Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Destiny is a young adult who has been supporting herself independently. Her hours have been reduced recently at her job making it difficult to keep her bills on track. She needs assistance to pay her rent this month while she works to find supplemental income.

Partner: St. Joseph's Villa

Advisor: Drew Melson

Sarah is a 26-year-old single mother who is working hard to regain custody of her two daughters after her family recently experienced homelessness. She is now working her “dream job” as a cook in a local café where she had worked before. While she’s proud that her pay has increased, finances are still a struggle. Sarah needs to buy clothing for work and would greatly appreciate the assistance on her path to stability.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Deonte needs assistance paying his electricity bill. He is a senior citizen living alone on a fixed income. Unforeseen circumstances has caused him to fall behind on his utilities. He has recently become more involved with community organizations who are working to assist him and get him on his feet. Assistance with this month's bill will help in the process of getting a jump start of a more stable and sustainable budget and higher quality of life.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Alnisa is a single mom and she spends most of day caring for her little ones and trying to hold down a job. Her hours were recently cut at her job making it difficult to keep her car insurance on track. She needs assistance to catch up on this bill and get her budget back on track.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Jaquan is a young adult who was recently incarcerated due to incident resulting from an mental health episode. He has been home and house arrest for the past few months. He has been doing very well and just recently secured a job. The guidelines of his parole state that he must report to the court on a weekly basis for screening. The cost of rising gas prices have made it nearly impossible for him to afford and have put a major strain on his already fixed income. Support with these costs will ensure that Jaquan continues on the right path as a returning citizen.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Shaquana is a single mom. She has recently fallen behind on her utilities due to expenses incurred from having to bury her father and send her oldest off to college within months of each other. She needs assistance to catch up on her water bill this month to avoid disconnection of service. This assistance will ensure she is able to maintain and continue to give her youngest daughter, who still resides with her, the level of comfort and quality of life she is accustomed to.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Fabyian is a hard working young man. He has been on his since he was 17 years and has been very diligent in trying to keep a float despite his lack of family support. He is currently renting a room and has fallen behind on his payments due to lack of hours at his job. He has had a hard time qualifying for rental relief programs in his area and just needs a bit of assistance covering what is past due as he heads back into full time employment.

Partner: St. Joseph's Villa

Advisor: Drew Melson

Kate is the mother of a teenage girl with autism, and a teenage transgender male. She and her husband have been behind on rent for six months and now face eviction with nowhere to go. Kate is receiving Mental Health Skill Building Services at St. Joseph’s Villa to cope with depression and anxiety, and she plans to return to work when her mental health stabilizes. Assistance with rent would be a tremendous relief to Kate and her family.

Partner: St. Joseph's Villa

Advisor: Drew Melson

Tamara entered St. Joseph’s Villa’s rapid rehousing program without a high school diploma, putting her at a great disadvantage in finding employment. She continues searching for employment and is hoping to enroll in a GED class to increase her career options. In the meantime, she is managing three children without any income except for what she makes doing hair for some family and friends. She can’t remember the last time she bought clothes for herself and her children. Tamara would be greatly appreciative for assistance in purchasing warm weather clothing for her family.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Deshon is a young adult who lives on his own. He has been working full time for the last few months but is his job has reduced his hours and due to lack of available work and adverse affects of the pandemic. He is in the process of securing a new job to help support his budget until his hours pick up but could use some assistance paying his rent in the interim.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Utility. Keanna is a single mother of one with twins on the way and has been placed on medical leave due to her pregnancy. Keanna has recently enrolled in classes to become a phlebotomist to pursue her dreams of working in the medical field. She has fallen behind on her utility bill and is requesting assistance to assist. She recently made payment arrangements to avoid disconnection but needs extra help since she had to purchase supplies for school.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

Jennifer is currently experiencing homelessness and has been diagnosed with cancer. Doctors have recommended that she go to Boston for a very specific kind of treatment. She needs money to help with her gas to and from Boston.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Amir is a single father of a 13 year old son and lives on a fixed disability income. He has fallen behind on electricity bill and needs assistance to catch up. He has been becoming more involved in community programs and working to get his son more connected to positive youth and young adults in the area to help support him.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Beverly is an elderly woman who lives on a fixed disability income. She has resided in her home in Church Hill for more than 25 years. She was participating in a tax relief program that helped her cover her real estate taxes over the past few years. Peter Paul is helping her navigate the recertification process that was missed due to missed communication on the part of the city. She needs assistance paying the down payment on the payment arrangement that has been set up while we figure out a more long term solution to ensure that she is able to keep possession of her home.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Christal is a single mom of two boys and a domestic abuse survivor. She recently moved her to start over and has been living with family. She has finally been approved for her own apartment and needs assistance covering the security deposit and other moving expenses. With this assistance along with the recent promotion to full time hours at her job, she should be well on her way to securing a safer and much more stable situation for her and her boys.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Otis runs a small home improvement business. Work has been very slow over the past few months because of Covid and the weather. His wife has not been able to work recently because of health issues and relies heavily on his support to cover the household finances. They have fallen behind on the electricity bill and need assistance keeping it up to date.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Charles is a single dad who works two part time jobs to make ends meet. He relies heavily on his car to get back and forth to work and to get his children to school. He recently had to put his car in the shop and the cost of repairs has put a dent in his monthly budget. Assistance with this expense will ensure that he continue to pay his regular bills and stay on track.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Groceries. Lenise is enrolled in OCWB's Workforce Program. She was out of work for a week with COVID and when she returned discovered her position was eliminated due to layoffs. Lenise receives no subsidies for her three children and needs help with groceries until she can find work.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Bills. Bernard is enrolled in OCWB's workforce program. He also is a contractor who provides maintenance support for one the City of Richmond buildings. The building was closed during the holidays, and Bernard missed five days of work which has impacted his earnings at the end of 2021. As a contractor, when he doesn't work during the holiday, he doesn't get paid. Bernard needs help catching up on some his bills: electricity and rent.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Lewis is a senior citizen who lives on a fixed income. He is experiencing a plumbing leak that is causing an increase in his utility bills. Help with correcting this small issue will go along way to saving him money and improving his overall quality of life.