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Since today is Mother’s Day, I wanted to share my journey thus far and what it’s meant to be a mother for me. My story is unique in that I’ve overcome various obstacles to gain what some may call normalcy. Now I’m facing a struggle in which I’m hoping to tap into the kindness of the internet in order to help me through this hurdle.

I was raised by a single parent and grew up in a town where most families were on some sort of government assistance and could barely make ends meet. I was always taught to value what I had and that hard work will always bear its fruits. My high school was filled with kids who didn’t care about getting an education. I was a introverted “nerd” who took Honors and AP classes and saw education as a way to get out of a town that didn’t have much opportunity for growth. While I valued my education, I was also bored to death, even in my “accelerated classes,” so I stupidly acted out and started to party as high school kids do. I ditched class to drink and dabbled a bit in drugs because there was nothing else to do. Even as I partied, I still managed to remain on the honor roll for all 4 years. Fast forward to the beginning of my senior year, our class had 250 kids and throughout the year approximately half of the student body dropped out at one point or another, giving up on their 14 year investment in their education. I made it to the end, but while everyone was excitedly responding to college acceptance letters, I had to throw all of mine out. Why? I was pregnant. I fully accept responsibility for my actions, but sex was not talked about in my household. I had no idea I had access to birth control or condoms and foolishly made a mistake that would change my life. I went to my prom and graduation 3 months pregnant without anyone knowing aside from my family.

The summer after graduation was spent brainstorming options and finding a job to help support my unborn child. I decided to keep the baby, thinking I would give it up for adoption. I was too immature to take care of myself, and now a baby? No way. As the months progressed, I fell in love with the baby and decided to keep her and raise her with the help of my family. I was excited but deep inside I was depressed. I really wanted to go off to college and live the life of a student living on campus, making new friends, staying up late to cram for midterms and possibly travel a bit. I couldn’t do that anymore and the thought of experiencing college in any other way didn’t entice me. I also knew if I didn’t get an education, I’d be stuck in a cycle of dead end jobs all my life. I knew I didn’t want to struggle like I’ve seen my family fight just to put a decent meal on the table and keep the lights from getting shut down.

I started college two months after my daughter was born. She was perfection and an incredible motivator. I’ve always thought that she deserves something better, beyond what I can give her but I decided to try my best to give her an amazing life. Since I just had a baby, I wanted to explore the opportunities I had outside of a traditional classroom in college. Luckily, the local community college offered online courses which only required me to be in class on the first day, at midterms and during finals week. I did this for a year and a half until I took every online course possible. Then it was time for full immersion into college. Here came daycare and having to balance college life with working and a small child.

My average day in college looked like this: we’d have to wake up at the crack of dawn so my daughter and I could ride a 45-minute bus to school. Unlike most of my classmates, I had to dash straight from work to class or go to work right after class so that I could pick up my daughter from school at a proper hour. I was very fortunate to land a job in a small office as an office assistant during college that would later prove invaluable. The pay was ok, but I was allowed to tailor my schedule to be compatible with my changing class load every semester. After our day was done came another bus ride. Once we got home, I’d have to make dinner, pack us lunch for the next day, prepare her backpack with extra clothes plus wash and prepare a day’s worth of bottles for my daughter. After I put my daughter to bed was the only time I had for homework. I’d stay up until about 2am every night doing my reading assignments or writing papers only to have to get up 3 ½ hours later to start my day again.

I did this every day for 5 ½ years.

Was it worth it? Heck yeah. I got my bachelor’s degree on my wall as proof. I am the first person in my family to ever get a degree. I have multiple relatives my age who ended up dropping out for various reasons yet I managed to graduate (with honors!) while juggling a small child and a demanding job. Aside from raising my daughter, this is what I’m most proud of thus far. I read online that less than 2% of teen moms attain a college degree before age 30. I’m stoked beyond words to be a part of that 2% (Source) I hope that this struggle and success will set an example to my daughter and show her that hard work does pay off.

After college, I worked a few jobs that I wasn’t too keen on. Too corporate, too stuffy, too bureaucratic to evoke any change and make an impact. I wanted to wake up every morning and feel inspired to go to work. I didn’t just want a paycheck, I wanted to engulf myself within organization so that I could kick ass and take names. I also wanted a 401(k), health benefits and life insurance so that my bases could be covered in old age. But mainly I wanted to wake up invigorated every morning and be able to pay my bills. After college, my daughter and I moved into our first home. I loved waking her up in her room filled with the girliest of things. I was a proud mama–on my own, college educated and living life as an independent woman.

Independent but unfulfilled. That is, until I was introduced to the CEO of my most recent employer. We hit it off immediately and within two week was offered the chance of a lifetime. I was invited to join his multimillion dollar company and close-knit team as his right hand. I’d learn all the in’s and out’s of running a business in a dynamic industry and receive a nice salary. After a bit of contemplation, I decided to resign from my stuffy job to join a company I was proud to be apart of. My job was great. It was flexible, nurturing, educational and insightful. In a few short weeks, I was in the trenches with my boss handling everything from sales to contracts to finance to HR. That is, until the company suddenly went out of business. I won’t get into the details but I was told I’d have a month before we were all let go. This was the job I wanted to settle in and dedicate years to, not just a job really but a mission to which I was dedicated.

