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When I purchased this home back in 2004 after finally getting away from an extremely abusive marriage, all I could see was that the price was right and that I would finally be safe - hundreds of miles away from my now ex-husband. As a single mother of 3 children on a limited income, I saw how I would be able to live completely mortgage and rent free. I didn't however see the major repairs that this house required - nor did I have the money to make such repairs. Over time, of course things got worse - and it brings me up to the point of where I am today.

The roof on this house is so badly deteriorated that it is leaking very badly in the downstairs bathroom, dining room, kitchen and front door areas. It has leaked so badly that now mold has started to form in the bathroom ceiling and the drywall has slowly been falling away on the one wall. The slightest wind and you will find shingles blown off and laying on the ground. The roof is so bad that I am fearful that even the boards underneath the shingles may need to be replaced.

Realize that this is my last resort in trying to come up with the funds required to get this new roof. I have tried applying to government grants for home improvement but unfortunately I do not qualify because 1. my property taxes are not paid up to date (I owe approximately $2000 just in property taxes), and 2. the size of the house is larger than the specified guideline parameters. Nor do I qualify for a loan of any sort as 1. I make a mere $200 a month working and 2. have bad past credit (being a single mom has taken some serious tolls on me - including financially!).

So the goal here is to get a new roof installed - and as soon as possible so that any further damage to the house is avoided. I also worry about the mold forming in the bathroom especially and one day the roof caving in in there. While my children have grown to teenagers now, I still have to worry about their health.

I have uploaded pictures and this story at Chip-In to show you the extent of the damage done especially in the bathroom area - and a view of the shingles as they are right now on the roof. Admittedly I realize that my house also needs some repair on the stucco, windows and such but right now my main concern is the roof. I'm surprised it hasn't caved in on me by now.

I thank everyone in advance for helping me with this. I do not normally like asking for help from anyone but at this point I am finding that I have no other alternative.

Please view photos of the damage, etc at my Chip-In page at http://escapetofreedom.chipin.com/imperative-home-repairs

I will make a blog (2 or 3 articles) for you or set up a 2 or 3 page website for a donation of $5.00. I need to raise money for the dogs and to buy land and to move. We can not stay where we are at. The website will be on a free site. You can send me the information you want and color scheme. There are also free social networks where you can have your own social network. For larger websites or blog articles would require larger donations. Social network set up donations of $10.00.

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http://manifestingmynewreality.blogspot.com/

I developed perhaps the ultimate in 'sustainability' based perma culture farming with almost no tilling required here in Oregon. I am not big on all the sustainability jargon but what I have done is created a kind of natural farm factory that I would like to see reproduced on a larger level. It produces high carbohydrate value food with almost no irregation although some was required to get it started and revolves around an ancient plant speices friend of man-kind the Chestnut Tree. Believe it or not chestnut trees can produce upto 2,000 lbs each of nuts a year if spaced at least 40 feet apart. There is a story and a book on how to do what has been discovered here on a small farm at a very much larger and perhaps international basis. The economy and use of the Chestnut is a bit of a harder sell than wheat , rice or corn. It is the lowest fat tree nut in existence. It is also glutten free. The farm still has nuts for sale from last year thanks to their being no organized major distribution network for our product like other basic crops and growing competition (all good for the long run) Money or new land to develop in the Pacfic Northwest is sought after. We have many nuts to plant and many seedlings ready to transplant and we have other types of plants that play a role in the development. Inexpensive cleared land that needs to be replanted in the Northwest is sought after for this purpose. Land that is inexpensive and not suitable for vinyards or other uses other than slow timber growth would be perfect but at an affordible price please if possible. The amazing thing about chestnut trees is their tap roots can allow them to self irregate in places where it seems there is no water to resourse at all at the surface. donations accepted as well as land donations/ participation. Chestnut trees also have value as wood and timber as a hard wood. In some areas once timber is cut down in the Northwest most of the value of the land is gone which would be a perfect time for us to go in and buy iti to reforest it with an eye to new permaculture farming. please help if you can.

