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.

February 20, 2018

Family in need of emergency funding A.S.A.P

Hello, we are a family of 4 and we are down to earth, very close family who are in a emergency situation. I am a stay home mom and my husband works full time. We just mad a big bove for a job opportunity for my husband so you can say we are staying from scratch.

We live pay check to pay check which is okay with us right now as we always say we don’t need everything in this world as long as we have each other, but anyways.

Last week my husband lost his wallet which had money to pay our rent for this month and for living allowance for the next two weeks. Now we have no rent money or money for any living needs we have included gas to get my husband to work as he works out of town.

We are not asking for alot just enough to cover rent and some bills which 2,500 would be more then enough as I say we don’t need anything else right now just stable living arrangements.

We pray that someone out there is kind enough to help us out in this need and we will be very thankful for is.

If you need more information to help you with you desision please don’t hesitate to ask.

We thank all of you very much.

Thank you

Tribble Family

February 20, 2018

Help to save life

Hello to all, thank you for reading my letter and I hope it finds you well. I write this letter so you can extend you helping hand to me. I want to tell you my story … I was fired from my job in 2016 i worked there 10 years. They refused to comply with work restrictions..since then I lost my home and even had to put my dog of 10 years up for adoption. Since 2016 I also developed mental illness of and basically have not worked because of my back pain..I went back to school finished..but failed in the exams..the city paid the 200 dollars (258BGN in my country) ..I failed test..I studied hard but when you have chronic pain and are homeless..it makes it tougher than usual..I been bouncing between my daughter house, my car, a friend who I met in church..been verbally abused by family who tell me to get myself together..every time i get one step ahead..i get knocked two steps back..i just want to be healthy again..i have no money and no one wants to help me..they say I’ve always been mean person..and I need to be homeless..I’m hurt by the verbal accusations of my character..i don’t want to die before i have a chance to redeem myself..i suffer also from personality disorder..this is good because i finally know why people think im mean..its anxiety..all and all..I worked since I was 14..now I am living out of my car..I have 2 medical degrees..but unable to use..need to pay to pass the entery test..but 1st need to be stable.. don’t have money to getting car fixed as it has no heat in these cold winter months..if you can not or choose not to help as so many others have..please pray for me..my safety..my health restored and to be able to be a productive person again..thank you..

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February 17, 2018

A little kindness can go a long way

4 years ago, everything was great. I had my dream home, a horse boarding business, 2 jobs and doing quite well. Then, because I had a right of way through my property and some nasty neighbors who used this right of way, they destroyed this right of way(which is over 1/2 a kilometer in length) Cutting down trees, pushing them in the ditches, leaving huge pointy stumps and tearing up the road. Which left my horse boarding idea in the pits with no where to ride, no one wanted to board. It also caused me depression and anger and honestly just devastated me and my state of mind. I took them to court but they ended up dragging it out and pushing the original small claims court into supreme court. Which STILL isn’t resolved 4 years later. So 4 years not being able to work on or build up a boarding business, and 4 years not being able to even enjoy my property. I could go on and on. Currently I am also losing my 2nd income through no fault of my own, my employers are selling their dairy farm and cows so I will no longer be needed. It was a great job while it lasted. Anyways I have a bunch of bills I am over my head in and I can’t seem to get ahead.

I would be more than happy to pay whoever back in art work commissions or insights or anything really. I have a lot of talents. I am a super generous person which is probably why I am on this site to begin with. I always give more than I receive from people. I don’t understand why people constantly take advantage of people like that. I never do. My problem is really and truly is when people owe me money I never force them to pay me back or call in loans. I always pay for stuff for people I probably shouldn’t. How can I erase my own generous nature to stay ahead? I know I’m worth my weight in gold even if I wanted to be self employed I could probably make a good go of that. I always Repay and I would be happy to do so. But I really have no where else to go and I don’t want to ask my family. They don’t have much either.

If you can help me get back on my feet I would appreciate it. Any amount will help.

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February 17, 2018

House down payment

Hello.

I don’t like asking for money. But I’m in a bad place and need to be moved out of. I have a very short time. I have animals and looked and looked for a place to rent. I’m unable to pay outrageous rent payments. I decided to see if I could get an FHA home loan. To my surprise! I was qualified! I found a small house to fit my budget. Only catch is. I have to come up with down payment. I live from paycheck to paycheck. I grossed $19000. Last year. I really would appreciate any amount you could give. It would really help me and my handicap child out. It’s get this house or live in van. Yes, I’ve tried low income and HUD. There is wait list and no vacancies. Yes I get federal help. But that doesn’t help me to make my down payment at closing March 1st. Please all I’m asking for is to get enough for the down payment and to get wash machine and dryer. I will also need to build a ramp. Any amount would be greatly appreciated and a great help. My goal is 4000. Thank you.

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February 17, 2018

Cancer Wife

Howdy, I am currently raising funds in order to bond my wife out of jail. You see, she is a lost soul due to tragic events in her life. Three years ago it started when she went to meet some “friends” she met on the internet in Ohio. As it turned out they were meth dealers and they locked her in a basement for 2 weeks until she escaped. and I met 3 weeks later and my the same. She became the love of my life and my best friend. But her life quickly got dark. She learned that that was previously in remission had returned 3 months after we met. 6 months after that she lost her insurance leading to her and I getting married in order to get her on my insurance. Then her father died, then her niece, then her sister committed suicide, I lost my job along with her insurance, and this last October her mother passed away as well. This led to her resorting to a life of drugs. As hard as I have tried to pull her out of it I was unsuccessful and she has now found herself in legal trouble to go along PTSD from Ohio, and the faces with the losses of nearly everyone around her that she cared about outside of me. I am about to move to a new area and start a new job and I would like to have her with me to start her life new as well. I only need to get her bonded out of jail first. Which is why I am here. This is very unlike me to be begging on the internet, but money is tight right now with the move and change in jobs and any help would be greatly appreciated not only for her bond but her future medical bills. I appreciate anything anyone is willing to give.

