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I'm about to be 51 years old and never thought I'd do something like this, but here goes.

I am disabled from a car wreck with a semi, among other conditions. I was on disability for 15 years, but lost it almost 5 years ago because the guy I roomed with was always gone and was supposed to take me to my doctor and Social Security review appointments. Then he got us thrown out of the apartment because he had hoarded his paychecks, was living off my money, and wasn't paying the rent or bills. He left me with a $1600 light bill ! I didn't find out any of this until we were evicted.

I have been homeless ever since, for nearly 5 years, bounced around from place to place, unable to stay in one place long enough to get thru the Social Security application process - I had to start all over again. In 2010, I spent 8 month living in a closet in Columbus, OH and starved.

I had a Social Security hearing in Lexington, KY last August and was dropped off at a horrible homeless shelter in Lexington, to stay until my hearing, when I was assured by a 'free' lawyer I'd get my disability back. I didn't and now I've been trapped in this gulag for more than 10 months, among druggies, alcholics, and ex-cons dumped off here by the police and the Dept. of Corrections. The building is infested wih bedbugs and there is black mold everywhere, which caused me to have an inner ear infection that finally blew a hole in my eardrum since I couldn't get treated for it. Men sleep on the floors and the bathroom is a chamber of horrors. I've had food poisoning 4 times and a couple months ago, more than 40 men sought treatment for food poisoning. The nurse who reported the cases to the Health Dept suddenly left, while the cook remains at work. A Veteran's Admin rep said he wouldn't give the food served here to his dog.

I'm trapped here because Kentucky discriminates against men in that it will not give us Medicaid cards unless we're already on Social Security. This prevents me from having a family doctor and care for my disabilities, which I need in order to win back my benefits. Under these conditions, I will never be able to get out of this nightmare.

I have a friend in Florida who wants me to come down there. FL will give me a Medicaid card and I could at least have a fighting chance to win my disability back. As I've said; I was on it for 15 years and was repeatedly approved every 2 years during the case reviews. I need to get out of this awful state if this nightmare is ever to end. I've lost almost 11 months of my life being warehoused in a place that's one step above prison, and I've done nothing wrong to deserve this. Yet I'm subject to the same rules and restrictions as the ex-cons who live on the floors above me.

I have no family left to fall back on, so all I can do is ask for help. I need money to get to FL so I can get a doctor and my disabillity back, and have a life again. It will cost around $500 to get my things shipped to Orlando, and another $200 to get me there. Then I'd need somewhere to stay until I can get thru the Social Security process again. After that, I'd be OK.

Thank you for reading all this any any help offered would change my life. I would do everything I could to help other homeless men so as to give back help given me when I most needed it.

If I don`t get some help with some money for food , bills and just daily living to help me get back up on my feet I`m so scared for my family and I & everything I fought for for years will be for nothing . I am down to some days choosing breakfast lunch or dinner or a roll of toilet paper or gas in my car to get my children to school and am I going to have enough to get them back home . Things have got that bad . Look , I have tried my very best all I have ever wanted was a home . I and had my first child at 16 . I am still married to the same man today. We went on to have 4 children . My last two are still at home they both were born with disability`s . We always loved them and taken care of them . My husband always worked was a great worker and provider until 12 years ago when he was in a near fatal wreck and ran off a mountain in Georgia . He tried to go back but , couldn`t After years of many , many hospital stays and therapy 7 years ago he was well enough to stay with the 2 children for me to go to work full time only 3 years ago Surprise . I had to have emergency open heart surgery with another surgery 1 month later then a lung collapse soon after that . I did go back to work but , everything went down hill after that . I kept fighting and struggling until I had to give up in Jan 2012 . I `m waiting to see if I can get approved for my long term disability that I have paid in these 7 years but they say it may be July IF they carry me . So right now I`m in dire straights . I have done all this on my own . I DON`T KNOW THAT THINGS CAN GET WORSE . But , I never know anything from day to day . I never in a million years thought I would have to ask anyone for help much less online . I`m a private person and I feel embarrassed to have to do this but , a lot of times in your life you have to humble yourself . I thought about it and I saw and read about George Zimmerman we all know who that is he gets to kill someone a kid shoot them in the back not get arrested then set up a sight and get over 200,000 and when they do arrest him claim he has zero money . You know something is wrong with this picture . The parents of the child should get that but , that's not my call. because I need to understand just like me people did open their hearts and even thought people like him needed help .I`m not the one to judge . I just need to get out of a hole . I just need some compassion . I need to be able to get ahead and really be able to go and buy shampoo , soap , soap powders , food , gas , and pay some bills and get what is necessary to be able to continue to live a regular just a simple life and my children or husband won`t have to suffer or worry until I can get my long term disability started .
Thank you for reading my story and Thank you for any little gift you may be able to give . If you can`t give I understand to I know times are really , really hard . But , would you maybe say a little prayer for us ?
Thanks & Bless you .

