Need Emergency Assistance To All Programs

[Rudiger]

I need help with rent and/or electric. I have had my hours reduced at work from 3-4 days a week to 1. My grandchildren and kids live with me. I am now so far behind I have applied everywhere for work. And exhausted every possible means of securities I had to survive. Any help given would be greatly appreciated. You may also call us. We need help, my rent is 1850.00 and my electric is 269.00 over due.

[Brice]

My husband's company closed down in August and he has been looking very hard but hasn't gotten any offers. His unemployment ended, mine ended but I found a job. The pay is horrible and I am still looking for something better but at least it is something however I have had to have three major back surgeries this year and it makes me limited on how much I can do. We barely got past eviction last month and not this month.
We thought we had enough in our fidelity account however when they sent the check for rent for us we didn't realize that the funds had not been put aside and they got spend on other bills. Well the landlord is going to have to file eviction again. We need to pay her $1600 before Tuesday (6/24) or she is filing. We don't have it and no one we can borrow from. I am scared and have no place to turn. We even applied for food stamps and I submitted everything they asked for yet they still denied us saying we didn't submit it.

[Julia]

My daughter resides in Sapulpa Oklahoma. She has 5 children. Her vehicle is not running and therefore she is now unemployed. I paid her water bill 278.00 yesterday after it was shut off. Her electric is past due and in her name. She has a appointment for TANF arriving in the mail. She went to DHS TODAY. The rent is past due for this month. The gas and electric also. I have no more money to help. I am in Texas and can not even afford gas to get there. Please try to help her find some places so that her and the 5 children will not be homeless.

[CCuomo]

Hi, my son will be two in October. We have been homeless sine February. I am currently on MFIB, food stamps and am supposed to get child support but don't receive anything.
We have a five year no contact order against my son's father. I am working a very good job now (but it's part time) and have been approved to move into a apartment building but before they will let us move in I need to pay off my unlawful detainer from February, and come up with first/ last month and security deposit. I'm unable to use Anoka County emergency assistance until October. We have exhausted all of our personal resources. If you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated.

[PerryK]

Family of 5 soon to be 6 has received an eviction notice and has been given 7 days to move. We have lived here for 1/2 years. Our daughter passed away this past December and due to taking personal time and extra expenses my husband and I fell behind. We have no family or friends in this state and are in dire straights. Any and all help we are seeking. Christmas doesn’t seem possible either this year which breaks my heart for my children. Please help if possible. Thank you.

[Admin - Jon McNamara]

Some states do help pay for home care if an immediate family member is disabled. We are not sure if Georgia does, and there are many funding restrictions and application parameters too. SSDI may also offer additional compensation as well, so call social security. Locate all of the benefits for the disabled in Georgia. Click here.

[Lewis]

Hello.

We live in Georgia. My mom, who is disabled on social security disability, resides with us.

I stay home with my mom since I cannot leave her alone. By doing this I am able to keep her out of a nursing home where she cannot get the one on one care that I give her. She is also very content here whereas somewhere else her mental state is fragile due to the stroke she had and the damage that it did. She can easily get upset when she is not understanding something that is said to her, frightened is probably a better word.

I have been told, though I am not sure, that there is financial assistance available for Georgia residents so that I am able to stay home with her and continue the daily care that she needs. Is there such a program available?

At this time the only income that my household has is the disability check that my mom receives. Our household suffered a tremendous hardship around February 2013 due to a personal auto accident that my husband was in. He was a oil truck driver and this has ruined his career. No trucking company will hire him. He was let go at this job due to this accident and was awarded unemployment that just recently came to an end. They are not doing extensions. He is a student now at the age of 48. He is searching for employment but his experience is very limited. It has been no easy task even getting an interview.

So, we continue to work at things the best that we can and one day we'll get there. But right now we need help and are hoping that there is some sort of assistance out there for our household. We have no children. We are planning to file for food stamps in the very near future. I am just waiting on a phone call back for a checklist of what I need to have on hand when filing and I'm hoping to be able to squeeze in the gas to make it down there.

