Ok...I am in need for help to get my Entergy(lights) bill paid.I have children living in the home...ages 2,4,and 13 years. I just started my job and havent even brought my 1st paycheck home to pay anything. When I called Entergy to explain my situation and see if they would extend or put it on time pay to give me time to get my first check,they told me they couldn't. While I was at work today, the light company came out to shut the lights off! So please please,if anyone can help me or know of Read More

Ok...I am in need for help to get my Entergy(lights) bill paid.I have children living in the home...ages 2,4,and 13 years. I just started my job and havent even brought my 1st paycheck home to pay anything. When I called Entergy to explain my situation and see if they would extend or put it on time pay to give me time to get my first check,they told me they couldn't. While I was at work today, the light company came out to shut the lights off! So please please,if anyone can help me or know of places I can go to get my lights back on for my babies,I would be very greatful and appreciative of your help!

I am a single mother of a 5yr old little girl and I am currently struggling more than usual paying my bills because of less hours at work and colder months. I am currently making $50 payments every two weeks on a car that cost $1200 on a layaway plan so that I can finally have a car for my daughter and I. So far I have only paid $300. It's all I can afford right now. It has been increasingly difficult to get around in this weather with my child and rides are not that common or given. My child Read More

I am a single mother of a 5yr old little girl and I am currently struggling more than usual paying my bills because of less hours at work and colder months. I am currently making $50 payments every two weeks on a car that cost $1200 on a layaway plan so that I can finally have a car for my daughter and I. So far I have only paid $300. It's all I can afford right now. It has been increasingly difficult to get around in this weather with my child and rides are not that common or given. My child suffers and it makes me feel like a failure as a parent. I know this may be an unusual request but I would really appreciate any help at all towards this imminent goal. Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

I am owner of Miss Kat's Cleaning service. I am a hard worker and very determined. I have a clean background, and I am honest and dependable. I have been struggling lately to pay my bills, I live alone, and work for myself. My problem is that I have no vehicle. I have tried to apply for small business loans without success. I barely scrape by right now.I do however find clients that help me with rides to and from jobs. But if I had a vehicle, and some cash to upgrade equipment, buy a bulk stock Read More

I am owner of Miss Kat's Cleaning service. I am a hard worker and very determined. I have a clean background, and I am honest and dependable. I have been struggling lately to pay my bills, I live alone, and work for myself. My problem is that I have no vehicle. I have tried to apply for small business loans without success. I barely scrape by right now.I do however find clients that help me with rides to and from jobs. But if I had a vehicle, and some cash to upgrade equipment, buy a bulk stock of supplies, register and bond, advertise, upgrade equipment, and the determination that I have,there is no limit to my success. I have the knowledge, and I have the potential to earn a very good living. I just need a little help. I have prepared an entire business proposal, researched all of my services and fees against like companies nationally, and come up with a total estimate to do everything needed to determine my success. I would be willing to work with someone as a full time maid for the to pay off the debt. I am looking for the amount of $5000.00 total. If any one is able to invest in my dream. Please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to show you my business plan and discuss repayment options whether trading for work or monthly cash payments after I get started earning. I just want to be able to obtain stability and live comfortably, and provide for myself and my four children. I want them to have everything I didn't. But my bad decisions with credit earlier in life is holding me back.

my wife passed a little over a year ago. cancer, started as breast cancer and spread to brain, bones, eyes, lymph. during 2016 she needed 24/7 care. we got no real help. lost nearly all over the course of 2016. when I lost her I had no time to mourn. it was beyond words. she passed 6 days before our 20th anniversary. we could not afford the place we kept nor the food we ate during her final year. within a month I was living in my car. I am still homeless. that car died midsummer n I was out of Read More

my wife passed a little over a year ago. cancer, started as breast cancer and spread to brain, bones, eyes, lymph. during 2016 she needed 24/7 care. we got no real help. lost nearly all over the course of 2016. when I lost her I had no time to mourn. it was beyond words. she passed 6 days before our 20th anniversary. we could not afford the place we kept nor the food we ate during her final year. within a month I was living in my car. I am still homeless. that car died midsummer n I was out of work for about a month. it was very hard, baking all day and tormented my mosquitos all night. my current job lays off during the holiday season. I barely managed to get financed for a car last month. I could not make it thru that layoff without a car nor get one any other way. the worst happened, a wreck. on the way back from yard work, sleep deprived, a witness places the fault on me. my insurance has highest deductible available(was gonna change it after 1st month). when I have a car I have enough work. but now I'm down to just my regular job, which doesn't resume until jan9 and is never enough by itself even before this. I'm set to lose everything before I can catch up. car payments, sales tax on the car, living out of the cold, and my storage unit that holds my remaining will to live, all beyond me since the wreck. I've kept a perfect mvr for over 20 years until that wreck and care a great deal about driving safely, have made half my living/survival this year driving professionally, making it ironic that a wreck is the final nail in my coffin. I've struggled thru a very hard year with no real help. I've worked very hard and I've kept heart thru a lot of suffering and functioned on thru the loss of my wife. but I can't plough thru this with any degree of willpower, pride, or inner strength. I need financial help. I'm asking for it. ask me anything, including proofs that all I'm saying is true. I can give a more detailed account of how thi's all played out. meantime I will never give up.