My mother Terry was in a very bad car wreck, she broke many bones in her legs and now is out of work for 4 months. It is only my mother and i, we are running out of money and would greatly appreciate any donation possible. Thank you for all your support. God Bless

I have never like to ask for money, but I can seem to figure out another way. I will start by telling you a little bit about what is going on. After my husband and I were married his health only allowed him to hold down a job for short periods of time. In 2004, he had to be off for 8 months with carpal tunnel surgery for both hands. Shortly after, he had to have a hernia surgery. In 2007, he had to have neck fusion. The doctors told him that he would be able to return to work in 2 months. The surgery didn't go right and he never recovered properly. It took two years before he evenually got his disablity. In 2009, he began having problems walking. In 2010, he was diagnosed with Gilleon Barre Syndrom. He was temporarily parilized. He spent several months in a wheel chair. He had almost recovered and had learned to walk again when in September 2011, he had a bad 4 wheeler wreck. It broke most of his ribs, both collar bones and both shoulder blades, fractured a bone in his neck, broke bones in his hand and punctured both lungs. He is doing okay now except for the pain that he has to live with. I work part time, because I have to help care for him also. We have over 20 different hospital bills that I have to make payments on each month. We are surviving thanks to God. But we live in a single wide 1976 modile trailer. It has holes all the way through the bottom in the corners of the bedrooms. The walls are rotten and the wiring is bad. There is a short in the outside porch light and one of the lights in the kitchen and the hall light. We have to get another place to live. There is no way we can do it with all of the hospital bills that we have. We are falling further behind every month. We each month. I don't want a huge home, just something that my son won't be ashamed to bring friends home to. Anything you could give would be greatly appreciated. It will take a long time to get as much as I need, but I will keep you posted. Thanks so much for any thing you can do.

I honestly don't know if this will ever find anyone who may help but I'm being optimistic despite the odds. I honestly don't know how to truly explain my situation but to say that I've just been "stuck in a rut" for, let's be honest, over a decade. I don't regret my life, for I know that I've lived it the best way I knew how & with the limited resources that I had available. I also don't regret it because my experiences have made me the person that I am today. I have done everything possible to make sure that my family is safe & healthy. Ultimately, they come first! However all I can say is that I've just been wrapped up in so many unfortunate circumstances that have had many factors that were out of my control, that basically one can conclude that I'm just NOT a lucky person!

Here's some history: Basically when I started college my family lost our home due to my mother's gambling problem. This lead to my father's infidelity which ultimately lead to their divorce (which both my parents made me decide if they were to separate or not). Several months later I found myself pregnant & kicked out of both my parents apartments. During that time I still tried to keep things together by working as many shifts as I could & by going to school during the day. It was hard because I was like a nomad, moving from one friend's house to another. At times I even slept in my car. But then there came a point where my pregnancy became too complicated and I ended up living in the hospital for 2 months before my child was born at 7.5 months. Due to his pre-maturity and the many complications that ensued I decided devoted my life to taking care of him. It worked to some point, where I was able to drop my 3 jobs and obtained a stable one. I was also able to obtain a certificate from university. However, when my father died. I felt the obligation to take on the responsibility of honoring his last wishes. In a sense it aided me to find a type of closure yet in another way it had opened Pandora's box. It was not easy grieving and dealing with my father's side of the family, my mother's side & to add more, my father's girlfriend's side. The funeral, the back taxes owed by my father, my husband loosing his job & my son constantly getting sick... All expenses were on me. To add more "injury" within the span of 9 months I was in a total car wreck, I gave birth to my second child & then I was in a horseback riding accident, that almost paralyzed me. Honestly, what are the chances of going horseback riding for the first time, loosing control & getting thrown off?!

I've really tried my best to deal with things one day at a time & also do it with a smile. But now I find myself dealing with arthritis, kidney problems, crazy medical fees, no job (since the company closed), and bills now reaching almost $60,000. Even as I look at that number now, I honestly feel a sense of nausea...

The only thing I do know is that, I still have a lot in me to give and I've tried, despite it all, to give it back by going back to school to become a licensed nursing practitioner. It may sound crazy & it comes at a very inopportune time (considering that I'm drowning in debt!) but by doing this course, it helps me in so many ways. It calms me... It gives me a sense of purpose, knowing that I may alleviate a person's pain, even in the slightest, which in turn somewhat alleviates mine as well. It also gives me confidence knowing that all the teachers that I have encountered during this course say that they believe in me, in my determination & in my will power to survive & conquer.