We entered into chapter 13 in 2009. We were a part of the economic crisis that occurred in 2008. But we were able to hold onto our home. Up until February 2013, we were handling things okay. Now though we are not able to handle things at this time. We are concerned that we will lose our home. I have paperwork ready to go out in the mail on Wednesday to ask our mortgage company for an interest rate reduction due to our financial hardship. Right now the only assistance we have to look forward to is the food stamps while hoping that our interest rate can be reduced. Is there any help available to us that we might qualify for? I'm sorry for such a lengthy email. It's just very hard to say what is going on in our household in a few small paragraphs. Thank you so much for reading. I appreciate it.

[Elliot]

Hello,
My husband lost his job back In April and I am going to school full time. I receive $105.00/week from child support and that is all the money I have. My husband says he left a message for our local human services dept here in Fort Myers, FL as well as the 211 number, but we have not heard anything from anyone. Our current situation is as follows: We owe back rent in the amount of $2400 and are at the verge of being homeless. My husband had applied for unemployment and was supposed to hear back from an adjudicator and even with him leaving multiple messages for someone to call to give him an interview he never received a call. Our electric has already been shut off once and I luckily was able to get it turned back on with the money I had from child support. Our water is due to be shut off this coming Thursday, and I don't have enough money at this time to keep the water on. We lost our car last week due to repossession. I was only able to make a partial payment on 9/22 and that was not enough since due to my husband being out of work it has put us too far behind. So at this time we have no transportation.
My husband has been actively looking for work but has not had much luck. He does computer work and there isn't a whole lot of jobs for that available at this time. He has even applied at places like Home Depot and Lowes. I have put an ad up on to see if anyone needs their house cleaned or anything that I can do part time while I am doing school. I am trying to prevent us from being homeless, so if you could please call my husband and to let us know if you may know of anyone that may be able to help us in our situation. My son and I may have a friend I can stay with for a couple of days but after that we will all be in a shelter and I would like to prevent that if possible. I have even thought about selling all of our furniture. I just don't know what to do anymore. Any help for our family would be appreciated.
Thank you,

[Admin - Jon McNamara]

With that diverse set of needs, such as car payments, credit cards and medications, your best bet may be a non-profit credit counseling agency. There are many in Tennessee. While we doubt they can help with phone bills and food, basically they provide counseling and advice to help you get back on track with paying your bills and addressing financial matters and issues. They really do focus in particular on credit cards debts. Learn more.

[Maria B]

I am in major crisis with my rent, water and utility bill. I have one 5 year old. My mom died last year and dad air cared critical for car accident. Girls dad has been sick in and out of hospital in the last month. I start working next week but Its not soon enough. My mom was all I had and I’m so worried about keeping a roof for my babies. My 85 year old grandma lives directly next door and if we loose our home she will loose her life as she know it also. I take care of her and she needs me. She has lived in the same home for nearly 60 years. Please help we are good people whom have never been close to this in need. Thank you for your time and God Bless.

[Armstrong]

Hi,
I am emailing in hopes of having someone either call or email me with programs here in or around the Baton Rouge, LA area that can assist me. I am married, but I am the only one working. My husband is unable to work and we are in the process of trying to get him applied for disability. Several of his doctors have told him that he needs to do that, because with the medical issues he has, he is not able to work any longer. He has diabetes, high blood pressure, periodic problems with congestive heart failure, although he has never had a heart attack. He has bulging discs in his back and his neck which cause him a tremendous amount of pain. These along with advanced arthritis have him going to a Pain Management physician. Needless to say, our financial situation is dire. I am having a very difficult time trying to pay for medical bills, medication, a place to live, a car note, car insurance on two vehicles, utilities and food on one income. I'm in a situation where I really don't know exactly where to start, but I think that we should be able to receive assistance from someone. I have been struggling far too long by myself, and I am no longer able to continue like this. Thanks for any assistance at all,

[Hoffa]

My main additional assistance is my Utility bill and my rent. I just recently got laid off and my job had no more work. If I could receive any assistance I would be very blessed. Thank you for taking this time to read my needs and I really hope to hear from you real soon! Thanks again and have a blessed day.