I am a single mother in need of help I am still recovering from the loss of everything I owned due to a personal tragedy .My mama and other other family members also could use some help .I am in bad health but am willing to work for any donations as much as I am physically able to.It would sure be a blessing to get some of the things we need to get ahead to the point where we could have a better quality of life.My child is about to have a birthday coming up and I would love to be able to give him something .I am also about to move into a new place cause I am staying with family and they are no longer going to be able to help me for they are very poor themselves ,so I will to move out and will need beds ,houshold items ,and many other things when I move . I will list below .I am first and foremost in need of food my ID expired and I have had difficuly getting up to the DMV to renew it so I am not going to be able to apply for food stamps until I can get up there and renew it problem is I dont have the money to renew it .I worked my whole life until now and hate to ask for help but my health and personal problems with being a victim of domestic violence and failing health has been a real set back .I know some will judge me and think I am a bad person for placing this ad but that is on them not me ,I am just simply trying to get some help for my family ,I am not asking for cash ,or anything elaborate just things my family needs .
Here are some things that would help us out alot ,I have listed things for other family members as well that are in need due to disability ,loss of employment ,a fire etc .
I appreciate any help ,we will pickup in all areas .May God Bless you
Things that would greatly help are in no certain order are the ones listed below..Please scroll down to bottom of ad for complete list.God Bless .



blinds
Childrens beds ,bed frames etc
Dressers all sizes including Children's dressers
A boys robe size 7,9,8,10
Childrens toys or other things to be used as entertainment
Information on where I can get an expensive childrens haircut
Volunteers to help with needs of family
Winter gloves all sizes
Winter hats all sizes
Childrens books
Mattress cover
Pet supplies food etc
A camper or RV we could live in real cheap or for free or even a trailor
Information on where I could get reduced cost dental work
Info . on a room to rent with a private enterance
info a Church that would give a family temporary shelter
information on local food banks that could help with food
Information on any local clothing closests
Information on anywhere in the area I could sleep for a few nights for very cheap
Information on a room that I can play a flat rate per month that alo
A inexpensive motel room I can rent by the week
white pain
rugs
something to treat rotted wood
glass frames for man extra large
Mens hats Extra large
small kitchen table
something that you can hang clothes on
photo frames
a vegetable tray
a hand-held vaccum cleaner
cups or glasess
ear mittens for kids
gloves for kids or adults










Food items
Girls sizes baby(all sizes)
BABy boys clothing (all sizes
, Girls clothing ,,2t,3t 4t,5,6,7,8
Boys clothing all sizes
Teen boys clothing all sizes
Teen girls clothing all sizes
Clothing the boys wear sizes //four,five,six,seven,eight ,nine ,
Boys winter coats in sizes 6,7 ,8,9 ,10
Kids shoes boys and girls
Kids socks
Childrens toys
Any baby or Childrens items
Household items
Beds of any size
Towels
Silverware
bathroom caddys or shelfing
Curtains
A microwave
any furniture
clothing womens sizes Large ,XLarge ,and all sizes larger than those some of the women in my family wear very large sizes ,we really need 3x and 4x very badly
Vaccum cleaner
toilitries ,cleaning supplies ,baby wipes ,diapers etc,soaps ,shampoos etc
A TV
someone to give my uncle a good discount on repairing his floor
helmet
shoulder pads .knee,pads elbow pads for a boy to ensure safety when he rides his bike
A trey to eat on
Childrens beds ,bed frames etc
Dressers all sizes including Children's dressers
Childrens sunglasess
anything I can use to give the children as an Easter Basket or for Easter
Glass Frames for a man with a bigger head
any discounts on motel rooms








moving supplies
Birthday party supplies
Childs bookbag
Car seat for child under 50 pounds
prepaid cell phone
recliner
mini fridge
can opener
a Women's winter coat in size XL or larger
blankets
sleeping bag in case we cant find beds
futon
Womens ,mens ,and childrens socks,
plastic tubs in case we do not get a dresser
A room divider
Clothes hangers
over the counter medicines
Men's clothing XL,2xl,3xl,4xlt,5xlt,5xl,any pants over the size 50
Mens shoes sizes 12 e,12ee,12eee
Womens bras all sizes D cup and on up to much larger sizes
Anything that can be used for a birthday party as gifts ,decorations ,party favors entertainment etc
Bookbags
School supplies
coffee table
stroller
childrens cups or plates
envelopes
womens shoes size 8.5 /9
Many Many things one would need when moving into new place
Clothes hanger
Any big tall mens items
recliner
tuppaware containers
teddy bear net
any organizers or storage containers


cover ,sheets ,throws ,blankets
disability items walker ,wheelchair ,arthritus supplies ,diabetic supplies
Anything an elderly person could use








