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Financial Hardship Help

Being a single mother especially in today’s era can be extremely overwhelming. If you are one of those mothers who is doing it alone every day you know what I am talking about. It seems like the bills just continue to pile up and never end.

Researchers have said that just in 2015 year ending alone over 80 percent of the households in America that we’re single households we’re in fact ran by a FEMALE head of household which we’re mostly living very poor.

Many people may say well there is government assistance for them to get a grant but it’s hard to find and information regarding that said topic anywhere. So in hopes to help the single mothers out in the world this article will give you some insight on the different assistance topics we can cover including where and how to get a grant or scholarship. Also, you will read and see how simple it is to receive help with income expenses and medical insurance.

Are there really grants for a single mother?

Of course they do but these grants are not only for single mothers. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t help for a mother to receive one. I know its mind boggling that the government hasn’t had any means created for money for a single mother that is actually in the shape of a grant. One thing the government does for a single mother is they assist them through a group or have set sponsors through a company, and sometimes they are covered by the actual income assistance completely.

Below are a few websites that will redirect you to free items that you can get just for registering on the website.

Low Income Assistance for Single Mothers / Government Grants

As I said there is not an official grant for a single mother available that is FEDERAL. However a single mother can go through federal programs and register and sign up for them. Those kinds of programs are usually for households with low income. Which means you would also qualify for Welfare. No matter what the case these are programs to help those who make below the limit and live poorly.

Below are different types of assistance based in the United States.

TANF – TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

TANF is a crucial for many low income families located within the US.

With TANF you receive a small amount of cash every month that you can use toward your food, rent, and other necessities. However you only receive TANF for up to 60 month limit.

If you are a single mother and you have children in your home who are less than 19 years old you are eligible for TANF.

SNAP – SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Food-stamps or SNAP as other people may refer to is financial help for meals. You can receive money every month to place food on the table if you are on low or no income.

For most of Americans living in poverty SNAP is potentially the only assistance they can get.

Research has shown that in 2015 SNAP benefits have helped at least 45 million Americans. Most of the ones who receive the stamps are under are up to the age of 18.

When you go to use your benefits for SNAP you have your own personal debit card to ring your groceries up with at the register. If you are interested in trying to get on with SNAP benefits all you have to do is fill and application out and send it in or take it into a local office that deals with SNAP benefits.

NSLP – NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

This is a program that gives free (or discounted) food to students whose parent’s income is bellow a poverty level. The income needs to be at least between 130-185 percent bellow the poverty line.

Most the time if a person is a receiver of SNAP benefits their children will be accepted into this program for free lunches. But, that doesn’t mean if you don’t have or receive SNAP that your children are disqualified.

You need to contact your child’s school to apply.

TEFAP – THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Food for the American families who are in the poverty range not matter what the age.

If you have received food stamps before or any other program assisting you and helping you such as the ones in this article you could also be approved for this program.

You will need to contact your State distribution agency to learn more about the Emergency food assistance program.

Local Food Banks

A food bank doesn’t exactly fit into the whole “Grant” program area as it is actually a location in your town where you can get food if you are in need.

Do not allow you or your family to go without food. If you ever reach that trouble you can call 211 and ask them where the nearest food bank is based on your location.

More then 200 food banks exist with the feeding america foundation and they supply enough food to feed over 40 million people.

WIC – WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM

This program includes a package deal where you as a mother are able to receive healthy foods, whether you are pregnant or a new mother, and also to children who are 5 or under.

WIC is a program that is temporary and only used for a short amount of time – usually between 6 to 12 months.

EARLY HEAD START / HEAD START

These programs are for children up to 5 years old.

You can receive free child’s medical and dental care along with their schooling, and dietary needs.

Find your closes headstart office on their website or call at 1-866-763-6481.

Insurance for unemployment

This is a special program which will pay you weekly if you are unemployed and it had nothing to do with you for you being fired or let go. You will only be able to receive this benefit for maximum 26 weeks. Different states have different benefit rules. But most states will average out at about 45% of whatever the average weekly income is.

Single mothers who are out of a job temporarily can find solace with these benefits and can help make the burden less for themselves because this pay will restore what you have lost from losing your work.

