my name is candace i am a single 29 year old mom with 4 young kids ages 5 thru 12..we have been through alot this year.we moved to a different town to escape an abusive situation full of drugs and violence...we were doing ok and i was a waitress making it for us..i was recently fired may 23rd.and we are very broke.bills rent and daily needs are not met. i do not qualify for cash assistance and child support comes few and far between.the shut off notices are rollin in and unemployment is only 60 a week due to the waitress wages here.every penny i get is a borrowed one and have no clue when i can pay our way or them back..finding a job is hard when i barely even have bus money..bottom line we need anything and everything right now..3 to 5 grand would put us right where we need to be..please if u can help let me know..i filled out grant forms already and i still havent heard anything...please if you can help us. thank you

i am a single mother of 4 in pittsburgh,pa. i recently disconnected from my mother(the only family i had) due to her drug use and abuse..i moved into another town with my kids and was doing ok.i was a diner waitress and made ends meet. in may 23-07 i was fired and still have not found work.waitress wage unemployment checks are around $50 a week.i cannot get welfare and child support payments are few and far between. i have not paid june's rent-i am getting shut off notices already and i am stuck..i cannot put my kids back into an abusive home..my only choice may end up being a shelter. my kids are 12,10,7,and 5. i dont want them to endure such pain..please i have applications in all over the place and even if i got a job today by the time i got paid we may not have a home or electric-water-phone-gas ...i feel like 5,000 would get me and my family back on track...please if you can help we would be so grateful...i could maybe try to pay it back little by little...i just need help..thank you and god bless.