JAN4INSIGHT — Jan supplements her limited Social Security with sales from her shops, where you can find t-shirts, paintings, hats and other merchandise.She needs $710 530 to make up a shortfall in her June house payment by 6/12. PayPal, purchases from her Zibbet and Daily Paintworksshops and buying "coffee" via Ko-Fi will all help her reach her goal. NEEDS HAVE BEEN MET!
MEOWSKER — MaureenMower's cats Tiger and Smokey were placed in an SPCA shelter after they were picked up by Animal Control following her untimely passing, and Meowsker has agreed to adopt them both from the shelter (diary). Both Tiger and Smokey are senior cats with health issues and need vet exams and bloodwork to determine treatment. She is looking to raise $400 initially for vet exams and bloodwork, with final amount to be determined once she schedules house call for cats. PayPal is batsymom1 at verizon dot net
HARPPLAYER — She has started on the road to full employment but has not yet received her paycheck which was supposed to be paid on May 30th, and has contacted her school to inquire about the delay. In the meantime, she needs $135 for medicines. PayPal is bluessingerrn at aol dot com
BIGJACBIGJACBIGJAC — He was recently switched from working full-time at Walmart to part-time and has medical insurance through the ACA. With premiums forecast to go up next year, he and his wife are already living on the edge and barely making ends meet. A necessary but unexpected car repair tipped the scales and left him in debt. Both he and his wife also need dental work, and if they use their existing funds to meet the co-pay they will not have enough funds for additional medical appointments which are required for each of them monthly. He is looking to raise $600 454 to pay off car repair debt and $2,000 for dental co-pay ($1,000 each for him and his wife) for a total of $2,600 2,454. GoFundMe is here; kosmail him for other payment methods.
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MSSPENTYOUTH — She wants to be out there registering new voters and phonebanking for candidates who hope to be part of the #BlueWave this November, among other activities. Unfortunately, she was just discharged from hospital with diabetes complications caused by a tumor in her pituitary gland.She is on SSDI and needs help with diabetic supplies, food appropriate for a diabetic diet, and medicines that are not covered by Medicare. She needs $7,000 2,590 in total (YouCaring, diary explaining her situation: Not Ready to Give Up. Will you help fight a truculent tumor?) PayPal is kim dot yaman at gmail dot com
ZOOM314 — He lives on a fixed income and needs some financial help to undertake various household and car repairs. Detailed repairs include a new gas furnace ($2,000) and critical safety repairs for car ($882.93 369.00 for parts and labor) estimated to be about $2,882.93 2,369.00 total. Latest update diary: Ford Escort ZX2 Sport Hot Coupe Repairs. PayPal is zoom3141 at gmail dot com`
RICKNELSONMN — Had a partial knee replacement last year but unexpected complications require total knee replacement urgently. Needs $4,000 3,510 to cover expenses and bills while recuperating after surgery. (GoFundMe,diaryexplaining his situation)
TULSAGAL — She had been taking care of her mom who had stage 1 dementia, until it abruptly transitioned to stage 2 dementia at which point she had to place her mom in a nursing home. During this time, she had an arthritis flare and also fell behind on bills, in addition to having several items (including her work computer, car and house) damaged or destroyed by her mom. She needs help to get current on her most urgent needs which are: mom's nursing service bills which are not covered by insurance ($985), utility bills ($855) and her own medical bills ($628.36 599.51). PayPal is manskerat cox dot net
JTG — Needs $375 to cover microchipping and vaccination/boosters for dogs that cost more than budgeted for (SPCA has stopped doing low-cost vet clinics for time being). Dog food from Amazon Wishlist for Pet Supplies is also welcome/appreciated.PayPal is james at jamesthomasgreen dot com (GoFundMe; kosmail for postal address or other options)
MUFFTOOTUFF — She started a new job on March 1st after being unemployed for 11 months, but her job only pays about half of what she used to earn, and she is falling behind on rent and other bills despite supplementing her income with Social Security and efforts to obtain assistance from her county and other charitable organizations. Her landlord will not evict her as long as she continues paying down the back rent. She has secured $300 in rent assistance from charitable organizations and county trustee although her landlord has not yet received this amount. She needs to raise the following updated amounts: Rent ($1,600 495 by June 1st), car payments ($948), phones and other bills ($647) for a total of $3,195 $495. PayPal is momeriwether at gmail dot com (PayPal.me link)
MBNYC — For a long time MBNYC was an active member of this community. Then his voice became quiet as he went through a daunting personal struggle with drug addiction. Here is his story, which he puts into the context of the drug epidemic in this country and all the other folks who also struggle: The War and Peace Version of My Addiction. Total amount needed is $5,000 4,515 (pending confirmation) to obtain Mac laptop for graphic design work, a bed, clothes, and paying movers to save what he can. $300 match on offer. PayPal link is here.