Hello, this is extremely difficult for me to do. First thank you to whomever may 've reading this. I am a single mother struggling to make ends meet. This all began when I moved into this home. The original idea was that due to rent being lower I would be able to save money and get back on track. This has turned into a money pit. The bills are so expensive they just over take my finances. I had to let my car go back and have since gotten another one but can't afford to pay taxes and tags and Read More

Hello, this is extremely difficult for me to do. First thank you to whomever may 've reading this. I am a single mother struggling to make ends meet. This all began when I moved into this home. The original idea was that due to rent being lower I would be able to save money and get back on track. This has turned into a money pit. The bills are so expensive they just over take my finances. I had to let my car go back and have since gotten another one but can't afford to pay taxes and tags and still have to drive it to work because it's all I can do. I have arrangements on all my bills and not sure if I can pay them all. And very little food in my house. I really don't know what to do anymore. If there is a way that someone could help even just a little I would be forever greatful.

Hello and Merry Christmas, thankyou so much for taking the time to read my post, My Daughter and I were separated when she was just a baby, she came to visit me for the first time in 15 years 2 weeks ago, I spent all the money I had in my savings account to fly her here. Well as irresponsible as this may sound we were having the best time and we got her return ticket confused, I thought she was to return on the 7th but when we checked her ticket it said the 6th, after calling the airport and Read More

Hello and Merry Christmas, thankyou so much for taking the time to read my post, My Daughter and I were separated when she was just a baby, she came to visit me for the first time in 15 years 2 weeks ago, I spent all the money I had in my savings account to fly her here. Well as irresponsible as this may sound we were having the best time and we got her return ticket confused, I thought she was to return on the 7th but when we checked her ticket it said the 6th, after calling the airport and many attempts to get them to redraw her ticket on the 7th they said it simply wasn’t possible without purchasing another ticket, I am absolutely broke and do not have the funds to purchase another airline ticket, I’m reaching out to you wonderful good samaritans and asking if you would please find it in your hearts to help my daughter get home with a bus ticket to Pittsburg PA, it would be such a blessing, and would make this long awaited reunion go a little bit smoother, because my daughter is very stressed out because she has to be home for some business she has there. Thank you so much for reading and considering us, it would also be absolutely fine to buy the ticket for her directly from the bus station..Thankyou so much and may God Bless everyone of you..Happy Holidays

Hello, my name is Penny, and I am taking a big leap of faith by posting on here. I have had this website saved for quite some time, but when I initially saved it I was going to be an Angel and help someone in need. Now the tables have turned and times are really hard right now. We are currently behind on our water and electric. And rent is due again on the first. We have 4 children, a son who is 12, and 3 girls ages 10,9 & 6months. My husband works a full time job and is trying the best he Read More

Hello, my name is Penny, and I am taking a big leap of faith by posting on here. I have had this website saved for quite some time, but when I initially saved it I was going to be an Angel and help someone in need. Now the tables have turned and times are really hard right now. We are currently behind on our water and electric. And rent is due again on the first. We have 4 children, a son who is 12, and 3 girls ages 10,9 & 6months. My husband works a full time job and is trying the best he can, and until I have a much needed surgery I am here at home taking care of my baby and waiting for the kids to get home from school. I’m praying someone can help us with anything right now. A few groceries? A little bit to pay on our utilities, or to put towards rent? I wouldn’t be able to thank you enough. Anything and everything is appreciated. I believe this website caught my attention for a reason. For whoever may be reading this, I hope your day is going wonderful, and From me to you Happy Holidays. God Bless You and Yours

I have a family of seven three adults four children.I take care of my mother on hospice here at home one of he adults and two of my my children are special needs my mother worked so hard as a nurse her whole life and gave and gave and now we are suffering bad I can barely cover the bills we are behind on our mortgage our vehicles are broke down our fridge is going out we had a house fire so lots of our items we are having to restart on it is like one thing after another and I just want to give Read More

I have a family of seven three adults four children.I take care of my mother on hospice here at home one of he adults and two of my my children are special needs my mother worked so hard as a nurse her whole life and gave and gave and now we are suffering bad I can barely cover the bills we are behind on our mortgage our vehicles are broke down our fridge is going out we had a house fire so lots of our items we are having to restart on it is like one thing after another and I just want to give my mother the peace she deserves. most of our windows in our home are broken doors wont lock so we all feel unsafe I can go on need gas vehicles and everything for appointments this is so tough I would love to go to the fridge and get my mom what she owuls like to eat or my kids also anyway thankyou