So ultimately, I'm asking you this... For your help, to help me help others. Even if you could spare $1.00. One small step, is still a step forward for me. And like I said in the title, despite all the things that I've gone through, I'm still optimistic & I still have a little fight left in me. So please help me fight!

I don't really know where to start here...sitting up late... hoping for a miracle and ended up here. My sons father just passed away. I live in another state.. divorced for 5 years and moved to escape an abusive relationship after my children reached adulthood. They are still young adults and trying to make it on their own. One of my sons is about to lose his apartment and a storage unit with all his dads belongings...so I'm trying to find a way to be able to pay for his storage and move my son to Illinois to live with me. He is an emotional wreck just losing his father and now losing everything...I need to help but work 6 sometimes 7 days a week at a minimum wage job living paycheck to paycheck. My email is 00zephyr00@gmail.com

Help! We got hit by a drunk driver on dec. 02. The guy that hit us had a BAC of .246, and ran a red light. We got 2700 for our car from insurance. WE are trying to repair and rebuild our credit ruined because of student loans so we had no wish or extra income to finance. We wound up getting a 1994 Ford Taurus wagon. They put a new engine in it that's going to be done friday, but it's still a 17 year old car that will probably need repairs. WE are on a tight budget, and we would appreciate being able to build a rainy day fund for the car so that we don't have to worry when something will go wrong. We're fairly good at fixing most things. Our last car was a 1996 Taurus and we fixed the brakes, rotors and calipers, replaced the battery and terminal wires, spark plugs and wires, changed all fluids, repaired hoses, and we were about to replace the catalytic converter on our own when we got hit. Previous cars we've worked with have taught us how to replace tires, radiators, water pumps and fuel pumps. We plan to maintain our new car in a similar way so that we can keep it for a couple hundred thousand miles. It's not just about keeping costs down, it's about keeping a serviceable car on the road and out of crowded landfills. It's about a car that you love through a long relationship, a vehicle that you understand every quirk. It was that way with my '96, and I just know it will be that way with my '94 With a rainy day fund I would feel much more secure when it comes to fixing the inevitable problems that come with a comfortable old lady like a 1994 taurus LX wagon. She is getting a new engine so the head gasket issues of the second generation Taurus's 3.8L essex are going to be mitigated if not eliminated for at least the next 100,000 miles, but the tranny and AC especially, followed by suspension, electrics, brakes, steering, pumps (fuel and water), and of course the routine tires, oil, wipers, brake pads, etc. are all possible future repairs. All the fun of having a car that you can't lightly trade in. Parts usually run $80 average if it's anything like the '96 in terms of maintenence, ommiting outliers like tranny and AC. Any help you can give would be appreciated. I know I'm starting to sound like Ray Stantz talking about the pile of 1959 caddy that became the ghostmobile.

Oh and also, I'm up to suggestions as to what I am going to name this car. So far we've had a 97 dodge stratus named Pearl, a 1994 Buick LeSabre named Einhander, and our last car was a 96 Taurus named Wyrd (after the goddess of Fate). Yeah I picked the name after the first 2 listed died in the same month and we scrapped both for this one. Ultimately totalled in a wreck with a drunk driver was a fitting end for such a car with such a name, but it still makes me sad, that much AMERICAN BUILT and ENGINEERED chicago assembled car with the 3.0 L vulcan engine, cast of iron in the forges of Ohio and not a single leak despite topping 153k. Only 145 HP but it got the job done beautifully and dependably. You just don't get cars like that in the new millenium. *sigh* i will miss my 3rd gen taurus. Every day i see a dozen of them being driven bearing the characteristic curves and oval rear window. Anyway. . .a rainy day fund would go a long way towards helping me to learn to love her older sister. Right now I'm thinking of calling her Providence.

Merry Christmas
My name is Andrew I am 22 years old and I was in a severe car wreck that put me in the hospital, since then I have been out of school and on the streets off and on. My medical and car repair bills have eaten my life savings, and my family wants nothing to do with me. I will be alone this Christmas but all I want is to be indoors and to have enough food to eat; while I look for work, and one day go back to school. Please Help! It wont take very much for me to get back on my feet.

