My family really needs help. Can anyone advise us? My husband works at an a/c company and they are very slow right now. We have 4 kids that we haven't been able to give a Christmas to in the past 2 years. I don't want this to be year 3. Our kids are 10, 9, 5, and 4. We've called numerous places for help, but we were too late for applications. Does someone know of any organizations we can contact this late in the season? Thank you.
By Leann
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Most places have a cut off, of right around Thanksgiving. They have to do this in order to do the planning that they have to do. Speak to your pastor, a lot of times if a person attends a church regularly, the pastor will take up a special anonymous offering for a needy family.
On the other hand each kid only needs one gift and they don't need designer labels, or electronic things. You can get a lot of fairly nice things at the different dollar stores, WalMart has decent t-shirts for less than $10.00, they even have CDs for less than $10.00. You can get some nice barely used things or even new things at thrift stores.
Also another thing to do is start your Christmas shopping right after Christmas. I live off a total income of $700 a month retirement SS. I spend $40.00 on each of my two daughters, and $20.00 each on my four adult grandkids. Then I buy for my two sisters and an elderly aunt and a cousin that is more like a sister. If I find a $40.00 item on sale for less, I get it and count it as a $40.00 item, even if I paid less.
I have had my shopping done for about four months, by buying one or two items a month and everything is wrapped and under the tree, and I have two packages ready to ship.
Hi - I can see that you are very concerned about this.
First of all most of us have no idea where you are located so it would be difficult to offer help other than tell you to go to local churches and ask if there is anything they can do.
You might also go to any of your local places that normally help low income families and ask for their assistance in your plight.
These can usually be found in the phone book or ask for a list from the Salvation Army.
The first responder was correct about starting early but that will not help you this year. Thrift stores, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Hospice shops, are all good places to start next year.
Hi, sorry to hear of your misfortune. I know with the current economy & the tax hikes next year people are suffering. I pray you & your family have comfort and have faith that the Lord will prevail and if He brings you to it, He will bring you thru it.
Make some "heirlooms" with your kids. Ornaments for the tree, or write an illustrated (by all the kids) christmas story. You could read it and add a chapter every year. Try and find some free christmas related events or movies you can attend.
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