Application 119576: Power Bill for Family Hanging Tough

Current Status: Funded

On 2009-11-05, Modest Needs sent payment in the amount requested by the applicant to Public Works Comission on behalf of this deserving individual.

This request for help was funded at the recommendation and through the support of the friends and partners of Modest Needs Foundation.

Thank you for your support!

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This application has 100% of the points it needs to receive a Modest Needs grant.

This application has been fully funded. To see the thank you note left by the person who placed this application, scroll down this page to 'Testimonial'

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Application Details

Power Bill for Family Hanging Tough | Cost to fully fund this application: 710.00 Modest Needs Points

My family had lived in the same home from October 2003 to June 2009, when we were given 30 days' notice that we had to move so that the owner of the home could move his nephew in. When moving, we had to pay new deposits, moving costs, and all kids of extra bills on my usual pay, which was barely getting us by, but we were okay and just making it wonderfully. With a little help, we can again be just fine, we just need help breaking even.

As a mom of three and one on the way, this situation has been very stressful. I have been a teacher for five years and also worked a second job at a coffee shop until July 30 for the past nine years. My husband is a stay-at-home dad because our youngest son became very ill from daycare. I have a college degree and a guaranteed year-to-year contract, and my husband is a construction worker (for almost ten years), and in this economy, jobs in that field are practically gone.

Help with my power bill would take so much stress off my shoulders. My children know something is going on, but we work hard to let them worry about children worries, not adult worries like the utilities. It was hard enough on them having to move to a new house, new neighborhood, and new school. Losing power would be very hard to understand.

Applicant Profile

This application for our Self-Sufficiency grant comes to Modest Needs from a household of 2 adults and 3 children.
This household earns 100% of its household income.

This applicant lives above the poverty line and probably won't qualify for other types of help.
This household has not received state or federal assistance in the past 30 days.

Notes from the Modest Needs Staff

This applicant has never applied for help from Modest Needs before.

Testimonial

This person has left the following thank you note:

Oh my goodness, this will help my family so much. Thanks to everyone who donated my power bill can now be paid and my 3 boys will get Xmas. NO more struggling to pay the minimum so they won't shut us off. I will for sure be helping out others through this site as soon as we are fully back on our feet!! Thank you so much everyone!!!