Three of our wonderful, caring, and former caregiver Kossack community folks have urgent living needs that must be funded very quickly: Mufftootuff, MaureenMower, and jtg.
URGENT URGENT NEED: MUFFTOOTUFF — a Pootie diary lurker for many years while she and her son were caregivers for her mother, joined when Tricia went into the hospital, active with the Peeps ever since. She lost her job in March, severance carried her through May but also made her ineligible for any helping services available. She’s applying for every job she can find, getting more and more Depressed every time she’s turned down. She’s also applied for and will be getting early Social Security retirement — but it doesn’t start until the 3rd week of August and August rent is due on the first. She needs urgent help — and we can help her.
Thanks to a combination of donations and unemployment only $420 TO GO for rent (need by Wednesday before end of grace period) — PAYPAL:MMERIWETHER
URGENT NEEDS:
MAUREENMOWER — Another caregiver (for her husband) PWB Peep who came out of lurkdom in 2013, a 55 yr old two-time widow, unemployed for over a year, with severe spinal and other medical issues. She’s applied for disability, hasn’t gotten it yet, and there hasn’t been enough online transcription work (her only revenue at this point) to cover anything. (She also seriously needs a car so she can get a job, transit is limited and undependable so employers won’t hire if that’s the only means of transportation, and return to self-sufficiency. link for car in diary below)
August living expenses needs $300 before Friday — gmf for Aug; diary: Updating the Updates Part 3
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jtg — long-time Kossack (caretaker for his father for 15 years so spotty employment record), started needing help after his father died. His own health issues (cancer survivor, diabetic, partial amputation one foot) added to the “spotty” employment record making it difficult for him to find and hold a job. Substitute teaching since last October has gone well but no school in July and August means no income in July and August. He’s getting food from the food bank, but there are lots of non-food items he needs now and help with mid-August rent.
His savings have run out and he needs $100 for non-food groceries now, another $500 for rent in 2 weeks — keep jtg living indoors
Urgent-Urgent is rent. Urgent is utilities and non-food groceries. Please give a helping hand to our Kossacks in need. Thanks.