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February 17, 2018

Health issues

Hello my name is Karen. The last 6 months me and my fiance has had several misfortunes and now it’s really getting bad. I’ve had to have some teeth pulled recently and with me losing my hours with my current job I haven’t been able to keep up with rent my new dental bill the car payments Etc. On top of that my fiance has been diagnosed with nerve damage in his hands and we’re not sure what the outcome is going to be with that. Everything was going fine before Christmas I was working 45 hours a week and now drop down to 25 hours a week due to my job cutting hours. I’m desperately putting in applications and resumes but I have not found anything that pays adequately to pay the bills. I recently had an opportunity to take some free classes but I’m unable to because of the bills. I’m worried about getting evicted. Our landlord just found out about the electric bill the other day and he’s not happy with us because we are behind on electric to. And on top of that we just lost one of our cars . And we desperately need a second car . If anybody can help us please help we are desperate this point. I’ve never had to ask for money before and now it comes down to this. If you find it in your heart to give we can make arrangements pay back or we can pay it forward when we get back on our feet. I’ve been in healthcare 18 years and I’m a firm believer of paying it forward. I’ve helped so many people out there and having to ask for help I don’t know what else to turn

February 17, 2018

Following my Dreams

Hi everyone, and thanks in advance to anyone that is willing to help me achieve my current and future goals. I’m currently living in a border situation, for which I’m very grateful. I have been here a year now, and I thought I’d be more financially secure right now. I came here with a boyfriend and thought we’d do all the things that came along with living here, so we would share the responsibilities it took to live here. But he was selfish, all we had to do was cook for the residents here and save our money. He used his money to gamble and do what he wanted, and tell me he could care less about these people or help me with any of the responsibilities we had in order to stay here. Needless to say, it didn’t work out between us, and later I saw an abusive side to him, that I didn’t want to escalate further, so I had to get him out of here and almost lost this place at the same time. I’m in school now and still here, its been hard for me with school schedule and trying to find work that is compatible with cooking for the residents and working. So I would like about $1000 so I have money to move into my own apartment, which would enable me to work more and achieve my goals. I’m loosing money by staying here at this point, and don’t see away out. This isn’t the best neighborhood either, I hear gun shots outside my window and see homeless people out side my house daily, which is very depressing. So if there is anything that you can help with, I’d be extremely grateful….Thank you

February 17, 2018

I need help to eat, pay rent, and fix my moped.

Hello, My name is Adriana and I am a college student.

At the moment I am in a bad situation, I am struggling to make ends meet. My job let me go giving me a 2 days notice that they were closing business, on top of that my boss has not paid me the respective amount for the last few days I worked, neither has he paid any of his employees. Because of this I am not able to make this months rent and have barely eaten in 3 weeks as I have been trying to save my money for rent. I have also been struggling to get to school as my moped which was my main method of transportation has broken down and it is going to cost me 400$ to fix. I desperately need something to pay for rent and repairs of my moped and food and with missing money I am left in an even deeper hole. I would appreciate any donation to help me in this hard point in my life as I am trying my best to work through school and hopefully into a future in the military. Thank you for reading.

February 16, 2018

Fiancé on a tour

Hello im in need of $2000. I need it to fly my fiancé and his best friends home for our wedding. He’s on tour in China and I want him home do we can get married on time.

February 12, 2018

Desperately seeking help!

MY EX GIRLFRIEND HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUINED MY LIFE! I recently had to leave an extremely abusive relationship. In the span of the last Month and a half my ex set her plan in motion that has literally cost me almost everything but my clothes. She even managed to ruin a lot of my clothes as well by pouring lamp oil all over them. She even made me go blind for 9 days in my left eye when she threw a metal whistle like a professional baseball player at me and hit me dead center of my open eye. She cost me my job where I was working as a line cook at a local spot called “The Shellshack”. It was a dead end job with not much room for growth but I worked hard and was very proud of the food I made. I had a large following of customers that would only order if I was running the kitchen. They gave me the pride I needed from what she was doing to me mentally at home. She came into my work one day and started arguing with me for forgetting my laundry in the washer before I had to leave for work. Well she escallated the issue at hand by throwing a fresh hot coffee, hitting me in my chest. I lucked up and didn’t get too hurt cause my apron caught majority of the hit. I ended up with some 2nd degree burns on my chest and neck but nothing permanent. Well my boss fired me cause it was the 3rd time she had came to my work just to fight with me and he got sick of the drama. Now that she is finally gone my entire following is fighting to help me get my job back. Right before she knew I was giving up and was going to break up with her she drained my bank account of all my emergency rent money I had saved up. The day before I was breaking up with her she forged my signature on the title to my jeep and sold it to some drug dealer who was providing her with meth and heroin behind my back when everyone knew she had a past drug problem but had been clean for 7 years. Needless to say the guy scares me and I’m a big guy who doesn’t fear much… I’ve gone about everything the right way and might see at least some of my money back but the hole she pushed me in is too full of crap right now and I’m drowning and am desperately in need of help. I filed assault and fraud charges but she’s on the run and the cops can’t find her yet. I have friends who are trying to help me the best they can but I’m living 1,500 miles from the state I know as home. In the one year I’ve been living in Washington state I was fortunate to make bonds ive made. A friend of mine is working on finding me a car he can make the down payment on for me so I can have transportation to get work once I can find work if I can’t get my old job back. My rent is $600 a month and I’m past due 2 months now. The owner of the house is being as understanding cause he witnessed first hand “Hurricane Sarah” as we call her now. I’m in therapy and taking meds for anxiety and depression from the emoional and mental warfare she played on me. I have a few other bills that are way over due but a roof over my head is the only thing I’m actually worried about right now. My landlord has started dropping hints about eviction this last week and I can only do so much. I live on an island and jobs are hard to come by and I’m out everyday looking for work as is… I’m asking for $1,200 worth of help so I can remove one extreme anxiety from me. Just being honest cause I can’t tell anybody else for fear of getting put away in a psych ward making losing EVERYTHING a 100% fact… I’ve tried to commit suicide 5 times now in the last month. There is only one other person I’ve trusted with this information and he is the one who is helping me rebuild my life. He is a great support system and has helped me mentally more than you could ever know. The suicide hotline is even on my speed dial… Now I don’t want you pity for my mental issues I’m battling right now. That’s mine I disclosed that cause I’m taking a leap of faith and trusting you and praying to God 50 people aren’t going to read this cause I’m ashamed and embarrassed telling you and why I’m asking so you have a better understanding of where I’m at and how low I’ve become to bring me here literally begging you please help me! Desperately begging for some help… Any help at all! Real talk… Im tired of being scared all the time. I’ve been scared for 2 months straight. I barely sleep at night cause I’m scared of quite a few things right now… I even installed a padlock on my bedroom door cause I’m scared shitless of my ex. I know she doesn’t care about the restraining order I have against her… I’m scared of being homeless in a place where I don’t have a lot of friends. Trust is extremely important to me so I keep my personal circle small. I have 3 friends here. And it just enough to make me feel a fraction of safety cause I don’t feel totally alone. Ill wrap it up now cause I’m gonna end up rambling like I’m writing in my journal (which was a suggestion I employed from one of my more recent therapy sessions). I thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me at the very least a place to actually feel heard… May God continue to bless you all and shine his love filled light upon you. Thank you for giving me a safe place to express myself and talk. I wish you all knew how much this small opportunity helped. Just know that during this moment right now as you’re reading… Tears are running down my face and I’m crying… Tonight they are tears of temporary relief… Have yourself a love filled night.

