We often hear “I need money now” for rent, food or bills – not an easy situation to be in. See our advice below.

Emergency Rental, Food, and Bills Assistance Programs

How to get help with rent?

At times, many families find themselves homeless, or unable to continue to occupy the premises of their choice. This may be due to fire, accident, storms or many other causes, but often it is merely a problem in paying the rent. Illness that forces a breadwinner to stay home, or loss of a job; any and all of these conditions can put a family in need of temporary assistance to tide itself over until the members of the family find themselves again in a position to pay their own rent without the need of subsidising or other rental assistance.

Agencies have been set up in many parts of the country to help in this regard. Non-profit organizations, these charities, such as The Salvation Army, as well as some governmental agencies are often able to offer emergency rental assistance for families who are being evicted by a landlord, or who simply have no way to pay their rent at the moment. Realizing that landlords, despite the old cartoon imagery of a rich greedy person feeding off the work of renters, the vast majority of landlords are not really making a profit at all on the current tenant. This is only a stopgap so that the landlord may pay the monthly house payments in the hope of some future profit if housing increases in value some years later. If the tenant can’t pay the rent, the landlord may soon find himself in the same position with regard to the lender. Lenders do not want to hear sad stories.

Although these different programs for rental assistance may be available, much depends upon the funding at the moment. Some programs quickly run out of money and are simply unable at the moment to provide further help to persons in need of assistance.

The vast majority of families in need of temporary rental assistance are those to be found in the low-income range; seniors, disable persons and children are among those most often affected. Others too, faced at one point or another with a temporary emergency may qualify for assistance in these cases.

In most cases, those in need of longer-term assistance, persons who have not been gainfully employed for a considerable length of time with not prospects for the immediate future may not qualify for rental assistance under these temporary emergency programs.

Those more likely to receive aid are persons who are able to convince interviewers of their willingness to do what is necessary to get back on their feet along with the ability to do so. Since emergency funding is considered a short-term “fix” for a crisis situation, the grants may be only issued for a few days, perhaps to defray the cost of a motel room, pending the applicant’s ability to find other lodgings.

Therefore it is important, in most similar cases, for the applicant to show the interviewer the imminent possibility to become self-sufficient.

Most non-profit agencies as well as other agencies attempt to work closely with rental assistance applicants to help them with any additional support as needed depending upon each applicant’s situation. Often applicants are further given counseling and referrals to other agencies that may be more helpful to an applicant.

In such cases, any additional services rendered are free to the applicant in crisis. This may include lack of employment and such other problems that may arise such as medical emergencies. Most agencies participate in these endeavors as well as teaching applicants the processes involved in applying for governmental programs, immediate rehousing and how to apply for Section 8 vouchers as well as information about low income housing, and assistance in paying the security deposits that are almost universally demanded by today’s rental market.

Since the goal of all similar agencies to to render aid to persons in immediate need of emergency housing and other crisis situations, the funds issued to applicants for rent or other necessities is only meant to allow the applicant extra time to deal with the emergency. However, at the same time, applicants will normally be provided with support in the long term to guard against similar future emergencies.

If you have an eviction notice or expect to be unable to pay the rent in the immediate future, or even realize that you need to find less expensive living quarters, now is the time to apply for assistance. Often with early application, money may be available to catch up unpaid rent as well as other options that may be explained to you.

Assistance may also be available to help with the security deposit, the initial rents and even moving costs. In some cities non-profit agencies may offer other emergency assistance to those in crisis. These funds are normally paid out on a one-time basis. Depending upon the location, resources that may be in place for housing crisis families can be wide-ranging.

Potential applicants are advised to find the telephone numbers as well as any other information available to them and educate themselves about the different programs that may be able to help with emergency assistance.

Not only non-profit private agencies, but many governmental agencies, are able to provide interim assistance, depending on the locality. Massachusetts has a program called RAFT, while in Texas a rental assistance program called TDHCA is available. Florida has a similar program called EFAHP and in Connecticut their program is called RAP. Many other government programs around the country also offer assistance to pay rent or a portion of overdue rent in their ongoing efforts to reduce the growing threat of homelessness in their particular communities.

Another program, called the Federal Stimulus Program is a little-known program through which our federal government provides billions of dollars across the nation to provide rental assistance for qualified applicants. These funds have become invaluable to families that find it increasingly difficult to keep up with the rising costs of rent and other housing needs.

HUD the Housing and Urban Development, agency works throughout the country as well. A number of families approaching two million are able to use this program, a program that can not only help those in need to pay their rent and/or security deposits, but HUD can issue vouchers to provide temporary housing as well as providing assistance to senior citizens and the disabled to keep up with overdue rental payments.

These programs not only offer grants to help pay rent, but the government Rent Voucher Program aids applicants to seek housing in the privately owned housing market.

These agencies can, generally, offer legal advice to those facing eviction. Every year millions of people receive free legal advice and assistance to educate them with the eviction process and their rights as well as responsibilities. The government provides funded Legal Services Corp. which provides attorneys who may mediate a solution between landlord and tenants in addition to advising tenants of their rights as well as help them apply for Section 8 or other assistance and another positive aid they offer is help and counseling on housing discrimination.

Counseling may also be provided to help applicants apply for government and/or private grants. Money is available for many of these crisis situations.