Thank you for your time, and you Merry Christmas.
-Andrew

In May of 2000,I was hit BY a teen age drunk driver who ran a ored light ,I was on my harley ,she broadsided me.the wreck left me with a crushed left foot,a broken shoulder.anda messed up neck and back. I have not lost my love for motor cycles.,but for me to join bikers for Christ I will need a motorcyle in order to take long trips to reach out and do missionary work. So I am asking for donations. I would deeply appreciate any donation .God blessedi

We are a family in crisis in so many ways it's hard to know where to begin. My husband was hurt on the job over ten years ago, and recieves no compensation or medical help. Our daughter was a passenger in a rollover wreck this summer and we now have over $50,000. in medical bills. Our other daughter was bitten by a deer tick and has second stage Lyme disease. The medical bills are mounting. We are uninsured, because we are married. We were told if we divorce, our kids can get medical care from the state! We won't do that, of course, but it makes us sad and frustrated that so much in on us, and we can't get help because we are married. Right now we are behind in every area possible...rent, about to lose our car, driving with no auto insurance, need winter coats, you name it, we need it. We're just an average family, with unusual problems. If you can help us we would appreciate it so much. We have been known to help others when times were better for us, and it never occurred to us that we would need someone else now. Thank you.

We are a family in crisis in so many ways it's hard to know where to begin. My husband was hurt on the job over ten years ago, and recieves no compensation or medical help. Our daughter was a passenger in a rollover wreck this summer and we now have over $50,000. in medical bills. Our other daughter was bitten by a deer tick and has second stage Lyme disease. The medical bills are mounting. We are uninsured, because we are married. We were told if we divorce, our kids can get medical care from the state! We won't do that, of course, but it makes us sad and frustrated that so much in on us, and we can't get help because we are married. Right now we are behind in every area possible...rent, about to lose our car, driving with no auto insurance, need winter coats, you name it, we need it. We're just an average family, with unusual problems. If you can help us we would appreciate it so much. We have been known to help others when times were better for us, and it never occurred to us that we would need someone else now. Thank you.

I am currently a sophomore in college. My fiance and I live together in a two bedroom apartment. We have gone through three roommates in the past month. The first: hid our bills from us, stole from us, and to top it all off, lied to us about paying rent and disappeared leaving us to pay it on our own. After we scraped and scrounged for every penny, we got the rent money. The next room mate was my fiances good friend from Boston. He wanted to start fresh so we offered him a home on the account of paying for half the rent. We got him a job, and all he did was complain about working, called out, and couldn't make he whole rent. Essentially, it got so bad that we kicked him out. A man my fiance and I have both worked with got kicked out of his home around the same time, so we allowed him to move in. He cleaned, paid us, and was a fabulous room mate. A we days ago, he told us his daughter was diagnosed with diabetes so he was going to move back in with his mother to be closer to her. He took his things with him that night, but swore he would be coming back for my fiances birthday (which is today) and to pay rent (which is due Monday). He called my fiance the day after and said he was in some sort of trouble. We didn't get any details, but we are afraid he won't be able to pay us. Last week after getting m car repaired from a wreck, we now owe $2000 on that, multiple bills and rent adding up to be due next week. On top if this, I just found out I was pregnant yesterday. Neither of us have a good relationship with our families, and have no where else to go if we were to lose our home. I'm not asking for you to empty your wallets, but any help is much appreciated. Please help us keep our home.

Well, dont know if I can outdo some of these begs but here I go. I am a single guy. I have 2 mentally challenged foster care people that have lived with me for 11 years, my nephew that is a quadriplegic lives with me(he was paralyzed in a car wreck when he was 15), my mom lives next door in a small apt. and I take care of all her bills(no rent to me, gas, elec., phone). I help my elderly neighbor take care of her yard. All that is the truth. I am not on the way to be homeless, I pay my bills, I am happy and volunteer as much as possible. I got hurt on the job in 2008 but I couldnt fight the bosses lies and threats so have no insurance and not able to work much due to the accident. So what I need is some dental work. I would so much like to smile and not have to hide my teeth. I have 3 or 4 teeth that need work. Would even let the donations go straight to the dentist of your choice in my town. Thanks for taking time to read.

A couple of years ago, I was going to a university and had to get student loans. Soon after, my wife and I were in a car wreck and it caused us to miss school for a semester. The insurance company did us dirty and we weren't able to get the money we deserved and because of hospital bills and getting a used car, it took most of our settlement money and we weren't able to go back and finish school. And not to get pity, but my mother took advantage of our wreck and somehow stole a good chunk of our settlement that we planned on putting back and we never got that money back. With the jobs we have now on top of other bills, we aren't able to pay our loans and it's killed our credit score. They are now starting to deduct money from our pay checks and threatening to take the little assets we have to our name. I would really appreciate anyone who can help us. We're almost on the brink of being homeless and we desperately need help! We need around $20,000, but our goal is $15,000.