Childrens beds ,bed frames etc
Dressers all sizes including Children's dressers

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 2 years old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated also as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 8.They can be sent to 11230 Trace Ln. Wilmer Al 36587 Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 2 years old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated also as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 8.They can be sent to 11230 Trace Ln. Wilmer Al 36587 Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 2 years old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated also as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 8.They can be sent to 11230 Trace Ln. Wilmer Al 36587 Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 2 years old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated also as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 8.They can be sent to 11230 Trace Ln. Wilmer Al 36587 Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 2 years old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated also as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 8.They can be sent to 11230 Trace Ln. Wilmer Al 36587 Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 2 years old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated also as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 8.They can be sent to 11230 Trace Ln. Wilmer Al 36587 Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 2 years old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated also as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 8.They can be sent to 11230 Trace Ln. Wilmer Al 36587 Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was 18 weeks pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 15mths old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 7. Every bit helps as I dont mind shopping yardsales and goodwills. Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was 18 weeks pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 15mths old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 7. Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was 18 weeks pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 15mths old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 7. Thanks again and God bless.

Hello, I feel strange doing this as I never thouht I would be in this position but I am a newly single mom to a wonderful little boy. I quit my job when I was 18 weeks pregnate to be a stay at home mom as decided by both myslef and my husband. My boy is now 15mths old and my husband has decided that the family life is not what he wants and has asked that me and our son move out. he has only agreed to give me $500 per month, and the least expensive housing that I have found is $532 per month, not including any utilities, food, etc. I have not been able to find a job. If i knew my husband could do something like this to us I would have never left my job......I desperatly need help as my son is fastly growing out of his clothes and I can't even afford a new wardrobe for him from goodwill. I have attempted to make him some clothes from the fabric of some of my clothes but I just cant sew....Please help me, My child doesn't deserve all i am offering him at this moment in life. If you have any hand me downs that you were going to donate anyways i would be forever grateful for sending them my way. Thanks for reading my post and for your help, and even if you cant help with a donation a Prayer for my son and I would be even more appreciated. My son is going into a 24 month size, but any size larger would be appreciated as i dont know when things may turn around and he will eventually get to the larger sizes and he can always wear the clothing a lil large if needed. His shoe size is a childs 7. Thanks again and God bless.

we are a family of 4, 3 of us are diabetics and not in good health. we live off ofmy disability which is our only source of income. we need help financially to move to a larger apartment which we desperately need. we will be in need of money to buy a used fridge cleaning supplies blankets pillows and curtains.i estimate we will need about 300.dollars to get it all taken care of . im hoping some compasionate god loving person will help us. i have a paypal acct .please no scammers we are a good christian family that believes in paying it forward

Hi,

I'm a freelance graphic/software designer who already has a paying client with a startup also interested in my services, but I'm having trouble performing at my best because I do not have the money for a dedicated work area. There is a coworking office near my apartment that offers space for $350/month, but to work at full capacity I'd really like to buy the equipment I need for a home office, which runs between $3 and $5k. (At a minimum having a larger monitor and a desk would let me do some of the basic design work I need to do: that's $500-1k.)

Please get in touch with me at introversal@aol.com if you are interested in helping me start my fledgling freelance business with any contribution. I would be happy to pay back once I have a steady revenue stream going.

Thanks!

Hi, I just graduated college and I am working low paying jobs. I am trying to start an event rental company that rents out equipment for weddings, graduations and other things. I used to work for one of these companies and I know that they make good money. I bought a few tents, but they are very expensive. I would like to buy more stuff and larger tents so I can hire a few people and start making some really good money. Please donate anything you can to help me get this off its feet and allow me to work for myself and not for someone else.

I have been an electronics engineer until two years ago when our company's continued down sizeing left me without a chair. While I actually am working its mostly min wage jobs and mostly under 40 hours. I have one daughter and my wife is now 5 months pregnant. We do manage to scrape some funds together to bring wife to her monthly check ups. However it is the cost of the delivery. Our debt is getting larger while our living expenses seem to grow. We have downsized our lives as best we could.