It is the goal of these agencies to prevent evictions wherever possible. The federal government as well as the many non-profit private agencies strive wherever possible to help applicants remain in their current quarters without the fear of being summarily evicted. Often these agencies are able not only to prevent evictions, but subsequent lawsuits that may be brought against a tenant. Alternatively, the agency may be able to find more suitable and affordable housing for an applicant facing eviction.

Many churches too offer funds that can help those in short-term financial difficulties. United Way and The Salvation Army are only two of the better-known charitable institutions that may be able to offer help when needed. Generally they give priority to those living in apartments and facing short-term financial crises.

A good number of other national and local charities are ready to help with the expenses of rent and other essential needs as well as providing case management and many other social services. No all charities have ready money all the time, but even those may be able to help by helping an applicant with information about other resources and assistance in applying for free grants to pay overdue rent.

Other agencies that often provide help might be, for example, Catholic Charities, Social Service Offices, United Way, the American Red Cross, the Legal Aid Society and as mentioned earlier, The Salvation Army. Aside from these examples there exist many other emergency aid agencies for those who are able to become informed.

While most of these programs provide only short-term emergency aid, they are designed for the most part to tide a family over until a longer-term solution becomes available. Often these same agencies will be able to direct qualified applicants to resources that may assist them in finding an apartment or house for more permanent security.

It is important however, during these times of crisis, to keep in touch with creditors and the applicant’s current landlord so they understand what you are doing and what you expect to accomplishment. It is important that the applicant be extremely honest with everyone about the situation and it may sometimes be possible to have monthly payments temporarily lowered, or even be allowed to skip a monthly rental payment. Other plans may be devised and put into place to avoid being evicted.

It is well-understood that not only landlords but other creditors too are much more willing to cooperate with persons who are up-front with them, honest in their discussions and show a willingness to cooperate and do whatever they can to improve with situations.

How to get help with bills?

Ask The Energy Company

if energy bills are the source of the hardship, then the energy providers’ own in-house programs are often the quickest way to help rearrange and meet repayments.

LIHEAP: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

This national program’s focus is on subsidies for repairs, weatherproofing and utility bills that families cannot afford to pay.

LIHEAP covers any energy related home repairs for low-icome families, including seasonal expenses like air cooling systems and winter heating bills. The local LIHEAP office is the first point of contact for those in need of energy or utility assistance. Eligibility varies from state to state.

WAP: Weatherization Assistance Program

The WAP is a federal grant organized by the Department of Energy that helps needy families improve their homes’ energy efficiency, and has assisted over 7 million households across many states, territories and Native American tribes since its inception in 1976.

According to the DOE guidelines, a household with anyone over 60 is eligible for the WAP, as are legally recognized disabled people. Most states make families with children eligible, and the website for the WAPTAC (Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center) can advise others if the grants are available in their area, and whether they qualify.

LifeLine Assistance: Free Cell Phones

Americans in need of a cell phone plan but without the means to maintain one can get assistance from LifeLine Assistance‘s free phone program. This is indeed a lifeline as daily life and business in particular is practically impossible without a mobile phone.

LLA is an FCC mandated scheme offering a free cell phone with at least 250 monthly minutes included. It’s available in the 49 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico, and typically requires a household income below 135% of Federal Poverty guidelines. For some states it is below 150%. Eligibility varies across participating states, with slightly different rules around qualifying income.

Other sources of help are available at state government level, or many national and local non-profit and charity organizations, and the energy companies themselves.

How to get Food For Free?

It doesn’t always require money to eat, and there are many ways to gain free food without adding to your debts or joining the 10% of Americans who have resorted to shoplifting. Ask people you know, or traders and restaurant and store owners.

Above all it’s important to explain why you are asking for food: because you can’t afford to eat. And not to be critical about what food you eat. Without a certain amount of money, there is no longer the choice of what to eat. So meat may become harder to get or if meat’s all that’s on offer and you are a vegetarian, it’s best to accept it with thanks.

Grow Your Own, Share With The Community

The most sustainable – and satisfying – way to provide free food for yourself is to grow it, and you can start with just seeds if you live in the country or with just a small space in the city. Guerrilla gardening is an interesting urban option, more organised community gardens and allotments can share space and expertise for growing, and seed swapping communities among gardeners are a good source of materials and encouragement.

Ask A Farmer

Out in the sticks there won’t be the option of stores and restaurants as a source of food, but ask any farmer and there’ll be some left on the fields that they didn’t or can’t sell. Many will let you pick these leftovers.

Food Banks

A rapidly growing movement in the United Kingdom and US is the organized and charitable distribution of food to those who can’t afford it. Most of the food is donated, and food banks are one of the easiest ways to obtain some nutritious food. Many banks have conditions for who they can give food to, but there is no need to be ashamed about visiting one.

Links to Food Banks in various countries

United States /United Kingdom /Austalia /Canada /Ireland /New Zealand /South Africa

Offers and coupons

Online and direct from the stores, many coupons are available to promote new products. And companies across the United States send out free samples of new products. They’re unlikely to provide a healthy, balanced diet on their own but could supplement free food from other sources.

Waste Food

In an affluent country there is an abundance of unsold or waste food, and a little social interaction and resourcefulness can unlock access to a surprising amount of it.

Ask at the market

Often around closing time, stall holders will sell off any remaining stock for next to nothing, and it’s always worth telling them you have no money and asking if they’ll give you something for free. You can often pick up some fruit or salad, and if they can’t offer anything, thank them anyway and ask at another stall.