If you want to try and get this started and opened for you, you will have to find your local unemployment office or apply on the website for this specific program. Most states will allow you to also try to sign up for this over the phone.

Section 8 housing

Section 8 is basically a program that helps a family be able to pay for their housing. If approved you will receive a voucher of up to 70 percent of your bills (utilities and rent). You are expected to pay the other 30 percent.

If you want to apply and feel you qualify you can get in touch with your local office involved with public housing, the HUD office.

CCAP – CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

This is a benefit for families who can’t afford to place their children in daycare while working.

You still have to pay a certain percentage but it isn’t a big lump of money. The less you earn, the less you need to contribute.

EITC – Earned Income Tax Credit

It is a tax benefit for people with low income. You could potentially get as much as $6,000.

If you normally have a tax rate of $1050 but you are allowed $5550 then you get refund of $4500.

There is a Children’s Tax Credit too for as much as $1,000 for EACH child.

LIHEAP – LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

LIHEAP is a program that is a one time help to help pay for heating / cooling expenses.

Most of the time this is for the disabled or families with children or disabled person in the home.

If you need any extra information regarding this topic you can get in touch through the number 1-866-674-6327 or a local number for your local LIHEAP office.

WAP – WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Weatherization assistance program lowers energy bills for families in need. Usually the elderly and families involving children are accepted and put to the top of the list before all.

Your monthly income need to be below 200 percent poverty level.

To apply, find a local WAP center.

Medicaid

Medicaid is help with medical expenses. If you do not have health insurance this gives you certain benefits as long as your income restriction meets the level it should.

A lot of single mothers may meet the standards to be recipients of Medicaid even if you are unemployed.

Every state has different rules about Medicaid plans. You can find out exact requirements on this website.

Together with ObamaCare it ensures that even single mothers who didn’t receive any health benefits will now be able to have coverage.

CHIP – CHILDREN HEALTH INSURANCE

CHIP gives children without health insurance a chance to have health benefits all the way up until they are nineteen. It is for families whose income is too high to receive Medicaid benefits.

It provides every type of benefit you can think of — dental, eye exams, and even annual doctor’s exams.

Every state has its own rules. If you would like to learn a little more about this specific benefit you can call 1-877 Kids now (1-877-543-7669)

Federal Pell Grants

Aid program for students of up to $5,815 for those in need to be able to set foot into college.

This is the best opportunity for a mother who is single to finally be able to finish her schooling and finally continue in the workforce. The money is completely free of charge with no interest rates or paybacks ever.

You need to fill out an application and submit it for a pell grant and have it turned in on or before June 30th of every year.

Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant

Similar to the Pell Grant. If you already have had pell grants and you are at the top of the charts in need you will be first on the list to receive this. Depending on a persons needs that are wrapped in with their financial struggle will ultimately decide who will receive anywhere between $100 too $4,000 annually.

Charities

Charities can be a way to seek help for you and your children whether you are in need of food or clothing or even housing. A lot of charities around the world actually have their own food banks that they run and they will give you bags of free food.

If you go to salvation army a lot of the times they will let you sleep there if you have no where else to go especially if it is a result of violence.

Churches

Most churches will offer you food and clothes or maybe even a place to stay if you have been recently kicked out by the one you are living with.

To find information on this you should look through your phone books local listing or yellow page. You can also research online and see what churches are available to your area and call them and ask what services they do offer.

Loans

Single moms can receive loans usually relatively quickly but I would not recommended that at all. You could potentially go into debt and not be able to rise back from that.

Sometimes you have no choice because you have to fix your broken car or maybe pay for utilities and food and need the help right then. But you have to be able to pay that loan realistically quick.

Pay attention to your credit because if you try to get a loan through a bank or anyone they will check your credit score and see if it is even available to be able to place a loan out to you. If it is a loan that is for payday loans or credit card advances they will not run a check but you will end up paying more after fees and costs.

Line of Credit

If your credit is decent some people ask a bank for a loan personally. Most of the time this is a better idea then asking for a payday loan because if you need quick money with lower rates of interest this is it.

Personal Loans

On a personal loan interest is lower dramatically but you have to pay in instalments. It doesn’t really fit criteria for an emergency. Normally if you just tell them you do not have any more funds and that is why you need this they will turn you away. If your credit is poor you will not be able to even touch this offer.

