Winter Haven, Florida resources needed please
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2026 6:29 am
Hello,
Our family lives in Winter Haven, Florida. We were recently evicted. We packed a bag of clothes and our family of 5, Myself, my husband and 3 kids, (plus 2 dogs) loaded up in our car and headed north. We are not from Florida, so this was a new terrifying experience for us. We took our bill money (the only money we had) as gas. We had no idea where we were going or what we were going to do, as our family is over 1000 miles away. As we were leaving, in panic, I tripped and fell down the stairs and banged up my face. In that fall, several of my front teeth are now loose. We have no insurance or money to go to a dentist. We left behind everything we owned, not knowing if we would ever be able to return. We drove and spent time at a hotel in Georgia, and then Kentucky. We found out from neighbors that our old neighborhood in FL got hit by a tornado. And we went back to Winter Haven to help the neighbors out and stay on the couches, but we need help with all the bills and getting life together here.
We not only used our bill money for food, gas and a place to stay. We missed work for over a week, which means no pay. And we are struggling. We had to come home and empty our well stocked refrigerator and chest freezer due to no power and are behind. Do you know of any resources that could possibly help us to get back on our feet? Thanks so very much for your time.
Our family lives in Winter Haven, Florida. We were recently evicted. We packed a bag of clothes and our family of 5, Myself, my husband and 3 kids, (plus 2 dogs) loaded up in our car and headed north. We are not from Florida, so this was a new terrifying experience for us. We took our bill money (the only money we had) as gas. We had no idea where we were going or what we were going to do, as our family is over 1000 miles away. As we were leaving, in panic, I tripped and fell down the stairs and banged up my face. In that fall, several of my front teeth are now loose. We have no insurance or money to go to a dentist. We left behind everything we owned, not knowing if we would ever be able to return. We drove and spent time at a hotel in Georgia, and then Kentucky. We found out from neighbors that our old neighborhood in FL got hit by a tornado. And we went back to Winter Haven to help the neighbors out and stay on the couches, but we need help with all the bills and getting life together here.
We not only used our bill money for food, gas and a place to stay. We missed work for over a week, which means no pay. And we are struggling. We had to come home and empty our well stocked refrigerator and chest freezer due to no power and are behind. Do you know of any resources that could possibly help us to get back on our feet? Thanks so very much for your time.