Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Chantil Carter

Samantha is a dedicated assistant teacher serving students in the East End of Richmond and college student. She has been working in person with students, completing school work, and supplementing with brain breaks and enrichment activities. She has experienced unforeseen incident this month and is seeking assistance with getting her car out of the tow yard. This assistance will allow her travel to school and her job.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Matthew is a participant of Peter Paul's ZLife program working to build entrepreneurial and employment skills. He is in the 12th grade and has just gotten a new job. He required to purchase all of his uniforms and two pairs of safety shoes. He needs assistance covering these costs so that he can be prepared to start work as soon as possible. This support will go a long in helping him to stay on track and reach his goals.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Alexus and her husband and 6 children have been living in a hotel for the past 3 months. They lost their home because they were not able to afford the rent increase. Alexus has just returned to work after maternity leave and is trying to get back on track. Before this they were all making it just on her husbands income. She has recently been approved for a new apartment but needs to raise $1000 to pay the deposit and first months rent so that she can save money on hotel fees and get back on track.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Kimberly Young

Chimere is a wife and mom of two boys. She works at a non-profit in the East End serving her own neighborhood and is always ensuring others needs are met. Chimere has had an unexpected financial need to support meeting her household utility need. With this support, Chimere will be relieve a tremendous amount a stress as she remains in service to her neighbors every day.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

Faith is 18-years-old and pregnant. She cannot stay with her family so CCC's Housing Resource Center is assisting her with temporary housing. She is also working with CCC's employment services to find a suitable job. Faith is excited to have just been accepted into a GED program. To keep up with her studies, Faith needs a laptop. She hopes to eventually move into an apartment of her own and support her baby and her younger siblings.

Partner: Henrico County Public Schools Office of Family & Community Engagement

Advisor: Virginia Hansom

Melissa has a student who attends Wilder. They are homeless and stay in hotels. They have to leave their hotel room today due to insufficient funds. Melissa is trying to keep her son at a stable location. When they are relocated it takes a while for transportation for school to be set up and she does not want him to miss out on school.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

Francisco, who is a senior citizen, is a refugee who is experiencing homelessness. Because of age-related health complications he is unable to work. Francisco is eligible to apply for citizenship which would give him access to supportive benefits and enable him to pay for rent and food on his own. Francisco needs assistance paying for the immigration processing fees.

Partner: Henrico County Public Schools Office of Family & Community Engagement

Advisor: Virginia Hansom

Skylair is the parent of 3 girls that are five years old and under; two of them are in school (PK & K) and one is still at home. The two school-age girls have been missing a tremendous amount of time from school because they have lice and cannot seem to get rid of it. Mom has treated it multiple times and the treatment is very costly. The students are in need of being in school. In order to get the girls back in school, they need to have a professional come in to help get rid of the lice and teach the family tips on how to prevent it in the future. Assistance with this expense will get the girls back in school where they need to be in order to learn.

Partner: Henrico County Public Schools Office of Family & Community Engagement

Advisor: Virginia Hansom

Michelle is a single mom with two boys. One son is in high school, the other son is in kindergarten. Her kindergartener participates in the weekly backpack program. Mom lost her job at the beginning of September and her electricity is set to be cut off within a week.

Partner: Henrico County Public Schools Office of Family & Community Engagement

Advisor: Virginia Hansom

Michelle is a single mom with two boys. One son is in high school, the other son is in kindergarten. Her kindergartener participates in the weekly backpack program. Mom lost her job at the beginning of September and her electricity is set to be cut off within a week.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Tameka is a very active Peter Paul participant and single mother of four. She is community mentor and loves to help other single moms navigate the very tough circumstances they commonly face. Though she has yet to reach all of her goals she uses the story of her progress over the past few years to inspire others each and every day and works very hard to be a good example to her children despite her own struggles. She is currently in need of assistance to pay her utilities while she tries to maintain all her other household responsibilities and get all her children prepared for the start of school.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Kristen is a single working mom of two teenagers in the neighborhood. A recent health issue has caused unexpected expenses that have thrown off her budget making difficult to cover her utilities and take care of basic household needs.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

Laura has been experiencing homelessness. With CCC's assistance, she is moving into temporary housing needs an air mattress so that she and her child do not have to sleep on the floor.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Eric just moved into the neighborhood after being displaced for the past few months. He is recovery and has been clean for nearly a year. He was fortunate enough to find an affordable rooming house near his new job and he is working with non profit organizations to help him get and stay on his feet. He could use some assistance covering his first water bill since it requires a deposit and connection fees. This will ensure he starts off at his new place on the right track and will allow him to continue to focus on his goals.

Partner: Henrico County Public Schools Office of Family & Community Engagement

Advisor: Virginia Hansom

The student and her mother live with her grandmother and grandfather. The mother does not drive, however, the grandmother brings the student to school daily. The family car has a cracked windshield which failed inspection and the family cannot afford to get it repaired in order to continue to get their student to school.

Partner: Henrico County Public Schools Office of Family & Community Engagement

Advisor: Virginia Hansom

Emily is a single aunt who has custody of her nephew. His aunt applied for McKinney-Vento. The application for McKinney-Vento is pending. Emily's nephew is in need of shirts, pants, and underwear. He wears a size small in men's clothes.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Tanya is a grandmother and community health worker. She spends her day connecting with members of the community to help them build stronger support systems and reach their goals. When she is not in the office she loves hanging with her grandbaby and spending time with her children. She has a bubbly personality and cares deeply about her community. She is currently in need of assistance to pay her electricity bill which has become a bit unmanageable due to a string of events that have put a strain on her budget.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Simone is a single working mother. She has been having issues with her car over the past couple of weeks and needs to have it repaired before the issues worsen. Assistance with these repairs will prevent her from having to choose between proper car maintenance and getting the things her children need for school. It will also ensure that she continues to have access to reliable transportation to and from work.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Eric is a returning citizen. He lives on a fixed social security income. He resides in a recovery house and has been clean for nearly a year. His rent is paid weekly and can be difficult to balance with unexpected expenses. He recently fell behind due to falling ill and could use some assistance getting back on track. Fortunately he is doing much better. He has started a new job and is excited about the prospect of getting his own place in the near future.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

Gia and her one-year-old son are experiencing homelessness. Gia's son has severe allergies and can only use hypoallergenic diapers which local baby clothes closets do not have.