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The place I went to work for has gone out of business. Again I'm running around looking for a job. I got so frustrated because everytime I would pick up the jobs section of the news paper I would see, RN needed, LPN needed, MT needed, and all kinds of things for health care so I ran to the University and said I want to become a nurse. I enrolled and started classes 2 weeks ago, but the student loans I received wasn't enough to cover the cost of my books at all. I had to borrow it from my grandmother which I so dislike doing because she's family, but still in the meantime I'm unable to find a part time job.

I will graduate in two years as long as I study hard and keep my grades up. I shouldn't have got a degree in ART before, but I still love it. I am frustrated. I mean really? McDonalds is full? I have put up fliers saying I'll clean people's houses, run errands for them, go to the grocery store to pick up their food, anything, but nothing so far. Been to the flea markets to sell my things, first day earned $7. The second day was $13. So for 2 days work, I earned $20 which is better than nothing, but it went quickly for toothpaste, toilet paper, soap, and shampoo, and the rest went in my tank for gas.

Maybe I will sound like a baby right now, but really I just feel like crying. I feel as if everything is falling apart. My oldest daughter is a senior in high school, she needs money for spanish club, band, and her senior pictures. My youngest daughter so far only needs the necessities; thank goodness. I have to pay the rent, medical bills, car insurance, utilities, and gas to go back and forth to school. I know that eventually everything will get better, but I'm massively stressed. I get headaches, my neck stiffens as if I've pulled a muscle, I can't eat as I use to as it just comes back up, and sleep is something I miss.

Seriously?! McDonalds anad Burger King and Wendy's and Arby's and Hardee's, etc... are full??? That jus blows my mind. I would be perfectly happy with just part time. I'm in school anyway, but I can work night shifts full time. 

Instead of being in art exhibitions, maybe I should try to sell all my work on ebay. It beats waiting around for a year when my area has 1 and I sell 2 or 3 pieces that bring in around $1000 to $1500. Would be alot if I could do that every month instead of once a year. 

 Any suggestions out there? I'm open for ideas.

I am here because I need help in so many areas of my life. I feel like just because I need help, dosen't mean that I can not help others. Currenly I am a single mother and I have only one child. I was doing fine for a while working 12 hours shifts and making a pretty decent income. Then I got hurt on the job and things started going down hill from there. I got caught up in legal matters and for several years I was not able to work. I had to really fight to get unemployment. I was denide long term disability for over two years and when I recieved it, it was a lump some that allowed me to get back out on my own after having to reside with family for several years to which all was not bad because I was able to take care of my aging mother who has since passed away. I took care of her till the day she died in my arms.

I had worked for over 9 years and when I injured myself, the company laid me off, therefore I had to exhaults my saving, and liquidate my 401k just to be able to surrive. I injured my neck which left me with several herniated disc, chronic headaches and really depressed. I had to figure out how I would take care of me and my child. I wasn't receiving any type of child support because my child father was recovering from several surgeries and cancer. He was not getting any type of assistant or disability and had been turned down to recieve benifits. So as a last result I applied for public assistant which helped for awhile.

So when I was able to get back out there on my own, it was a big struggle. I couldn't find work and if I wanted to I couldn't because of my injury and pain and suffering, but I applied for work anyway. I got so depressed that I seeked  help from the public mental health facility, which only kinda confused things. At any rate, I was only able to live off the money I recieved  for almost a year. I found a job, but the money was not enough to support my living expense there. I ended up getting evicted, not bcause I didn't pay my rent, but, because I couldn't always pay on time. Thoes people had it in for me. I ended up moving in with my sister, and a week after I was there, the kitchen caught on fire,  she had just cancelled her renters insurance and her landlord was fierce, so she kicked us out. I moved in with another relative untill me and my other sister found a place to live.  During all of this I had to get back and forth to work and make sure my daughter attedned school. My job was not sensitive to my issues and did not care that I had gone thru so much. When I took time off to move from being evicted, they wrote me up. The day I was in the fire, my daughter was trapped inside because she was in her room with the door locked with headphones on listing to music. I had to run back into the smoked filled house to resque her. We both suffererd from smoke inheallation, so I took the next day off from work. They didn't have no smypathy and wrote me up yet again even though I explained what happen. My boss had it in for me for some reason.  So I applied for assistant and non was available. The Red Cross didn't help, Housing Authorithy wouldn't help, tried 211 and all the entities I tried said they were overwhelmed.