-Sincerely Robert

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February 12, 2018

Single mother desperate for HELP

Hi i am a mother of four with no family no help and i have very low income i am unable to work because i lost my job having to move due to domestic violence when i was 6 months pregnant with my fourth child . I no longer have childcare due to the move. so i only can receive help from the department of transitional assistance. They do not help with all of my kids because they have a cap for children . I am not being lazy i prior to the move worked and just cant find child care after moving and i am a single parent. I am struggling i have no family no mom no dad completely no one other than god and my children. I have no help i soon have to move but have no money for first last and security and i dont know where i can receive help. Christmas will be coming i have nothing to give my children. I have a three boys ages 7, 4, and 7 months old. Also a 8 year old daughter . Our life has been turned upside down due to domestic violence and relocation. I cant afford clothes and shoes for them as they outgrow things. Im scraping by to get diapers and wipes for the baby. I have no car and cant afford to travel because with the little income i have it all goes to necessities such as tissue laundry etc. i have always suffered depression and anxiety but i at one point was doing well with seeing a psychiatrist. Then all of this happened and i cant afford to get to the psychiatrist and this situation is deepening this depression and anxiety. I am in search of help to relieve some of this stress of financial struggle so that my children have a healthy life and me a healthy mind where i can work on getting better and know that my kids wont go without. They wouldn’t be in this situation if i had payed better attention and avoided someone that became abusive towards me. Please help my children. Anything counts.

February 12, 2018

Giving up, i need help now

Full disclosure, i am a 41 year old male journeyman mason, i am a recovering addict who has been sober for well over a year now and i would rather die than relapse. As an addict life was impossible, i took myself from a happy marriage, land and a home to living in a van in less than four years, i survived two intentional overdoses during that time and an arrest and the loss of my van then home, it was hell. Since recovery i worked tirelessly to repair my marriage fix family relationships and work, however this winter has been brutally cold and masonry work has been nonexistent and money has been very hard to come by and it has taken a toll on my relationship with my exwife. Last night she informed me that she didn’t love me and with all of my suffocating probation, therapy and constant child support court its more than she is willing to handle and now i needed to leave. I have no vehicle and quite literally no where to go, i don’t know what to do, i am suffocating and feeling very hopeless which is leaving me in a very dark place and considering a very dark final solution. My life has always been a struggle from the day i was born, my mother left me when i was 9, my father was abusive and an addict who has since past, im completely tired and about done with the struggle someone please give me hope where there is none.

www.paypal.me/quinton2534

February 12, 2018

please help save our home

It’s hard for me to ask for help but I don’t know what else to do. Our family has gone through some very difficult times in the past seven years. My son was diagnosed with Epilepsy at age 18, his quality of life in doing things he loved were limited because his seizures prevented this. I picked up a second job so that he did not have to work, and we could keep our home I bought 17 years ago, he did not like that I had to work so hard and insisted on working. He loved his home and loved living in this small town; he would always say I want to live here forever. We were in and out of hospitals seeing doctors hoping for some way to get his epilepsy controlled. Then at age 22 he acquired a bad disease, he spent 50 days in the hospital fighting for his life, he finally came home from the hospital and the next day I found him deceased in our home. He was a fighter with the most beautiful spirit and had so many friends. Every day is a challenge and its not bad enough I lost my baby boy, my best friend but now my ex is trying to take my home away, the only thing I have left with memories of my son and wants to sell to someone else not thinking how this will affect our lives and of course finding housing and for our pets. The money I am trying to raise will help me buy the house from my ex, it is not about money to me its about keeping our home for my sons memories, and that is priceless. I would appreciate whatever you can give. I don’t know that I will survive another tragedy like this one in my life. Please help and thank you . Please share with family and friends.

February 10, 2018

Hope for my Father & I

My name is Cassandra, I am 17 years old and graduated from high school. I am sitting in the emergency room with my father as we wait for another doctor to evaluate his stomach. Just 20 days ago my father, Vince had a whipple surgery for Duodena Cancer. He just got out of the hospital yesterday and him & I as a family have been struggling. My mother had cheated on my father which resulted in a separation on her end. When they were together as a team life was much easier, steady income, reliable and consistent living conditions, & less struggles. My father and I had moved 30 minutes away from my mother and my sister with no direct contact between the two. My father wanted to move far away from my mother to start fresh and create less tension between the both of them. The separation was very difficult on my father. For months he had a lack of motivation to work, get out of bed, or prepare for a better future. My dad & I and my Mother and my sister both went our separate ways in July 2017. Since then my father has been on his own trying to pay rent, bills, and making sure we have a stable place to live. We were doing okay without my mother. Not struggling but living month to month. In November 2017 my father had found out he was ill. He had ulcers in his stomach, he couldn’t eat, was on several antibiotics, and couldn’t leave bed. My father works for a ride share company(self-employed). Doesn’t have any employee benefits, paid-leave, consistent pay checks, etc. The only way he would be able to support us was working 10-12 hours a day driving. That was an everyday thing and since he got ill and had his procedure, nothing is able to get done. I work a part time job that gives me 12 hours max a week that pays minimum wage. I can’t even put a dent into our bills with my paychecks. Sometimes I can’t even get to work. I don’t have my license yet because I started drivers ed late. I am waiting until my 18th Birthday in June to get it so I can get a better paying job and able to transport my father around to appointments & stores on top of getting myself to a consistent job. Today it really hit me, we are going to lose everything. We have no family support since the separation and my father & I have no family or friends to lean on. If anybody is able to help find me a full time job, donate, or give moral support, anything would be greatly appreciated. We need help and I would love to answer any questions regarding my father & I. Thank you all. Prayers to you & your family❤❤❤❤❤.

February 10, 2018

Help to get back on my feet.

Hello.

Within the last year, a lot has happened. I finally got my driver’s license in my 30’s, and was gifted a car since I had never been able to afford one. The day I found my car I realized I would no longer be stuck in our moldy, buggy apartment, I could get a job that actually paid me a living wage that was reflective of my hard work, and life would be better for myself, my boyfriend and my cats.

The next day when I brought the car home, so excited my life was turning around for the better, the first thing my boyfriend tells me is he has to move back home that weekend due to a family emergency, he found out with only two days notice.

Being a new driver on my own policy, my car insurance is over $3200 a year. So, that weekend I had to pay rent by myself, and 6 months of car insurance on top of all the other “mutual” bills that now just became my own.

Since this time, the apartment was getting worse (I’ve lived here over 10 years, and since this place hadn’t been renovated since before my landlord bought the house) the windows have been rotting out for years, and because of this I have so many bugs. This past spring I even had roaches for the first time ever, and it got pretty bad for a few weeks. I have given up complaining to my landlord because he always tells me he doesn’t have the money to fix anything, even though I give him over $13,000 a year in rent. and on top of the bugs, the cats started to get sick, one in particular.