I realise some peoplemay consider it irresponsible; having another kid with our economic situation. This pregnacy comes a compleate surprise to everyone, wife, me and Dr. During the delivery of our first child my wife had some complications. There had been an emergency C-section perfromed. As result we got a beautiful healthy daughter, but there was a consequence. Basically the doctor told us my wife my not be able to get pregnate again. I mean the odds against was astromonical. Maybe you can say this new baby will be a miracle. Just a miracle during unfortunate times.
Im not asking alot of money from a few people. I hope alot of people can send a little. GOD BLESS.. I do promiss I do help and will help others in simular situation when I my economic status changes for the better. I you please you can donate to my j-thibault@hotmail.com
I can send pics and updates to donars if they like.

My name is Missy. I am a 49 year old struggling grandmother of 3 sweet, beautiful boys, ages 5, 7 and 8. I am trying desperately to save and protect my grandsons and ensure their futures. I would not ask help if it were only for me. I am asking for help for them, so that my 3 innocent little grandsons will be safe, secure and have a chance in life. As things stand right now, we will be homeless within the next 2 weeks.
My greatest fear is that when (not if) I do become homeless, which isn’t that far off, the state will take my grandsons because we have no place to live, split them up and put them in foster homes. That thought scares the hell out of me. I am all those sweet little boys have. And if they lose each other too, after losing everyone and everything else that they known and loved, I fear their lives will be ruined at the tender ages of 5, 7 and 8.
I suffer from PTSD, COPD and fibromyalgia and each day I struggle with mental distress and physical pain. We live near the New Orleans Metro Area in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. We were displaced for a year after Hurricane Katrina, came back, bought a mobile home in Lafitte, Louisiana and tried to rebuild our lives. In 2008, when Hurricanes Gustav and Ike hit us back to back, our home was flooded with more than 4 feet of water; unreachable, except by boat for over 2 weeks.
At that time, my mother, age 75, had been experiencing the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s as well as a series of strokes which affected the memory and impulse control centers of her brain due to a vascular disease which severely decreased the flow of blood to those areas of her brain. During these TIA’s and small strokes/seizures, she behaved erratically and during larger ones she could become paranoid and psychotic. She had to be hospitalized for several of the more severe episodes, as she was becoming a danger to herself and others. The effects of these episodes lingered for days, sometimes weeks. Afterwards, she had no memory of anything that happened during that time period.
After the storms, we moved in with my mother to help her and because we did, FEMA stopped helping us. And since we could not afford to rebuild again without FEMA’s help, we lost our home. The recent BP oil spill was just another deep blow to our already struggling local economy.
Mom required 24/7/365 assistance and supervision, which she could not afford. She was eventually diagnosed with vascular disease of the brain and Alzheimer’s. Due to the region of her brain that was affected her disease went unnoticed for several years, until she had a large enough stroke to prompt her to seek medical attention. This diagnosis explained her erratic behavior of the past several years, I have since been homebound, unable to leave mom untended for any length of time and unable to work outside the home due to my mother’s need for the past 3 years.
My mother passed away this past April at the age of 79. She had suffered from Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, suffering several major and minor strokes and seizures over the past 6+ years. On April 9th she suffered a massive stroke, lingering for 9 days before passing on the 18th. God rest her soul, I miss her. I loved my mom very much and did everything I could to help her.
To add to the difficulties already faced by our loss, my youngest daughter, who had been living in Ohio with what turned out to be a conman/ junkie twice her age that saw a vulnerable young woman with 3 children and took advantage of that fact, had been physically, verbally and emotionally abusive to all of them for the past 1½ years. 2 weeks before Mom passed, she got in major legal trouble in Ohio and sent my 3 young grandsons to me to raise.
Now, things have turned for the worst... On August 17th we discovered that my eldest daughter took my mother to an attorney and had her write a will leaving everything my mother had to her and excluding me! This abominable act was done 1 month after Hurricane Katrina when ALL of us were distraught and displaced from the storm! My mom was not in her right mind at that time, even though a full diagnosis had not yet been made on her true condition.... Also, in Louisiana, the bar for mental competency is set so low that so long as you are not actively drooling and babbling in front of the judge/attorney/witnesses you are considered competent!! It doesn’t matter if you won’t remember doing it five minutes later either. My mother, in her right mind, would NEVER have disinherited me.
Now, my greedy, self-serving, ungrateful eldest child decided that she will evict us so she can try to sell my mother's home, in which I and my grandsons, her nephews still live, so she can pay off mom's debt, which she exaggerates, and her student loans. She is fully aware of our circumstances, she just doesn’t care. The only transportation I have for my grandsons is the truck my mom gave me before her death, but did not have the money to transfer title on. It is now part of mom’s estate and she took that too.
I called the Clerk in division where probate/ succession on my mom were filed... Clerk said that I need an attorney to file contest to the will, herein lies the problem... there is not 1 single legal aid agency in the ENTIRE New Orleans Metro area that can handle a contested will!! There are also no private attorneys that will handle it either, unless there's big money in it for them, which in this case there is not.
Clerk also said she has no idea why I was never notified. Judge signed off regardless. There seems to be no justice for the poor in this country... since we can't afford to pay the exorbitant fees of a private attorney, which seems to be a necessity to get anything done in the courts. I have tried appealing to my daughter’s sense of decency, but she doesn’t seem to have one. Her actions are despicable and deplorable. I am ashamed to be her mother. It breaks my heart and sickens me to know that I brought such a hateful, selfish, greedy, heartless person into this world. I did not raise her to be that way.
I've called every single legal aid agency in my area; including the Bar Assoc. Lawyer referral service... no one will help because there just isn't any money in it for them... sad state this country is in when the poor cannot get justice anywhere.
We were told by the eviction court judge on Sept 12th, that we have 24 hours to vacate our home... stating that our situation is a matter for probate court. Thankfully, we found a place, however, we still need about $800.00 more to pay the $420.00 we still owe our new landlord to avoid eviction from this new place by the 5th of October plus $365.00 to the light company which will be past due (cut off)on the 7th and includes a new deposit and transfer fee.