Thanks in advance to anyone who does help. This world would be a better place if there were more people like you! Your help is definitely not under-appreciated!

A couple of years ago, I was going to a university and had to get student loans. Soon after, my wife and I were in a car wreck and it caused us to miss school for a semester. The insurance company did us dirty and we weren't able to get the money we deserved and because of hospital bills and getting a used car, it took most of our settlement money and we weren't able to go back and finish school. And not to get pity, but my mother took advantage of our wreck and somehow stole a good chunk of our settlement that we planned on putting back and we never got that money back. With the jobs we have now on top of other bills, we aren't able to pay our loans and it's killed our credit score. They are now starting to deduct money from our pay checks and threatening to take the little assets we have to our name. I would really appreciate anyone who can help us. We're almost on the brink of being homeless and we desperately need help! We need around $20,000, but our goal is $15,000.

Thanks in advance to anyone who does help. This world would be a better place if there were more people like you! Your help is definitely not under-appreciated!

Debt Relief - I'm a single mom raising 2 boys alone for the past 14yrs they are 18 and 16 years old. They are well brought up boys who believe in God, I've taught them to treat woman with respect and I've tried to live a moral life to be a good example for them - I always get compliments from the school teachers about there behaviour and manners.I had to move in with my sister in a tiny apartment as I could not afford the rent on my apartment.- in December 2010 I was retrenched getting a job seems to be impossible I've tried everything possible up to work from home a few scams I had to sell my car to cover my debts My elder son applied to a local university to study medicine the younger on wants to study fine art comic illustration. I need a car and my son also needs one soon to commute to university - anything will help anything at all - thanx My sons derserve a break in life at the end of each month I;m a nervous wreck as the debit orders get's deducted from my bank account.My ex husband does pay but it's the same amount for the past 14yrs.This is an honest and sincere plea for help I am desperate I would never ask for money if this request touches your heart please help me I thank you in advance for the donation and may GOD bless you.

On Oct. 17th I was in a near fatel auomobile wreck. The person driving lost control of the casr and broad sided a oak tree.I died three times- once at Peidmont Regional Hospital- they were going let me die and a doctor ordered a medi Vac helicopter wher I passed away again. They brought me back. Again I died at Babtist regional Hospital. I was in coma for six weeks. After that I was in the ICU for two months. The doctors told my family I would be bed ridden the rest of my life if I lived. Through lots of payer, good doctors and months of hard work- I can walk and talk. I am very fourtunate. It has been eight long months. I have depleted all my savings. In fact I am over six hundred thousnd dollars in debit. The bank wants my house, I have been struggling to keep the lights on. Also I am on my thrid month with no hot water.But I am alive and very grateful.I can not work- my doctor wants me take a year off and concentrate on getting my health back.I don't know what to do. I am scared to death I am going to 53 years old and living under a bridge and half crippled. The left side body is shot. I broke my neck in three places and shattered my left shouder in in four differant places- broke 12 ribs and punctured both lungs.I was in a coma for six weeks and in ICU for two months. I have never asked anyone for anything.I have having horible bouts with depression.Something I have neve experianced- I have always been active and healthy.I don't know what the future holds for me. Don't have any idea what to do, I feel so hopeless. If you see a way to relive my situation I would forever grateful. Asking for help is very unconfortable,awkward and embarrising. I am sorry for any misspellings - typing is very painful and difficult. I am doing the best I can.Thanks for your time Keith

I am a Viet-Nam ers vet, disabled since 1995. I am recieving a veterans pension of $985 per month. This is my total income, with this money I pay my bills and mortgage. I do not own a vehicle as it would be too costly, so I depend on my daughter for transportation. Last year her husband was involved in a wreck that killed two people in the other car and mangled him real bad about 15% above FUBAR his recovery is progressing real slow. She is in need of a water well and some home repairs. There is no running water in the house and she is in danger of running afoul of Child Protective Services unless she can get a water well dug and hooked up to the house. She does what she can by working at any job that comes along, but that falls short of the money for a water well. Thank You for taking your time to read this and I pray that there is a good samaritan out there that will help. GOD BLESS and THANK YOU