Throughout the spring, I had to rush the cat to the vet numerous times because she would stop breathing in the middle of the night and make this really terrible gasping sound, would constantly vomit numerous times a day, or I would come home late from work and find her slumped over with labored breathing. After a lot of tests, they said she had a heart murmur and asthma. I had to then purchase an air purifier, air conditioner and dehumidifier for her. There was a lot of experimenting with treatments. It seemed that the air purifier was helping, and she was having less issues and was no longer having asthmatic episodes.

Around Thanksgiving, the cat started having issues again. Wasn’t breathing right, etc. again. After a lot of money spent at the vet, they said that it was allergic reaction and her white blood cell count is over 13,000, meaning she was having very bad allergic reaction. She is down to 5 pounds because she constantly gets sick.

I then discovered a lot of mold in a corner of my apartment where I had had water damage from a burst pipe in the past. It started to make sense why the cat was getting so sick for so long, which is what brings me here today.

Throughout the past few months, I have been trying to move closer to my boyfriend so that we can live together again, the cats can be healthy, we can share the bills and go back into business together, manage my finances and get back on my feet. The only barrier is the car expenses, cat expenses and paying rent/everything else by myself, I’m now thousands of dollars in debt, and I no longer have any cushion to further pay for the cats vet bills, to move, pay my debt or to pay my upcoming insurance renewal.

I know that this won’t be the answer to all of my problems, but any help to get the kitties and I out of this place to a better situation and get our lives started again would greatly lift some burden for us.

Thank you for your time!

paypal.me/artsandcats

February 10, 2018

Played and In Need

I’m normally not a woman who does this; I’m 26 years old, have a college degree, a car, a decent job, and good people surrounding me. Yet, the past couple of years have been rough. Although I bring in an income that’s good, it goes straight to my bills and debts that I’ve racked up from earlier poor behavior. I’ve made many mistakes that have come to haunt me and I’m trying to make them right.

Since I’m writing this, that means somewhere along the line, I’m still stuck. My car payments fell behind, my bills and debts racked up and money became tight. Just when I finally had a plan together, I made a colossal mistake that has essentially ruined me unless I fix the problem. I got played into a scam passing as another company and they took EVERYTHING. I contacted the police, filed reports with the FTC, FBI and IC3, but it’s no good. The Money I finally was able to save, money I had for emergencies and debt payoffs, even my money I had saved up finally for a trip to New Orleans was to take, was gone. Now I’m left with nothing with debts knocking at my door- this happened about a month ago and the recovery from it on an hourly salary has been brutal.

I don’t like asking people for money because my dad raised me better than that and raised me to work hard, but I don’t know where else to turn. I’ve become a sad thing to look at in his eyes and I don’t want to disappoint him anymore. I just need to be able to start again. I want to be able to try again and do better. At least for myself because I don’t want to be coming up on 27 years old living in my parents home struggling. I know I can do better, I just need help.

February 10, 2018

Student midwife in need of help with bills

Hi there,

I am a university student in the middle of a very physically, emotionally and financially draining Midwifery course. As much as I am loving every minute of my studies and placements, I am at a point where I may need to quit the course because it’s so difficult to manage financially.

On top of never ending deadlines, I also have to work long hours in clinical placements. The nature of the course means that I can’t hold down a job because I have to be available for placement (there aren’t enough hours in a week to do both, and I already don’t get enough sleep). I am very good at what I do, get good grades and regular great feedback from the women I look after and the mentors that I work with.

When I started the course I was with a long term partner who agreed to support me financially until I qualified, but six weeks into the course he ended things unexpectedly. I honestly would have never started this course had I known that would happen, as I didn’t have any savings to fall back on.

Anyway, enough back story. Currently my only source of income is a bursary which just covers my outgoings and bills as long as there are no unexpected surprises. This month I had a very expensive surprise in that my car needed extensive work done to pass its MOT. So yeah, I’m struggling. My credit cards are maxed out and I don’t know what else to do.

If anyone is kind enough to help me now so that I can finish my degree and make a difference to countless women and their families, I would be forever grateful.

February 10, 2018

Need 400 or jail and loss of house

A few months ago I turned a corner while driving with my lights off, I got pulled over by cops. I was attempting suicide with a large amount of drugs and some alcohol to potentiate the drugs. I was given a DWI and rushed to the hospital. I had other suicide attempts later and they also failed. I’m now stuck doing an alcohol safety class which is court ordered which costs 400 dollars. If I don’t get the money by Wednesday I’ll have to owe 700(300 to get back in the class and 400 to pay for the class), possibly be put in prison, and definitely kicked out of the house when my parents find out I didn’t have the money for it, they gave me 300 for it and I wasn’t able to come up with the rest due to being unemployed which they know. I had to spend some of the 300 for bills I had and now there is no way of getting the money. Can’t ask my parents because that’ll lead to being kicked out of the house because finding out I didn’t have the money is what led to it, plus they wouldn’t give it to me. It’s horrible that I’m cyber begging but this is the last chance I have of obtaining the money. My life will be over and I don’t know what I’ll do if it’s literally over… Sad thing is I’m not an alcoholic which doesn’t matter in Virginia, I fought against it and I lost in court, they don’t seem to care about mentally ill people.

https://www.paypal.me/bunnehbunn

February 10, 2018

I need a helping hand

Hi my name is Anna. I am 21 years old. I have always been a self sufficient, independent lady who always works hard to get what she wants. My pride doesn’t allow me to go on this website happily. But yes.. I’m at rock bottom. I’ve lost it all. The job I had decided they needed someone more experienced. Without the income I couldn’t afford to pay for the room I was renting. So I picked up side jobs like housecleaning and babysitting but just a few weeks ago my car was totalled by another vehicle. No car no job no income and I live day to day out of a motel. Wondering if I will make enough to stay there tomorrow. All my clothes were stolen. I have to outfits that I wash n the shower nightly. I have few friends and like I said my pride. But I just can’t keep struggling this hard. If you kind people would donate 2000 I would be able to buy a cheap car,buy a room for rent and buy some clothes. All things that would benefit me in my job hunt. How can I turn in applications if I can’t get to work daily. Or if I wear the same clothes daily or if I don’t know if I’ll have a stable place to sleep at. 2000 is a perfect amount for me to work with. I would appreciate the help. Thank u

February 7, 2018

Helping Hand Up

I have run into some small financial problems and just need a hand up. I am behind on my rent and in between jobs. All money sent to me will go directly towards my rent. The reason for leaving my last job is I wasn’t getting paid. I have tried everything else and nothing is working. I will pay it forward when in a better financial situation. Just right now I catch a break.

