Partner: St. Joseph's Villa

Advisor: Drew Melson

Last year, Gerald lost his call center job after missing time from work due to injuries sustained in a car accident. He has since worked odd jobs and completed many employment applications to no avail. Eventually, he lost his home as well. Gerald attends physical therapy twice a week for one of his hands. His understanding is that he will not be able to do the physical work that he used to do. He is motivated to work and is open to returning to a call center job or remote employment. However, he does not have a home computer and completing job applications on his phone is difficult. Gerald would be grateful for assistance in purchasing a laptop so that he can get back to work and regain his independence.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Lashonda is a single mom and returning citizen. She has been working full time and celebrating her sobriety for nearly two years. She is well on her way to regaining full custody of her two children. She has recently been hit with a garnishment that has made it difficult to take care of everyday expenses. She could use a little help paying for her electricity bill this month to keep things on track.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Tonya is a single mother of 3 who has been diagnosis with cancer. Recently she had to take time out of her job at MCV to better manage her health. It has been very challenging to focus solely on her health while watching my bills pile up. Navigating the healthcare system also has been a huge load. She has been relying on friends and family to get back and forth. Her car needs a few things fixed before passing inspection. Getting her car back on the road would help her household in so many ways.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Mary is a senior citizen living alone on a fixed income. Her income has changed drastically due to the recent death of her roommate. She has applied for disability and working to find a new room mate to help share some of her household costs. her current most pressing need is to cover her past due gas bill while she works to get her finances back on track.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Michelle is a single mother. She has three elementary age children and enjoys finding creative ways to spend time with them. She is very involved with their school activities despite the time constraints of working full time. She recently has been faced with some minor car repairs that have made it fairly difficult to effectively balance this busy schedule. She could really use some assistance to cover the price of towing her vehicle to the repair shop so that she can get back on the road and back to her regular routine.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Jennifer is a mother of 2 that has been effected by not only covid 19 causing her to lose her job but also is struggling to help her 14 year old daughter navigate the aftermath of a sexual assault. She was employed for over 6 years with her last employer and working remotely which allowed her to be more available for het daughter but was terminated in January. This hardship has made it difficult to keep the bills paid and provide everything her family needs. Assistance with this bill will make all the difference as she weathers this storm.