[Caroline12]

I'm a single mother going through a divorce and my son has diabetes. I'm staying with friends and paying the rent and part of the bills. I have a car payment a phone bill and my part of the bill here I buy most of the food. My insurance doesn't cover my kid’s medications. But I have a full time job and I get paid by weekly. I have 4 dollars left and I don't get paid till the 4th of next month. I’m about out of gas I have no way of getting food when were out my car payment is due my credit card is past few . My phone bill is past dew and I've got to pay for my part of power water and so by the 30th. Please I need help!!!!! I wouldn't ask if things hadn't gotten so hard.

[Judd Alexis]

I'm the E.D. of a local nonprofit in Cecil County that was contacted by a family in horrendous need in Montgomery County. She was a referral from their family's cancer social worker. The husband was diagnosed with cancer, couldn't work when he had treatment, was able to return to work and was hit head on and ended up in Shock Trauma. They then found tumors in his brain. He is unable to work, his wife has degenerated discs from a work accident as a nurse. They have no income at all but are expecting an AFLAC check and partial disability check from the husband's employer. They are two months behind in rent and the landlord needs something NOW or will begin eviction proceedings. This family has nothing at this point and aren't sure there will be a Christmas. But more than that, they are afraid they'll be homeless. I have researched and given her info on the Salvation Army and Community Action Agency in Cecil County for help but she may not be able to reach anyone before Wednesday next week due to the holiday. I am unable to help as they are out of my jurisdiction. Can someone please contact this woman with concrete help or suggestions? Her phone is going to be turned off at midnight tonight so you can email me and I will try to see what I can do to connect services to this family. We need a Christmas miracle here! Many thanks.

[follow]

I know she will never consider asking for help so I looked up this website and hoping there is something you can do to help her with her bills. She is fighting for her life and the last thing she needs to do is worry about bills and getting calls from the company's to hound her for payments. If there is something you can do please help. She lives in Tucson AZ if you need to contact her to get more information.

[MarcLev]

I can't find help for my rent or utilities. I've lost my room mate and have 3 children while i' am living off of ssi disability and there is no one else i can depend on for a while. My kids have birthdays coming up and my life is just a huge mess with health problems etc... Please help me in any way would be heaven sent. Any programs for low-income single moms in Memphis Tennessee in need of the basic essentials,income support,child program services,domestic assistance or holiday food/help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Johnny Oil]

food, lodging, and utilities

We are about to get Evicted out of our home. Our Electricity is due to be cut off in two days. My Mother is currently Disabled and awaiting a court date to see if she can get on SSI, and I am currently pregnant. We live off of my Step-Fathers income of only 10.55 hr. We are currently three months behind on our housing, two months behind on electricity, two months behind on gas, and two months behind on the phone. If there is any assistance that you can help us with or direct us in the right direction to get assistance either/or will be appreciated.

[Francine]

Could someone from your group please email me or contact me. I am in dire need and need to try to find some financial assistance for bills and living costs. I will explain my problems on the phone to a representative. I need some help ASAP is possible. Yes I am in serious need of help with paying both rent and light bill, as well as medications. I live in Columbus Ohio. I got hurt on the job and I am under doctors orders not to do anything and am filing for short term disability. So therefore I can not work until I am healed and he releases me. And the bad thing is that I have been out of work over a month now so I am way behind on my bills. I am not receiving any government or public benefits right now, and I have an attorney working on my case with my employer. I am just out of money right now and need some serious help.

[merk1]

I am unemployed and in need of some assistance with the following bills and wonder if you can direct me to anyone that would be able to help: Rent for a bedroom in my friends home-$500 (was due 5/1)Storage for my furniture, dishes, etc. that will not fit in the bedroom I am renting $115 for Car insurance, $52.44 Comcast wireless service bill for the computer I use to look for employment-79.95 If you can direct me to assistance with any or all of these it would be most appreciated.I can be reached at this e-mail or by phone. I prefer the e-mail as I am hard of hearing but an use the phone if need be. Sincerely

[HotBabe]

Well, we have hundreds of community action agencies listed, including some fore Oklahoma. Use this link for more information. click here, and then use the navigation bar on the left margin. That is the best way to navigate the site and to find programs.