February 7, 2018

Help a helper

Hi and thanks for taking the time to read my situation, I am a 54 y.o. Australian born man who moved to London England and married in 2006.

I have worked in health and social care for the last 10 years after training and obtaining my N.V.Q. Qualification,I was employed as a teaching assistant until I was diagnosed with liver disease and prostate cancer,I finished work on 15/11/2016 I have not worked since, my wife has just come thru her battle with Breast cancer and thankfully is now 5 years clear, post surgery and treatment, my illness arrived as she finally recovered,my wife is now retired due to other medical problems.

My Australian passport has now expired and I can not travel outside the u.k. without it,I will need to renew it first.

I have 2 daughters who live in Australia I have recently been reunited with them after many years of not hearing from them,once they reached legal age they decided that they wanted contact with me, I have been denied any contact for 11 years, I also have a grand daughter who I have not met.

I have recently filed for insolvency as I was only paid stat sick pay for 25 weeks at the rate of £70 per week,I am now on state benefits and can not afford to pay all the debts that I have incurred since being ill,My electricity is now in excess of £1000, I owe £300 on my rent,I have had to use food banks on two occasions, I struggle from day to day.

I have only recently obtained state benefits for being off work due to sickness,it has taken more than a year to sort out.

My wife and I have not had any holidays for nearly 10 years, I knew that starting a new life in a new country would be hard but not impossible, I gave 100% to my job and trained and worked very hard, not knowing what the future held in terms of my health.

I am seeking any kind of assistance that may be available, my daughters are in no financial position to help and are unaware of my financial situation, I have no family outside my 2 daughters alive any more, parents and one brother now deceased.

Financial assistance would not only change how I now live but would be good for both our health sake, I have no insurance to cover illness and basically my health has left me destitute and stranded, I feel like I have failed my wife as we both had very good incomes until the health declined, my future looks o.k. medically, I am on treatment for my liver,(I don’t Drink) its non drink.drug related. My prostate problem is also being treated.

The short term situation is that I am desperately broke with no assets to dispose of, I have used ALL existing savings available to me and have NO other way to raise funds,

I believe in my fellow humans and know that if the right person was to read this I would receive some assistance, this would be life changing for us both and would help restore some hope, I’m trying to make the most out of a bad situation. I am a caring kind person who has helped people all my working life, for the first time in my life I need help, Genuine honest help.

In turn I will continue to help others where possible, I gave £ 1000 to homeless people in London Christmas 2011 after spending time talking to a person I met who was busking, turns out he was a war vet too proud to ask for help, I made sandwiches and tea and went driving around London streets to meet people who genuinely needed assistance. I would do this again however have not been in a position to do much since I stopped work.

I am 100% genuine and don’t have ANYWHERE else to turn,my wife has remained loyal and loving thru this and I would dearly love to take her away for a much needed long overdue break.

Thank you again for reading about the mess I’m in, please share my story and if you could help, with any amount, we would be extremely grateful, I do have faith and hope someone somewhere will see we are genuine and want to help us both, many thanks and god bless you.

February 7, 2018

Please help us!!!!

Hi we are in very bad situation right now. I am on maternity leave second year in row. We always wanted a baby and now I have 2. But our financial situation become really bad because my husband is only working now. And he is self employed which means his job is not every day. Now I am on Iva government help in UK coz I was 16000 in debt but this is just small amount of debts my husband is nearly 50000 £ in debt. He is delivery driver so we took van on finance for his job and insurance is very expensive then he got a loan of 20000£ and credit cards but the most important he is on overdraft on his bank card 2000 and now they taking daily charge of 3£ or more pounds. This week he needs to pay his tax and Vats because he is self employed and we need to pay rent 850£ plus all water gas and electricity bills. We are really struggling this is really bad feeling stressed. My children is 1year11month and another is 5monts old. I am getting 150£a week there I am buying all the food. Please if you are real can you help my family please. Our dream is to pay out all our debts and go back to our country Lithuania. Thank you for reading this. Many thanks

February 5, 2018

Hardworking Family in Desperate Need

I don’t like asking for money, let alone begging for it. But when it comes to quiet literally drowning we have little to no choice but to try all our options. This being my last of course because who likes to beg? Anyway, I am a hardworking mom who works nights in a nursing home 10-7 and comes home to watch our 3 wonderful children until their dad gets home at 4. He is also very hardworking and always puts his family first. He has worked 3 days and nights straight just to support his family. And yet it never seems to be enough. Our paychecks go straight to bills like always but we just don’t have any left over for diapers and wipes for our 2 year old or gas in our vehicles to get back and forth from work. And to top it all off we got a 1, 000$ electric bill due by the 3rd of next month. And its not in our names, its been in his sisters name for the past 4 years because his electric bill was run up by his ex wife when she moved down here and mine is run up because of my own teenage stupidity. Not proud of those years at all. ? The bill is so high because of a leak we hadn’t realized we had! My boyfriend of 4 years has a heart condition as well,his arteries are clogging and often times fights the severe pain and misses doctor appointments because he cant miss work. Work=money. We have been trying so very hard to make it but I wanted to ask for help one time. But I don’t want people to think we are just trying to mooch and not earning money ourselves. We are very hard working people and have been doing all we can. I cant get a loan because of my young stupid days. I ruined that for myself. He cant get any either cause that’s another bill we are already paying. 3 to be exact. We both don’t have immediate family nearby and they are just as broke as us so we don’t dare ask. Hes pawned everything valuable we have. I’ve even tried filling out surveys for money but it takes too long and with a 2 year old,6 year old and 10 year old its hard to do surveys. Please can anybody help us? Anything at all would be so deeply appreciated.

February 5, 2018

My Family

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Crippled Couple is Frantic

Howdy, this is Kennedy and Rachel.

Most importantly, we might want to thank you for setting aside the opportunity to think about helping us.

This is hard for us. We have never requested help this way, however we are to a great degree frantic.

I am a 19 year old who has been impaired for a long time now because of extreme back damage.

My significant other Rachel is a bosom growth survivor and is impaired as well.

The reason we are requesting help is we are going to be destitute and lose our auto.

We can’t pay for specialist visits or the numerous medicines we require.

My teeth are not doing so great, and I require two root channels in addition to crowns. That does not by any means cover my various cavities.

It isn’t because of absence of cleanliness. We are perfect individuals. It is because of years of prescription which made my salivary organs not work legitimately. The dry mouth caused extreme tooth rot.

Despite the fact that I just weigh 185 pounds, I have had type 2 diabetes for more than 10 years. The diabetes has become more terrible, making me begin losing my vision with diabetic retinopathy. I additionally experience the ill effects of agony in my grasp and feet because of neuropathy.