I was laid off in March with no severance pay as the company had nothing. I had a small savings which I tapped into as I began searching for a job. I had to file for unemployment for the first time, which was hard as I’ve prided myself on not having to use government resources to pay my bills. I have almost a decade of solid work history and yet I’m struggling to find a job. Places are hiring but they’re scarce and don’t always offer pay that can support a family.

My bills are piling up and I have family and friends that are in no position to help me out. Unemployment can only pay so much and it isn’t enough to put a home-cooked meal on the table or keep everything paid. I’m in the process of starting up two businesses–one that peddles vintage finds and another that provides folks with stellar resumes to land their dream job so that I can increase my cash flow, but in the meantime, I’m asking for any donations to my cause. I’m willing to offer any services in return for a donation over $30 via paypal. There’s a button below where your transaction will be processed safely and gratefully!

Please pass this on and +1 it, favorite it, retweet it and share in any way possible! No action is too small or unappreciated.

Thank you so much for letting me share my story with you.

Since today is Mother’s Day, I wanted to share my journey thus far and what it’s meant to be a mother for me. My story is unique in that I’ve overcome various obstacles to gain what some may call normalcy. Now I’m facing a struggle in which I’m hoping to tap into the kindness of the internet in order to help me through this hurdle.

I was raised by a single parent and grew up in a town where most families were on some sort of government assistance and could barely make ends meet. I was always taught to value what I had and that hard work will always bear its fruits. My high school was filled with kids who didn’t care about getting an education. I was a introverted “nerd” who took Honors and AP classes and saw education as a way to get out of a town that didn’t have much opportunity for growth. While I valued my education, I was also bored to death, even in my “accelerated classes,” so I stupidly acted out and started to party as high school kids do. I ditched class to drink and dabbled a bit in drugs because there was nothing else to do. Even as I partied, I still managed to remain on the honor roll for all 4 years. Fast forward to the beginning of my senior year, our class had 250 kids and throughout the year approximately half of the student body dropped out at one point or another, giving up on their 14 year investment in their education. I made it to the end, but while everyone was excitedly responding to college acceptance letters, I had to throw all of mine out. Why? I was pregnant. I fully accept responsibility for my actions, but sex was not talked about in my household. I had no idea I had access to birth control or condoms and foolishly made a mistake that would change my life. I went to my prom and graduation 3 months pregnant without anyone knowing aside from my family.

The summer after graduation was spent brainstorming options and finding a job to help support my unborn child. I decided to keep the baby, thinking I would give it up for adoption. I was too immature to take care of myself, and now a baby? No way. As the months progressed, I fell in love with the baby and decided to keep her and raise her with the help of my family. I was excited but deep inside I was depressed. I really wanted to go off to college and live the life of a student living on campus, making new friends, staying up late to cram for midterms and possibly travel a bit. I couldn’t do that anymore and the thought of experiencing college in any other way didn’t entice me. I also knew if I didn’t get an education, I’d be stuck in a cycle of dead end jobs all my life. I knew I didn’t want to struggle like I’ve seen my family fight just to put a decent meal on the table and keep the lights from getting shut down.

I started college two months after my daughter was born. She was perfection and an incredible motivator. I’ve always thought that she deserves something better, beyond what I can give her but I decided to try my best to give her an amazing life. Since I just had a baby, I wanted to explore the opportunities I had outside of a traditional classroom in college. Luckily, the local community college offered online courses which only required me to be in class on the first day, at midterms and during finals week. I did this for a year and a half until I took every online course possible. Then it was time for full immersion into college. Here came daycare and having to balance college life with working and a small child.

My average day in college looked like this: we’d have to wake up at the crack of dawn so my daughter and I could ride a 45-minute bus to school. Unlike most of my classmates, I had to dash straight from work to class or go to work right after class so that I could pick up my daughter from school at a proper hour. I was very fortunate to land a job in a small office as an office assistant during college that would later prove invaluable. The pay was ok, but I was allowed to tailor my schedule to be compatible with my changing class load every semester. After our day was done came another bus ride. Once we got home, I’d have to make dinner, pack us lunch for the next day, prepare her backpack with extra clothes plus wash and prepare a day’s worth of bottles for my daughter. After I put my daughter to bed was the only time I had for homework. I’d stay up until about 2am every night doing my reading assignments or writing papers only to have to get up 3 ½ hours later to start my day again.

I did this every day for 5 ½ years.

Was it worth it? Heck yeah. I got my bachelor’s degree on my wall as proof. I am the first person in my family to ever get a degree. I have multiple relatives my age who ended up dropping out for various reasons yet I managed to graduate (with honors!) while juggling a small child and a demanding job. Aside from raising my daughter, this is what I’m most proud of thus far. I read online that less than 2% of teen moms attain a college degree before age 30. I’m stoked beyond words to be a part of that 2% (Source) I hope that this struggle and success will set an example to my daughter and show her that hard work does pay off.

After college, I worked a few jobs that I wasn’t too keen on. Too corporate, too stuffy, too bureaucratic to evoke any change and make an impact. I wanted to wake up every morning and feel inspired to go to work. I didn’t just want a paycheck, I wanted to engulf myself within organization so that I could kick ass and take names. I also wanted a 401(k), health benefits and life insurance so that my bases could be covered in old age. But mainly I wanted to wake up invigorated every morning and be able to pay my bills. After college, my daughter and I moved into our first home. I loved waking her up in her room filled with the girliest of things. I was a proud mama–on my own, college educated and living life as an independent woman.