I've also called churches and other charitable organizations for help... there are so many families in need in the New Orleans metro area that any help is minimal. ALL homeless shelters are full up with waiting lists so long they are no longer taking applications for assistance.
I have applied for Section 8 housing, but there is a HUGE waiting list. The HUD Section 8 waiting list in Louisiana is backlogged 5+ years and has more than 20,000 applicants still waiting for vouchers, many of whom are currently homeless. They are not accepting any new applicants.
I have contacted EVERY charitable and public/community service agency that I can think of for help... none has been forthcoming as of yet..... Is there ANYONE out there with a heart who can and will help us? I have nowhere else to turn.
I’ve spent days seeking legal help... bottom line... none available... so since if my defense is denied and I can't fight the eviction then we are out on the streets with nowhere to go.
My nerves are shot; the house hunt is not going well.
I am hurt by my daughter’s actions and so sickened over all of this mess that I can barely think straight. I cry myself to sleep every night and awake with tears in my eyes and a rock in the pit of my stomach. Yet I dry them and try to be strong and act as if everything is normal for my grandsons who need me now more than ever. I still haven’t had time to grieve my mother’s death.
We are now faced with trying to find alternate housing that we can afford on the $840.00 a month income that I receive in Kinship Care for my grandsons. Fat chance in this over-priced rental market. Even a 1 bedroom apartment in Crack Alley goes for more than my income in this post-Katrina/Gustav/Ike market.
And it's starting to look like me and my grandsons will be homeless very soon... by the end of the 1st week in October.
Their mother is in prison and their deadbeat, psycho father hasn't been seen in almost 2 years, ever since he beat the hell out of his girlfriend, killed their little dog in front of my boys, stole and trashed her car and ended up in a mental hospital wanting to kill himself... my babies have had enough grief and loss in their lives... they need love, help and compassion.... and a decent place to live... soon!
We’re trying to stay in this area because my boyfriend of 11 years, and my only help, has an elderly, widowed mother who needs his help too. And we are all she has. She cannot take us in because her trailer is very small and there is no room for 5 more people in it.
Work is also scarce and hard to find in the New Orleans metro area due to the huge influx of big out of state companies with their out of state workers getting all of the bigger jobs and contracts and the even larger influx of foreign laborers so severely underbidding the smaller construction jobs, cutting local workers and sub-contractors, like my boyfriend, right out of the job market. Every day he goes out hunting for work taking any job offered.
I have prayed on this so hard and so often since this mess all began. I have put my burden in Jesus' Hands. For He is the only one that can save us. I can only hope that he sends us Angels to deliver us soon, for without help from someone, somewhere here on earth we are lost. I feel so lost and utterly alone... this truly is my darkest hour.
If there is ANYONE out there who can offer assistance, legal, residential, financial, whatever help you can give... please contact me ASAP. I have exhausted all available resources.
Right now, I can barely afford toilet paper to wipe our butts with.
We are thankful and grateful for the help we have received from 5 of my 267 facebook friends, our local churches and the 2nd Harvest Food Bank, as well as some assistance on our utility bill from our local community action organization. That meager help has helped us survive thus far, but our resources are nearly spent. Please have mercy on us and donate whatever you can to help me save my family. If enough people with a heart and some compassion give up just 1 cup of Latte from Starbucks and donate to help save us, we will be able to make it… small donations add up and every little bit helps.
Thank you for listening to my problems and for your consideration of my plight.
May God Bless you tenfold for any help you send us.
Proverbs 3: 3-7
Let not mercy and truth forsakes you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,
And so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

