I have been graciously given the gifts of helps and compassion and enjoy nothing more in life than helping others.  I am currently trying to start my own nonprofit to help the poor and low income mothers.  I am not financially strong at this point, but believe in my calling to help others and God does give me connections to resources and the wisdom to discern what to do for situations.  I will help where I can.  Please feel free to contact me at thewellnessretreat@yahoo.com

I am also a holistic nutritional consultant and provide free advice and personalized plans on naturally overcoming and curing sickness and disease.  Feel free to contact me with your health problems as well!  Take care and God bless

To a healthy and fruitful life-

Kelli Carnegie-The Wellness Retreat

I am a single mother my son does get SSI and I also work a full time job. I was able to buy a house in OCt 2003. With his income and my job we are able to pay the bills with 5 bucks a month to spare. Yet I need to have my roof fixed or replace leaks when it rains heavey. Also my car is paid for yet seems to be on its last leg at any given time it could need another repair job. I am working herd to keep the house up. I pay 800 a month which pays insurane taxes and principal. This is a good price for a home renting a place could cost me much more and then I would never own either. I keep praying that some how things will work out. I have been able to pay off credit cards and want to continue not to have to use them for the bills. It is hard to have to tell my son we can not afford to go places his friends go. Yet he is a good kid which makes it hardeer on me I know he deserves better then what we have.....

My name is Heather.  I am a 31-year-old single mother of a 9-year-old special needs son.  I work full time as a Unit Secretary in a local hospital.  My son and I have lived on our own since he was 3 months old.  His father was abusive to me and we do not have contact with him whatsoever as he is now a level 3 sex offender.  We get by on the income that I make but it is from paycheck to paycheck.  We don't have a savings, nor do we get to go on vacations.  In some ways I think it's good for him to experience the struggles of life.  There are too many children who have everything handed to them and they don't see the value of it.  I am planning to go back to school soon and get my BA in Business (I have my AA right now) but I need to have surgery first.  According to the state I make more than enough money so I don't qualify for any assistance.  If it weren't for family we would barely have enough for food.  Despite all this I am an optimistic person and I try to help others as much as I can (there will always be someone worse off then me).  Hard times are frequent in our house but we still know how to laugh and enjoy our time together.

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'm a single mom working a part time job (3rd shift) and raising two children one with Cerebral Palsey and other medical problems. I'm asking for help because even though I'm working I can barely put food on the table for my kids much less pay all of my bills every month. I don't like asking for help because I feel that there are others out there that are in more need then myself but I have no choice now. I don't know how much longer I can keep our heads above water.If you can help my family and I out , we would be very grateful.

May God Bless You!

Kelly

we are in the middle of some very trying times in a nutshell. I will gladly speak or meet any kind soul willing to help that would like all the inner details at hand and answer any why's that there may be. My daughter is disabled in many forms. She is 9 and was born with Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and Minor Retardation and inevitably she will always have this challenge to adapt to in her life. Looking at her you would wonder how she is so loving and happy seemingly never missing a beat in life to dwell or question her differences. Most recently the epilepsy created some obstacles for us as a family to overcome and we did exceptionally well however we did bury ourselves a bit financially to succeed. My wife left her job to stay home and dedicate herself to caring day in and day out for our daughter Denae as school is not always an option if there is siezures taking place and likewise when you seek after school care due to the fact that most daycare's are not prepared to safely manage an epileptic person. We are looking to get out of the rears on some bills we had to set aside to prioritize our life essentials (rent.electric,water,food). Sounds horrible but it is almost the only option for most in a similar situation. It is a total of just shy of 2500.00 that would fix this completley and grant me the opportunity to provide and care for my family. Please if you have the means, give us a chance to make it and move forward as we need to. thank you so very much for even reading our story. God Bless.

We are in need of a helping hand. Our current financial situation is not healthy or capable of supporting our family as demanded by unexpected events and the firm belief in providing the best care for our special child. Her name is Denae and she is 9 years old. She was born with Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and Minor Retardation. On the up side of that she was also born with an admirable amount of love and hapiness and just lives her days never stopping to feel sorry for herself or add pesimistic thoughts slow her down. She is always happy and loving and is a peice of humble pie to me at times when I am wasting time on petty negatives. We have had to adjust as some unexpected medical related issues demanded us to. My wife left her job to care full time for Denae and I over 5-6 months went unpaid under FMLA to do related tasks such as overnites in the ER or traveling to a specialist we knew Denae should see. This is so difficult asking for help as we are and have always been stable in our finances. I tried respectfuly to fight my way to the top of this but am confident I have to ask for help to get back on path and move forward. I make enough to support our families needs and allow the need of my wife to remain home be a success. The downfall came due to shifting funds away from bills and creditors and placing them towards traveling to specialists and meals/hotels, etc. Then adding the hours I was granted off through FMLA but as I mentioned they were unpaid hours(This was our biggest contributor). We are hoping to earn 2500.00 - 3000.00 so we can have a clean slate and end the calls from bill collectors as well as blow away the cloud of stress and wonder we have above us constantly right now. Even if you don't have money to give warm thoughts and encouragment are needed also and will be much apreciated by us all. Thanks for taking time to look at our story and God bless you.

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