Rachel remains in consistent, incapacitating torment from her bosom malignancy chemotherapy and radiation treatment reactions and the various surgeries she has had. She is additionally write 2 diabetic.

We don’t have children. This was not by decision. It was on the grounds that my significant other got tumor at the youthful age of 17, so we were not ready to have that superb involvement in our lives. This still breaks our hearts right up ’til today. Kindly don’t hold this against us.

I am attempting to the best of my capacity to deal with my better half, yet our wellbeing continues disintegrating. So we require monetary help to get both our living and therapeutic costs back on track where we don’t need to always stress over being destitute nor do we need to pick between our fundamental needs and our restorative needs.

We are begging anybody to discover it in their souls to change the lives of two individuals with no family in this world.

Much obliged to you and God favor you.

Paypal.me/kennedyrobinson

February 5, 2018

Help me marry my US Marine before he deploys!

Recently I got engaged to the best of the best, a United States Marine! (oorah!) And this man has gone above and beyond for me. Not only has he prepared to promise me to be my husband, but to be a stepfather to my 3 year old son. Being so young, and to make that commitment is not something to take lightly. He currently is stationed away from us, and although it’s difficult, he makes every effort to communicate with us and show how much he loves both me and my son. I truly have been blessed with an amazing, God-honoring man.

At the end of this month I will be visiting him and we decided to go ahead and tie the knot, because he is deploying. The only thing we could think to do was get married in a courthouse, which is fine by me. But I want to surprise him with a wedding ring that he would absolutely love. For all he’s done for me, I can’t think of a better way to express my love, and any extra funds would go towards a dress and photography for me.

Accepting a Marine as husband means I might be accepting to be a widow at a young age. And I want to make every second with him count. Anything to help is greatly appreciated. And if you can’t help, prayers are more than enough.

God Bless You.

“Blessed are those who give without interest, who offer themselves and expect nothing in return.

Hallowed are the places of small sacrifices, where the thankless work is done.

Sacred are the acts of true adoration, for they reveal the heart of the divine.

Envy not the givers in the crowd earning praise for their generous deeds, for they have received their reward.

But for those who give in secret; more shall be given unto them.

They shall be called Blessed, the true saints, the restorers of streets to dwellers, and life shall be forever theirs. “

February 5, 2018

Illness has forced me out of work, and now i am being forced out of my home. Please help

Thank you for even taking the time to hear my request, As i sit here typing this i am in absolute tears, reaching out as my last resort to anyone who could possibly help.

I am a 30 year old mother of 1 who has recently found myself out of work due to a benign brain tumour i have had since i was born, Up until 32 weeks ago it has never been a problem for me and i have been able to live life as normal, but unfortunately the tumor has begun to grow and has affected my sight and mobility.

The hospital is amazing and is doing everything in their power to help.

Work were amazing to start off with and adapted the office for me, but understandably as soon as my sight was affected i was no longer able to continue there, they helped out with sick pay for the first 5 weeks, but unfortunately were not able to continue.

I find my self in a situation i have never found myself in ever before, No job benefits claim that is taking a very long time to process and about to lose my home , I have 0.12p in my bank and am at absolute rock bottom.

I have no other friends or family that can help me, all i have is my wonderful 12 year old son, who is amazing and cares for me when not at school. If it was not for him i would be lost.

If you are out there and willing to help me out in my time of need me and my son would be eternally grateful.

I am asking for a total of £500, this is £300 to pay to the council to stop my eviction and £100 for gas and electric to last us a month and £100 to feed me and my son for the next month. Please donate whatever you can, without your help I may just lose everything.

Please forward your kind donation to PayPal.Me/missdux

Eternally grateful

Suzanne

PayPal.Me/missdux

February 5, 2018

Help me recover

Hello

My name is Natarsha and I’m 17 years old. As of the past year I have experienced a serious trauma. I was forced out of my home and I am now currently staying with family friends.

I am currently getting therapy for PTSD, anxiety, major depressive disorder, social anxiety and acute stress disorder. All as a result from this traumatic event.

For those who wish to know what happened I will now explain.

It was during school in may, may 26th when I was sexually assaulted in the school bathrooms. I took the mater to the police but it was my work against his so nothing could be done. I was then kicked out of the school. Also I started to get abused on a daily basis by my father. Eventually my mother said I should leave to be safe and that is what I have done. I have enrolled into a school and need my life back on track and it would be a great help if you could help me.

I’ve always been a generous person, helping people who need it. Now I need some help.

I’m hoping to get enough money to by a investment property while I stay with this family so I can save to buy a place of my own and pay for school.

I’d really appreciate the help, I mean it.

Amount needed: between $200,000 and $600,000

Housing isn’t cheap and work alone isn’t enough.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, knowing that someone read this makes me happy. Also with any extra money I’d like to help out other people in the same situation like me. I know what it is like to be alone, and I want to help those who feel that way so they know that they aren’t alone.

Thank you.

PayPal: paypal.me/lunale

February 2, 2018

Emergency Situation / Please Help / Here’s My Story

Hello, my name is Angela (Angie) and this is my story. Several months ago while at home I stood up to go into the kitchen, I bent down to pet the dog and kept falling head first. I was having difficulty breathing, the entire house felt like it was spinning, I was hot and the bad part, I was home alone. Not thinking it was that serious, I called my daughter and she was there in minutes. Soon after my sister walked in. My sister took me to Urgent Care, they did my vitals and my blood pressure was well over 200. They thought I was having a stroke. They couldn’t help me. My sister rushed me to the hospital. (I knew she could get me there quicker than waiting on an ambulance.) I was taken back immediately (Urgent Care had called ahead).

To make this long story a little shorter, I suffered a mild stroke and was also diagnosed with Vertigo. After a hospital stay and recuperation at home, I was out of work for about a month. Not working during that time meant no pay, and that put me behind financially. Most people who live from paycheck to paycheck like I do know that is the worst thing to happen. I fought hard to keep a roof over my head and won that battle, but unfortunately because of medical and hospital bills and lost work hours, I just lost my car, my only transportation to and from work and anywhere else. Also unfortunately, we don’t have public transportation. I DO NOT and CAN NOT lose my job. I have to work, I need to work. I’m asking for help to SAVE MY JOB.

I need to pay medical bills and purchase a good used car ASAP (I can’t afford a car payment right now.) With every dollar you bless me with in my time of need, it will truly be given back to you. Thank you for reading my story and have a blessed day : . )

Donate here: PayPal.me/AngieLove66

February 2, 2018

Couple Needs Help Keeping Car

Hello all,

My name is Miranda and my fiancé’s name is Jonathan. We are recent college graduates that have gone on a venture to start several businesses (he is a business management graduate from Maryville College and I am a English graduate from The University of Georgia – Go Dawgs!). We started a digital marketing agency (Azani Marketing) and a real estate business (Clay & Clark Enterprises, LLC) both of which were only temporarily successful. We wanted to start a family business to support our current extended families and our own future family (we want to make some babies, some day).