I am a 49 year old struggling grandmother of 3 sweet, beautiful boys, ages 5, 7 and 8. I am desperately trying to save and protect my grandsons and ensure their futures. I would not ask help if it were only for me. I am asking for help for them, so that my 3 innocent little grandsons will be safe, secure and have a chance in life. As things stand right now, we will be homeless within the next 2 weeks.
My greatest fear is that when (not if) I do become homeless, which isn’t that far off, the state will take my grandsons because we have no place to live, split them up and put them in foster homes. That thought scares the hell out of me. I am all those sweet little boys have. And if they lose each other too, after losing everyone and everything else that they known and loved, I fear their lives will be ruined at the tender ages of 5, 7 and 8.
I suffer from COPD and fibromyalgia and each day I struggle with physical pain. We live near the New Orleans Metro Area in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. We were displaced for a year after Hurricane Katrina, came back, bought a mobile home in Lafitte, Louisiana and tried to rebuild our lives. In 2008, when Hurricanes Gustav and Ike hit us back to back, our home was flooded with more than 4 feet of water; unreachable, except by boat for over 2 weeks.
At that time, my mother, age 75, had been experiencing the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s as well as a series of strokes which affected the memory and impulse control centers of her brain due to a vascular disease which severely decreased the flow of blood to those areas of her brain. During these TIA’s and small strokes/seizures, she behaved erratically and during larger ones she could become paranoid and psychotic. She had to be hospitalized for several of the more severe episodes, as she was becoming a danger to herself and others. The effects of these “episodes” lingered for days, sometimes weeks. Afterwards, she had no memory of anything that happened during that time period.
After the storms, we moved in with my mother to help her and because we did, FEMA stopped helping us. And since we could not afford to rebuild again without FEMA’s help, we lost our home. The recent BP oil spill was just another deep blow to our already struggling local economy.
She required 24/7/365 assistance and supervision, which she could not afford. She was eventually diagnosed with vascular disease of the brain and Alzheimer’s. Due to the region of her brain that was affected her disease went unnoticed for several years, until she had a large enough stroke to prompt her to seek medical attention. This diagnosis explained her erratic behavior of the past several years, I have since been homebound, unable to leave mom untended for any length of time and unable to work outside the home due to my mother’s need for the past 3 years.
My mother passed away this past April at the age of 79. She had suffered from Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, suffering several major and minor strokes and seizures over the past 6+ years. On April 9th she suffered a massive stroke, lingering for 9 days before passing on the 18th. God rest her soul, I miss her. I loved my mom very much and did everything I could to help her.
To add to the difficulties already faced by our loss, my youngest daughter, who had been living in Ohio with what turned out to be a conman/ junkie twice her age that saw a vulnerable young woman with 3 children and took advantage of that fact, had been physically, verbally and emotionally abusive to all of them for the past 1 ½ years. 2 weeks before Mom passed, she got in major legal trouble in Ohio and sent my 3 young grandsons to me to raise.
Now, things have turned for the worst... On August 17th we discovered that my eldest daughter took my mother to an attorney and had her write a will leaving everything my mother had to her and excluding me! This abominable act was done 1 month after Hurricane Katrina when ALL of us were distraught and displaced from the storm! My mom was not in her right mind at that time, even though a full diagnosis had not yet been made on her true condition.... Also, in Louisiana, the bar for mental competency is set so low that so long as you are not actively drooling and babbling in front of the judge/attorney/witnesses you are considered competent!! It doesn’t matter if you won’t remember doing it five minutes later either.
Now, my greedy, self-serving, ungrateful eldest child has decided that she will evict us so she can try to sell my mother's home, in which I and my grandsons, her nephews still live, so she can pay off mom's debt, which she exaggerates, and her student loans. She is fully aware of our circumstances… she just doesn’t care. The only transportation I have for my grandsons is the truck my mom gave me before her death, but did not have the money to transfer title on. It is now part of mom’s estate and she wants that too.
I called the Clerk in division where probate/ succession on my mom were filed... Clerk said that I need an attorney to file contest to the will… herein lies the problem... there is not 1 single legal aid agency in the ENTIRE New Orleans Metro area that can handle a contested will!! There are also no private attorneys that will handle it either, unless there's big money in it for them, which in this case there is not.
Clerk also said she has no idea why I was never notified… Judge signed off regardless. There seems to be no justice for the poor in this country... since we can't afford to pay the exorbitant fees of a private attorney, which seems to be a necessity to get anything done in the courts.