Independent but unfulfilled. That is, until I was introduced to the CEO of my most recent employer. We hit it off immediately and within two week was offered the chance of a lifetime. I was invited to join his multimillion dollar company and close-knit team as his right hand. I’d learn all the in’s and out’s of running a business in a dynamic industry and receive a nice salary. After a bit of contemplation, I decided to resign from my stuffy job to join a company I was proud to be apart of. My job was great. It was flexible, nurturing, educational and insightful. In a few short weeks, I was in the trenches with my boss handling everything from sales to contracts to finance to HR. That is, until the company suddenly went out of business. I won’t get into the details but I was told I’d have a month before we were all let go. This was the job I wanted to settle in and dedicate years to, not just a job really but a mission to which I was dedicated.

I was laid off in March with no severance pay as the company had nothing. I had a small savings which I tapped into as I began searching for a job. I had to file for unemployment for the first time, which was hard as I’ve prided myself on not having to use government resources to pay my bills. I have almost a decade of solid work history and yet I’m struggling to find a job. Places are hiring but they’re scarce and don’t always offer pay that can support a family.

My bills are piling up and I have family and friends that are in no position to help me out. Unemployment can only pay so much and it isn’t enough to put a home-cooked meal on the table or keep everything paid. I’m in the process of starting up two businesses–one that peddles vintage finds and another that provides folks with stellar resumes to land their dream job so that I can increase my cash flow, but in the meantime, I’m asking for any donations to my cause. I’m willing to offer any services in return for a donation over $30 via paypal. There’s a button below where your transaction will be processed safely and gratefully!

Please pass this on and +1 it, favorite it, retweet it and share in any way possible! No action is too small or unappreciated.

Thank you so much for letting me share my story with you.

http://educatedsinglemom.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/i-am-the-2-or-my-life-as-a-teen-mom-2/

Since today is Mother’s Day, I wanted to share my journey thus far and what it’s meant to be a mother for me. My story is unique in that I’ve overcome various obstacles to gain what some may call normalcy. Now I’m facing a struggle in which I’m hoping to tap into the kindness of the internet in order to help me through this hurdle.

I was raised by a single parent and grew up in a town where most families were on some sort of government assistance and could barely make ends meet. I was always taught to value what I had and that hard work will always bear its fruits. My high school was filled with kids who didn’t care about getting an education. I was a introverted “nerd” who took Honors and AP classes and saw education as a way to get out of a town that didn’t have much opportunity for growth. While I valued my education, I was also bored to death, even in my “accelerated classes,” so I stupidly acted out and started to party as high school kids do. I ditched class to drink and dabbled a bit in drugs because there was nothing else to do. Even as I partied, I still managed to remain on the honor roll for all 4 years. Fast forward to the beginning of my senior year, our class had 250 kids and throughout the year approximately half of the student body dropped out at one point or another, giving up on their 14 year investment in their education. I made it to the end, but while everyone was excitedly responding to college acceptance letters, I had to throw all of mine out. Why? I was pregnant. I fully accept responsibility for my actions, but sex was not talked about in my household. I had no idea I had access to birth control or condoms and foolishly made a mistake that would change my life. I went to my prom and graduation 3 months pregnant without anyone knowing aside from my family.

The summer after graduation was spent brainstorming options and finding a job to help support my unborn child. I decided to keep the baby, thinking I would give it up for adoption. I was too immature to take care of myself, and now a baby? No way. As the months progressed, I fell in love with the baby and decided to keep her and raise her with the help of my family. I was excited but deep inside I was depressed. I really wanted to go off to college and live the life of a student living on campus, making new friends, staying up late to cram for midterms and possibly travel a bit. I couldn’t do that anymore and the thought of experiencing college in any other way didn’t entice me. I also knew if I didn’t get an education, I’d be stuck in a cycle of dead end jobs all my life. I knew I didn’t want to struggle like I’ve seen my family fight just to put a decent meal on the table and keep the lights from getting shut down.

I started college two months after my daughter was born. She was perfection and an incredible motivator. I’ve always thought that she deserves something better, beyond what I can give her but I decided to try my best to give her an amazing life. Since I just had a baby, I wanted to explore the opportunities I had outside of a traditional classroom in college. Luckily, the local community college offered online courses which only required me to be in class on the first day, at midterms and during finals week. I did this for a year and a half until I took every online course possible. Then it was time for full immersion into college. Here came daycare and having to balance college life with working and a small child.

My average day in college looked like this: we’d have to wake up at the crack of dawn so my daughter and I could ride a 45-minute bus to school. Unlike most of my classmates, I had to dash straight from work to class or go to work right after class so that I could pick up my daughter from school at a proper hour. I was very fortunate to land a job in a small office as an office assistant during college that would later prove invaluable. The pay was ok, but I was allowed to tailor my schedule to be compatible with my changing class load every semester. After our day was done came another bus ride. Once we got home, I’d have to make dinner, pack us lunch for the next day, prepare her backpack with extra clothes plus wash and prepare a day’s worth of bottles for my daughter. After I put my daughter to bed was the only time I had for homework. I’d stay up until about 2am every night doing my reading assignments or writing papers only to have to get up 3 ½ hours later to start my day again.

I did this every day for 5 ½ years.