Short term (payday) loans

This is a very popular type of loan. You may know it by the term “Cash advance.” The interest runs really high on these and it is a loan that is only for a small time frame.

This is a loan that would more then likely be considered if a problem arises and you needed to repair your car or had a disastrous dental emergency. You have to know for sure you will be able to give every penny back.

If you do not pay this type of loan back you could be in loads of trouble financially.

Credit card cash advance

Do you own a credit card? If so you will be able to get money from a bank as easy as 1, 2, 3. This is not a method that is highly praised though because as soon as you start taking money out of the bank the interest keeps rising and you also are charged for using and pulling out of the bank a fee. This is potentially the easier options if you do need cash asap but you have to pay it back and make sure you absolutely can.

When it is all said and done grants will not solve your money issues within your home if that is what you expect. To get a grant is definitely not easy it isn’t a walk in the park by any means.

If you are looking to get a more stable source of financially being stable you should probably look in areas around you or find a women shelter until you can get back up on your feet.

If you think you have all the time in the world you can apply for other areas of assistance such as Food stamps, HUD, and etc. They do take a lot of time and effort for someone to get back with you and let you know if you have been accepted and enrolled. Try finding a part time working job as a way to financially start becoming stable again.

The moral of this is you can not expect a grant to fall into your hands without effort and take all your worries away. They are only here too do one thing and that doesn’t usually fix anything with your financial setting.

This is all on you and what you decide, no one else can decide for you.

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Help Me Get Out of Survival Mode and Build Something Meaningful

Absolutely. I’d keep it honest, human, specific, and dignity-based — not overly dramatic, but real enough that someone with money feels the weight of it.

My name is Desi, and I am asking for help because I am trying very hard to rebuild my life, create stability, and keep moving forward when everything around me has felt uncertain.

I am a mother, a writer, a tarot reader, and someone who has been working to turn my spiritual gifts and creative work into a real business. I have published a book, created spiritual workbooks, and I am building a tarot/oracle deck and online platform around healing, self-reflection, and personal transformation. This is not just a dream I talk about. It is something I have been actively creating, piece by piece, even while life has been extremely difficult.

Right now, I am in a place where I need financial help to get steady again. I am trying to cover basic living expenses, keep my work moving, and create enough breathing room so I can stop living in survival mode. When you are constantly worried about food, bills, housing, transportation, and keeping everything from falling apart, it becomes almost impossible to build anything lasting. I am not asking because I do not want to work. I am asking because I am working, but I need help getting over this impossible middle ground where one setback can wipe everything out.

What I am trying to build matters to me because it is rooted in helping other people. My work is about healing, shadow work, spiritual guidance, self-trust, and helping people recognize the patterns in their lives so they can make better choices. I know what it feels like to be lost, overwhelmed, and trying to find your way back to yourself. That is why I care so much about creating something meaningful from everything I have survived.

Any donation would help me with immediate needs like bills, food, transportation, business costs, website expenses, printing, and getting my products ready to sell. More than anything, it would give me a chance to breathe long enough to keep building instead of constantly starting over.

If you are someone who has been blessed with abundance and you feel called to help someone who is genuinely trying, I would be deeply grateful. Your help would not be wasted. It would go toward stability, healing, motherhood, and the creation of something I believe can help others too.

Thank you for reading my story and for any support you are able to give.

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Single Mom doing her best but still not enough

Thank you for stopping by and reading it. I am a single mom of 5 years old beautiful little girl. I will not lie, it is hard to write this and I never thought I will have to.

Long story short. I had 20+ years career working for u.s. government contractors and non-profits, i have two graduate degrees….all these seems to be still not enough to re-build our life.

In 2018 I moved to Tunisia with my job working for international non-profit. Got married there, we had our daughter. When our daughter was just 2 months old my then husband started stealing money and valuables, sold my car etc. When my baby was just 2.5 years old he and his family took her from me and blocked me on all social media, phones etc. I didn’t know what happened with my baby for the long 2 months. I fought for her with all I had. Had to sell my house in the USA, lost my job at the same time. But I won. I was able to find a support in the foreign country. I got case to court. I won. I was able to leave Tunisia with my daughter and two suitcases. I left everything I had there, but i had my baby back.