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On Oct. 17th I was in a near fatel auomobile wreck. The person driving lost control of the casr and broad sided a oak tree.I died three times- once at Peidmont Regional Hospital- they were going let me die and a doctor ordered a medi Vac helicopter wher I passed away again. They brought me back. Again I died at Babtist regional Hospital. I was in coma for six weeks. After that I was in the ICU for two months. The doctors told my family I would be bed ridden the rest of my life if I lived. Through lots of payer, good doctors and months of hard work- I can walk and talk. I am very fourtunate. It has been eight long months. I have depleted all my savings. In fact I am over six hundred thousnd dollars in debit. The bank wants my house, I have been struggling to keep the lights on. Also I am on my thrid month with no hot water.But I am alive and very grateful.I can not work- my doctor wants me take a year off and concentrate on getting my health back.I don't know what to do. I am scared to death I am going to 53 years old and living under a bridge and half crippled. The left side body is shot. I broke my neck in three places and shattered my left shouder in in four differant places- broke 12 ribs and punctured both lungs.I was in a coma for six weeks and in ICU for two months. I have never asked anyone for anything.I have having horible bouts with depression.Something I have neve experianced- I have always been active and healthy.I don't know what the future holds for me. Don't have any idea what to do, I feel so hopeless. If you see a way to relive my situation I would forever grateful. Asking for help is very unconfortable,awkward and embarrising. I am sorry for any misspellings - typing is very painful and difficult. I am doing the best I can.Thanks for your time Keith

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I have never had to beg before in m life. I can't believe I have to resort to this tactic at the age of 55 years old. Exhausting all my savings.

Here is my story.. In April 2008 I was laid off my Shop Manager job for a construction company after 5 years employment.

Shortly after I was only able to secure a Desk Clerk job at a old run down former Holiday Inn, here in Salina, KS.with a room as part of the compensation. After 2 years of employment there they had a infestation of bed bugs and the owner wouldn't do anything about it and I was really ate up by them, didn't know why I had bites all over me until I visited the emergency room. Upon returning to work I asked the owner to pay the hospital emergency room bill of $380. He said he would but still hasn't done so after presenting the bill to him.

I was able to get $106. a week unemployment though which put me living out of my 1989 Jeep pickup that I had. I built a box on the back that I cared my positions and slept in a Wal-Mart parking lot. I put ads on craigslist for house painting and got very few jobs but once in a while I could get a room so I could clean up and get some relief from the heat that summer sometimes hitting 106 degrees.

Finally August 5,2010 I found a job at a Car Detail shop and was able to get a cheap motel room. This is hard work now for a 55 year old man, but I persisted even though finding out the owner was a drunk. I came in on pay day one day in September only to be fired because he didn't have the money to pay the help. Even after filing a complaint with the Kansas Labor board he has managed to avoid payment.

Then I meet a man that had an old house for sale that was willing to help me out and I was able to make a deal to buy the small home for $2500. , $500. and $100. a month till paid for. No gas , No electric, No Water, it was a wreck none the less a shelter for the winter coming up. I put a ad on craigslist to sell my truck so I could make the deal and within a week a couple had purchased my truck and I was able to make the down payment and moved the few things I had left in and make a bed. The neighbors were nice people and insisted on running a electric cord through the window so I would have lights and I had a little electric heater to stay warm.

I was still running the ad on craigslist for painting and through the grace of god got a pretty good painting job that netted me $1300. After waiting 4 weeks to get paid for that job ( the company said the check was buried under paperwork on his desk when I called the day before Thanksgiving wondering why I hadn't received the check) right..

Any way I paid the payments up till February 2011

In November the city heard I was living in the house with out electric, gas and water and sent me a notice and posted a notice to vacate the premises with in 30 days or be fined $500. I called them and said I was working on it and they gave me till December to have it up to code and inspected for $150 city fee. I didn't know what to do but kept applying for jobs and praying for someone to call and have some painting done. A friend of mine was a electrician and came over and told me what I need to pass the electric inspection. I called around and there was one company that would do all the inspection so I scheduled the inspections and passed the electric December 24 2011 and I called to have it turned on and they couldn't do it till the 26th, all gone for holiday. The gas line was a different story, the plumbing company spent two day correcting the problem and left me with a bill of $1400. that I have only been able to pay $40. on.

A 50 year old man I had made friends with Russ, while working the motel told me he had to quit work because he
was dying from hepatitis and didn't know what he was going to do, he had been homeless while I was for a while, so I told him he could move in 2nd week of February 2011, he was waiting on unemployment and should be coming in any time now, But the motel wouldn't let him stay with out paying.

He did get a good size unemployment back payment and 2 days before the utilities were to be disconnected we got the utilities and the house payment caught up.

Because of the unemployment he was getting SRS has cut off his and my food assistance and he has been denied disability and has to get a lawyer to handle it. I have been applying to every job and submitting my resume to every job online and in the local paper with not 1 interview. I do have a company that said they will call me as soon as they get some work themselves.