Free Supermarket Food

Ask at the big stores and you’ll be too far down the chain of command: “My boss doesn’t allow us to do that” will be the usual answer. So smaller supermarkets and neighborhood stores are a better option, where you can talk to that boss. You may find warmth and generosity among Muslims and immigrants to the West who run stores.

Restaurant Leftovers

It requires some patience, a little nerve and a bit of practice, but it’s possible to get free, professionally prepared food, even a table to sit and eat it at. Restaurant districts in cities are obviously the best place to try this, and expect a success rate around 5%, so it requires persistence, but will sharpen your bargaining skills, and who knows where else that could lead?

Turn up at a restaurant after the busiest time but not too late, and explain that you have no money and ask if they have some left overs in the kitchen. It can help to have a container such as a plastic box ready in case they do have something, and if they’re friendly and can’t offer anything the first time, maybe they can put something aside the next day.

Searching and Foraging

It grows on trees, on the ground and some seasons there’ll be abundant fruit and tasty plants such as dandelions or chickweed. Even cities can produce some tasty wild food, and anyone near downtown Seattle has access to America’s first Food Forest in a major city.

Dumpster Diving

Growing media coverage of the colossal food wastage at supermarkets and restaurants has made it much less weird, and more popular, to search through the dumpsters in search of some quality food to turn into a meal.

Last Updated: March 7, 2023

This isn’t about me.

I never in my wildest dreams ever thought I would be on a website asking (begging) for money, but I am desperate and need your help. After working my entire life as a firefighter and helping others, I was forced into retirement after hospitalization with COVID. The small amount I receive from SSI and retirement funds bearly cover the bills. This situation has forced me to take out payday loans to feed and house my family, but I continue struggling to make ends meet. I currently have bills past due and coming due that I have to know idea how to pay. I have maxed out all of my credit cards just by buying gasoline and groceries and paying the utility bills. I completely understand that other people are hurting right now, and I have no right to ask others for help, but this is not for me, this is about trying to hold together my family unit and structure for my wife and young son. You are now my 911 as I have no one else to turn to. Hopefully, your generosity can get us through this very low point in our lives. Your act of kindness will not go unrewarded. When I am relieved of my current situation I will pay this forward.

Anything you can give will be greatly appreciated.

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Last Updated: March 6, 2023

COVID Relief

Good is the day, everyone.

My name is Kacie.

I have COVID-19.

It wasn’t a bad start when I had tested positive for this virus. But, as days turned into weeks, I knew it was certainly more ugly than I could imagine.

With there not being any relief for those who have contracted COVID-19, it has become hard on those who have had to stay off of work for a prolonged period of time.

Behind the scenes, times have still been hard on us.

I have been so sickly that it even hurts to breathe. Nothing is appetizing to eat. My low-grade fever (99.8-100.2°) will not go away. I am cold then hot then cold again.

I am fortunate enough, though, that I am not among those who are in the hospital fighting for their lives.

It has been almost 3 weeks since I’ve been off of work. Unfortunately, I do not have a stable support system that have carry my bills until I get better.

I’m not asking for thousands of dollars to get my out of this whole. I just want to worry on one thing at a time, and that’s on getting better.

Thank you.

-Kacie

https://www.paypal.me/kaciekarma

Last Updated: March 5, 2023

WE NEED HELP

Asking for help was always an embarrassing thing for me to do all because of my EGO. I’m now finding out that it takes a bigger person to not be afraid to ask for help but I still feel somewhat embarrassed. The truth of the matter is that I used to be a youth councillor and a teacher at a private academy for trouble youth. I work there for almost 3 years but a severe accident playing hockey. My own player ran into me and I ended up somehow bed written with a Cerebral & Brain Stem Concussion, 6 Herniated disks, torn ligament that connected to the skull to the neck, and a severe whiplash in which the tissue under the skull and over the skull was severely, for 4 years. My wife had to help me go to the bathroom and feed me because I couldn’t get out of bed and couldn’t even lift a bowl. It was a terrible situation. The accident happened in 2008 and I only started getting up and walking with crutches in 2013. Never thought I would ever get up again. It was after months of therapy and healing that I started to try to find work. I slowly began doing small landscaping jobs and bought an old SUV off my mother in Law. It was later that I started doing small interior jobs and was learning all the trades with the help of different people. By the time 2015 came around I was a complete full rounded handyman.