We came back to USA in 2023. I built my career working for international non-profits and government contractors for over 20 years. I got a job with government contractor, we got our apartment, my daughter started day care. I was working 3 full time jobs, working my ass off, but we had everything we needed.

And then another disaster stricked. In January 2025 USAID, the main funding mechanism for international non-profits and contractors, was shutdown. Company i worked for depended fully on USAID funds, so they went bankrupt overnight. We were laid off in one day, no notice, no time to find footing.

I lost not only that job. On that day I lost 2 out of 3 jobs. Industry in general was heavily affected. But we were able to make it through 2025. I had 1 client left.

But since February 5, 2025 until today I still not able to secure more clients or a new job. I apply daily. I have amazing professional skill set. I know my stuff ….However out of all applications I sent out I had just 2 interviews … 2 one-way interviews were you have 2 min per question and speak with camera only… And trust me, I don’t just sit around and wait…. I apply for jobs, I look for the consultancy opportunities, I started my natural skincare brand, I offer energy healings….I try everything I can think of. I woke up with the thought how can I make extra money today and go to bad with this thought…. But I feel like I hit a wall ….It seems like nothing is working. And money from savings run out already….

And the scariest part. The Part I afraid to think of … I don’t know how to explain to my little girl we may lose this apartment, we may lose the life we had together, we may lose each other…. She is too small to understand adult problems. But truth is we are $70,000 in debt and my current income is less than $4,000.  And either I’ll find this next job or few new clients or we will lose everything and become homeless….and that’s very scary especially when you are responsible for another person.

I truly don’t know how life will unfold, but I know God never abandon me before.

I am not even sure someone will read this …or will read to this point…but if someone will… I really want my daughter to have a fun, great summer, as other kids do… I need $1275.00 to send my girl to school’s day camp. This will cover 3 weeks of camp and will give me some room to keep applying and working on my business, while she is having fun and being a kid.

My big dream is to pay off my car loan of $20,000 and to have some money for the few months of rent, just to know we still have our home. We are safe.

My huge dream is to have our debt paid off, so we can get at least a small breezer and start rebuilding again from ground zero, not the -$70,000 ground.

If you stayed with me to this point Thank you!

If you chose to help us, may God bless you and everything you chose to help us with may come back to you multiplied x10

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Help an Outer Banks Single Mom Secure a Home for Her Teen Son

My name is Amanda Jo, and I am a 39-year-old single mother raising my 16-year-old son on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Like many local families, I have struggled with the extremely high cost of housing in an area where rental prices have increased far beyond what many working residents can afford. I receive food assistance and Medicaid, but there is very limited affordable housing available here, and there are no realistic public housing options for my situation. My entire support system is here, including my parents, grandmother, brother, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and lifelong community connections. Leaving the area would mean losing the family support that my son and I rely on. My biggest obstacle is not the monthly rent itself, which is roughly $2,000 a month, but the large upfront costs required to secure housing, including the security deposit, first and last month’s rent, and other move-in expenses, which total approximately $6,500. Once established in a home, I am confident in my ability to maintain monthly housing expenses. Any contribution, no matter the amount, will help bring my son and me one step closer to stable housing. Thank you for taking the time to read our story and for any support you may be able to provide. God Bless!

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Struggling with bills

I am 50 years old and just got custody of my 1 year old grandson .  I lost my job in October 2025 due to my grandson being hospitalized for 5 days .  I am behind on my rent and bills are piling up .  I don’t have anyone I can fall back on and I am about to be evicted and bills are piling up  .  I have gone through my savings and I am stressed out  worried and panicking and I have a baby that needs me  .  Nothing is to small even a prayer for me and my grandbaby will help as I am looking everyday for a job ..my struggle is real …I have always had a job and all this happened so fast and took me for surprise ..  I don’t ask for help and today I am asking for help ..I hope everyone has a blessed day and I am grateful for any and all help that is given ..thank u

 

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A Mother’s Fight for Home

My name is Ashlee , and I never imagined I would be here  asking for help. I have spent my entire life being the strong one, the one who figures it out, the one who holds everything together. But right now, I am holding on by a thread, and I need someone to please help me find solid ground again. A few months ago, my life changed in ways I never expected. After a painful divorce, I found myself suddenly alone not just emotionally, but financially. Everything I had built, everything I had planned for, was gone almost overnight. No safety net. No backup plan. Just me, my daughter, and the overwhelming weight of starting over from nothing. She is my whole world. When she looks at me, I refuse to let her see defeat in my eyes. So every single morning, I get up, I get dressed, and I go to work a full-time job that I am grateful for, but one that barely covers the basics. After bills, groceries, and necessities for my daughter, there is almost nothing left. And right now, nothing is exactly what I have.

