When the Restaurants Close Down
A single mom with a teenage son worked a full-time job waitressing along with a few hours of day-time temping. The restaurant she worked at closed, so she immediately got a job at a second restaurant. Then it closed too. (This was during the COVID lockdowns.) She was picked up full-time at a third restaurant. They started cutting her hours, and once again she got laid off, and she didn't get unemployment. Then in November she started a job working from home.
This wasn’t enough to pay her bills. She got two months behind on her rent and utilities, and she was saving every penny. She couldn't afford to go to a grocery store or anywhere else for a while, so we invited her to come "shop" at our office so she could use all her wages to catch up with her bills. She did this for two years.
As a result, she has gotten up-to-date on her rent and all of her utilities. A little aid from us let her become independent again, thanks to you.