Russ my roommate will get to were they have to extract the water that builds up around his organs. The Dr said he has anywhere from 1-2 years to live and I would like to make him as comfortable as possible. I cook all the meals and take him to Dr appointments and to pick up his medication.

The gas is all ready going to be shut off this next week because we missed a payment on the cold weather agreement and now owe $689.35

I do have a PayPal account where you can send assistance it is edwardahopkinsjr@gmail.com Mail to: Ed Hopkins Jr 331 N 11th St. Salina, Kansas 67401 We still have a cell phone 785-201-2347 if you would like to call.

Thank you in advance for your generosity,

Ed & Russ

P.S. I belive in the Pay It Forward System and will help at least 3 other people if you help me. I did donate $1. to BegsList I had $2. in my PayPal account. But I can't afford the $9.95 for the spotlight ad.

I have been in the need for money for a long time now. I have looked and looked for ways to get help, various odds and end jobs, the works, but now I have to resort to the pity and kindness of others to hopefully gain some of the ground that I have had swept out from under me. I am a father with a toddler and a fiancé, and all the medical bills that followed her because she suffers from Crohn’s Disease. (The Story of my wreck…) My fiancé and I lived in North Carolina for two years, life was decent and there was nothing wrong but we just couldn’t get enough money saved up to get married like we wanted. We were OK with that until God blessed us with our first child, we knew life would take more scarifies, and I began looking for better work. Then my prayers were answered with a fantastic job out west, but we had to come to terms with the fact that I would not be able to take my family with me…
I would have to take the job out west, go there, save enough money to move them after I found a house and gotten settled in… Well, all was well for the first month, I just about had enough to finally bring my family with me and live comfortably for the amount of time it would take for my fiancé to find work herself. Then the worst trial I have ever faced hit me… My wonderful management level job outsourced to India, leaving me with a meager severance (enough to cover my bills and help my Fiancé) So now I’m stuck in Washington paying for two rents, a car (I take the public transportations), and all the overflow finances my fiancé cannot cover on her smaller salary. I began to wonder how it could not get any worse, and I was shown how much worse it really could get. My Fiancé was stricken with a terrible Crohn’s flare that put her out of work and in the hospital for two months… They had to give up the house, move in with my parents, and all the while, I am 3000 miles away picking up lousy manual and clerical work to make ends meet as best I can.
I’ve run over my finances over and over again. Now I’m not homeless, nor are my fiancé and son, but I cannot get them here without some extra help. After looking over all I owe and all that I would need to make life livable for them is just around $10,000. Roughly $2000 to ship the rest of our belongings out here to the home I’m currently renting, more or less $4000 to keep the medical bills from going to collections, $1245 to cover the cost of breaking our lease(The house my fiancé was living in) $1200 to make the car payment current(Insurance included), and $1500 to give us some safety room for her recovery until she is able to work again. I am not looking for large amounts of money from people; I just would like to get the sympathy of as many people as I can so that I can see them again… With your help to get me to my goal I can finally pick up the pieces and make my family whole again…

Hello,

I have been out of a full time job for the last 2 1/2 yrs living at home with my dad which has been a total wreck. I moved in with him after I lost my job working for Pepsi back in June of 2008. I did end up going back to school for computer networking & I am currently A+ certified as a computer technician. I have managed to get short term contracts to pay the small bills that I have but nothing has come through that will allow me to get my own place. Living in his place has been a total disaster...he suffers from a crack cocaine addiction so that means he is constantly going through mood changes that I suffer from, he is constantly begging, I don't have much privacy & he is all around rude. I don't leave out of my room unless im eating, going to the bathroom, or leaving out of the front door. I have 2 sons's 15yrs old and 6yrs old and I don't want my kids here because I stay confined to my room & don't want my kids to feel confined. I often come home to the smell of crack being smoked throughout the house & it makes my stomach turn. I would like to purchase a foreclosed home for me & my kids that I can call my own. Everything here that I speak of can be confirmed.... I am asking everyone who reads this & cares or who can even relate to this situation please donate what you can. Even if I can't buy a home from the donations recieved I will get my own place and pay the rent up for at least a year & will have a nest egg to keep me going until I find another job. This is not for paying of credit cards, to make a million bucks, or for that luxuary vacation....This is to put me in my own home and for me to have a piece of mind. Please donate $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 or whatever you can.
I am trying to raise approximatley $50,000 this is lower and more reasonable for ths who are interested in helping me. The picture listed is not the picture of the property. If you are a business and you donate I will promote your business and if your on ebay I will promote your auction.


List Price:
$50,000
(Bedrooms)
3
Bathrooms:
2
Property type:
—
Size:
1200 sqft
Year built:
1986


Thank you in advance.