After months of fruitless searches online applying for personel loans,and researching laws,and retaining attorneys to fix my credit,etc.i find myself here at 2 hands.org.with my hands and heart wide open,not knowing where or how to begin.So i will state my reason as,for the love of a child who has had no one but me,and i feel like a failure.My son was killed in 2006 at age 23 at which time i fought for and recieved custody of his 5 year old autistic son,who witnessed his fathers death at the Read More

After months of fruitless searches online applying for personel loans,and researching laws,and retaining attorneys to fix my credit,etc.i find myself here at 2 hands.org.with my hands and heart wide open,not knowing where or how to begin.So i will state my reason as,for the love of a child who has had no one but me,and i feel like a failure.My son was killed in 2006 at age 23 at which time i fought for and recieved custody of his 5 year old autistic son,who witnessed his fathers death at the hands of his mother,who had ran with him and severely neglected and abused him.My g son has always been non verbal,except to mimic what he hears.At the time of my sons death i owned our home,my son died in and had my own business for 10 years,in which my son worked with me,i tried to keep working and raise my disabled g child but soon discovered this child needed me 24 hours a day,his trama and mine became to great to continue work,and it took its toll on my health,i was born witb heart defect and have a pacemaker and defibbilator.So i applyed and recieved my disability and this beautiful little boy became my life.We have tried living in apartments and houses with neighbors but no one not reg.people or my relatives excepted this child,we were asked to leave rentals,and relatives refused to help in anyway at all because they believed i was nuts to raise a autistic child by myself and would preferr he be put in a institution.Im more ashamed of my family and other people than i could ever be of this little boy who is the only pure thing ive ever known.He has humbled me more times than imaginable.I learned to go to social services was not good because anything can be used against you to give reason to put this child away somewhere.So i do not ask.I recieve asistance of no kind.We dont need much,a year and a half ago my brother sold me his old mobile home and a acre of land in the country.and it was a blessing,and this is where our need comes in.The people who had priviously rented my brothers home had left oweing a large electric bill,over 1000 dollars,they said i could not have electric till it wS payed,so i did without everything except my childs food untill it wS all payed.Put up my deposit and was still refused by entergy for some other reason,my sister came put lights in her name from louisiana i made her payments for 3 months. entergy made a mistake and disconnected for a bill already payed,then after disconnect my sister went back to louisiana and i recieved a bill in her name at my address for 800.00 for 3 months on one bill after they had been turned off.Now since july 2017 they have refused to let me have electric in my name or anyone elses name at my address untill 800 is payed.I dont understand this.my doctor has given reports stateing we must have electric due to our health,in the summer i got heat stroke almost died,this winter i fell off roof trying to put plastic on it as to make it warmer..BUT for 3 blessed months we had electric,and for that im grateful,but my health is getting bad again due to my heart defect and having to start in the morning to prepare for the cold night.i have to gather wood to cook on and use my vehicle battery to run a inverter for light because my kid is afraid of the dark and the wolves come in the yard howling during the night and we both are afraid when lights go out.and it takes gas in my vehicle to keep converter going.also i have to stay awake to charge battery and im just getting tired i guess.i,m all this little boy has in this world,so i do not have time for dieing.And plus wrong should not always win.I payed my bills and everyone elses bill and still have no electric,even if i pay the 800 more dollars for bill not in my name,im still told i owe a bill in another town that i desputed a couple years ago because of identity theft.At the moment i am in a run down camper a lady lets me stay in for couple of weeks for warmth in louisiana.but i will owe her the first for that plus 500 more rent on trailer and still need 300 dollar deposit for utiltys here.all on my disability check,when all i want is to just go home.I know this is a confusing story its confusing telling it.But i just dont understand what this electric company wants from me ive lived at my home over a year payed everyones back bills and have had lights 3 months.my need in a nutshell i suppose is electricity and advice on what i should do.Maybe help with relocation cost here to louisiana.Any suggestions advice or assistance is greatly appreciated,even having the chance to have someone hear me has been appreciated..So ill close with a thank you GodBless and Merry Christmas. Sincerely delores

My fiancé and I both work and I am also in school, we live by ourselves in Mabelvale. We are in need of some financial help due to our refrigerator and our washing machine both going out this week and we have been out of propane all week as well. If these had happened at different times, it would not be so stressful but we do not have the money to buy new ones and refill our propane tank but until we get a new fridge we have nowhere to keep perishable food items and we can’t cook Read More

My fiancé and I both work and I am also in school, we live by ourselves in Mabelvale. We are in need of some financial help due to our refrigerator and our washing machine both going out this week and we have been out of propane all week as well. If these had happened at different times, it would not be so stressful but we do not have the money to buy new ones and refill our propane tank but until we get a new fridge we have nowhere to keep perishable food items and we can’t cook anything without propane unless it can be microwaved. We had been using our grill but it’s run out of propane now as well. Anything is very appreciated. Thank you for your time. Have a blessed day.