Was it worth it? Heck yeah. I got my bachelor’s degree on my wall as proof. I am the first person in my family to ever get a degree. I have multiple relatives my age who ended up dropping out for various reasons yet I managed to graduate (with honors!) while juggling a small child and a demanding job. Aside from raising my daughter, this is what I’m most proud of thus far. I read online that less than 2% of teen moms attain a college degree before age 30. I’m stoked beyond words to be a part of that 2% (Source) I hope that this struggle and success will set an example to my daughter and show her that hard work does pay off.

After college, I worked a few jobs that I wasn’t too keen on. Too corporate, too stuffy, too bureaucratic to evoke any change and make an impact. I wanted to wake up every morning and feel inspired to go to work. I didn’t just want a paycheck, I wanted to engulf myself within organization so that I could kick ass and take names. I also wanted a 401(k), health benefits and life insurance so that my bases could be covered in old age. But mainly I wanted to wake up invigorated every morning and be able to pay my bills. After college, my daughter and I moved into our first home. I loved waking her up in her room filled with the girliest of things. I was a proud mama–on my own, college educated and living life as an independent woman.

Independent but unfulfilled. That is, until I was introduced to the CEO of my most recent employer. We hit it off immediately and within two week was offered the chance of a lifetime. I was invited to join his multimillion dollar company and close-knit team as his right hand. I’d learn all the in’s and out’s of running a business in a dynamic industry and receive a nice salary. After a bit of contemplation, I decided to resign from my stuffy job to join a company I was proud to be apart of. My job was great. It was flexible, nurturing, educational and insightful. In a few short weeks, I was in the trenches with my boss handling everything from sales to contracts to finance to HR. That is, until the company suddenly went out of business. I won’t get into the details but I was told I’d have a month before we were all let go. This was the job I wanted to settle in and dedicate years to, not just a job really but a mission to which I was dedicated.

I was laid off in March with no severance pay as the company had nothing. I had a small savings which I tapped into as I began searching for a job. I had to file for unemployment for the first time, which was hard as I’ve prided myself on not having to use government resources to pay my bills. I have almost a decade of solid work history and yet I’m struggling to find a job. Places are hiring but they’re scarce and don’t always offer pay that can support a family.

My bills are piling up and I have family and friends that are in no position to help me out. Unemployment can only pay so much and it isn’t enough to put a home-cooked meal on the table or keep everything paid. I’m in the process of starting up two businesses–one that peddles vintage finds and another that provides folks with stellar resumes to land their dream job so that I can increase my cash flow, but in the meantime, I’m asking for any donations to my cause. I’m willing to offer any services in return for a donation over $30 via paypal. There’s a button below where your transaction will be processed safely and gratefully!

Please pass this on and +1 it, favorite it, retweet it and share in any way possible! No action is too small or unappreciated.

Thank you so much for letting me share my story with you.

I recently moved from Hellonearth, Oklahoma, to FL to help some people with various problems. Where I came from, my former boss begged/borrowed every last dime of my money(income tax refund from working in MS, before i came back to OK for a girl i had fallen in love with- the feeling was mutual, still is..) The ex-boss 'borrowed' my $500 tax refund under the pretense that she had to feed her children, etc, etc. Turns out she spent it on drugs and casinos instead, and has no intentions of paying it back. The girl I love is now stuck in Hellonearth, OK, because I couldnt afford to get her out here, and then tickets sold out and it was too late.. so she is now pretty much homeless & starving, and I need to save her, but everybody's previously seemingly- good plans are failing for various reasons(attempting to ebay up $ to get her here, but ebay is way too slow + i am new seller + people in OK stole most of what I had intended to auction. I travelled via greuhound, paid in advance by who summoned me to Florida. I do not wish the stress / danger of greyhound for the girl I love, so i need to make about $400 A.S.A.P. because we are both heartbroken and I can't feed or protect her from this far away. The hell in which she's stranded is ovverrun by meth, thieves, etc. and i need to get her to the airport, from 74601 to jacksonville, + gas for whoever takes her to the nearest airport, + food.. I estimate about $400 should cover it. If my former boss didnt beg away my tax refund, my love would already be here, safe, eating, sleeping safely.. If you help me get her safe, I will repay it as soon as I can, +interest or something more than you contributed. So please, if you can help, think of it as an investment, unless you donate anonymously, then think of it as good karma, leading to more good things happening to yoh for helping the poor girl get to this little piece of paradise. yes, we aren't rich, but i can feed her, love her, and make her life happy, I love her and don't want to let her down like eveeyone else keeps doing.

On March 27, 2011 (my mom's 73rd Birthday) she suffered from a hemorrhagic stroke (ruptured aneurysm) She had her 1st & 2nd brain surgey within the next few days and she spent 5 weeks in ICU then 6 weeks in Rehab. She made a great recovery.

In Sept 2011 she had another brain surgery to repair a second aneurysm which she also recovered well from. In December of 2011 she suffered another minor stroke.

this time she is not recovering very well. she is having a lot of difficulty walking and climbing the stairs. She is physically capable of taking the stairs, however she is absolutely terrified that she may fall and will not use the stairs.

I'm unable to get her out of the house to go to doctor appointments and to physical therapy. We can't even go out to eat (mom's favorite thing to do) Since she cannot safely climb the stairs anymore we need to build a wheelchair ramp or get a wheelchair stair-trac lift.