Snail mail donations can be mailed to

KM
6917 S Sangamon
Chicago, IL 60621

Hello,I am 47 years old,and I need dental help.My father when i was young got us dental insurance,the dentist was a crook,He said I needed 13 fillings and drilled out my teeth and put in temporary fillings.He was killed in a car wreck so my father took us back to the old dentist he said I should not have had any fillings my teeth were fine.All the fillings have came out,a long time ago.I have two missing front teeth now the others are crumbling and I am in severe pain.He ruined my life.I am so embarrased and ashamed at the way I look.Some days I don't even care if I go on or not.I am so humilliated and depresssed.I need to have them pulled and get the false ones.If there is anyone who could or would be willing to help,I would be SO appreciative/Thank you.

I hope I do this right I have never had to ask for help before..
I have 3 children who deserve to have something for Christmas. They are great kids but this year has been ruff I got in bad car wreck and could not work for 6
months finally was able to go back to work and a week later fell and broke my leg & now will have to have surgery right before Christmas so have been back off
work again. My husband is trying as hard as he can but there is not alot of job oppertunities in our small town so hehas a janitorial job that does not pay much.He never complains about the type of work and works as many hrs as they are able to give him and we are still barley able to pay basic bills. Let alone do anything for Christmas.

I talked with older 2 and explained that mom and dad dont have any money right now for Christmas and they said they understand and said for me not to cry..which broke my heart even more..They deserve more then that.

Tristian almost 16 Needs jeans size 32x30 & shoes & socks size 10 likes ou football stuff, music,harry potter, electronics, books, personal hygene items

Jenisa almost 11 needs pj's & socks, shoes size 6 1/2 likes hair stuff,books,art,jewlery,art girly decorations any girl stuff,music,curling iron,
hair straightner

Kylie 3 NEEDS ALL CLOTHES DESPREATLY! size 3 and shoes & socks sz 6 likes disney princess,loves barney,pooh movies, pretnd play stuff like dishes,cleaning kitchen stuff, pretend cell phones, dolls,hair stuff,learning
toys,crayons,coloring books, anything really.

We live in Oklahoma.If any angels out there feel in thier hearts the need to help let me know and I will get mailing info or proof or whatever is required to you.

ANY help would be soo awesome!! I can answer questions provide proof whatever if it means my kids can have something to open on Christmas!

We are not picky! Anything will do! even a prayer.

Thank you for reading this.

Hello, my name is Robert and I'm a 26 year old that is unemployed and out of school currently residing in a country that with each passing day, I desire to no longer be a part of. I'm stuck in a dead end town in the state of Georgia a couple of hours away from Atlanta, but have no desire to be where I am now since I was born in New Jersey, never lived in the south other than Texas for 4 years, and feel trapped as a result since the only opportunity for me to actually leave this town and the country is to join the American armed forces.

Don't get me wrong, my father served in the military for 30 years, and I respect him for his dedication to his country and his family, but I don't feel the same way he does for the USA, I don't feel like an American, I don't like the country I was born in, I don't like the greediness that permeates the people in this country, I don't like the litigious nature of this country, I don't like the direction this country is moving in with each passing day. I feel like a prisoner in a country that isn't my home, but I don't have the financial resources to escape my misery of being here.

Why do I want to move to Germany? I've lived in Germany for 4 years when my father was stationed there, I have somewhat a clue on how to live there, in better days I was fortunate to be able to learn how to drive by attending driving school in Germany. I first acquired my driver's license in Germany before ever being legally able to drive in my "home" country, and even though I've only lived there a short time, I felt more welcomed and more like a member of the world community in Germany than I do in the USA. The only other country I've lived in other than Germany and the USA is South Korea, I am half Korean but the one place on Earth that I felt more connected to, is Germany.

I don't know much German, I've forgotten a lot of it being stuck back in the states for the past 7 years now, and with each passing day now I feel that I'll never be able to leave the country. I have some decent skills however, I've been interested in architecture my whole life, I started drawing houses for fun on 3D Home Architect when I was 9, and after I moved back to the states from Germany I was involved in a wreck the first month I was back. The very first month I'm legally able to drive in the USA, and a driver runs a red light and T-bones me. I used the check from his insurance to purchase a $1600 copy of ChiefArchitect 9.5, and for a short time I was happy earning money from the local home builders designing houses, then we all know what happened to the housing market in the USA... and I've been unemployed ever since.

I also have excellent driving skills, and if I could, I'd obtain every class of driver's licenses in Germany to become a driving instructor for a driving school. I have no debt, no student loans to pay for whatsoever, but no money to move back to Germany for good.