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Utilities shut off

 
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JudyinTexas  

About JudyinTexas

I am a 60 year old grandmother in Texas. Recently my disabled daughter and her two young sons (ages 5 months & 5 years) moved back home with my Husband and I, running away from an abusive marriage. My husband and I live on a fixed income set by social security. The return of my Adult daughter and her children have placed a great financial burden upon our living situation. My Husband and I have fallen a month behind on our rent and utility bills. As we are constantly now paying our rent late, we are paying even more money than our monthly rent due to exuberant late fees. We are facing the disconnection of all of our utility services. We have investigated local resources for help, but funding has been very strapped due to so many people also needing help.

If my Husband and I could just get caught up current on our rent and bills, This would be a miracle. I have taken a part time job caring for an elderly woman in her daughters home, but I myself am disabled with torn rotary cuffs in both of my shoulders, and some days feel as though I could use some one to care for me..lol...even with the extra income we are not able too make any headway.

We have always provided for ourselves, even while raising 5 children. Now in our senior years we find ourselves needing help, and our adult children choose to not help us, or really cant help us as they say. If there is a miracle out there for us, a months worth of help would be a blessing that we would never forget.

                                                         Angel 2





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gimme_a_break  

About gimme_a_break

I'll get to the point.

There are 5 of us:

  • My wife ( Disabled Severe Authoritas ) age: 42
  • Our Son: 13 and talented
  • My beautiful Niece: 13. Her bio-dad is in jail...again.
  • My mother: 58 and disabaled due to stroke.

 We have just had our pge turned off and water/garbage may be next. I have, like many others, had a long stretch of bad times. I am doing everything I can but I am out of options. Please...someone...help us? Thank you for taking the time to view this. I am 40 and trying hard to get work. I'm feeling as though I'm always putting out fires but running out of water.

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MaryLouise  

Single mom of four really needs help.. please...

I am a single mom of four kids.  My electricity was shut off today and I really need help paying it off to have it turned back on.  I had two roommates who bailed on me two months ago so I have been trying to pay the bills on my own and I have not been successful at doing it.  My income is only 1800 a month and rent is 1200 so the rest gets used on bills.. Ends dont always meet and some bills have to go waiting.  My roommate who was responsable for the electicity did not keep her end of the bargain so the electricity was not paid in two months prior to her moving out. Now we have an MID (Modesto's electicity company) bill of 625.00 and no utilities.  Please if anyone can help or kows any way I can get some help I would appreciate it.  

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lauralee  

over my head with bills

I'm a single mom with 2 daughters, $5000 behind in bills.  My electric and gas are both over $1000 each and scheduled to be shut off within the week.  Can anyone who is able please help me???  God bless you for your consideration.

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Angela19  

I have been sick and need help for me and my kids

I work but have been sick.  I have two children and I am about to have my utilities shut off.  I need them because of my two kids and my illness.  I have to make decisions everyday because of medication and doctors bills.  Now I need to have radiation done, and I will be even more sick.   Please help me!

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