With me missing so much work do to moms situation and my own health conditions I've lost my job. Unemployment barely pays my bills and moms social security covers her bills we cannot afford to buy the lumber required to build a ramp.... I have volunteers to build a ramp but no building supplies :( If anyone could help us even with $5.00 it adds up.

I've desperately been searching the globe for any resources whatsoever to help build a ramp for our home. any organizations out there want to put a lien on the home and mom does not want that to happen.

http://www.backcountry.com/hammock-bliss-single-hammock?avad=1292_c27de5fd

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I am currently homeless in Colorado Springs. Its sad to say, but I am one of many. With the tough economy more people are ending up in my position.

Even though I don't see a "home" any time in my immediate future, I do long for the day I can get off of the cold, often wet, ground.

For less than $60, I can sleep comfortably and safely.

Thank you for your consideration.

Please consider helping keep a single woman without family or close friends who can help enough in her apartment so she can safely continue her job search. There is no money to move and no place to stay and no money or enough people who could help me move if I had a place to go or way to get there. I have been getting good job interviews and feel/hope it's only a matter of time before I have a decent position and maybe some health benefits. But If I lose my home, I will have no place to stay and will lose everything. Your donation of $60 (or any amount you can afford) will go far in helping keep a woman with serious health issues (a number of other things are wrong besides the breast tumor) safe, productive in her job search, and with a little hope for a better future. Thank you for reading. Any amount received over this month's rent will go toward the following month's rent. If just five people donate $60, that will make up the shortfall this month.

i have hiv, fibromyalgia and other medical problem that make it hard for me to survive i work part time none the less and try to survive i am trying to get a place to live permenantly and will use any donation to that end and appreciate everyone rather they help or not just for taking a look.i could never thank you enough for what you do but will always try and appreciate everything that i recieve. life maybe tough but it gotta get better and i determine to make it so. it hard not having any family to turn to and ask question but somehow i seem to barely make it and will never give up and always fight for the thing i wish to achieve even if it seem impossible. If your willing to help there a donation bottom or link to paypal so you can send me money safely thank you again. and remember anything helps.
sincerly
christopher shortis

I am a single mother of two talented and gifted children and a student of
the ADN (Associate Degree Nursing) Program at my local community college. On
Febuary 16th, 2011, my childrens father wipped out our entire savings and
checking account and the contents of our home, then disappeared. There was
absolutely no warning of this. My children and I simply returned home from
school to an almost completely empty house.

My immediate thought was that we were victoms of a burglary. However,
shortly after the police arrived, neighbors reported something even more
disturbing. My childrens father , along with three other men in a huge
company moving truck, spent most of the early morning and mid-afternoon
moving things out of our home. Neighbors said they thought we were just
moving. They suspected no problems. Even though he had taken every household
appliance, all electronics and my childrens cellos, keyboards and computers,
there was nothing the police could do. He was indeed a resident and on the
lease.

I tried contacting him on his cell only to find it disconnected. When I
called his office, I was informed that he had been seperated from the firm
for over a month.

This was awfull and my children and I were in need of answers. To cheer us all up, I decided that we should go out to dinner and
fun. That's when I found out about the accounts.

Although there was no furniture, well, only the childrens bedroom furnitue,
we remained in our home for as long as we could. I started working part time
at a call center at night while continuing my classes in the day.

We soon had to move of course. We were evicted for non payment of rent. I
found a one bedroom appartment that I could afford. This meant moving the
children into another school district.

At the time my daughter was in seventh grade, taking highschool algebra 1,
and highschool english1. Her other classes were all AP 8th grade courses.
She was also in orchestra with her cello. The new district does not allow
7th graders to take highschool class, so she was not able to continue on her
path. Not only did we have to face the challenge of academics, we also had a
severe problem with bullies. Because I had to be at school myself, the
children had to ride the school bus daily. In a horrible neighborhood, they
were beaten often and picked on daily because of how they talked and
dresssed. Telling the school principles and the police only made matters
worse for us and our apartment. The parents live in our aparments and they
are not happy with me calling the authorities on them. I have had widows
borken out in my car, tires cut and the front door of my appartment painted
with ugly words.

I sat out of school this semester in order to escort my children safely to
and from school each day.For now, I work at a call center
m-th 8am-3pm and sat 7am-4pm.

I am trying to move my children to a neighborhood they can be safe in and a
school that is able to meet them at their academic level and they can also
be safe in. If this could happen then I could return to my nursing studies
and the children could return to a safe environment and school.

I pay 400 per month for our one bedroom we are in now. I found some
apartments in a a safer neighborhood with schools that offer orchestra and
college prep courses. ( I have not been able to pay for any private lessons
scince their father left. And their new schools do not offer orchestra. )
The one bedrooms in this particular area are 750/monthly .

I am begging for help to raise enough money to move my children into a
better neighborhood before January so that I may continue in my studies and
they can safely do the same.
I have a 7 year old boy and 13 year old daughter.
I have completed all of my support courses for my nursing. I completed my
first year last year and this summer. So, there is only one more year
nursing school that I have before I graduate. I am pleading with anyone and
everyone to please help me. Any amount will help me reach my goal.
I am asking for help to maintain a 750 per month one bedroom apartment for
12 months. January2012 to January 2013.

