by Laurie Sternberg | Oct 3, 2017 | Car Repair, Client Profiles, Spotlight
Paula and her 12-year-old daughter, Fayth, had a hard time of it over the last year as their small family struggled with Paula’s breast cancer diagnosis. Treatment involved removing Paul’s breast. While the good news is that Paula survived the scare, she...
by Laurie Sternberg | Aug 11, 2017 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance, Furniture, Thankfulness Thursday
Meet Crystal, a home health care worker for six years with a Certified Nursing Assistant diploma. Crystal, twenty-seven, is mom to six-year old Isaiah, who will be entering first grade this fall. Crystal heard about Friends In Deed (FID) from a friend who referred...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 20, 2017 | Beds, Client Profiles, Furniture, Spotlight
Lisa, an amputee, is a single mom with kids, and she’s been looking for a place to live for a long time. Now that she has one, she realized it would take her almost a year to fill it with basic-needs furniture without the help of Friends In Deed. “I really...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 20, 2017 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance, Spotlight
Jessica is a security officer with two kids, ages 3 and 11. When her rent went up unexpectedly from $192 to $600, her budget took a hit. Things were made worse by the timing because her rent went up after she got paid. When most of her paycheck went to the rent...
by Laurie Sternberg | Mar 31, 2017 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Jamesa heard about Friends in Deed through a friend of hers who had previously sought out help. Jamesa’s son, 8, had recently gone into remission from leukemia. When her son was diagnosed with leukemia, Jamesa was working at a home improvement store. To take care of...
by Laurie Sternberg | Mar 31, 2017 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Dor and Aliza came to the Ypsilanti area from Israel with their three children in search of better employment. Dor works in the aviation industry and Aliza is a school teacher. When they arrived from Israel, they had no furniture and were sleeping on the floor....