We finally found a place to live and I felt so thankful and greatful, like God was really blessing me. My daughter started a new school, I was offered a new job, and the house we found was really accomodating.  My job do not pay very well but I like what I do, and it is not stressful. Well about a month on the job I had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital for emergency surgery. Luckily I was able to return within a weeks time. but, I exhaulted my sick time. Now I am overwhelmed with medical bills up to my neck. I can barely help pay my portion of the rent and bills. I can't afford to buy my daughter the things she need for school or sometimes grocery we need. I only have money to put in my car to get to work. What extra money I do have I try to give to my daughter so she can do things.  I was bless to have medical insurance but I can't afford my portion that the insurance don't cover or let alone co-pay for doctors visits, therefore I have not been back for follow-up visits or dental visits for me and my child. 

January 8, 2009 I lost my husband to a rare form of cancer called Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor. He battled the cancer for 27 months. My husband and I were married for 17 years and had 4 wonderful children together.

My husband and had decided we didn't need life insurance because he never thought anything would ever happen to him. I struggle everday with money. I get a bit through social security but it isn't enough to cover all of the utilities or to have enough money for food, extra for the kids, or even to get my finances in order.

Being in this situation hasn't only put myself under a great deal of stress but it has stressed out my kids as well. My gas and electric are going to be shut off soon. School starts back up in August and I have to worry about school supplies, clothes, and shoes. In addition, my car needs work in order to keep it going.

I normally don't reach out for help but I have no where else to turn. I do go to school full time and I will graduate in December but then the school loans will begin. I am currently looking for work to supplement the income I do receive but have had no luck. I just need that one chance to get ahead and have all my bills paid. That would be so much easier to stay on top of everything.

So if you could please find it in your hearts to help I would be truely grateful and appreciative of what ever help comes my way.

Thank YOu!

Hello,

  I am homeless and can only stay with a relative until next thursday.  I lost my job several months ago my only source of income was my husband who got himself arrested 1 month ago and is being deported back to his country we have 3 children together and now I am completley on my own I have applied for every and any job with no response.  I do not know what to do.  I do not want to take my children to a shelter there are no underlying issues like drug abuse or drinking or any other vices my problem is I need a job and there is no money. I am at the end of my rope if any one reads this can you please pray for my family.  My children and I do not deserve the situation that my husband left us in.  I need a miracle if not I will have to go to a shelter.  Someone please pray for me thank you and God Bless.

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hi there..in my desperation for financial help i finally stumbled upon this site. i'm 20 years old male students in southeast asia. i studied degree of chemical engineering in a university. recently, i had my study loan stopped. i cannot sit for the examinations unless i pay the study fees for this semester, which is usd 417. i don't come from rich family so there's no way i can depend on them to pay for examination fees. my friends also cannot help as they also do not have enough money for them. i just don't know to whom i can get help.

finally, after struggling all alone with the pressures i decided last week, 16oct09,  to quit university.it was the hardest decision in my life. i struggled all alone, with no one to give me a hand. my friends may not see the pain in my heart because they have parents who give them money at instant whenever they are in need. i used to be a straight As scorer in examinations so i feel so sad because i have been studying really hard since i was in primary school and secondary school and in the end, i have to let it go.

i want to cry. but i hate crying. i'm so numb. but, no matter how painful is this for me i have to keep going. but now i have to payback the loan that i have used to far. for the two semesters, i have used usd 3000( or myr 10 000). but, i have no jobs. i need to pay it back before the end of this year(2009). i don't know if this site is reliable, or whatever but i really need to obtain usd 3000 just before the end of the year. if anybody out there have the willing to help me, please let me know and i'm ready to be contacted..