I received a 10 day "Notice to Vacate" posted on the door August 24, 2011. My daughter wants immediate possession of the property she manipulated/unduly influenced my mentally ill mother into willing to her barely 1 month after Hurricane Katrina. I don't know where we will go. I will have enough money on September 3rd to pay either 1 month's rent or the deposit, but can't raise both in time I have left. I also have the added expenses of my regular utility bills and new expenses for the transfer of utility services and/or deposits, and transportation. So I need to raise about $2000.00 within the coming 2 week period.
I have tried appealing to my daughter’s sense of decency, but she doesn’t seem to have one. Her actions are despicable and deplorable. I am ashamed to be her mother. It breaks my heart and sickens me to know that I brought such a hateful, selfish, greedy, heartless person into this world. I did not raise her to be that way.
I've called every single legal aid agency in my area; including the Bar Assoc. Lawyer referral service... no one will help because there just isn't any money in it for them... sad state this country is in when the poor cannot get justice anywhere.
I've also called churches and other charitable organizations for help... there are so many families in need in the New Orleans metro area that any help is minimal. ALL homeless shelters are full up with waiting lists so long they are no longer taking applications for assistance.
I have applied for Section 8 housing, but there is a HUGE waiting list. The HUD Section 8 waiting list in Louisiana is backlogged 5+ years and has more than 20,000 applicants still waiting for vouchers, many of whom are currently homeless. They are not accepting any new applicants.
I have contacted EVERY charitable and public/community service agency that I can think of for help... none has been forthcoming as of yet..... Is there ANYONE out there with a heart who can and will help us? I have nowhere else to turn.
I’ve spent days seeking legal help... bottom line... none available... so since if my defense is denied and I can't fight the eviction then we are out on the streets with nowhere to go.
My nerves are shot; the house hunt is not going well.
I am hurt by my daughter’s actions and so sickened over all of this mess that I can barely think straight. I cry myself to sleep every night and awake with tears in my eyes and a rock in the pit of my stomach. Yet I dry them and try to be strong and act as if everything is normal for my grandsons who need me now more than ever. I still haven’t had time to grieve my mother’s death.
We are now faced with trying to find alternate housing that we can afford on the $840.00 a month income that I receive in Kinship Care for my grandsons. Fat chance in this over-priced rental market. Even a 1 bedroom apartment in “Crack Alley” goes for more than my income in this post-Katrina/Gustav/Ike market.
And it's starting to look like me and my grandsons will be homeless very soon... by the end of the 1st week in September.
Their mother is in prison and their deadbeat, psycho father hasn't been seen in almost 2 years, ever since he beat the hell out of his girlfriend, killed their little dog in front of my boys, stole and trashed her car and ended up in a mental hospital wanting to kill himself... my babies have had enough grief and loss in their lives... they need love, help and compassion.... and a decent place to live... soon!
We’re trying to stay in this area because my boyfriend of 11 years, and my only help, has an elderly, widowed mother who needs his help too. And we are all she has. She cannot take us in because her trailer is very small and there is no room for 5 more people in it.
Work is also scarce and hard to find in the New Orleans metro area due to the huge influx of big out of state companies with their out of state workers getting all of the bigger jobs and contracts and the even larger influx of foreign laborers so severely underbidding the smaller construction jobs, cutting local workers and sub-contractors, like my boyfriend, right out of the job market. Every day he goes out hunting for work taking any job offered.
I have prayed on this so hard and so often since this mess all began. I have put my burden in Jesus' Hands. For He is the only one that can save us. I can only hope that he sends us an Angel to deliver us soon, for without help from someone, somewhere here on earth we are lost. I feel so lost and utterly alone... this truly is my darkest hour.
If there is ANYONE out there who can offer assistance, legal, residential, financial, whatever help you can give... please contact me ASAP. I have exhausted all available resources.
I need at least 2 bedrooms in a safe neighborhood... my total income is $840.00 per month... Right now, I can barely afford toilet paper to wipe our butts with.
We are thankful and grateful for the help we have received from our local churches and the 2nd Harvest Food Bank, as well as some assistance on our utility bill from our local community action organization. That meager help has helped us survive thus far, but our resources are nearly spent. Please have mercy on us and donate whatever you can to help me save my family… every little bit helps.
Thank you for listening to my problems and for your consideration of my plight.
May God Bless you tenfold for any help you send us.
Proverbs 3: 3-7
Let not mercy and truth forsakes you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,
And so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