I later started my Contracting business. Slowly and surely I started build up a small clientele and things were starting to go well. But I realized that I had to expand to make enough for my family because in 2018 My wife was pregnant with our 5^th. I had big plans on how to expand but then suddenly Covid hit, and everything slowed down. I went and worked for other people and did whatever I could to keep us afloat. Once Covid was over I had borrowed money and found myself just making money to pay those debts back with very little left over for our family bills. I decided this was no better time to expand. I hired someone who would help with phone calls and quotes, someone to help go see clients and more employees. I then incorporated my business officially and everything seemed to be moving smoothly. But then a big storm swept right through Ontario and the Kawarthas, the region in which I was residing and where most of my work was, had been hit hard. We had no power for days, some places for a week. All clients I had and was newly acquiring had decided to stop moving forwards with their projects and everyone decided they had to go through insurance for their repairs. So, for 2 weeks there was no work and I so many hours dealing with insurance companies for clients trying to get what was asking for the job. Only 10% of the insurance companies were willing to pay what was required of the jobs. But it was either take what they were offering or have no work at all. So, we manage for awhile but it was getting bad. On top of all this I soon found that my office guy I hired was not including his wages or mine or even the overhead costs for the business itself and I found myself doing jobs August 2022, & September 2022 out of my own pocket. So all the money I had made was put into those job. I still have jobs that are not finished and I’m waiting to make more money so I can go back to finish them. So, I started to book for November, December, January, and February, being the slowest time of the year up her in cottage country. It was then that I found out my mother was doing well. It was at a younger age that my mother was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia and from the age of 4 to 18 was not aloud to see her. As soon as I turned 18 I made my way to North bay Ontario and went and saw my mother for the first time in 12 years. We began a relationship we were never able to have and I told her that no matter what she was a good mother and she did the best she could. She cried for 3 hours like she had been realised from a burden she had been carrying for years. It was Later on that my mother was taken in by my aunt her youngest sister and with her care she improved drastically. She had lost bad weight, they were able to reduce her medication, she know longer had to take insulin for her diabetes. It was so exciting. But 2 years ago, the summer of 2020 I had a phone call from my aunt that my mother been diagnosed with Brain and lung Cancer and she had no longer then 6 months to live. But somehow with treatment and better eating the brain tumor was gone and the lung Cancer was diminishing. She was here longer then we expected and it was for the first time that my wife, kids, and myself were going to be able to see here for the first time in 5 years because of Covid. But it was Monday November 21^st that I got a call from my aunt and she told me that my mother passed in bed.

They resuscitated her even though she had a non-resuscitated listed on her medical. So, I made my way up to see her so we could as a family pull the plug. On Wednesday Nov. 23^rd we pulled the plug and it was quick because she had no brain activity. The sad thing was the doctor came and told us that she never had a heart attack, she never died from cancer but rather she had gotten an infection and it got septic and it got into her blood stream. It could have been prevented.

I new at this point I was in trouble. Due to the timing of her death it was going to affect all the bookings I do for January, February, and I already postponed a basement Job to start that week. But my aunt informed me the night I arrived that she had life insurance and that I would be receiving $125000.00 so all my financial stress all went away that very second. I offered some of the money to my aunt because she was the one who took care of here for so money years. But she said this was there so for me, my wife and 5 kids. She and my uncle were ok. I took some time with my family and grieved. I released the clients to go to another contractor or to wait till after the holidays. 1 client found another contractor and the other one changed her mind after the holidays to finish the basement. This was ok because I was getting insurance money. I spoke to every single company I was indebted to and those I owed money to that as soon as the insurance money had come in I would take care of all my debts and what I had borrowed from them.

I waited and waited to find out from my aunt who was the executor of the will and who happened to be in charge of the insurance policy. In the middle of the holidays she informed me that there was a problem processing the policy. So it was 2 weeks ago Today that she informed me that the broker that sold the insurance sold her Accidental Death Insurance not regular Life Insurance but that they were looking into it. It was just today January 30^th that she informed me that she was notified that there would be no money given to me. At this point I am devastated. We pushed every bill and debt you can thing off to the latest date. Everything is about to crumble, my business, our living, the people we owe money to, etc.

Our family needed this money so badly. I made decisions based on the fact that it was just a matter of time before we got the payout. The truth is it was going to save us. Instead everything is going to fall apart. I tried personal loans, business loans, and even private loans but couldn’t get anyone to lend us money cause I never started asking till it was too late. We need help. We have asked family, friends, even tried to find private lenders but to no avail. If there is someone who is willing and able to help I promise to build my business in such a way that I will pay it forward. Please I’m begging. I need to raise $16500.00.

Last Updated: March 5, 2023

Please Consider Helping

Hey, folks.

I’m not even sure where to start, this is not something that I’ve ever done more than consider. I am a very average 29 year old father of 2 and divorcee. I’m really nobody special and honestly, I know there are MANY MANY millions of others out there in the world in probably a much worse situation than myself.

If the tables were turned and I was living in such a situation that I could personally help those that had their own hardships I would. Do I even feel like I deserve donations? Perhaps not.

But here I am, I wanted to give this a fair attempt and see if it bore any fruit. For those of you that do choose to donate, I will personally attempt to reach out and provide my full appreciation in return. Gratitude may not be much but its truly the best I can offer at this time.

Also I feel I must add that I am actually employed part time and I even make fairly decent money for what I do. (Retail Stocking). The truth is I made a few bad decisions last year, had a few things happen that set me and my family back, such as a car accident involving my wife and 5 year old son. (No injuries thankfully). Not to mention that all of us are suffering because of the outrageous inflation that the US has been having.

Regardless, these events all led to me having to use all my credit cards just to afford enough food, utility usage, and gasoline to get by. The several months of $7 per gallon of gasoline was very rough for me due to work commuting and picking up my daughter each weekend from my ex wife (100 mile round trip).

Now for my financial situation currently… I bring home about $1500 per month in net income from my job. After I pay my monthly bills- utility, gasoline, phone, food, that kind of thing; I have about $300 in disposable income left. Now normally this would actually be wonderful for me, and I would feel comfortable. But I didn’t include any of my credit card bills in these deductions.

Now as I said earlier I was forced to use these last year essentially just to get by. Across my 8 personal credit cards and one outstanding personal loan, my debts are just exceeding $19,000 all together. Just my minimum payments alone combine to over $500 per month. I’ve burned through all the savings I had built up from the past 2 years of about $2000.