I am desperately in need of rental assistance. I just gave birth to my beautiful daughter. I had major complications with my delivery. My daughter and I could’ve lost our lives but by the grace of God we are still here and doing great. Because my doctor wouldn’t release me within the 6 week time frame that my employer gave me, I got fired from my job of almost 4 years. Now I am facing eviction from the apartment that my 2 kids and I share. I am a single parent and I’m unable Read More

I am desperately in need of rental assistance. I just gave birth to my beautiful daughter. I had major complications with my delivery. My daughter and I could’ve lost our lives but by the grace of God we are still here and doing great. Because my doctor wouldn’t release me within the 6 week time frame that my employer gave me, I got fired from my job of almost 4 years. Now I am facing eviction from the apartment that my 2 kids and I share. I am a single parent and I’m unable to get assistance from anyone. I do not want my kids and I to be homeless especially with it being so close to Christmas. I am asking for any type of assistance at this time. I am grateful for anything. God bless

First, thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to read this post. It was a last resort for me I don't like to ask for help. I have been a caregiver for 10 years. I took care of the same person for more than 3 of those 10 years. I lost my client about 6 months ago and it has been a battle. I have allowed a few people to come into my home and stay because otherwise they would be homeless. One is in a wheelchair, the others depend soley on disability to live. I have had no luck in Read More

First, thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to read this post. It was a last resort for me I don't like to ask for help. I have been a caregiver for 10 years. I took care of the same person for more than 3 of those 10 years. I lost my client about 6 months ago and it has been a battle. I have allowed a few people to come into my home and stay because otherwise they would be homeless. One is in a wheelchair, the others depend soley on disability to live. I have had no luck in finding new employment. I am waiting for the return of my background check on one job and have an interview for another tomorrow. I have given all money that I have made in recent months to my Landlord but it hasn't been enough. I am looking at eviction soon. I am not asking for a handout, more like a loan. He says that I owe 2500 dollars now. That includes all the late charges added to it. If it were only me, it wouldn't be a problem. I have other people depending on me to keep them safe. I feel like a total failure. I know I will be working soon. I have Faith that God will take care of me. I just need a little help until that happens. Thank you again for taking the time to read this. Thank you in advance!!

About 3 months ago I fell asleep at the wheel coming home from work while my wife was pregnant w/our 3rd child. Because of this an old neck injury has been worsening & I have not been able to get back to work nor get our vehicle fixed. We have had to move in w/ my in laws because the family home we had been staying at needs electrical and plumbing repairs & is unfit for living + we are unable to pay utilities. My in laws have been doing all they can but it is taking a toll on their Read More

About 3 months ago I fell asleep at the wheel coming home from work while my wife was pregnant w/our 3rd child. Because of this an old neck injury has been worsening & I have not been able to get back to work nor get our vehicle fixed. We have had to move in w/ my in laws because the family home we had been staying at needs electrical and plumbing repairs & is unfit for living + we are unable to pay utilities. My in laws have been doing all they can but it is taking a toll on their income & they cannot fully support us all in food, personal needs, along w/ getting us to needed doctor appts. We were not even able to have Thanksgiving this year and it looks like no Christmas this year as well. I do not ask for help. I provide but I have failed and have no other option but to reach out before things get worse. I don't know what else to do. My beautiful family needs help. Thank you for your time & GOD bless you!

I am a single mom of 2 boys and only get paid once a month. I, also, do not get any support from the father. Money has been tight for a while now and with the holiday coming near it is getting harder and harder. I planned months ago and already have a couple gifts for my children but looking for assistance towards groceries, utilities, rental assistance, buying toilet paper, etc. Any little bit helps. I have not been able to purchase actual groceries in my home for some time. Over Thanksgiving Read More

I am a single mom of 2 boys and only get paid once a month. I, also, do not get any support from the father. Money has been tight for a while now and with the holiday coming near it is getting harder and harder. I planned months ago and already have a couple gifts for my children but looking for assistance towards groceries, utilities, rental assistance, buying toilet paper, etc. Any little bit helps. I have not been able to purchase actual groceries in my home for some time. Over Thanksgiving we managed to make it to some food banks, they tend to be only during working hours, but we do not have much in the house. Thank you for taking the time to read my need and God Bless.

