Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Electricity Bill. Kimberly is a single mother of two who was working a full-time job until the pandemic hit. She’s been trying to pick up extra hours at work to make ends meet but has fallen behind in her electric bill. Kimberly has asked for an extension and was given a date of November 23, 2021. This type of assistance will help her avoid a disconnect notice.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

John is currently experiencing homelessness and sleeping outside. He doesn't have income and is locked out of his storage unit. All of his belongings including his ID and medication are in the storage unit. John needs assistance paying a locksmith so that he can retrieve his ID and medication.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Laptop. Amanda is a single mom who also is in transition with her housing. During her move, her laptop and many other of her belongings were stolen. Amanda is in school and needs her computer to complete classes. She also is in search of employment and was using her computer to conduct job searches. This type of assistance would be tremendous for Amanda.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Exam Fees. Lasha is working hard to enhance her skill sets and compete in a market that’s high in demand with RPS; she will also be able to secure sustainable income. Therefore, she is asking for support with the cost of this exam (Family and Consumer Sciences Praxis exam). The exam is offered through ETS, which is the credential needed to qualify to teach this subject in schools.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Charles is a hard working husband and father of two. He recently had to make some major car repairs to his sole mode of transportation in order to keep it on the road. Simultaneously his hours were temporarily cut due to several covid cases at his job site. This has made it difficult to keep his electricity bill current. He needs assistance to catch up and get everything back on track.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Groceries. Marie is a single mother of five children who has just received a small raise at work. This small raise has triggered a loss of food benefits. She also has seen an enormous increase in her gas bill as she has been taking her children back and forth to school every day since they have returned after the pandemic. Assistance with food would be a great help to Marie and her family.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Books for School. Iyanna Weathers is currently enrolled in the Clinical Mental Health and Counseling program. She is working part-time at the Department of Motor Vehicles while seeking full-time employment. My ultimate career goal in life is to become a Marriage and Family counselor and start a non-profit organization. Receiving any book assistance will not only make me closer to my dreams.

Partner: Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building

Advisor: Chaya Braxton

Help with Water Bill. Tony received a job offer recently. However, she has been out of work for a few months and fell behind on some of her bills. Tony has been able to pay most of her accounts from her savings. She also has arranged with most of her accounts. Tony still needs support to relieve some stress before starting her new job. She never asks for an assistant, but things are getting unbearable; she is reaching out to get help to pay this bill.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Amber is a single mother of 4. Her hours have been limited for the past few months and she has been doing her best to make ends meet while she searches for new employment that will support her schedule and need for quality childcare. She is working with the Promise Family network at Peter Paul to help her reach these goals. Assistance with this month's rental payments will allow her to focus on other pressing issues and help her get one step closer to creating a more sustainable plan to get through the next few months.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Lashonda is a young single mother and just recently moved into a new apartment. She need assistance to pay the deposit and connection fees to turn on her gas service to make sure that she has heat as we head into the colder months. She is currently heating her home with space heaters. Assistance with this bill will help make her home more livable for her and her daughter.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Alante is a single mother of two. She is also the sole caretaker for her elderly mother. Her mom just recently had an emergency surgery that cause Alante to have to take quite a bit of unpaid time from work and has caused her to fall behind on her carnote. Assistance with this bill will ensure that Alante will be able to maintain reliable transportation as she returns to work.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Eric is a returning citizen on a fixed income and has been working toward stability for the past 12 months since his release. His progress has been threatened recently by the quick sale of the rooming house he has been living in. He has been informed that he only has 30 days to move out. He has found a new rooming house but needs assistance to cover the expenses to move and pay the deposit without throwing off his current budget.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Shakita is a single mother. She works part time and cares full time for her autistic son. Her income is fixed and paying her bills depends heavily on the income received from SSI benefits for her son. She has experience some unforeseen set backs this month that has thrown her finances off. She is working with Peter Paul and Social Services to get back on track and could some assistance paying her rent this month.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Latoria is a single mom of three young adults. One junior in high school and two very new college students. She fell behind on her utility bills after her hours at work were impacted by covid. She is back full time right now but feels like her pay is being impacted by erroneous tax deductions. She is working with her HR department to correct this issue and just needs assistance covering this expense as she tries to catch up.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Leah is a dedicated community member and faithful part of the network at Peter Paul. She has experienced a sudden loss of income after having to take a few weeks from work to tend to her ailing father in law. Thankfully his health is now more stable and she has been able to return home and back to work but is now behind on several things and needs assistance covering her utility bill. Help with this will bill will make it easier for her to focus on getting back to normal as she goes back to work.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Jamaica is a single mom of a toddler and 3 elementary schoolers. She has been working part time for several months due to lack of consistent childcare. Now that the three older ones are back in school she has been able to focus on returning to full time work. She is currently in the onboarding process of her new job and just needs a little assistance covering the her car note through the transition. She is a hardworking determined mom and plans to ultimately become a certified substance counselor. She is very passionate about helping to break the cycle of poverty for those directly impacted by this crisis.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

Charlie is currently experiencing homelessness and is working with CCC staff. He has a cellphone but he needs to add minutes to it so that he can continue to apply for work and communicate with his family.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

Tom, his two toddlers, and his pregnant wife are currently staying in a shelter as they work with CCC staff to find stable, long-term housing. In order to continue getting to his appointments, Tom needs assistance with transportation.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Malaysia is a single mom and works makes an hourly wage at her part time job. She recently fell ill and was unable to work for several weeks. Because of this several of her bills have fallen behind. Now that she is back on her feet and back to work she is in need of some assistance catching up on a few things. Her electricity bill is the most pressing need. Receiving help to keep this bill current will make a huge difference as she works diligently to recover from this and get everything back on track.

Partner: Commonwealth Catholic Charities

Advisor: Katie Dillon

Samantha is pregnant and due in November. She, her husband, and two toddlers are currently staying in a shelter. They are working with CCC staff to find more stable, long-term housing. Neither Samantha nor her husband have a phone or reliable transportation. Samantha needs a prepaid cell phone to communicate better and to coordinate transportation.