I have looked into secondary employment of all kinds, while there are many places hiring, there wasn’t any that would be able to be as flexible as i need them to be with a toddler who needs a lot of attention when he isn’t at school. I have attempted to get another personal loan many times to consolidate everything but as you can imagine my credit is entirely shot due to the usage of my cards being consistently high and missed payments. I still have an option of debt settlements but this is a last resort for me as I know from my own previous experience that it destroys my credit even more. Just 6 years ago after my divorce I had to file for bankruptcy over debts that came from my previous marriage. I was able to get this bankruptcy discharged in 2017 and I truly never thought I would end up here again, so close to needing one again. And mentally I just can’t make the decision to file again. I wanted to explore every other way to help first.

Here I am now, this is likely the final option I am trying before I may need to make another big decision. And I hope that it doesn’t need to come to that for me again.

Now to all of you who see this, if you are able bodied and willing to help me climb back on top of my finances, I would be immensely grateful. Even the smallest donation from anyone who can would make a world of difference for me.

Thank you all for reading. And to anyone who got this far in the letter, thank you so much for your time.

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Last Updated: March 4, 2023

Help to move

Hi, my daughter and I need help with moving and we will need help with appliances, bedding, food etc anything would be appreciated, here is my papypal Link paypal.me/perkele111

Last Updated: March 5, 2023

Have you lost Home Family and All Possessions… Again

CALLING ALL ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES -CHURCH/CIVIC & FRATERNAL GROUPS AND/OR CHARITABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP
HOPING FOR A MIRACLE FOR THIS GENTLEMAN AND HIS EXTENDED FAMILY.

PRIOR ATTEMPT WAS MADE at a late point and did not reach the original goal by A LOCAL ORGANIZATION with the support of FOUR
ORGANIZATIONS/INDIVIDUALS AT $333 EACH.

Prior ORGANIZATION DID NOT COLLECT PLEDGES UNTIL ALL SPOTS FILLED!!! ALL SPOTS DID NOT FILL!!!

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR COLLECTION UNTIL MONDAY AND ARE ASKING THAT INDIVIDUALS SENDS FUNDS AS THEY ARE ABLE AS THE DEADLINE IS NEXT WEEK!!!

NO MONEY WAS COLLECTED OR DELIVERED to the gentleman and he had to barter his time to save temporarily his possessions but neglecting the
possessions of his deceased family and some personal and work items. DETAILS FROM PRIOR CAMPAIGN BELOW.

HE borrowed the money from a work opportunity pledging the next month of time to repay working 7 days, which left him and his family with NO
FUNDS FOR CURRENT BILLS.

TWO MONTHS LATER he is facing auction again having received NO other SUPPORT and only periodic work opportunities. He is DISABLED but has
studied and worked in technical and labor fields as well as VOLUNTEERED AFTER SUFFERING MULTIPLE LOSSES personal as well as shared in the
events that have affected ny over the past DECADE.

“Eric” is currently living in his vehicle and a good portion of what he will loose are items for his work.

PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING – Even if you can’t pledge the full $333. We will combine pledges!! Thank you for caring!!!

Please pass this along to Foundations, Agencies, and individuals who may be able to help!!

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We are Looking to fill all these spots and if the goal is reached to fill them a second time to provide the Gentleman the time to clear out
the space, decrease his burden and make some improvements to his circumstances.

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Last Updated: March 2, 2023

My Daughter & I are Being Abused – Help Me Start Over

I have never asked for this kind of help before but I’m almost to the point of living in my car with my daughter to escape the abuse we are living in. My partner of 17 years is a severe alcoholic that has mentally and verbally abused our daughter and myself for the last 16 years. It has now escalated to financial abuse and physical abuse. Tonight was the last straw. I came home to him drunk and all I wanted was to talk to him about my day and he accused me of liking my boss because I told a story of something funny my boss said. The next thing I knew I was laying on the floor because he shoved me so hard I hit our kitchen island, then the floor. I hit my head and I think I was out for about 1 minute. When I finally regained my composure, I sat up to see him push my daughter down to the ground by her forehead because she wanted to check on me. I grabbed my keys and told my daughter to run to the car. I didn’t think about grabbing my purse. When I came back home the house was trashed. He was gone and my purse was emptied. He took my debit card and the $700 in cash I had to pay the current and past due balance for my daughters braces (I’m behind on payments because of him). I have a great job but when I have to pay for all the bills, groceries, maintenance on vehicles and all expenses for our daughter, I have nothing left and I’m back to living paycheck to paycheck again. That doesn’t include the money he steals from me. I want out. I have to get out. I have found a place to live but it’s $700 a month with a $700 deposit. I also have to pay deposits on my water and electricity as well as furnish my home as I am not taking anything but then are necessities like clothes, my deceased mothers things, my daughters things and my two cats. It took a lot for me to post this but I am fearful for my daughters safety, as well as my own. Please consider donating to my fundraiser. I’m so afraid that my daughter will have lifelong PTSD because of the hell we are living in. I have got to get her out of here and get her some help so maybe she can recover. Thank you for reading and be blessed.

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Last Updated: February 24, 2023

Seeking help to support basic needs!

As much as it hurts, I am asking for help from any kind-hearted individuals who are willing to give a small portion of what they have to someone they will never meet.

