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I am currently going to school to get my certification in medical assisting. I have a 7 year old highly ashes son who is my reason for trying so hard. I currently came out of a bad relationship and ended up with nothing, no job, a car that is on its last leg, and a house that's falling apart. I go to school during the day time and I have no one to watch my son at night, so I could get a job...I have never felt so lost in my life. I want so badly to provide for my son, I'm down to 100 dollars left of my income tax money and no relief in sight, I only have till august and ill complete school, I just don't know if I can financially survive till then...I'm so scared that ill have to drop out just so I can get a job, and all my schooling will be for nothing..I've never begged for anything in my life, I'm a caring person and try to always help those in need, I just hope now that I'm in need that someone might help me...thank you for reading this, and I know that through it all god will keep us going.

Hi there,
I'm a 22-year-old woman with a little nine month old baby boy. I'm getting my certification as a nurse's assistant so I can work in a nursing home. The elderly population is growing, and they need loving people to care for them and keep them company. Soon I will be able to do that. The only problem is the tuition is $950.

To learn how I got here, begging, read on..
A year and a half ago I got married to my love. He always treated me like an angel. We had a great life.
I got pregnant with our little baby boy and we'd never been happier.
Unfortunately,last June, before our son was born, he passed away.
I am being strong on the inside for my boy but I am still in love with my husband and I have nowhere else to turn.
I am a wonderful mom and I work very hard as a maid during the day and at night as a uncertified home health aide, but I'm not making enough money to pull us out of poverty.
Once I am certified, I can command a higher salary and move to a better neighborhood and save money for my son's future instead of living paycheck to paycheck.
Every dollar, I am closer to a brighter future.
Thank you for your time and may you be blessed.

I recently met the woman of my dreams, accidentally...I wanted a penpal, so that I could practice my Russian (I studied it while in the army) and ended up meeting a wonderful woman. She has no interest in leaving Russia, aside from visiting occasionally (on business - she's an air stewardess) so that means I'm going there. I still don't have my degree, but would like to get my certification to teach English as a second language, but there is no institution in the US, which gives certification in TESEL or a CELTA and is covered by the G.I. Bill.

I have 24,000 of student debt already, and can barely make ends meet. I'm able to save approximately $100 a month, and I'll need about $3,000 in total for the certification. I sold pretty much everything that I don't need (electronics, games, etc...) and came up with about $1100...So that leaves $1,900 still. Any help would be amazing, I love this woman with all of my heart.

I decided to change professions from installing cables for networking to trying to get a tefl certification. And teach english to other poeple in the world. It's a great opportunity for anybody i think. Every body i know is loseing there job and i am trying hard to work myself. Other then the minimum wage trap i can't find anything. Every company i know is shutting down it's really gotten bad in San Antonio for my feild of work. I am begging for help and thats something i never thought i would do. I wish i could be funny or whitty right now like entertainment for money. However the fact is. I have no idea what to do with my life other then this right now. I hate liveing off unemployment i am fully capabil of working and am trying to. But Nobody is hireing for what i am good at. Please help me out.

My name is Meya Acuna and I am writing you in hopes that you can (or lead me to someone who can help) help bring a Christmas miracle to pass! I am really putting my faith out here because this is something that I've never done before, but am in desperate need. I am a 30 yr old stay-at-home mother to a 4 yr old and 22 month old and am 5 months pregnant. Having turned 30 I have had a revelation that I am in need of continuing my education to not only help my family financially but to be an inspiration to my children who will one day wonder why I did not live my dreams and get a degree in education.

Over 10 yrs ago I began on the right track attending TCU for a semester but with no funds saved up for college it was soon apparent that I would not be able to finish. Much to my despair, I left Ft. Worth and began living out of my hurt by getting into drugs, lascivious living and just keeping bad company. It wasn't until I met my husband, a PK (or preacher's kid), that I realized what I was missing and that I did have hope and didn't have to carry around the shame and anger at not being able to finish school. I stayed home and worked while he got to go out and travel the world in a Christian band, living his dream while I helped to support us and when he got off the road we decided to begin a family. Well no one told us how hard that would be especially financially and I soon left work to take care of my children because the cost of daycare was too much for us (almost 1200 for the two of them!). My husband lost his job earlier this year due to a bad truck accident that left him needing two surgeries and us on public assistance. But we moved to Seguin and he was able to start work at TPS thank God. It doesnt pay all our bills but we are so thankful! We also moved back here to begin work on a ministry with a focus on our youth. We are big volunteers at our church, always making ourselves available to what needs to be done for not only our families but our community. Most recently we've assisted with our youth at the Daddy/Daughter Dance sponsered by the SPD and the Blue Santa wrapping days. It has been hard on just one income and in the past 2 years we have moved 5 times with our children finally settling in Seguin. I am from Austin and had never lived in a real community of people before. I love it here! Everyone speaks to everyone and it is not so rushed. I'm in awe of how a community is supposed to be! Parades, Holiday Strolls, wow!