We do not have a place to call home. Right now, my daughter and I are staying with friends kind, generous people who have opened their doors to us. But I know this cannot last forever. A child needs stability. She needs her own space, a place where she can do her homework, sleep peacefully, and feel safe. Every night I tuck her in, I silently promise her that I am working to give her that a real home, even a small one. Just ours.

To make things harder, my car my lifeline is barely running. It is how I get to work every day. Without it, I lose my job. Without my job, I lose everything else. The repairs I need are not a luxury. They are the difference between surviving and sinking completely.
I am not asking for a handout. I am asking for a hand up. I am a hard-working mother who has simply been knocked down by circumstances beyond my control. Divorce is devastating in ways people do not always see it does not just break a family apart, it breaks apart the financial foundation you spent years building. Every single dollar contributed means more than you know. It means a deposit on a safe apartment for my daughter and me. It means a repaired car so I can keep showing up to work. It means groceries without counting every cent. It means one less night of lying awake wondering how we are going to make it. I am not giving up. I wake up every day and fight for my daughter because she deserves a mother who never stops. But even warriors get tired. Even the strongest mothers need someone in their corner. If you are able to give even a small amount please know that you are not just helping me financially. You are helping a little girl have a stable, safe, and loving home. You are helping a mother breathe again. And if you cannot give, I completely understand. A kind word, a prayer it all matters more than I can express. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for taking the time to read my story. Thank you for seeing us.

With love and gratitude,

Ashlee
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Divorcing and alone

Hi! I am a 30 year old, soon to be single, female. For the past 6 years I have been married to an abusive man. At first I didn’t realize the acts of manipulation and lies and completely believed him that I was the problem. He even completely isolated me from the very few family members I have left (distant cousins my parents are both deceased). Then a couple of years ago he became physical. It started with shoving or grabbing me and quickly escalated to black eyes and busted lips. I have been trying to get out of this situation for the past year, but with the high cost of living, and even working 40 hours a week, I still can’t afford to move into my own place as I cant afford the first and last months rent plus security deposit. I have tried to utilize other areas of assistance but since I have no children I do not qualify. Once I can move out it will then be safe to file my divorce papers and get away from this nightmare. I just need help getting started and I am completely alone. I have no friends or family to ask, this is my last resort. So if you can help, nothing is too small and it will mean more to me then you could imagine. https://www.paypal.me/divorcednfree

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Single disabled mom of 2 saving for housing to move my kids to a better home!

My name is Jennifer and I am a single mom of two and disabled. I’m trying to raise and save money to get my children into a new home! Our current place is in bad shape and only a two bedroom. I have no child support and my income is only $12,000 per year! Anything will help for my kids, we can’t have a car until we move as I can’t afford insurance. $mommom1978 is my cash tag. There’s a pic of me. Please anyone that can help at all anything is appreciated !

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Single Momma in need of a vehicle

Hi everybody!!

I am a single momma to four. I have a full time job. I pay all bills. No child support from my ex husband as he is going through some serious medical problems and I didn’t want him to get into any trouble by not helping me out when he can barely help himself (he basically lives in a hospital).

My vehicle that I have had for five years has taken a crap. Took it to my mechanic who said it would cost me thousands of dollars to fix and it isn’t even worth that to fix it and that I should look into getting a new one.

Because I am a single momma and barely getting by as it is, I truly cannot afford a new car. Could I go get a loan out? Maybe. However that would add another bill to my plate and would set me BACKWARDS in life and I would like to continue going FORWARD. I’d like to not add more debt to my life. All my paychecks go to bills, food, and all my children’s needs. I really don’t have much left over to splurge on a vehicle right now. However, without a vehicle, I cannot do mother things such as appointments, taking them to school, home from school, or even go to work.