My best friend’s family is in a hard way, and I’ve been trying to help, but my own hours at work have been cut so bad and raises refused due to the company trying to save money, so I am barely managing to support the two of us, let alone more. I am making less than those below my position at work right now due to what my company is doing right now to cut corners, and I’m beginning to worry for my own survival as well as that of my friend and his family. We are both technically homeless and have been staying at my mother’s in a small upstairs room, half of which is dedicated to storage, so really we only have less than half of a room that is already only about 90 square feet to begin with. I’ve never felt so humbled in my life.

My friend has a disability that prevents him from working easily and it’s hard for him to keep a job that’s willing to work with his pain levels since he has also had his disability denied due to doctor lies on his medical record, putting him in a very bad position. His mother is a single mother who struggles with chronic pain and disability, although her case has been continually denied and so she is unable to get the help she needs in that regard. She also has a young son (my best friend’s little brother) with a disability who requires a lot of her shared time and resources, making it very difficult on her, and especially right now where she has so little for herself. Right now she is struggling to keep food in her house, and enough money to pay her bills, pay for repairs to her only vehicle, and put gas in the car to go to the doctors that she needs to see to improve her health and make it so she CAN support herself again. I am able to work, of course, but my hours have been cut so badly, I’m barely making it from paycheck to paycheck, and that’s being weekly instead of biweekly. We have been seeking out the resources we have available, but it’s simply not been enough. I no longer have a working car and depend on borrowed transportation to keep my own income flowing, what little there is.

Through all this, I am not asking for help for myself, I am asking for her. I think I can manage on my own, if it were just myself and my friend to support. I simply can’t help her out in the way she needs, I’m not making enough money or getting nearly enough hours, so I am here earnestly asking for help from anyone who has a little to spare. What I do have right now is internet and a computer, and so on her behalf I implore anyone who reads this to consider offering just a little. It doesn’t have to be much, if enough people pitch in. Even if it were just $10 or $20, from enough people it would be a huge help and is a big appreciation, and any money donated to me will be given to her to help her with her survival. I swear that I will not keep a penny of it for myself, but neither will I ever be able to pay it back.

If you donate to my link, know that you will be helping a single mother and her two sons (my friend’s younger brothers), and you will have my eternal thanks and appreciation. With enough help for these three people, I can support the needs of myself and my best friend. I have never begged for money before, truly, but I am asking now for you to please consider just a little to help us out and keep a small family of three from starving and going cold in the months to come until warm weather arrives to stay.

paypal.me/emunah1138

Last Updated: February 21, 2023

On sick leave and struggling to pay bills

Hi, I’ve never done this before, but I am truly desperate. I can’t keep going on like this. I’ve been forced to go on sick leave since November and lost most of my main sources of income since then. I am currently receiving checks from the government, but I was already working for a low wage, so I have even less money, resulting in me being unable to save anything. I live alone, am quite isolated and I cannot ask for anyone else around me, because they just started living comfortably. I am currently unable to eat properly and can’t sleep because the fact that I have so little money makes me anxious. I’m supposed to recuperate to be able to work again and want to go to school again, but it’s difficult for me to save at the moment. I can’t start any projects, because I have so much anxiety. I’ve been living on my credit cards to pay for food and I am doing my best to pay it, but recently I had to pay some medical fees and I just can’t. I feel like I won’t ever be able to recover and I will constantly be trapped in this. I haven’t been able to eat properly in a few months now and I am looking to find jobs that will able to accept me once I will come back from sick leave, but it’s so difficult right now.

Please send your money to help me pay my bills at www.paypal.me

I would enjoy a nice meal and returning to school and work without constantly having panic attacks.

Last Updated: February 21, 2023

Hardworking Therapist In need of $10,000 to get through financial hardship

In search of a generous donor to help a struggling therapist through a financial hardship. I am looking for about $10,000 and would plan to utilize the money to pay down credit card debt (that has accrued as a result of living pay check to pay check), as I am newly out of school and have been financially independent from a very young age due to an abusive home situation that I was forced to leave before I was financially ready to. I would also like to create a financial cushion for myself in the event that an unforeseen expense should arise, so that I no longer have to utilize my credit cards. Also, I am currently in the process of seeking out a second job, and am open to taking on a third job if needed. I would be eternally grateful to receive help through this financial hardship. Donations of any amount are much appreciated, and I am happy to provide additional information on my situation if needed- I am all about transparency! Thank you in advance!

http://paypal.me/marisabc97

Last Updated: February 21, 2023

Please help my Mom and Dad

Hi, I try not to ask of people like this, but we really need help, so I am going to reach out and pray. My name is Joseph I grew up in Memphis Tennessee in a small little midtown house my mother and father worked so hard for. If you’re not familiar with midtown Memphis, it’s an historic district of Memphis. My parents bought the house i grew up in when my mom was six months pregnant my dad was working two jobs and is the greatest dad in the world I know everyone thinks that about their dad but my dad really was even at a young age I noticed how long he would be gone for work every day twelve fifteen hours a day most the time to try and give us the best of course it wasn’t the best but it was pretty good in my eyes, I got my work ethic from my father. He taught me to the best I could be and never give up because the job was too hard just get it done then you can complain. He never made that much money he was a pressman at a printing company an artist in a dying art he used to say, but he would break his back to the best he could. Ok back to the house I grew up in they bought in 1976 right before I was born.my brother and I grew up in this old house that was built I think around 1911 or in the twenties for sure but yea it’s that old and it’s their house. Around 2001 my brother was killed in a tragic automobile accident and i watched my parents slump into a deep depression which I did too. The house fell into disrepair during that time and that’s when the giant oak tree in the back yard started to die my dad didn’t have the motivation or the youth to deal with it after losing his oldest son, and I had a new daughter wife and another on the way I didn’t have time to fix up the house. Keep in mind were just a blue-collar family living paycheck to paycheck, one thing led to another and its 2023, I have a daughter in college and my family is broke. The giant oak tree in the back yard is dropping a limb is every storm that comes through and is destroying the roof which is leaking in certain spots. I actually have pots and buckets in the attic to catch the water when it rains. I would give anything if I could pay for the tree to come down give my mom and dad a new roof and fix(rebuild) their deck that a giant limb from the big oak demolished. The price for the tree to come down is 7500.00 and a new roof is an easy 15,000.00. The deck we could do without but since im here it would 5000.00. if anyone feels it in their heart to give, please do it all for my mom and dad both in their 70s now. All together we are looking at probably 32,500.00. anything would be greatly appreciated. Thank You and God bless.