Any amount that you can donate will be very helpful.
Thank you for taking the time out to read about my children and I.
Thank you

Please visit my link to learn more about my young son who was diagnosed with a genetic disorder called NF1 or Neurofibromatosis. I am trying to raise money for research, which is the only hope we have for him right now. Please take the time to read about the disease and how it has affected my son. If you can donate to this cause it can be done safely and securely directly to the non-profit agency. Thank You for reading!
Here is the link
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/jessica-bruno-1/steps2curenfrunwalk

We are a couple, aged 37 and 38. It takes a lot for us to ask for help, but if any can be given - no matter how small - if a lot of people give a little, it can add up to a lot ;) - it would be an absolute godsend. In the past I have always tried to help, whether it was picking up someone asking for food and taking them to buy food at the grocery store, helping another couple with children with a house payment, or simply offering them a job (odd job around my home or even with the company I used to work for before I was laid off.) .

We're about to lose our home. I recently recieved a cut off notice for our utilities and in order to keep them on it will cost $181.61 the balance due however is $188.00. This will not matter however, because I don't have the funds to make the house payment coming due on the 12th of October. I am 399.00 short on the payment. The balance we owe on our home is $6,320.00. Once the house is paid off we will be able to pay $180.00 for lot rent instead of $580.00 for lot rent and house payment.. (Of which only $200.00 goes towards the balance if not paid in full - which is .32 more payments at $580.00 a month). If we can just get our home paid off we would be okay - even with child support garnishing 54% of my pay. By law Child Support Enforcement can garnish up to 65% of a payee's pay.

Just to be up front, I do have a job. Unfortunately I only work about 30 hours a week on average at minimum wage. I am very happy for my job, but after child support garnishes $478.00 a month from my paycheck we can barely make the house payment most months. I have filed for a reduction of child support, but they refuse to use my legitmate income, instead using the income I made previously when I was in a position to help others, and did so regularly. My employer has even filed an affidavit with child support enforcement stating they cannot offer me more then 32 hours and that I make minimum wage. I am curretly looking for a second job, or another job that pays better to take the place of the job I now hold. If anyone has any IT professional positions, please let me know as I would love to come work for you, or your company. That would be the best way to help us out.

My boyfriend would love to work, but he is disabled and currently has an application in with Social Security Disability, unfortunately it takes a long time for it to come through, and by the time it does we will have already lost our home. He was disabled 2 years ago last July when he was working on a wireless tower that was 80 foot tall. It collapsed under him and he is very lucky to have survived the fall, however, when he came down he landed on his ankle and the impact caused the joint to turn around backwards and upside down. He has had surgery for this, unfortunately it is still not right. He cannot straighten out his foot to walk. Because of shortening of the tendons on the inside and front of his ankle he is not able to balance or apply weight to the ankle for more then a few moments. And even that short amount of time causes him extreme pain. He tries to help around the house by doing chores such as mowing our small patch of lawn, but even that small chore takes him over 3 days to complete. My employer does not offer medical insurance, so we are without it. It makes it impossible to go to a doctor to help him get the medical assistance needed to 1. fix his ankle completely and 2. pain management. So he perseveres and does as much as he can.

Every day I have to try to get my 1984 Volvo 240 Station Wagon running so I can get to work that day. When I try to pull out onto the highway to go to work it bogs down like it is under water. It takes crossed fingers, prayer and much clutch/gas pedal manipulation for the car to pull out... and even more to get it to the speed limit. It is very scary because there is a blind corner that people speed around regularly and I'm just waiting for the day I get hit trying to pull out. Unfortunately we don't know what is wrong with it and do not have the ability to take it to a mechanic to see if they can do a diagnostic, much less pay to have it repaired. So if anyone is willing to donate their time and possibly parts to get the car up and running safely it would be greatly appreciated. It is the only legal vehicle we have.

I am trying to do odd jobs around town as well as sell jewelry that I make online and at a little shop here in Newport. It is hard because most months no one seems to buy my jewelry and the jobs are far and few between.

What is really sad is I know come the middle of October we will be homeless, my daughter's dog, Kenji and my dog, Nikki will have to go to the animal shelter if I cannot find them homes. I know I would not be able to care for them at all if we have no home in which to live. As it stands now, I haven't been able to buy them dog food for a few months, and the Animal Shelter in Priest River does not have any spare food for them, so they eat what we eat. the good thing is they are fat and very happy and loving dogs.

If you can help at all, even if it is a little bit ($1, $5 or even $10) - if several help out a little it will add up to a lot; it would be greatly appreciated, and once we're back on our feet, of course we fully intend to pay it forward by helping others.

Thank you for your time and consideration... God Bless

If you are able to help you can donate through PayPal.

Or if you have a job to offer me (18 years experience as an IT professional )

I am a 20 year old with type 1 diabetes. I am in need of an insulin pump and i am unable to purchase one of decent quality. I am posting this Ad in hopes that I will be able to come up with the remaining money that i need in order to purchase a new insulin pump quickly as possible so that I can treat my diabetes more safely and easily. Thanks to all who read this and decide to donate a small amount.

So let me give you a little background about myself. My name is Mike I am 24 years old and a veteran of the US Army. I am currently going to school for early elementary education. I recently got the opportunity to go to China for a year to teach. Not only would this be a great opportunity to travel but also an amazing opportunity to get experience in my career and help teach children who are not as fortunate as us in America.

After getting almost everything done I need to for my trip I found out I will need to be getting several vaccines to travel to China safely such as typhoid and rabies. I do not have health insurance and being a broke college student I do not have the funds in order to get these shots. The rabies shot alone cost $900 with out health insurance! This is where you can come in and help me! I need to come up with around $1000 in order to get the shots. Anything you can contribute would be a great help! Even $1 will help me get $1 closer to my goal!

