Patty and Ray have a young family with three daughters under 6 years old. It takes both of them working full-time to support their family. The week before Thanksgiving both of them were out of work due to having Covid. Patty then had strep throat and was out another week. While Patty was able to return to work the Monday after Thanksgiving; unfortunately, Ray lost his job due to the absence. This caused them…

Warren is a retired engineer living in our community on a fixed income. He has some health problems as well as difficulty getting around to take care of his basic needs. Without access to public transportation Warren has to walk or can use his scooter where there is a sidewalk. Unfortunately, there is not a sidewalk or grocery store near enough so he is forced to walk the distance most weeks. This takes a…

 Henry recently moved out on his own with his two-year old son and found himself unprepared to take on the sole responsibility for all his expenses including rent and utilities. While he has a good paying job and can normally cover all his bills for the month, Henry got behind when he missed over a week of work due to COVID. When his utility bill came and he saw that it was $100 higher…

Carolyn is a single mother of a school age daughter. She is reentering the workforce after being out of work for some time due to a medical condition that caused her to change careers. After having gone on several interviews and waiting to hear back, she became very discouraged and struggled to keep things going for her daughter. When the utility bill came due this month, Carolyn knew she was not going to be…

Natasha is a single mother of 4 children who are in middle and high school. Her oldest just starting his senior year. During the summer months her utility bill is usually higher, but this month is was just out of her reach to pay. She was waiting for the school year to start up again as she would be moving into a full-time position, but would not get her first paycheck in time to…

Caden is a young father who recently underwent surgery and the recuperation took longer than expected, which caused him to miss over a week of work. Normally he is able to provide for his wife and young son with the over time he gets from work each week. Being out of work and not having the paycheck they count on, put the family in a tight place when rent came due this month. Caden…

Amber lives with her fiancé in an older rented home that is poorly insulated, so when the weather is cold or, like lately getting warmer, her utility bills go up. Her A/C unit is unreliable and even though the landlord has fixed it she has not made him aware of the problem as much as she should. When a particularly high bill came in this month along with a car repair, Amber didn’t have…

When Tina’s electric bill came and it was higher than usual; she just didn’t have the extra money to cover it. She called Good Neighbors on the recommendation of a friend, who had seen a post on Facebook. We were able to provide Tina with the financial assistance to pay her electric bill. During her individual coaching she was provided information on other resources in the community such as connecting her with local food…

Nicholas is a senior in our community living on a fixed income after retirement. When his utility bill arrived this month, he saw that is was higher than usual due to a cold winter. He had heard from a friend about Good Neighbors and called in asking if we could help. We were able to help him pay the electric bill and also provide other resources available to him in the area for food…