Last Updated: February 20, 2023

Family in desperate need

Hello and thank you for your consideration, I’m a 41 year old husband/father who has just experienced identity theft and cyber attacks in the worst way, depleting our bank accounts, repo letters, destroyed the credit it took 40 years to build, leading to the doors being closed to a small business I started back in 1999 that has been 100% of our family’s income since. We have been evicted from our home, the 1 vehicle we still have is going on 5 months now in repo that at the moment luckily is a suv that we can fit in to at least keep warm. I have never been in a position to where as I “Need” the help, I’ve honestly always been more on the donating side, but my name and credit right now are disgusting and my kids are sleeping in a car, hotels, couch surfing friends house. I’m a honest man that feels as the world is on my shoulders while treading water in the ocean. I’m a strong believer of what goes around comes around, one hand washes the other, etc… and that’s why I’m hoping if there’s anyone out there that is in alittle better position than we and able to help us, I know of 2 parents and 3 little girls who would ever be most grateful.

Last Updated: February 19, 2023

Needs help

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for taking the time to read my story. Please bear with me as I write this as I have never asked for help through a platform such as this.

My name is Taufiq, I have 2 twin daughters who are 14 months old, both of them are not breastfeeding, from the age of one month they only drink formula milk, which is expensive for me.

My wife decided to teach since my two children were 6 months old to meet our daily needs, even though to be honest it’s still not enough, in fact now I have a debt about $ 400 which is due, until now I haven’t paid it off, namely debt for shopping for diapers at the store online, now I even lost my job, now I’m confused to pay the bill. Until now my wife and I are still living with my wife’s parents because there are no funds to build our own house. I have lost my job this week, I am still unemployed, I want to open a small business, but to eat everyday my savings are running low, if this week I don’t find a new job I don’t know what to do anymore, while in my country is very difficult to find a job.

My wife and I each don’t have a father figure, my wife’s father died 5 years ago and my father died 2 years ago, so we still have an obligation to help our two mothers financially. My mother sells a staple goods at home, where her income is only for food everyday, and my wife’s mother sells fruit at the market, where her income can only last a day.

I really hope there are donors who are willing to help me, if I am given enough money, I will pay off my debts which if not paid soon will be getting bigger every month, , help my two mothers financially, and I will make good use of that money, by opening a small business, because I also want to be independent , do not depend on the family. I also really hope that there will be an improvement in the lives of my children so that my children can live happily, unlike their parents who struggle to even buy a box of formula milk.

Thank you for taking the time to read this story and any help/assistance that could be given, would help and be much appreciated.

Thank you again!

paypal.me/mtaufiq7

Last Updated: February 19, 2023

Small donation will go a long way

To whom it may concern,

I would like to start off by saying thank you for taking time and reading my request for a small donation. In the past recent months I have accumulated debt that I can’t dig myself out of, and am asking for help with $2,000. Here is my story:

From August through October, I was forced to take work off and was placed on Short Term Disability due to medical reasons. In that period of time I accumulated medical bills, along with my everyday bills, that my disability did not cover. After my medical treatment, I decided life is too short and to better my life, and my health, I made the decision to quit drinking alcohol. During my sobriety, I realized my relationship with my girlfriend of 2 years was not healthy, and I made the decision to end it to focus on myself and my health. I own my own home, so my girlfriend was living with me at my house. In our breakup she had to move out, which meant I was the sole provider now for all housing payments, which I was not financially ready for. At the time of our break up, I was already in debt to the medical bills. Now I was taking on all utility bills and full mortgage payments. On top of this, I did not want to lose my puppy in the break up, because he has been my best friend and my son since the day I brought him home. In order for me to keep him, I had to buy him off of my ex, with money I did not have. Along with purchasing my dog, I had to pay off the furniture that her and I were making monthly payments on.

All of these unforeseen payments have spiraled me into debt I cannot get out of. I am now 160 days alcohol free and I am happier and healthier than I have ever been before. Making the decision to end my unhealthy relationship, and to become forever sober, was the hardest decision of my life, and ultimately has put me in debt. With that being said, it has been the best decision I have ever made, and wouldn’t change it. I choose my life, my health, and my happiness over money. You truly can’t put a price tag on your life.

I am thriving in life right now, in terms of health, both mental and physical. But I am drowning in debt and can’t dig myself out of this hole. If anyone out there would be willing to help me get out of this trouble, I would be forever grateful. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for taking time and reading this.

