3YR. OLD HAS DOWN SNDROME). I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN ARIZONA DUE TO HURRICANE KATRINA. IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE NO FAMILY HERE IN ARIZONA AND I CAN'T GET A JOB BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND A DAYCARE THAT WOULD TAKE MY SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER. I AM WAY BEHIND ON BILLS AND I HAVE NO MONEY.IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME PLEASE I NEED IT.                                                                 THANK  YOU,STEPHANIE

I am the mother of a wonderful boy with autism.  As a woman separated from her husband, debt has been unavoidable.  I moved away from my husband because he could not give us the support we needed.  Eight months after moving to New Orleans, my son and I lost almost everything we had just acquired, and had to start over again, due to Hurricane Katrina. During this time, I had accumulated much debt on my credit cards.  The fact is that I don't have bad credit.  If I was able to pay all of my bills off right now, I would have a very decent credit score.  The credit card that carries the highest balance, is charging 29.99% interest.rate--due to my high balance.  Yes, I am thankful that I can pay on that and a loan I have every month.  Then, what am I asking for?  I am asking for a way to pay off this debt so my son and I can move on.  I drive a ten year old car hoping I don't have to buy a new one because I can't afford it.  Are there any grants that I can apply for or any programs that are out there that can help me obtain a clean slate?  Please contact me. Thank you.

I'm not exactly sure how to even start this as we have always been self sufficient until now, but, here I go. My husband and I have been through alot of things in the last 2 years including living through Hurricane Katrina, but losing everything we owned, including our jobs as they were washed away with the water. We've always relied on God for the things that we have needed even through the storm, we didn't ask FEMA for a thing, we got a little bit of help from the Red Cross right at first to keep us all from dying of thirst and starvation. This includes our children.  We have struggled since the storm and the rent has more than doubled because there is so little property that wasn't damaged or completely washed away only leaving slabs, where homes use to be. In December of 2006 I had a major car accident that almost killed me, I haven't been right physically since the accident. We have no insurance for medical bills or prescriptions, without the medication I am unable to walk from the major pain, caused by the damage to my spine and pelvis which has 4 breaks, both hips are out of place and have fluid on them where they go into the hip joint. I can't do anything about it as I don't qualify for any type of state insurance because I haven't been diagnosed as totally disabled yet by the state of Mississippi. Without being able to see the right Doctors there is no way for that to happen. Just to see any specialist or pain management Doctor it costs $ 305.00 for the initial visit, that is the price without any tests or medications. ANY and I mean ANY financial help is so badly needed, $1.00 in an envelope or how much ever you feel right about sending would be such a blessing. PLEASE HELP WE REALLY DO NEED IT!

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