I really need help, I have taken in my Sister and 2 nieces after her husband had been arrested for molestation. My sister doesn't work...she has epilepsy but has been denied for disability. We moved into a slightly larger home so it could accommodate myself, my son, my sister, and my 2 nieces. I can't afford to pay all the bills and find myself seriously short this month, and wont be able to pay the $1900 rent for September. I work full time, but trying to support myself and 4 other people is getting to be too much. I can't send my sister back as she is in a terrible situation with her husband and is trying to get a divorce. I would greatly appreciate any help that can be given.

I really need help, I have taken in my Sister and 2 nieces after her husband had been arrested for molestation. My sister doesn't work...she has epilepsy but has been denied for disability. We moved into a slightly larger home so it could accommodate myself, my son, my sister, and my 2 nieces. I can't afford to pay all the bills and find myself seriously short this month, and wont be able to pay the $1900 rent for September. I work full time, but trying to support myself and 4 other people is getting to be too much. I can't send my sister back as she is in a terrible situation with her husband and is trying to get a divorce. I would greatly appreciate any help that can be given.

Like many wide eyed young students, I was under the impression that getting a 4 year degree would help me snag a pretty sweet job. Likewise, like many graduates, I have come to the realization that this promise is a tall tale spun by universities and lenders trying to leach off my future living funds. If I take the suggested route to pay back these student loans I will, in fact, be paying a total of $182,00 after interest attacks.

To help combat this large sum of debt (and this extra $82,000 I didn't even spend on anything) I have decided to take every possible route I can to ensure that my parents can live life knowing their daughter can afford to eat.

My first steps: I am moving to a state where I can make more money (alone and scared, but ready to pay these suckers off). I am also giving up any luxuries I once afforded myself (Ramen noodles are quickly becoming my best friend) and (as you can see) begging for money. Just $1 from 100,0000 people could knock this debt out. I am relying on my own determination as well as on the kindness of strangers.

I am also toying with the ideas of 1. faking my own death and building a raft to float to another country, 2. joining the Peace Corps, because I heard they might pay off some of your debt, or 3. becoming a stripper, because the jobs I have found so far afford less money than my last resort (which is number 3, so you know).

So, in summation, I would like to ask all you strangers out there to donate even a penny to my sad circumstance. In return for a larger sum I could draw or paint someone a pretty picture and update them as my situation progresses. I also make a wonderful pen pal. All you have to do is check out my PayPal. For a dollar a month you could help me meet the basic necessities of life (such as food and not faking my own death).

Thank you for your time.

Unfortunately my sister made some terrible choices( identity theft i guess)) and ended up going to prison and losing custody of her 2 year old son Gavin. As our family is few and far between, I decided I would take him and raise him. I just couldn't hand him over to the state and let him live life as a foster child when he has someone so close who has a chance to actually make it somewhere in life. I am 22 years old and i have a 30 hour a week job but please i need help with daycare costs and for a deposit on a larger apartment( I only have a studio right now.) thank you so much to all who have big hearts and love for kids