As much as I hate to ask for help, I am at the end of my rope and asking. I have been looking at cash cars around me and most if not all of the decent ones are roughly 5,000$. I am here asking if any kind soul is willing to donate to me and my children so that we can get a working vehicle for us to be able to work, go to school etc.

 

I appreciate yall taking the time to read my long rant and ramble. I do greatly appreciate any and all help that could be given to me. Thank you so much for reading!

Below is my PayPal link!

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Single Mother with No Income

Hi. I am 33 years old and a single mother of one little 5 year old girl and we live in Alaska. I have a complicated situation that makes it very difficult to generate any kind of income. First, my health doesn’t help. I will explain. To start, I have a spine injury called spondylolisthesis. A condition in my spine that is painful and greatly reduces the amount of physical activity I can do during the day. I also have fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis, both of which are very painful and cause great fatigue. And to top it off I suffer from severe anxiety. All of these conditions combined makes it pretty much impossible for me to be able to maintain any kind of job whatsoever. I have not earned enough work credits to apply for social security disability benefits.

I have been struggling for years now barely making it by with the little bit of cash I am able to get from my family. However, my younger and only sister passed away on March 20th, 2026. Funeral and travel costs for my dad and I have been overwhelming. Also, I have until the end of May to move out of my apartment because I can no longer afford my rent. And my truck needs a significant amount of work done very soon otherwise I won’t have that either.

All that being said, I have been forced to look for more help. I want to do better for my daughter and give her the best life that I can and right at this moment in time things are being more than difficult. I was always told that it is okay to ask for help. I’ve always done my best to help others around me. But now I need some real help and I am praying that somebody who can help will see this and understand.

My daughter and I are in need of money mainly to get into a new place to live and to get some work done on my truck. My daughter is also in need of some clothes since she’s quickly outgrowing the ones she has right now. I am looking to raise about $6,000. That should be enough to get us back on our feet again.

My paypal.me is     paypal.me/907Kenai

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

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A mom trying to move out

Hello, I’m trying to move into my own home as a mom. I have to move by May 15th. We’re sharing a bed in a room and it’s difficult. I’ve been doing it for too long. And then I found about this site. I want to provide a better home life for them. Especially without worry, your help will go towards rent, their beds, and utilities. I’ve been staying with family and working. Between paying for childcare and their necessities it’s hard to save up. I’m asking for help now because if I never do nothing will change. I have to keep trying on my end and showing up. And if I make things known maybe someone can help. I would appreciate it greatly.

 

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A Mother’s Fight for Her Daughter’s Future

I am a mother fighting to protect my 15-year-old daughter. She has been left alone, neglected, and exposed to situations no child should ever face. She has been hurt, emotionally and physically, and too often had no one to care for her when she needed it most.

I have always done everything I can to keep her safe, but I cannot do this alone. I need a lawyer to fight for her in court and ensure she has a stable, loving, and secure home.

The cost of legal representation is more than I can manage. Without it, her safety and future remain at risk.

I am reaching out to anyone who believes that every child deserves love, care, and protection. Your donation will go directly toward hiring a lawyer who can help keep her safe and give her the life every child deserves—a life full of love, stability, and guidance.

Even the smallest gift can make a real difference. Together, we can change the future for a child who desperately needs help.

Please help. She deserves a safe, happy childhood.

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Single mama bear who is tired and needs help desperately

