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Helping Single Mothers with Daily Living Expenses

pollybcj started this conversation

I am single mother of three children ages 11, 9 and 1.  I have a full time career that I've worked hard to achieve success.  I am newly divorced from a man who is bi-polar and left us in severe debt because of his illness.  When my 1 year old son was 3 weeks old, I was diagnosed with benign brain tumors that I had to have surgically removed.  Because of that surgery I was off of work for 3 months.  I am now having to pay for medication to keep me from having seizures.  I also had a kidney transplant when I was 15 years old and because of the medication I had to take for that had to have a total hip replacement 3 years ago because of the damage the medication did to my joints.

I find myself with several thousands of dollars in medical and credit card bills due to a period of no income.  I am trying desperately to raise my children but keep hitting obstacles when I don't have enough money to pay for the electricity and it gets shut off or when I'm needing to buy baby formula and diapers and I have to sell my jewelry and other items to pay for food.

I am in great need of assistance to pay for my medical bills as well as every day living expenses to keep my children and myself fed, clothed and housed.

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Starshine
 in response to Cherry_ice...   

Hello

For the car repair you can try modestneeds.org or microgiving but it will take time and here is the link

http://help-with-rent-security-deposit-utility-bills.starshine1.aidpage.com/

I hope you find help in those sites for help with your car repair and I know what it is like my car is sitting needing work and I can't afford it as last time few years back it was 1600 for brakes and more. It is an old car and everything is rotting.

Good luck

Starshine

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Cherry_ice
I am writing this letter to ask for assistance. I am a recently divorced single disabled parent left with the whole support of my family. It is six of us in the family, and just about impossible for us to live on my Disability and the small amount of Child support that I receive.
I was injured in an automobile accident in 2005 which left me unable to return to work. My son provided a portion of the support but since his job relocated he has been unable to find another job, since we live in a very rural town. My daughter is just out of High School, and it seems impossible for her to get a job anywhere. They both can furnish excellent references but at this time of the year it just seems impossible to find work. We also have three small children aging from age 6 years old – 3 years which reside in the household.
We are so in debt and each week the bills are piling higher and higher that it just seems as thought there is no way out. I am asking for assistance with my automobile bill repair. It costs me a total of $2,300.00 the repair the motor in my automobile which I do not have. I have to my weekly trips to the doctor’s office for medical treatment for me, and I have to travel 72 miles one-way each trip. In Addition two of the children require special medical treatment for Asthma.
I am going through almost at the point of having a nervous breakdown, and my daughter has been in the state of depression for almost three or more months without asking for relief, and we all suffer from untold delay and embarrassment. We have a good respectable family. Although we are poor, we try to hold off embarrassment, for you know “it is hard to be broke and even harder to admit it”. I am asking you If you could please grant us this assistance in the cost of this automobile repair, so that our lives could somewhat become a little easier.
Gratefully yours,
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Starshine
 in response to debcompute38...   It saddens me too that many can't pay our bills and I don't know of any who have killed themselves but I know people who have talked about it. I went to being able to work full time to not. Thank you for sharing this information and I will have to google it to see what it is about.. sorry for the loss of your people who couldn't handle it. Peace be with them and you
Best and my sympathy to you all
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Starshine
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debcompute38
 in response to CHINTA...   It's so sad to me that some many of us in a place where we cannotpay our bills, need medical, help, food, roofs over our heads in a place living in America. It's also a shame that some many people that have so much does let their money flow as it should. I suggest with my little known knowledge trying to call a number that will give you resources for utilites, and applying for goverment medical treatment, there are food banks, and if you have disabilites, there is a place (at least in Houston called DARS) . they will help with glasses, job search while paying for you to get there. The also provide "Dress for Success"., so you get a startup wardrobe to start off your new job. I hope this will help someone, because I in need of eyeglasses, and utility help. A lot of these places state their funds have ran out. I concerned, because I have lost people who just couldn't handle it and committed suicide. The most important thing I am trying to learn is to do my best, and pray, pray, and wait, wait on the Lord. It works!
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brendalee

i dont get med ass but my 3 kids do why dont i i just want to visit the dentist i only bring home about 900 a month and thats it -i recieve no child support!!!!!!

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ti2000

My name is tiffanie I am a single mom of 3 who has been having it really hard lately .at this moment I am on medical leave from work due to surgery of my knee it's been so hard to feed and pay rent lately for my children and I I live in a small consolidated town in Georgia where it'ss very hard to find agencies that will assist you here .You basically have to know someone tha knows someone My rent is a small amount$111.00 and yet it's still ahrd to pay without being able to work and i can pay partial but it's eithor pay whole or my kids do not eat .I am hoping that someone reads this and am able to help I will gladly pay it back or even forward once i am able to go back to wirk Please I hope somone considers helping T.Sanders

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CHINTA

I AM A SINGLE MOM OF 2 AND I HAVE NO HELP MY WATER IS CURRENTLY OFF AND I HAVE NO JOB OR TRANSPORTATION I 2 TEETH THAT NEED TO BE PULLED AND 2 THAT HAVE CRACKED AND THAT HAS FALLEN OUT I AM SUPPOSE TO WEAR GLASSES BUT CANT AFFORD THEM I AM A HARD WORKER JUST NEED A LITTLE ASSITANCE TO GET STARTED PLEASE HELP IF U CAN.

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