This past two weeks we have done things we have never had to do before like seek help from Community Council and Salvation Army for utility assistance and visit the EATS food pantry. I'm thankful they were there but I just never thought in a million years I'd be needing those types of services. This is also what pushed me to go back to school. I need to do something bigger than me to feel that I've accomplished a legacy for my children. I won't let them suffer worry and fear the way we have recently. But I need help.

I'm pleading with you to please help me pay $982.07 to Texas Christian University before January 1st for a Loan that I owe. If I pay this loan off by then I will be free to attend a university with Federal funds to attend classes and began pursuing my Associates Degree in Early Childhood and ultimately a Bachelors in Education. I plan on getting a teaching certification and giving back to the community that helped me by working in a low-income school here and sharing my story through hard work that people helping people can make a difference in someone's life. Again, I'm not asking you for money for me or my family or Christmas presents or any "thing". I am looking to pay directly to TCU in Ft. Worth. None of the funds would go to me. I trust that what we need as a family my God will supply, because He has kept us this long and it's only going to get better. Please be a part of this transition out of a dry place into abundance. I'm humbling myself today by doing this and I trust that if you can or know someone who can, you will help me. Thank you for your time and consideration and I look forward to sharing a good report!

I am posting to ask for help with my debt. My debt started when I was let go during a lay off and has, unfortunately continued until now. I am in school working on a teaching certification to help me become more attractive to potential employers. I have learned that my former degree was not doing the job. I have one big credit card bill of $4000 that seems to never go down. I can handle my other bills if I could get rid of this bill. Please help in any way you could. I try to do my part and volunteer and give back as much as I can so the goodwill will be appreciated and paid forward. I also understand that credit card bills are not very sympathy inducing, but trust me I have learned my lesson and have not used a single credit card in almost a year.

Hello everyone. I am an active duty Army Soldier. Recently, I was looking for a loan to pay off all debt, go back to school to get my teaching certification and put a little aside into savings. Unfortunately, I have credit problems from college that still haunt me and hinder me from getting a regular bank loan. Long story short, I researched bad credit loans online, found a company which looked great, got approved, and got scammed out of a large amount of money I did not have. I took out many small local, finance loans to secure this one bogus loan and now I am paying on these six high interest finance company loans. I'm not making excuses. I was gullible, made a bad decision and am now learning a very expensive lesson.

I have a one year old and it breaks my heart when on the first of the month I only have $90 left before gas and groceries are purchased. On the 15th I only have $70 before gas and groceries. It kills me that I can't provide for my son the way I would like. I want him to have the world, and I can barely keep him diapered and fed.

I would appreciate any and all assistance that anyone can offer. Thank you for your time and God bless.

I have been a single mom for all of my adult daughter's life, she has mental challenges, and we have tried for Social Security for years. She has a daughter who is 9, and they live with me, if they didn't they would be homeless. We worked hard to get vocational rehab to get her trained for a job, after 7 years and going from supervisor to supervisor, we got her a job as a daycare worker. The program she's in pays her salary for six weeks, and she needs to be hooked up with a daycare center to get certification. Well the first week, they didn't pay her, because they had to see if she was a fit. She got 30 hours for 3 weeks, and downhill after that. The daycare got reimbursed for her paycheck, and now she isn't getting more than 4 hours a week. I live on Social Security, and I have had to take care of everyone for going on 7 years with no help. I needed new tires, and because I thought my kid was working, I borrowed money to get those tires. Now I can't pay the loan, and we could lose our place to live. It's hard enough to live close to the bone, but the promise of a good job, and have it yanked out from under you, is tragic. I don't know what to do, so I thought I would try this. I pray so hard for help, but God helps those who help themselves. My kids deserve better, we live in a travel trailer in a campground, and the rent is cheap, but no money no place to live. HELP