Hello, my name is Cassandra and I am a single mom of 4. I am 44 years old and I work as a health care aid in a nursing home, also I am currently working towards becoming an LPN. This has been a dream of mine and it has not been easy. When I went back to school over a decade ago I graduated with honors and was accepted into the RN program where I finished my first year but then as luck would have it I started having seizures and found out I am epileptic. Lost my license until I was 1 whole year seizure free, by the time that was all done and sorted I decided to just go for the 2 year LPN program and so I applied and was accepted immediately and of course as it would go at the end of my first year I had to have emergency gal bladder surgery and then a week later went septic because they left stones inside that created a bile leak and so back for emergency surgery again. I decided to take a break from school and just work. A little back story about my health too is I have psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and I mean I am covered head to toe in scaly dry patches that are so itchy I could scratch my skin all off, it’s incredibly painful, and the arthritis on-top of it almost kills me. I thankfully have started a medication that helps it but only for a couple years then I need to stop it and break out completely and then try a new one. You’ve probably seen the commercials for the medications, I am now onto my 5th new one. But I’m pushing on, I was getting by until my husband decided to have his second affair on me and leave me with 4 kids and bills all on my own while he went to live for free with his parents. It’s fine, I got over it and got back to work but I don’t make near enough to keep us comfy, we are scrapping by. With my medical issues, I also get migraines that make me go blind and numb all down one side of my body and makes my brain explode for 2 days straight, I broke my teeth on a trampoline as a teenager so I have a denture that really bothers me, and to top it all off I have some cancer cells return to my cervix last week so I’ll need those to be burnt off again. I am looking for help, no, I am begging for help, for someone to maybe just show up like Ed mcman with a nice check for $50,000 that’s all I need. I don’t need millions, just enough to keep me comfy. I am working as much as I possibly can, I do get some child support, 3 of my children are adults and working or are in college so that helps a little as well. But there is so much I have to pay down and I want nothing more than to own a house, a cute small house that’s just mine. One that I can fix up and make mine so I have a place to relax and escape to when I am having bad flare ups with the skin or arthritis, or migraine, or if I need someone to stay because I am having seizures. I have no family, here comes some more sounds like whining but it’s just my past coming up. I grew up in a literal crack house where my mother would put my two sisters and I outside in the summer which gets to about 35-40 Celsius here, in just our diapers so she could strip for heroin or cocaine. My dad was a raging alcoholic who tried his best some times and other times he was angry and very abusive but he passed away 2 years ago. Because of my parents and their addictions I didn’t have any family around, they didn’t want anything to do with my parents therefore had nothing to do with me. I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers all of which have their own struggles and therefore can’t help me out. I am desperate to go back to school to finish my nursing but I can’t because I have maxed out allowed student loans in Alberta due to leaving because of medical. I know it sounds terrible to ask for a hand out but I am so tired of struggling and not being able to give my children anything, I’ve never been able to take them on a trip or do up their rooms because I never owned a house before….that’s all I really want, I want to buy a house, doesn’t even need to be anything fancy, I want to help my kids in college, and I want to be able to go to school and finish doing what I love and not have to worry about taking out more loans and working ontop of full time classes and being a mom. I guess what I’m looking for is anyone who could help me out with anything. And I know there are so many people out there who deserve help and deserve to get everything they have ever dreamed of but I think I do too. I volunteer where and when I can, I always donate to charities, I’m there for anyone, anytime, no questions asked. Ideally, and I’m going to be blunt, I would love to get anywhere from $10-$80,000 (which is about what I owe in student loans 😬🥺  Or I’ll take cash and maybe someone could donate a house or help me get a house, I don’t know, I just know I’m tired of struggling and everytime I think I’m getting a head or I’m finally going to get to live the life I want something happens and kicks me while I’m down. I’ve never done anything like this before, I have never asked for a handout or taken anything from anyone and this is very hard for me to do but I need to or we will be living in my little Rogue and with 5 of us that would not be comfy. So please from the bottom of mine and my children’s hearts, please help me if you can.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this,

Cassandra Trekofski

https://www.paypal.me/CassieTrekofski

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Single Mom Wanting to Give Her Child a Good Life

To be honest, this feels a bit odd to come to strangers online and asking for money. However, I’ve seen weirder things happen. I’m a single mom really struggling right now. I was hoping to be able to give my child the life they deserve and what I never had. But I have several health issues that don’t leave many opportunities for me to have “a real job”. I am a cancer survivor and have other health issues that require routine care for that I won’t bore you with. My child is becoming a teenager and is therefore needing more things. My family doesn’t have spare money, hence me asking kind strangers. If you feel inclined to help with any amount, I would be forever grateful to you. I hope to one day be able to buy a house or at least move to a better neighborhood if I can get rid of my debts. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

paypal.me/Totallydeadaf

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Single Mom In Need

Two years ago, my life changed in a way I never could have imagined.