In 2014 my 8 medically complex and handicapped son succumbed to a virus due to his many health issues from being born at 24 weeks. His twin sister and little sister migrated to my bed. His twin sister was born at 24 weeks too and now has many special needs and is handicapped as well. She is also immune compromised due the the liver transplant she had and the immunosuppressant medications she takes and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The little sister is healthy and normal. I’m Read More

In 2014 my 8 medically complex and handicapped son succumbed to a virus due to his many health issues from being born at 24 weeks. His twin sister and little sister migrated to my bed. His twin sister was born at 24 weeks too and now has many special needs and is handicapped as well. She is also immune compromised due the the liver transplant she had and the immunosuppressant medications she takes and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The little sister is healthy and normal. I’m only telling these things because it’ll help explain some of what I’m asking for. The girls are 11 and 4. We are all sleeping in a queen bed. I don’t feel I can kick them out of the bed since they started sleeping with me after their brother died. We are falling out of this bed. I don’t have money for a king size bed. I’m afraid of buying the cheap used ones because of bed bugs. I don’t have money to get rid of those and if they bit my immunocompromised daughter those bites might set up infection. I just don’t know. We just need a decent king size bed. I should add I’m a single parent.
We desperately need to replace our living room furniture due to some accidents from my daughters feeding tube and bile duct drain spilling when there was some structuring. You can get the smell out.

Hello. I am here asking for help with Christmas this year for my kids. As much as I hate to ask I must swallow my pride and do what is best for them. They deserve a great Christmas because they are great kids. My husband and I have had a really hard couple of years. Ever since I had our last child and got so sick we have really been struggling. I developed Postpartum Cardiomyopathy (Heart failure caused by pregnancy)during my last month of pregnancy with my daughter. Unfortunately no one Read More

Hello. I am here asking for help with Christmas this year for my kids. As much as I hate to ask I must swallow my pride and do what is best for them. They deserve a great Christmas because they are great kids. My husband and I have had a really hard couple of years. Ever since I had our last child and got so sick we have really been struggling. I developed Postpartum Cardiomyopathy (Heart failure caused by pregnancy)during my last month of pregnancy with my daughter. Unfortunately no one diagnosed me then and I was misdiagnosed for 3 months after her birth. By the time I finally was admitted to the hospital my heart was only functioning at 25% and I was told I might not live. Well because I was so sick my husband missed many many days of work and lost his job. I spent 2 weeks in the hospital and was finally released but had to wear an external defibrillator 24/7 in case my heart stopped beating it would shock me. I wasn't allowed to be alone, so again no work for my husband. Our savings was being used exclusively and was going quickly. Well it's all gone now and although my condition has improved, I will never be the same. My heart function is 42% now but I can't handle normal everyday task alone. My husband has tried to return to work twice but because of me he has lost both jobs. So now we have no money for bills and we have even less than none for Christmas. So if anyone could help us it would be such a blessing for my kids. They shouldn't suffer because of me... they have already had to deal with so much. Christmas should be all joy and happiness. If anyone can, would you please help me give that to them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and Merry Christmas.

I want to say thank you for reading my post and any help is truly appreciated!!! Myself and my son(10) just moved to arkansas and we recently got our own place we are starting all over(loooong journey) due to a divorce. The need is that Im trying to get into driving school(nwa academy)/tutoring and driving lessons /and or if somebody that has a good driving instructor training background that can assist me) so i can transport me and my son and be back on track to being independent the ability Read More

I want to say thank you for reading my post and any help is truly appreciated!!! Myself and my son(10) just moved to arkansas and we recently got our own place we are starting all over(loooong journey) due to a divorce. The need is that Im trying to get into driving school(nwa academy)/tutoring and driving lessons /and or if somebody that has a good driving instructor training background that can assist me) so i can transport me and my son and be back on track to being independent the ability to drive would be convienent and benfecial for both of us.this might seem like an awkward "need" but it truly is a necessity so we can move forward. Again I Thank you for reaching out and God bless you.

First of all, thank you kindly for taking the time to read our request, and secondly, to possibly consider it, even if it is just for a moment. Forgive me for asking for assitance in this matter, but sometimes we just can't help our situations. You see My family and I need help with getting the electricity on in our name. We have already tried other help outreach programs like LIHEAP, but they're all tapped out for this year, and we'll have to wait till January before we can ask for any of Read More

First of all, thank you kindly for taking the time to read our request, and secondly, to possibly consider it, even if it is just for a moment.

Forgive me for asking for assitance in this matter, but sometimes we just can't help our situations. You see My family and I need help with getting the electricity on in our name. We have already tried other help outreach programs like LIHEAP, but they're all tapped out for this year, and we'll have to wait till January before we can ask for any of their help at all. But as any of us knows, utility companies will not wait to long for their portion, so this is a very time sensitive matter.