Hello,

I felt the calling to go into teaching so I went back to school. I found a position teaching 4th grade while I finished my last year in school. I got laid off b/c I wasn't fully certified and I wasn't tenured. Luckily, I had unemployment benefits while I finished my program or at least enough to get my certification. But more teachers were getting laid off in the meantime and now it nearly impossible to get a position in the town I live in. I can't even substitute because there are too many teachers already on the waiting list.
So now I don't have unemployment anymore and I'm taking babysitting jobs that gives me about 50 bucks per week. My student loans are due and my mortgage has not been paid in months.I don't want to go on welfare, I want to work but school has started and the odds are stacked against me. I really need help, a job and some hope for my future.
I will gladly take donations and jobs leads in the Atlanta area. No I wasn't teaching in APS, not a part of that scandal.

My name is Annette, and I am a 30 year old wife, and mother. I have registered to start classes in the fall to be a nurses assistant, and I am in need of financial assistance. Because of the duration of the course I am unable to receive federal assistance. I could change what I want to do to receive federal financial aid, but that would mean a longer course, and I can't afford to wait that long to start making better money. I have a 6 year old son, and my husband is disabled, and cannot work, so that is why I am trying to get a certification to make decent money for my family. The total cost for the class, books, uniforms, shoes, and gas to get back, and forth will be about $1000.00. I realize this doesn't sound like much, but I really need this help. Please help us. Thank you for your time, and any assistance you can give.

Hello,

This is a rather strange incident that happened not too long ago. I had just completed some training and certification for employment, and I took my wife out to celebrate the accomplishment. We decided to go to Panda Express for dinner. After we ate, I opened my fortune cookie, and it simply stated: "Your luck will change.". I thought to myself, what an unusually bold statement for a fortune cookie. Anyhow, I thought nothing of it and went on with my day. The following week, I was on my way to work and my car just stalled. I could not restart the engine even though it had gas and a rather new battery. I had it towed to the dealership where they informed me that one of the rods in the engine was bent. The car is a 1994 Honda Civic EX, and it only has about 112 thousand miles on it. Anyhow, the price for a refurbished engine from the dealership with a 3 year warranty for that model of car is: $3,400. With the economy the way it is, I don't have that type of money saved up, so I am asking for any assistance to be able to get enough money to pay for this engine.

Thank you.

I don't know how I have done this, but I am a fool. I quit my job teaching to move closer to my boyfriend of 7 years. Yep, boyfriend. Not fiance, not husband, but boyfriend. I am making half of what I made teaching each paycheck (and we all). I have done a good job of living off my retirement refund and my regular paycheck since october of last year. Well, now the money is gone and I am flat broke. I only have 5 dollars to my name and maybe 2 dollars in change laying around the house. I desperately want to go back to school so that I ca get recertified and teach. (I really miss those little darlings.) I have no extra funds and I can't even pay for the application for school or my teacher certification (moving to another state). On top of this every other week something seems to be wrong with my car and I just don't know what to do anymore. So, here I am asking strangers for help. I can't do this paycheck to overdraft to paycheck anymore. Whatever you have to donate if you can fnd it in your heart I would appreciate it. I don't know how much more of this I can take.

Would like some financial assistance on helping me go back to college to get a real estate certification and get my career change since I am unhappy with my current job. Thanks so much

Hello I am 20 years old working full time at warehouse jobs trying to save up money for school this fall. I plan on going to ivy tech for hvac certification. I don't expect much from this site but every little bit counts. Thank you to all who donate

I want to get training in the computer field at my local community college so I can return to work after living on disability since 1992. I have suffered from PTSD and bipolar depression, but my condition is stable now. There are no educational financial resources available for me since I already have a BA degree in liberal arts (which has not helped me in the job market). I would like to enroll the next semester in a computer programming certification program, but I do not have the $800 for tuition and fees. Anyone interested in helping someone trying to help themself be able to get a job is welcome to donate to my cause.

My name is Janee, I am single mother and have recently graduated from medical assisting school. I graduated with a 3.67 and now have to finish my clinical hours with no pay for 6 weeks. I am asking for financial help because I have no family to help me through this positive time in my life. The only reason I need help is because I have to take a leave of absence from my job in order to complete the 240 hours required to receive my certification. Please answer my prayer to help me get through my financial distress.
Thank You for taking the time to consider helping me in my time of need.
Janee