I am politely asking for a $2,000 donation, or anything you would be willing to contribute. My PayPal is paypal.me/wiegmanj

Last Updated: February 19, 2023

Help For Mom After Pitbull Attack

Hi! My name is Phillip, and I’m not one to usually ask for help. In fact I’ve spent most of my life doing right the opposite. From military service to working as a Paramedic and in ERs, I’ve tried to help others who were in need. Now, it’s I who is in need. Or, more specifically, I’m an in need in order to help my mother.

My father Father passed away in January 2014, followed by Step-Father in 2019. My Father was diagnosed and went down hill rapidly in 2012, and a testament to my Step-Father, it was agreed that my father come stay with both of them. He passed away January 2014.

The night before my Father’s Funeral, my Step-Father collapsed and I performed CPR, nearly losing him. He was taken to ER by ambulance. We stayed overnight with my Mother and he, and I went straight to Dad’s Funeral from my Step-Dad’s hospital room. My mother missed the Funeral to stay there with him. We were given his cancer diagnosis the next day.

They would both go on to lose battles to cancer, both in January, both days after my Birthday. Myself and my Mother took care of both of them throughout their tragic battles and passing, alternating 24/7, my mother being semi-retired, the more selflessly giving of herself. Be it exhausted or seemingly overwhelmed, she never once complained or shied away from her “responsibilities” to be there for both of them to the very end.

While I helped how I could, having a career, marriage and family, while traveling back and forth to stay and help her from where I lived, meant I was not there like I truly wished I could be. I took them both on their last camping and fishing trips, and to see their last College Football games. Perhaps if my siblings had helped more, it wouldn’t have taken such a toll on my Mother and both of our finances.

In September of 2020, with the medical bills from my Step-Dad still piled up on her, my Father’s expenses weighing on my shoulders, that I was still receiving, the worst thing that could have occurred other than her own passing, did exactly that. My mother dog sat for a very close family friend, while she was having to move after her divorce. Her 4 year old pitbull, Marley. Tragedy ensued.

One night, myself, my nephew and our family friend were at my mom’s playing games and cards. My mother went outside to play with and feed the friends PitBull. While we laughed and talked at the table waiting for her, she screamed to us for help. The Pit Bull had attacked.

I’ll save the details, and visual cues of that horrible experience, as even for someone trained in combat and with a mixed martial arts background in Aikido, Krav Maga and Jiu-Jitsu it was a life and death battle. I sustained some injuries that have eventually faded to jagged scars. And we still don’t know why the dog attacked. But my Mother was the primary outlet of the animals fury. Her left arm and hand were nearly amputated in the attack and irreparable damage was inflicted on her mangled extremity.

2 years later, she’s still in pain most days, limited use of her left arm, and Financials ravaged by my Step-Dad’s Funeral and Medical costs, and her own Medical bills. Then in 2022 my brother, who owns a roofing and construction company took advantage of her by getting her to file an insurance claim on her roof for his company to do the work and then took the money and ran. My mother could not bring herself to go after her own son, so that’s how that ended. With her barely avoiding am insurance fraud investigation and losing her homeowners insurance thereby possibly losing her house.

So, to bring an end to this story, I’ve helped every way that I can, given every spare dime I could, and ran the wheels off my truck taking extra clients, work orders and side gigs to do what I could. Literally. I burned through 2 trucks in 2 years taking jobs for clients all over the country. Breaking down in Wyoming and having to fly and leave truck and tools and fly back to Tennessee to start over. This last truck blew the engine and was $5000 for the new engine and install. Given that, I’m strapped for what else I can do.

My Mother still owes Medical bills for herself, we have paid off my Dad and Step-dad’s debts, the roof is in desperate need of repair as well as other areas of the house, and she risks losing her insurance again of repairs don’t start soon, and now her truck just blew its engine. So she has no way to go anywhere easily, without myself or her best friend taking her, nor the money to really pay for Ubers or Lyfts.

My goal is to gather the money to pay off her remaining medical bills, fix her truck or use it and some funds to trade it in and pay off a decent, dependable used car or electric vehicle, do the most critical repairs to the house required by insurance, and send her on a modest vacation with her best friend, so we can surprise her with the repairs and car when she gets back. I want to send her on a road trip across Route 66 to California and back, to see the all the splendor and Landmarks on the Mother Road. Nothing extravagant. To rent an RV and her, her best friend and myself as the chauffeur, take her on a once in a lifetime adventure, as she’s never ventured far from her home in Memphis.

My mother is an amazing woman and I’ve done everything I can on my own to pay her back and be there for her as she has been for me and my Fathers. And there has still been no help from my family for her. She deserves to not have to worry about her roof leaking, being able to go get milk and bread or run what errands she needs to without wondering how she will do it, or waiting on me or her friend to get off work.

So with our story out there for the world to see, and show how brave, compassionate and amazing a human being my mother is… I humbly and gratefully ask for help, to do this for the SuperHero I call “Mom”. I love this woman, and should this fundraiser fail, I will only try harder to get the money to give her the quality of life she deserves and the vacation she would never be able to take on her own.

Thank you for taking the time to consider helping me make this all come true, and for donating should you have the means to do so. I know that times are hard for most, if not all of us, but my Mother’s health was not helped by all that had happened and I just want to see her happy again and know that she never has to worry about her house being taken away or falling down around her anymore.

I’ve included my Self-Employed/Side-Gig PayPal.me below, to offer more peace of mind that this is a legit request for help.

Thank You Again!

https://www.paypal.me/DevilDogSystems