For more information on how to donate please visit http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

Even if you can't afford to donate but have ever traveled to China and have any tips for me would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you everyone for your help!

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So let me give you a little background about myself. My name is Mike I am 24 years old and a veteran of the US Army. I am currently going to school for early elementary education. I recently got the opportunity to go to China for a year to teach. Not only would this be a great opportunity to travel but also an amazing opportunity to get experience in my career and help teach children who are not as fortunate as us in America.

After getting almost everything done I need to for my trip I found out I will need to be getting several vaccines to travel to China safely such as typhoid and rabies. I do not have health insurance and being a broke college student I do not have the funds in order to get these shots. The rabies shot alone cost $900 with out health insurance! This is where you can come in and help me! I need to come up with around $1000 in order to get the shots. Anything you can contribute would be a great help! Even $1 will help me get $1 closer to my goal!

For more information on how to donate please visit http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

Even if you can't afford to donate but have ever traveled to China and have any tips for me would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you everyone for your help!

http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

So let me give you a little background about myself. My name is Mike I am 24 years old and a veteran of the US Army. I am currently going to school for early elementary education. I recently got the opportunity to go to China for a year to teach. Not only would this be a great opportunity to travel but also an amazing opportunity to get experience in my career and help teach children who are not as fortunate as us in America.

After getting almost everything done I need to for my trip I found out I will need to be getting several vaccines to travel to China safely such as typhoid and rabies. I do not have health insurance and being a broke college student I do not have the funds in order to get these shots. The rabies shot alone cost $900 with out health insurance! This is where you can come in and help me! I need to come up with around $1000 in order to get the shots. Anything you can contribute would be a great help! Even $1 will help me get $1 closer to my goal!

For more information on how to donate please visit http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

Even if you can't afford to donate but have ever traveled to China and have any tips for me would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you everyone for your help!

http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

So let me give you a little background about myself. My name is Mike I am 24 years old and a veteran of the US Army. I am currently going to school for early elementary education. I recently got the opportunity to go to China for a year to teach. Not only would this be a great opportunity to travel but also an amazing opportunity to get experience in my career and help teach children who are not as fortunate as us in America.

After getting almost everything done I need to for my trip I found out I will need to be getting several vaccines to travel to China safely such as typhoid and rabies. I do not have health insurance and being a broke college student I do not have the funds in order to get these shots. The rabies shot alone cost $900 with out health insurance! This is where you can come in and help me! I need to come up with around $1000 in order to get the shots. Anything you can contribute would be a great help! Even $1 will help me get $1 closer to my goal!

For more information on how to donate please visit http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

Even if you can't afford to donate but have ever traveled to China and have any tips for me would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you everyone for your help!

http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

So let me give you a little background about myself. My name is Mike I am 24 years old and a veteran of the US Army. I am currently going to school for early elementary education. I recently got the opportunity to go to China for a year to teach. Not only would this be a great opportunity to travel but also an amazing opportunity to get experience in my career and help teach children who are not as fortunate as us in America.

After getting almost everything done I need to for my trip I found out I will need to be getting several vaccines to travel to China safely such as typhoid and rabies. I do not have health insurance and being a broke college student I do not have the funds in order to get these shots. The rabies shot alone cost $900 with out health insurance! This is where you can come in and help me! I need to come up with around $1000 in order to get the shots. Anything you can contribute would be a great help! Even $1 will help me get $1 closer to my goal!

For more information on how to donate please visit http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

Even if you can't afford to donate but have ever traveled to China and have any tips for me would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you everyone for your help!

http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

So let me give you a little background about myself. My name is Mike I am 24 years old and a veteran of the US Army. I am currently going to school for early elementary education. I recently got the opportunity to go to China for a year to teach. Not only would this be a great opportunity to travel but also an amazing opportunity to get experience in my career and help teach children who are not as fortunate as us in America.

After getting almost everything done I need to for my trip I found out I will need to be getting several vaccines to travel to China safely such as typhoid and rabies. I do not have health insurance and being a broke college student I do not have the funds in order to get these shots. The rabies shot alone cost $900 with out health insurance! This is where you can come in and help me! I need to come up with around $1000 in order to get the shots. Anything you can contribute would be a great help! Even $1 will help me get $1 closer to my goal!

For more information on how to donate please visit http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

Even if you can't afford to donate but have ever traveled to China and have any tips for me would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you everyone for your help!

http://mjohns87.chipin.com/trip-to-china

I am a 20 year old with type 1 diabetes. I am in need of an insulin pump and i am unable to purchase one of decent quality. I am posting this Ad in hopes that I will be able to come up with the remaining money that i need in order to purchase a new insulin pump quickly as possible so that I can treat my diabetes more safely and easily. Thanks to all who read this and decide to donate a small amount.

Hi everyone,

I need to come up with $4k so I can get a different 4x4 truck so I can move for school.

Where I'm moving has terrible winters and 4x4 is necessary.


I have an absolute POS truck now.... Everything is broken!
*4x4 doesn't work
*tranny is going out
*brakes are basically gone, it's just metal on metal
*has a bad hub
*has a bad wheel bearing

At this point, it's going to cost more to fix it then it will be to get something else.