We tried to jumpstart a trend of generational wealth in the Clay and Clark family. Because we were fresh graduates and new business owners, we were not eligible for normal business or personal loans. Therefore, we took a TitleMax Loan out on our 2014 Honda Civic that was paid for in full before I finished college. After doing so, we were scammed by several real estate companies that we tried working with, causing us to temporarily lose our bank accounts and leaving us in a position to have to find regular jobs to support ourselves, until we can try again with our business ventures. Our normal jobs do not make enough money for us to pay our high interest loan payments. Our minimum payment, each month, that we must pay to just keep our car is $921.00. We have resorted to selling our things and working Uber around the clock in our free time to try and pull the funds together.

The $921.00 payment is just an interest payment and does not reduce our overall balance of $9,350.00 unless we pay over the minimum. We are struggling just to make the minimum payment to avoid having our vehicle repossessed. My husband and I have faith that our financial situation will turn back around one day (we’re hoping one day soon), and we are kindly asking for any assistance that anyone can give so that we can keep our car and continue going to work everyday.

Also, we are always looking for networking opportunities. So if you are a business man or a business woman that has any wise advice, please don’t hesitate to share it with us!

You can make a donation at the PayPal.me link below

Every dollar donated is greatly appreciated!

Thank you so much,

Miranda Clay and Jonathan Clark

PayPal.Me/clayandclark

P.S. – I have posted a photo of the TitleMax application fee charged to my account in October by one of the branches in Marietta, GA. It also shows my car insurance payment made the same day.

February 2, 2018

We are about to lose our only vehicle.

Hello,

My name is Matthew Squires.

I’m writing to you today in desperate need of help. I’m about to lose the only car my family has. I was injured about 6 months ago and was off work. During that time I got behind on my car payments. Rent, food, electric, gas and water were my main concerns. Well it caused me to get behind on my car. For the past couple months I’ve been trying to get caught up on it but then winter hit and now I’m almost 3 months behind. I have $130 I’m my bank account and haven’t worked in over a month. I’ve done a few side jobs to keep up with other bills. I’m about to have a lot of good things happen financially in the coming months but if I lose my car I will not be able to work on those projects. My family has been poor my whole life so I can’t ask any of them. I’m a working man I’ve never even been on government assistance and I refuse to be. I can make payments to who ever helps me. I wish I didn’t have to ask but I don’t know what else to do. If we lose our car we are in deeper trouble than I think I can dig us out of. If you find it in your heart to help us I would forever be in your debt. I promise I’ll pay it back, I’ve never broke a promise in my life. Thanks for your time. Sincerely, Matthew Squires

paypal.me/mattsquires2008

February 2, 2018

UNFORESEEN JOB LOSS/FINANCIAL CRISIS

Hello. I am currently up in my room, trying to decipher what I am writing here. The tears just won’t stop, and I do not want my children to see their mother this way. This is also a last ditch effort before our whole world comes crashing down, but I would never, ever let them in on that fact. Truth is, I was a server, for many years, and my job of the past few years has let me go. I am from a small town, asks have tried diligently to seek out new employment, but to no avail. My tips were more than half of what it takes to get our bills satisfied and to take care of other things we may need for household and school. 2 of 3 of my girls are in school. My husband does work, but his income can barely take care of day to day, much less everything else. I hate to be here, asking, praying for a miracle. This was the lady thing I ever wanted to do, but I don’t want to be seen as a failure in my daughters’ eyes. I lied to them, and told them mommy is just laid off, that I’ll be getting work back soon. I honestly just need something to supplement my husband’s income, at least until tax time rolls around, so we may buy more time, and try to figure out what to do. I’ve even put myself out there, took free courses, so I that I could try any kind of at home work online. Still, no luck. I am just looking for anything, anything at all to get us by for just a few weeks. In the meantime, I am still going to be actively looking for work, and I will shut this site down once I receive gainful employment. Even if you can’t donate, I still thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for at least reading my story. I embarrassingly am posting my pay pal link after this message. Thank you all again, and God bless you. paypal.me/chrissy1984

February 2, 2018

17 years old and homeless!! help me

Hi, thankyou for taking the time out for viewing my post.

My name is Sharon, I’m a 18 year old female who has been made homeless.

I will tell you a little about myself first and my story on how I got here.

okay, so when I was 16, I started to date this guy who was a little older than me,

I lived In a house where my mother had passed away when I was 15, and my father was an alcoholic who can just about afford to feed himself.

This guy who’s name is Ryan, was the best thing in my life, I thought he was the best thing that happened to me.

well the days turned into weeks, and the weeks turned into months, and the months turned into 2 years! The last 6 months of our relationship have been absolutely horrific for me. And now he is my ex boyfriend. I lived with Ryan, he made me turn against my friends and family.

he cheated on me, abused and beat me. Jts too upsetting to go into details but I packet a travel bag, and left when he went to work.

A friend of my mothers (who is very very terminally poorly) Is letting me stay for a night or 2 (tonight and maybe tomorrow).

This is the only place I can go as my family wont speak to me, and even if they was, they have no money or room.for me to stay.

and I cannot stay in this relationship any longer.

I have a job interview on Tuesday and this will be a new start for me, an opportunity for me to get my life back on track. But I don’t have any interview chlothes, I’m going to be homeless, and have no travel or food expenses for the first month of my new job(until my first pay)

I need help on paying for some rent for a month or even travel expenses to my job… I need smart chlothes for my interview.

I am so stuck and I am going to be staying out on the street after tomorrow. I am in desperate need for somebody to give me the chance to turn my life around.

I understand that people work hard for their money and feel terrible asking for help but I am in such a desperate situation, I just don’t know what else to do.

https://www.paypal.me/sharonmel1999/500

any help is appreciated so much, thankyou ❤ lots of love xxx

February 2, 2018

I Spent Money Trying to Give My Family a Christmas When I Had Nothing/Please Find it in your heart to help. !