Anyway, I am just now able to get a job, where as my husband on one hand would resent me for not having a well paying job, yet, on the other hand, he would prevent me the use of his cellular phone or vehicle to access one. We (the children and I) had been extremely regulated by him constantly.

Finally his resentment towards me came to a head, and I hate to have done this, but I had to put an ex Parte Protection Order against him to protect our three children as well as myself. In spite of this, because the electricity is in his name, he shut it off on us, here in Jacksonville, and I am having to scramble to put it in my name. But with no job, quite yet, no transportation, and being left destitute with three children, I don't know of where else to turn to.

Putting the electricity in my name is going to cost us $813.32 exactly, because I regret to say this, but I failed to pay the bill back in 2015. My family and I were living in Sherwood at the time and I left the electricity on in my name for my husband to use while I was away helping my very ill mother, she ended up passing away a year later. I had hoped he would pay the bill, as he promised he would, but he didn't. Now I have a huge utility debt, I certainly can not afford to pay off in time for us to continue with electricity on and put it back in my name as well.

On top of this, I homeschool the children, because I only have 18-20 years with them, and I really do treasure all the time we have now together, so the electricity is essential for their education. Forgive me again if I seem to sound demanding or ungrateful. I know $813.32 is way too much to ask for, it is very embarrassing to even ask for so much. But please if we could gain assistance with our need for this utility to continue, we would greatly appreciate it.

I should have a decent job by the end of this week, I'll be a server (waitress), but it is so much better than nothing. I am happy to even have the opportunity to do so. Hopefully with the one time assistance of a dear kindred spirit plus my job, maybe one day too, we will be in a position to pass on a blessing.

If you wish to assist us with this, our account number is;
000 112 792 940 with a QPC 05000

Thank you so very much again and again and again.

Please take great care, and have a wonderfully Blessed and Merry Holiday Season.

Bless you for reading this. I’m a single mom, it’s 11/13 and I don’t have the rent paid or last month’s utilities. I’m close to eviction. I need financial help, but I REALLY NEED A JOB. This has gone on for 3 years: I’ve managed to pay at the last minute, but I’m scared this month I can’t. I have some obstacles to finding work. I was laid off 3 years ago. I’ve looked hard for work but haven’t had an interview. I have 20 years Read More