I finally got myself jnto college and it would be amazing if I could have a nicer truck that would get me through the winter safely.

I'm hoping that some wonderfully nice, good samaratian can help me out with this.

I'd even be willing to sign some sort of contract for repayment. I just need to get back on my feet and this is a big component of it.


Anything at all will help!


Thanks so much for your time,


Madison

Hello everyone! My husband and I have never done this and this is something we really don't want to do but we have ran out of options so this is why we are turning to you beautiful people.

My husband and I were able to buy our dream home 5 years ago after working so hard for 8 years to get where we are today. I lost my job of 6 years last July (2010) making decent money; money good enough to land us our dream home. Ever since losing my job, we are living off my husbands income which isn't much at all, certainly not enough to keep paying our overly high mortgage payment and underwater house. We have been fighting to save our home and the job market isn't helping much with hiring the unemployed people out there. I have been applying endlessly to jobs with no luck so far. It's getting to the point that we both have lost all hope. There are months, weeks and even days we wonder if we can even eat or feed our family pets. We are so stressed out that we don't even recognize one another sometimes anymore as we are usually happy, outgoing and full of life type of people.

We don't want to say this is begging and I don't want to think of it as that but simply asking for honest help. We aren't picky and don't have a figure in mind as we are grateful for what you can help donate to us with.

God Bless you all and Thank you in advance for the donations!

Donations can be safely made through the Donation button below which leads you to PayPal.

My name is Crystal Stephens and I am 47 years old and single. I have a disabled autistic son and we have been through some very tough times as of late. On April 20th a tornado hit and a tree fell on our only transportation, our van. The landlord originally said he would have his insurance pay but after waiting over a month..he finally said they would not pay for the repairs. I have insurance but can't come up with the $1000 deductable. The estimate is $2,875. I am desperate to get the van fixed. We live 20 miles outside of town and need the van to go to doctor's appts and get to the grocery store. I have pictures of the damage if anyone needs some proof. We would greatly appreciate any help we receive and hope that you are our angel. I have raised my son by myself since he was 3 years old and put my health on the backburner while putting my son first. I am now suffering from many medical problems and am not strong enough to do the things I used to do. I am on 11 medications now and they run me $184 a month. I hate to beg and I hate being so helpless, but I know when I am beat and this is it. My mother, our only family, died in January of this year so we have no family support. If you can help us get the van fixed, I would be eternally grateful.

After the storm, we went without electric for 3 weeks. No heat, air or hot water because it also took out our service pole as well as the power lines. We survived it, but we have not yet recovered. Lost all of our food and we were unable to leave to get any food because of the van damage. The electrician broke the water line when he came to repair the service pole. We have been through so much and we both live on $624 a month so trying to get anything extra done is impossible. Please help us?

Any amount donated will be added to the van fund I have set up and used only for that purpose. I fully understand people being hesitant to donate and not knowing where their money is going and I want to assure you that this is a legitimate need and the money will be applied to van repairs. The amount needed is for the deductable and is $1,000. I do not want more than I need..I just want to get the van repaired.

The link below is for the damage pics and includes a Pay Pal donate button. Anything donated, no matter how small will be greatly appreciated. I can not afford another vehicle as I am still paying on the van and owe $3,200 to pay it off. I have never missed or been late on a payment. This van is what I need for my son and I and is nothing fancy, but it is mechanically sound. I will need a new front left bumper, headlight, windshield and hood to be able to drive it safely. If you have any questions or just want to verify..I have a contact form on the site under the contact tab. Thank you so much for reading my post and caring.

http://kittyssecret.weebly.com/

This may seem like a lot to ask for but if anyone can help me with transportation issues, I would be most thankful. I'm not asking for anything fancy, just a car to get me from point A to point B safely. It so hard trying to count on others to give me a ride. I need a car so I can find employment. If you read this and are willing to help me, please email me kmachen@live.com.
Sincerely,
Karen

Alright, I don't mean to be another pointless beg. However, I hope to appeal to the smokers out there. I'm a college student who just lost his veteran's benefits.

I'm going full-time for IT-Networking, and schoolwork keeps me bogged down too much to try to work. I do odd jobs when possible, but that's few and far between. After handling other necessities, I only get a pack or two.

All in all, Any donations to keep me sane will be greatly appreciated. In fact, For any donation of 5 dollars (about the cost of a pack) I can offer a PC cleaning safely and remotely.

Thank you so much for consideration of my beg, and have a good day! :-)

I really do not know if other pleas are real or whether this website works but my plea is genuine. I really hope someone can step forward and give a bit to help me and my family.

I am a thai living in Petchabun and my family of six live in a house which has already tilted sidesway. It is in danger of crumpling in which we sleep in it every night. We have no choice because my aged parents cannot work anymore and two of my siblings are deaf and dumb. Even though I have completed my studies through a grant and achieve a degree, work here in Thailand pays very low and my wage is only enough to feed my whole family and myself. I do not wish for extra money to make our lives better, I do not wish to receive money to buy anything at all. Even as we are always hungry, this kind of hardship we can bear with it. This is real I only want enough money to build up my house so that my family and I can sleep safely inside.

Please kindly help. Any amount will help. For people really genuine to help me and my family, I will do whatever you want to show you evidence that your money only goes towards building the house.

Please give us some hope. I am willing to say Heaven will punish me with death if this is a lie. Please give a dollar or two, with many good souls, we have a hope.