Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Groceries. Ronnay is a single mother who has some health issues and is in need of assistance with food. She has utilized the food banks; however, finds that she can’t use most of the items given and doesn’t want to waste when someone else can use the items. This type of assistance will be a great help to Ronnay and her family.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Groceries. Joseph is an enrolled participant in OCWB'sWorkforce Program. He is working part-time due to social distancing and preparing to take the exam to become a certified personal trainer. Joseph is finding it a challenge to stay on top of bills. He is requesting help with groceries to help him get through February.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Laptop. Tanya is an enrolled participant in OCWB's Workforce Program. She needs to take a class that is only being offered online. Tanya does not have the technology to support her studies. She is requesting help with a laptop. This type of assistance means she can earn a credential and strengthen her chances of securing employment.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with a Laptop. Clin-Ton is enrolled in OCWB's Workforce Program. Recently, she lost her job due to COVID-19. Now, she would like to upgrade her skills. Clin-Ton is enrolled in a Hybrid training program and needs a Laptop to complete her studies. This type of assistance would be a great help to Clin-Ton.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with a Laptop. Dewonne is an enrolled participant in OCWB'S Workforce Program. Recently, he lost his job due to COVID-19. Now, Dewone would like to upgrade his skills and return to work in the HVAC industry, but he needs a computer to support his training. This type of assistance will help Dewonne earn his credential and increase his chances of securing employment.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Gas. Angela is an enrolled participant in OCWB's Workforce Program. She is in transition and looking for secure housing. Angela also is unemployed and is finding it challenging to put gas in the car as she looks for a home and employment.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with a Laptop. Antonio is an enrolled participant in OCWB's workforce program. He is in training in an online class and needs a laptop to complete his studies. He has been trying to use his phone, which is more challenging to navigate. Having a computer would help Antonio complete his training.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Phone Bill. Larry is a senior citizen and enrolled. He is still employed and trying to make a sustainable living. Larry is having a hard time holding on to employment due to some barriers and COVID-19. Currently, he is living in subsidize struggles with keeping his cell phone service on. If he were to receive support today, it would cover a year of service. This type of help would release his anxiety and monthly stress as Larry uses his phone to communicate, search for jobs, and accept temp positions.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Samesha and her husband have 3 beautiful little boys and are new to the East End of Richmond. They are excited to have their twin 7 year olds finally return back to school and are grateful to have secured quality childcare their 1year old son. They are optimistic about the changes but have been finding if increasingly more difficult to purchase basic household essentials and cover all of bills since her husband was laid off in November. Purchasing what they needed to get their boys back into school and starting in the new daycare has made them a bit short of what they need to cover their rent for March. Support with this request would provide peace of mind and a bit of a leg up as they get settled in to the neighborhood.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Leah needs assistance paying her rent for the month of February. She and her husband have fallen behind trying to juggle all their finances since his job hours have been so dramatically reduced and inconsistent due to the pandemic. Leah is currently unemployed and is looking for work. Her husband enjoys serving the community as a custodian and hopes to be able continuing in this way again on a more full time basis again soon as the world slowly returns to normal. They are both active members of the community and enjoy their little Church Hill apartment and are super grateful to be apart of this evolving neighborhood.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

William and his wife and young child have been navigating the affects of homelessness for several years and have found it difficult to find consistent affordable housing, The pandemic and its affects on employment have made this journey all the more challenging. They have been blessed recently to secure an apartment now that William has found work. Unfortunately, this apartment is much further outside the area that he and has family had been staying and the network they had built. This has made his car even more essential to their livelihood. Being able to pay the car insurance this month means he can get back and forth to work and keep the momentum they have built as they work to secure a much more steady future for their family,

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Debbie spends most of her days providing care for her young grandson, while her daughter works. She has been a school bus driver serving children in our community for many years. Even after the schools closed she was able to pick hours transporting meals to the out of school children through the lunch program. She unfortunately was recently diagnosed with some serious underlying conditions that made it unsafe for her to continue her job and so has been out of work for several months. She is doing the best she can to make ends meet on her limited fixed income and is grateful for the opportunity to receive this assistance in the mean time.