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 | 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 | Jun 24, 2016 | Emergency Assistance, Spotlight
At one time, Harvey was a biology teacher and athletic director for a local school. Unfortunately, things went downhill for him after was hit by a drunk driver and suffered a brain injury. More setbacks followed, whether as a result of bad luck or bad people. Even...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 6, 2016 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance
Thomas is hearing impaired and in need of new hearing aids. Unfortunately, he has other physical problems in addition to his hearing loss. In addition to breaking both his elbows in the past, he now walks with the aid of crutches. Thomas just wants to improve his...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 2, 2016 | Community Needs, Emergency Assistance, Grants Received, Resources, Thankfulness Thursday
‘Tis the season, the non-crisis season as far as the Department of Human Services is concerned. From June 1st to October 31st, low-income families in Washtenaw County will not be able to request assistance from DHS to prevent utility shut off. As one of only a...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 11, 2015 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance
Rhonda is a para-educator in the Ypsilanti Community School District and attending college to become a social worker. While she recently obtained a car, she wasn’t quite able to afford the car insurance to actually use it. Her defeated expression caught the...
