by Laurie Sternberg | Sep 11, 2019 | Cars, Client Profiles
Thierry was a part of Circles’ first cohort when he was at work when his car was totaled in a hit and run a city over from his home. This was devastating. The car was not only used to get him around for work and for his immediate family, but he also takes his father...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 4, 2019 | Car Repair, Cars, Community Needs, Emergency Assistance, Spotlight
Our Direct Assistance Helpline — utility prevention, car repair assistance, etc. — has new extended hours. It will now be open 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Monday through Friday. It is our hope that this will give people a bigger window in which to call us. Note:...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 12, 2016 | Car Repair, Cars, Grants Received, Spotlight, Thankfulness Thursday
First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor has been a long-time friend to Friends In Deed. In fact, we have received grant monies from them every year since 2001. In 2016, the $1,000 in grant monies we received helped five working or medically fragile households with...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 26, 2016 | Cars, Client Profiles
Brian, his wife and five children — ages 3, 9, 14, 15, 16 — have been without a car for about a year. “I did what I could to keep it going,” Brian said of the old family car, but it had one problem after another.Having no transportation made...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 14, 2015 | Cars, Client Profiles, Spotlight
Mwashite is a single mom with a two-year-old child. She came to the United States in 2010 as a refugee from Tanzania, Africa. Since that time, she’s found work but sometimes struggled to find a place to live. In fact, she recently spent three months at the...
by Laurie Sternberg | Aug 18, 2015 | Cars, Client Profiles, Spotlight
My name is Afua, and I’m a single mom of four with two minor kids at home with me. I work in Accounting; however, I lost my job of six years in December and my unemployment benefits ended in May. I was blessed with a job in June actually directly across the...