After a painful divorce from someone who was deeply emotionally insensitive, my world was turned upside down. The end of my marriage didn’t just happen quietly behind closed doors — it came with humiliation and heartbreak that left me questioning my worth and my future. For a long time, I carried the weight of that moment and the feeling that the life I had built had been ripped away from me.

But I had two reasons I could not stay down: my children.

Since that day, I have worked incredible hours just to keep us afloat. For the past two years I have pushed myself to the limit, doing everything I can to make sure my kids are safe, cared for, and stable. I live paycheck to paycheck, constantly trying to stretch every dollar to cover rent, food, and basic needs. There have been days when the stress has been so overwhelming that I’ve survived on little more than crackers just to make sure my children had enough.

This isn’t the life I imagined for us. And deep down, I know it isn’t the life we’re meant to live.

For ten years during my marriage, a huge part of who I was slowly disappeared — my creativity. The part of me that dreamed, performed, created, and believed in possibilities was pushed aside. But over these last two years, something inside me has been waking back up.

I want to show my children something powerful: that even after being broken down, you can rise again.

I want them to see resilience in action. I want them to see their mother build something from nothing. I want them to know they are worthy of love, abundance, freedom, and the chance to use the gifts God gave them.

My dream is to rebuild my life through creativity and entrepreneurship.

I want to return to theater — something that once brought so much joy and purpose into my life. And I want to launch several online businesses that I have spent countless hours researching and planning. These businesses would allow me to support my family while also creating a life built on independence, creativity, and faith.

But right now, the constant pressure of survival makes it almost impossible to take the first real step.

That’s why I’m asking for help.

This fundraiser would give me the breathing room to begin building these businesses, invest in the tools and platforms I need, and give me the chance to pursue theater again — something that feeds my soul and reminds me who I am.

More than anything, it would allow me to move from surviving to rebuilding.

Every single donation, no matter the size, means more than I can put into words. Your kindness would not just help one person — it would change the trajectory of an entire family.

You would be helping a mother prove to her children that bouncing back and glowing up is possible.

You would be helping us create a future built on courage, creativity, and faith.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading my story, for believing in second chances, and for supporting a woman who is determined to rise again.

With gratitude and blessings to each and every one of you, My Venmo is @Erin-Keller-26

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Single mother seeking help to catch up bills

Hello,

 

My name is JaMaria, I am a divorced single mom of 5. I am here today putting my pride aside to ask for help. I am struggling bad, and I feel as if im drowning and just in need of help. They say when it rains, it pours, and thats literally what i have been going through. I fell ill with pneumonia and the flu and had to be hospitalized for almost 2wks with 0 PTO hours to use, and that started my downpour season.

 

Ever since my stint in the hospital, I have gotten behind on bills and it has been one thing after the other. I came back home to no hot water, due to the water heater malfunctioning. My car decided everything wanted to breakdown all right behind eachother. My brakes were vibrating and I had to get those and the rotors replaced. Right after paying for that, my spark plug went out. With this car being the only transportation for my kids and I, I had no choice but to get it fixed. I tried to be cost efficient and found a pick and pull that had plugs for a reasonable price and found a mechanic that agreed to install it for a great price, and he did, but it only lasted about a month and a half and that one went out too, so I had to repurchase another one and pay the guy all over again to do the newer one. The motor went out in my outside AC unit, and we spent the entire summer burning up and the winter with space heaters on max, and now its getting warm again. The light bill has been steadily skyrocketing and is now over $300, even though I made sure to shut off the breaker switch after the AC went out, but they want to charge to have someone come look at what’s causing it and im overwhelmed. Food has gotten ridiculously high and I dont qualify for food assistance because I make $10 more than the threshold allows, and where I used to be able to fill up the fridge and deep freezer for $200, I now barely have enough to get through the week feeding a house size of 6 for the same amount. I have gotten behind on several things, and I just need help catching back up. I was able to manage and maintain the bills before I got sick, but once I missed those days unpaid, it unleashed a domino effect on my life and everything started down spiraling. Anything helps, I just truly need a chance to get caught back up so I can breathe again, and im willing to do whatever I can.

 

If you are able, my cashapp name is $JazzyJae890 & my paypal link is paypal.me/JTHOMAS2905

I thank you & I truly appreciate you!

-JaMaria