I know a divorced mother of 3 who has lost her job. Her ex-husband lost his job and is on unemployment benefits.There is no money for Christmas. This family needs help. They live in Blount county in Hayden, Alabama. How can I get them help?
By Renee' A.
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I'm sure her ex husband still has to pay child support. The family that needs help has to fill out an application at each place that they apply for help. Also most places have a cut off age of 12 years for gifts for kids. Call 211, it is a national HELPLINE! organization that keeps a list of organizations in a given area that provide different types of help. You can also call the Salvation Army. I would guess that this woman has a social worker and would think that she would have spoke to that person about it. I would also assume if she is unemployed that she is on food stamps.
Toys for Tots can help but she will need to get her application to them very soon. I'm sure there is a Marine Recruiting Office in Cullman that can assist her in how to follow that process. Second Harvest is a program that might be able to supplement her food, even if she's on food stamp assistance.
Many people don't realize (or care for that matter) that food stamps are severely limited, it's not like it was 10 years ago. I have watched a college student from a poor family try to go to school full time, work part time and exist on $60/month for food assistance. If you think that would be easy, remember when several rich congressmen tried it on $100 a few years ago and all of them ended up cheating.
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