Bless you for reading this. I’m a single mom, it’s 11/13 and I don’t have the rent paid or last month’s utilities. I’m close to eviction. I need financial help, but I REALLY NEED A JOB. This has gone on for 3 years: I’ve managed to pay at the last minute, but I’m scared this month I can’t. I have some obstacles to finding work. I was laid off 3 years ago. I’ve looked hard for work but haven’t had an interview. I have 20 years professional experience and a degree. I list my skills and our bills at the end.
I’m in a cycle and can’t break free: I pay $200–500 a month in late fees. My son’s 17, and I try to hide it but he’s seen me cry a few times. I feel so much guilt and shame. After the lay-off he got very sick. We had lots of doctor appointments. I started freelancing at home for flexible hours. Everything is unpredictable: the jobs, pay, how long to get approval/get paid, and the next job. I can’t get enough work. Even though I was frugal I spent my savings and 401k. Unemployment ran out. I started looking for a regular job. Only then I realized ghost-writing/contract jobs are confidential. I don’t have any references for 3 years. I wasn’t getting work so I saw a career counselor. She said employers saw my resume and thought: over-qualified and expects more than the job pays. She told me to "dumb-down” my resume: take off some education and experience. I hated to but did it. My son went to the ER in 2015 with pneumonia. Weeks passed, he still wasn’t well and missed a lot of school. We saw doctors and specialists and had lots of tests run. No one could diagnose him; it was 4 unrelated problems, 3 weren’t serious. But he had 4 hours surgery in his inner ear: tiny bones were shattered from a cholesteatoma and had to be replaced. He has permanent irreversible hearing loss and wears a hearing aid. I went to the ER 4 times but it’s nothing like what he dealt with. Twice it was for minor issues, twice for minor accidents. I hurt my foot in the 1st accident. I re-injured the same foot in the 2nd. I'm fine, it just slightly changed my foot’s shape. I’ve lost 30 pounds. I don't have nice clothes and shoes that fit. I got a few items 2nd hand. They’re professional and good enough for me, but not nice enough for some offices.
We don’t eat out or go to the movies. I don’t gamble, smoke, or drink. I trim my own hair. I get food stamps. I have a basic cell phone. We’re on a discounted internet program. No cable, just regular TV. We moved because it’s cheaper. We can hear gunshots but the place is clean and free of bugs. I just want to support my son. He’s worried I can’t afford a haircut for him. I feel awful. I dumbed-down my resume 3 times but still no interviews. I started selling everything I could. I sold my desk and chair (I use the couch and a stand) and the little nice jewelry I had. I sold some furniture, 2 bikes, my printer (I use my son’s), china from my grandmother, luggage and anything else of value. I sacrificed whatever was necessary to pay bills. I wouldn’t ask for help without 1st making all the sacrifices I can. My son likes a series of books, $15 each. I found 6 at a used bookstore. I gave my son 6 used paperback books for his birthday. I am so ashamed. I didn’t cry until I typed that. He’s wonderful. I thank God for him. He was happy and grateful. I still feel terrible about it and him worried how we can pay $30 for his cap and gown. I’ve been teaching him to drive so he can drive to school while I work. I only see 1 family member and not having fulltime work ruined that relationship. They don’t believe I could be unemployed for 3 years if I was really trying. I don't have any family support. Many friends moved away to get better jobs. I couldn’t work as hard while we had health issues. Medical bills had to be paid to continue care. I couldn’t pay property taxes so my car tags are behind (2016). I couldn’t pay car insurance so my policy’s cancelled. I was stopped for a headlight out and got a $640 ticket. I can pay $40 a month, 1st payment due 11/16, but I haven’t paid the rent and risk eviction. My 11-year-old car has been great but has over 200,000 miles. The AC is out and the engine is making noises. I can’t get a free estimate, but 1 mechanic said the engine isn’t ventilating properly, could overheat and probably there’s another issue. He said don’t drive interstate speeds. That was 1.5 years ago: it still makes noise but runs. My son’s in a public charter school (no school buses). I drive him. He’s got an internship and his friends don’t get out of school when he does and can’t give him rides. A city bus would mean 1 ½-3 hours daily commute. With homework, he has no time to spare. He’s out of school certain times on certain days and works Fri., Sat. and Sun. nights.
Some days I can work 8:30 AM–Noon, and 1-4 PM.
Other days, I can work 8:30 AM–1:30 PM, and 3-5 PM.
I can work Sat. and Sun. until 4 PM.
I can work most evenings 5:30-7:30 PM, and evenings/anytime at home.
That’s 6 ½–7 ½ hours per workday (35 hrs/wk). It varies. Less than 30 hrs/wk or temporary work is fine. If a job includes driving, I can’t show proof of registration. Some employers run credit checks and mine won’t pass. I want to work and will work hard but I’m admitting my obstacles: No references for 3 years, Not able to meet dress code at some businesses and can’t pass credit check, Only able to work in LR and can’t use car for work and Available limited hours.
I don’t have restaurant, childcare, sales or retail experience. I had corporate clients but never dealt with the public. If I got a job today, I still can’t pay rent and utilities due now. Any job with weekly/daily pay is great. In June I can work any hours but I can’t wait: I need work now. Skills: 20 years experience in all aspects of writing and many common business processes. Research. Blogs, web content, social media. Multiple platforms and software packages. Learn applications quickly. Organize: documents, file cabinets, storerooms, etc. Create organization charts, schedules forms, surveys. Place orders. Billing, new employee processing, etc. Audit, calculate statistics. 20 years experience in Project Management. 20 years experience in Proposal Management, using steps similar to a project manager to create sales proposals for public or private sector. 20 years experience in Resiliency Planning and Business Continuity/continuance often including Disaster Recovery, Business Incident Response and Crisis Communications, Business Impact Analysis, Threat/Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation.
Resume available

My Bills
Rent $1009, accrues late fees daily. I paid $900. If not paid in full by 15th I'll get 3 day notice of intent to file for eviction, evicted on the 20th. ($889 if paid the 1st)
Entergy $179 for Oct. Shut off this week if not paid, don’t know what day; AT&T Internet $40 Oct. Shut off this week if not paid, don’t know what day
Pulaski County Court for ticket $40 due 16th; AT&T Internet $19 for Nov.; Entergy $155 Nov.; Gasoline, toiletries, etc. $100 mo.
Monthly bills if current and paid on time: $1129
My son’s cap and gown: $30. My son’s Sr. yearbook: $35
Cash: $36; Bank $0; Will get $150 child support (17th- 25th of mo usually)
Property taxes $200–230; Car tags $60 approx.; Car insurance $80 a mo. approx.; Doctor bill #1: $60; Doctor bill #2: $193; Dental bill: $123; Bill for Movers in Feb.: $900.
I’ll provide bills, account #s, whatever you ask for. It was emotional writing this, thank you for reading it.

Hello, my name is Antonette and I recently relocated to Fayetteville from California with my 3 children for a job. The job was supposed to start this month and was pushed back to February. I have a temp job but have been struggling to make ends meet. We have been able to make it work however a couple weeks ago my van started overheating and having radiator issues so I had to get it fixed. Because of this unexpected expense I am 300 short on my rent. My land lord has been understanding however I Read More

Hello, my name is Antonette and I recently relocated to Fayetteville from California with my 3 children for a job. The job was supposed to start this month and was pushed back to February. I have a temp job but have been struggling to make ends meet. We have been able to make it work however a couple weeks ago my van started overheating and having radiator issues so I had to get it fixed. Because of this unexpected expense I am 300 short on my rent. My land lord has been understanding however I am still a week late. On my next check I will have it however that will put me behind on next months rent because things are very tight and all of my check is always allocated to bills and such. I am at a loss of resources and appreciate any help or guidance that is available. Thank you for your time and god bless.