Hi there, if you are reading this, I hope you are having a better day than myself. My story goes back many years. I have had an eating disorder which basically ruined all facets of my life which I have just for the first time ever been able to seemingly conquer and I am experiencing such hardship in my life financially when it seems like I’m finally free and able to live like I’ve always wanted to. I live on my own in a state away from my parents which would not make a difference anyways because they might even need help more than me. I stumbled into a financial crisis lately and it seems like the whole world is crashing down on me and I’m fighting it the best way I know how but it’s so hard right now. I am facing the loss of everything including my car and my apartment. There is hope for a new job but unfortunately, it will be too late by the time I get paid. For Christmas, I was holding out for a new job so I bought gifts for my family in good faith and it might of been the worst decision of my life but I tried to give selflessly and now I am so distraught but I still don’t regret it and I guess whatever happens to be I can live with it because it was my decision to make. I would give someone my last dollar, and I actually have before. Please, anything would help. I can’t possibly cry any more :(

paypal.me/rae509

February 2, 2018

I want to be a cosmetologist

due to police misconduct In st Louis county my name has been slandered. on 8/27/2014 an officer said to me he will unlawfully plant evidence on me ….I have been battling this in court ever since I’m up to my 3rd lawyer on this case with no answers on getting lie detector test or any other evidence to challenge what I’m being charged with.I have been trying to get an acquittal but without the BEST Lawyer in Mo it seems IMPOSSIBLE that’s when i look to the public….If I allow him to get a way with this and plead guilty then that means you r your loved ones may too be affected….we must stop them now…. this is illegal…this is police abuse of power…..officers should uphold the law…not take advantage of it… unfortunately this can happen to anyone..first it was just men….now they’re doing it to woman….I was randomly selected….a conflict of interest ….after he THREATENED me he also said I’m going to need a Good Lawyer to get out of this…..please stand with me to get this bad cop off the street……when you make a donation you will be helping me create an impact on better police practices….this situation has gotten out of hand and has gone on for too long it’s time for a change!!!!!! I am being falsely accused for a crime I did not commit this charge consist of 5yr sentencing Your donation will give me hope for victory..make the impossible. possible. ..promote change and better living for generations to come ….Once you share this as much as you can I will also be able to hire the best lawyer that I know can get an acquittal in no time I need you to survive…. God will reward you….!!!!
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January 28, 2018

My three-year-old son and myself are in dire need of rent money within the next 5 days or we lose our home and are voted to the street

So it all started about 5 years ago I met a very very kind and loving beautiful person and we became one never got married but we’re always together we moved into a couple apartments for a while and finally we had the option to buy a mobile home from a co-worker of mine that I had worked with for the last 8 years so we go ahead and do that and everything seemed like it was amazing life was great we finally were able to get pregnant and we gave birth to a beautiful baby boy name Chaplin he is now three and a half years old but the hard part was she left me when he was about 1 we now have 50-50 custody and I kept a mobile home because she took off I’ve never been a father before so to do it on my own is hard enough I was lucky enough that I had had my job for 10 and a half years but her leaving me and me being a father I ended up leaving that job because I was emotionally damaged life has started to look up very much in the last little bit and then I get to see if you notice I got a new job back in healthcare life was really looking up because of two bad roommates that I ended up having move in but never ended up paying bills I kicked both of them out but also ended up having to use the only money that I had saved up to pay the electric bill daycare those things just basic necessities so I literally have till Monday the 15th 2 come up with $2377.26 to be exact so if at all possible whoever sees this please be kind I’m really good person I’ve taken care of the elderly most of my life I just have no parents my dad’s in prison and my mom has mental issues so I really don’t get no help on that behalf and to be honest I never really did just because I’ve always worked so hard start with my ex leaving me and my child being with me life changing experience and I definitely grew from it but it was very hard and now I’m just stuck in a hard spot so I appreciate it once again thank you for the time I would also like to say to anybody that’s going through anything similar to my situation that don’t ever feel bad to ask for help sometimes it’s the only thing we can do it’s better than us failing and having nothing and making life even worse for maybe other people just because we ask for a little bit of help with some money that ain’t so bad because let’s say we didn’t do that well then we’re going to be asking for money place to stay food a whole nine yards so if you look at it as a whole asking for one thing over basically everything is actually quite logical and easy to do so keep your head up that’s what I’m trying to do and thank you guys again so much is ever out there in life you’ll make it One Foot In Front of the other

January 28, 2018

Disabled man in debt can’t even afford doctor’s visit

Dear donator,

My name is JEREMY HUDSON and I’m in need of some financial assistance. I’m 31 with one child and am unable to work right now. I was forced to leave my profession of paint and body specialist do to the chemicals and dust effecting my health. At this point I had already accumulated $9,000 in debt, via credit card, loans, and medical bills. So I try to starting online business afterwards I tried to get a loan but was unable to because if my credit. It went down do to you my ex-wife cutting off my credit cards that was for medical use that I thought was mine and she was an extra card holder but turned out to be a joint account. After cutting off this $5,000 credit card my utilization of credit went from 9000 + dead 5000 available to zero available. With no capital to invest in my online business it went nowhere. I’m also past due on child support in owing $4,000. I have to go back to court so they are threatening up to 280 days in jail and despite me never being late before and have paid in over 11,000 the court could possibly get any probation or jail time. This isn’t fair because I’ve always worked and paid my dues now that I have an actual health problem and can work my life and way of life is suffering tremendously. If that wasn’t enough in October of 2017 my hands went numb from what I believe is probably carpal tunnel syndrome and feeling has not returned since. I I am not even able to go to the doctor to find out exactly what’s wrong with my hands nor to treat it and don’t know where else to turn. I am still trying to make money or get job site as possible for me to do and will not stop looking but am not sure if I will find anything in time to pay necessary bills. I am probably going for disability and SSI but even if approved could be anywhere from 80 to 120 days till I receive compensation. My total amount due on just my debt and back child support it’s $11,000. I have help people myself when I was doing well but now that I’m in need people who owe me money that I’ve helped or either unable to help me or just nowhere to be found. If you are able to donate to me any amount would be appreciated and receive humbly.

paypal.me/jhud727

Sincerely,

JEREMY HUDSON

January 28, 2018

Help with bond money

I know this probably doesn’t sound like a good reason to ask for money from anyone, but I have tried every possible way to come up with this money.

My boyfriend is in jail with a $27000 bond. I am asking for $2700.

I am not someone to date anyone because I am a single mom and I am weary of people being around my children. (I know that someone in jail shouldn’t be someone I allow around them.) I haven’t been in a relationship since 2008. My daughter’s father left me the day I told him I was pregnant. I haven’t has any desire to have anyone else considering how bad he hurt me.

I do work. I clean houses for myself. I make enough money to somewhat survive.

This man has touched my heart and I want him to be home with me. Maybe love isn’t a very good reason to ask for anything, but that is the only reason that I have.

I can’t say how much he means to me. He has shown me that there is a such thing as true love. He has opened my eyes and my heart.

He has did so much for me and I feel awful that i can’t do anything in return for him.

If there is anyone that will please help me, I can’t tell you how grateful I would be. I am very embarrassed to even be in a position to even ask.

January 28, 2018

Help!! 18 years old and homeless