I am a independant woman live on my own and i work in verizon. I also have a child of 7 years of age. she is my everything i work and strive for her. I am here for just someone to talk to sometimes and let myself go. Like yes i have financial issues but who doesnt. I just need some one to talk to when im down and in need of a shoulder to cry on. And if you would like to help out financialy then thats more than welcomed but not my main priority. In life nothings is easy so there for you will always have to strive as hard as you can to maintain yourself in this world.

I just need temporary help with my bills for three months until school start back. me and my family is humgry. we have no one to turn to. so i just get down on my knees and i pray to god for help. I dont no what to do to get money. i dont want to start using myself to survive. I shouldnt have to do that,  There should be people out there who are willing to help others.  I know there are a lot of scams out here and you dont know who to trust, but there are also people out here like myself who really needs help. I use to help others and now that i need help now myself I dont have anyone and it hurts soooo bad. Please will someone have mercy on me and my kids..    Thank You

I NEED HELP!!! IM A SINGLE MOM MY BILLS JUST PILED UP. I DONT KNOW WHAT IM GOING TO DO. EVERYTHING IS JUST SO HARD IM TRYING NOT TO GIVE UP BUT I FEEL HOPELESS.

ive been with my man well ex for seven years, he just left me for another b*^&^, he left me with nothing, I lost my job because of him, my car, my everything, and since he decided to leave, I cant afford my rent so will be recieving my eviction notice, im so lost, confused, and hurt, I KEEP ASKING MYSELF WHAT DID I DO WRONG, i NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!, I THOUGHT I WAS DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT AND HE PLAYED ME FOR SOME UGLY, DIRTY B**72, i KNOW I CAN DO THIS without him, i know i can, i just dont want to give up and say forget everything,

Dear Friends In Need of help,

We are so sorry that we could not help more families at this time with rent,  each post sent, was read and caused many to shed tears, No one had the heart to pick which familes were in the worst condition so we decided to have a drawing the families have been notified and gave permission for us to post thier names,  The Simmons Family from Lansing MI, The Bonkowski Family from Baltimore, Md, and The Dawson Family from Chicago, IL.....  Please dont be to upset your name was not picked we have saved all post and we are now currently trying to raise funds to have this same program next month. IIf your family submitted a request for assistance in Febuary we will automaticly re enter your name. Also some of the ladies have donated time to help out so if we can help you located a certain program for assitance in your state please let us know what you need.. Thanks so much for allowing us on this site and as the funds come in we will make sure they go out to help the people in need on aidpage...... 

The Holidays are hear and I am broke cant afford gas for my vehicle, food, cant pay my phone bill, electric or gas, or water bill, couldnt buy Christmas gifts for my kids and we just got hit by a horriable ice storm and I went to my college finals and ended up slippin and falling on the unsulted parking lot. Un-real!!! I hurt my arm, my elbow, my legs, my neck, lower back.

Its just awful. Im off school until the 5th of January I believe. I need it im exhausted mentally and physically. I need a blessing and miricale.

 Jill5:} God Bless Us All.......

Well to make a long story short......I am currently 7 months pregnant with my 3rd child (a boy), work part time and attending my final semester of college however funds are extrememly limited. While I am not single, my fiance is also having difficulties providing for our family. We have burned through our savings (because of the size of both of our places of employment FMLA and other benefits are not available). I work for a non profit and as many of you might know no funds equal no pay. Well I have missed weeks on end due to hospitalizations and doctor appointments. I have been able to keep upto date on rent and utility bills and we do receive food stamps (althought they are not enough to feed a family of four we stretch it). Tuition, transportation and the like do suffer and with our savings gone we have nothing to fall back on when i hit maternity leave and with the DUE Date itching closer i find myself stressing on how to clothe and take care of the children when i am on maternity leave. I am not looking for a christmas handout as we celebrate kwanzaa I just want to make sure that when baby number 3 comes we still have a roof over our heads, heat in the hous, clothes on our backs, and adequate food in our stomachs. Dont get me wrong i am all for the struggle (what doesnt kill you makes you stronger) however with little one kicking me more and more each day I feel the stress adding to my health problems.

I am a single mother that's disabled. Living with friends and relatives. I'm trying to make ends meet monthly but it's getting harder and harder. I'm also dealing with my son having several health problems. I just want a chance to purchase a home for my son and myself so that we no longer have to live with others.