This is hard for me to do, but we are so desperate for help that I don't know what else to do. It's too embarrassing to ask for help on facebook where everyone can see my name and I can see their responses. We are a family of 5 in great need of help. We have been searching for a house for almost 4 years now and haven't had any luck finding something we can afford. We have lived here for 6 years and our landlord put a rent to own contract so they aren't responsible for any repairs or anything at Read More

This is hard for me to do, but we are so desperate for help that I don't know what else to do. It's too embarrassing to ask for help on facebook where everyone can see my name and I can see their responses. We are a family of 5 in great need of help. We have been searching for a house for almost 4 years now and haven't had any luck finding something we can afford. We have lived here for 6 years and our landlord put a rent to own contract so they aren't responsible for any repairs or anything at all, even though there were several things they promised would be fixed shortly after we moved in. We have a small house, we are praying to find someone that can work with us on low rent or even a lease to purchase home or someone that can help us make the needed repairs to make our house a decent place to live. My husband lost his job 2 years ago (he had been there for 5 years) due to car problems and the person giving him a ride he was late too often and they had to let him go even though the manager didn't want to. He just now has secured an interview next week and even though it isn't much it will be something until he can find something better. I will start with what's wrong with our house... We have two bathrooms and neither toilet works peoperly, we were replacing the "guts" of both every 4 months or so and we got tired of it so we went to using just one, it was running constantly and kept our water bill way up so we have to keep the water to the toilet off. We turn it on, use and flush then turn it back off. It's been this way for over a year, we have small children and they can't do this so it is a constant issue and I can't stand that we don't even have proper toilets. The flooring isn't complete, there are wide gaps and concrete visible in various areas, half the house doesn't have baseboards leaving the gap where the wall ends visible. There are drawers and drawer fronts missing in the bathroom and kitchen (all of this was here when we moved in and was supposed to be fixed within a month, it never happened). The dishwasher doesn't work and I have back problems and it hurts so bad to wash dishes that I can only stand for about 10 mins before I just have to quit, the garbage disposal doesn't work and our power outlets outside and in the garage don't work, there is more but we only pray to find someone to help us replace the toilets, fix or replace the floor, and the missing cabinets, we don't care about the appliances. Our fridge freezes anything on the top or bottom shelves and if you put something too close to the back on the middle shelf. We feel like we are drowning and there's no way out, we often wonder if it would be easier to be homeless. We are grateful to have a roof over our head but a lot of times it just becomes too much. We are both under so much stress it's constant and it makes us literally sick. I know our children feel it and that makes it harder on us. We are barely paying our rent, we struggle to get our bills paid and we can't keep gas in our car for the month. We have gone through so much of our stuff and we have sold some and are trying yo sell as much as we can but we can't even pay our water bill and it will be shut off on the 16th if we can't pay it by then. Our water bill is $95 a month due to a "sewer" charge our subdivision imposes on each house, the actual water usage is only $25-$35 but they won't let us pay a part or it will be shut off anyway. We paid our electric bill that was past due of $300 to avoid shut off last week, none of the assistance agencies had any funds available to help. We just bought the cheapest bag of dog food and the cheapest pack of diapers we could leaving us with $2.00 in our bank account until December when our daughters SSI check comes through and that only overs our rent. We get food stamps but that only lasts for two weeks. Please we are desperate for help in finding a house that is cheaper and actually livable or help in fixing the floors, toilets, and cabinets of our house. We have had it very rough for two years, it's been nothing but stress and we can't even enjoy our children growing up we have so much on our minds to worry about. My husband also sells plasma twice a week to help, he has been doing small odd jobs but it's just not been enough for us to live without worry. Our Christmas wish is to be able to pay our rent, bills, keep gas in the car and enough food on the table. That's all we need to be happy. We don't have a phone bill. Our only bills are rent, water, electric, car insurance and gas for our vehicle. There's nothing we can skimp or cut down on because we don't splurge on anything. I see so many people complaining about their lives and they are living on income that is 3-5 times what our income is. Please please let there be someone out there that can help us. We don't need Christmas help because we have our kids signed up for the angel tree and they will get a few gifts from that as well as a few clothes. We just want a decent home. One of my children wished for a working ceiling fan for her birthday this year, so we all simply want a nice clean home, one that has complete flooring, working toilets and isn't infested with mice.