Application 146133: Started new job. Need help w/ rent.

Current Status: Paid

On 2010-03-10, Modest Needs sent payment via Check in the amount of $704.34 to Shiloh Oaks Apartments 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.

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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

Started new job. Need help w/ rent. | Cost to fully fund this application: 916.00 Modest Needs Points

The figure above includes the cost of fulfillment.

Dear Sir/Ma'am, I received a recommendation for your organization, in a response to a Craigslist ad that I placed, via email, from one of your fellow donors, R.R., and wanted to first say thanks for referring me to this unique and much-appreciated agency. I am a 38 year old father of an 11 year old boy. I am former owner of a now-defunct landscape and irrigation business. I have been temporarily disabled due to a broken ankle, but fortunately I have recovered to the point where I am able and ready to work. However, I haven't been able to land a job in my former field of employment. Though the job search has been long and difficult, due to an economy that has forced many businesses like mine to shut their operations down, I am happy to report that I did receive an offer of employment and that I did start working this past Monday, February 22. Me, my son, and my roommate have been scraping by with the meager earnings of my roommate's table-waiting job and from the generosity of my very gracious, but 'resource-poor' parents. If modestneeds.org were to fund my application for assistance with rent, I would be able to get a head start on this month's grocery budget, transportation to and from work, and pay our outlandish electric bill ($195.00 for a 600 sqft. apartment). Upon acceptance of my application, your help will also provide the momentum necessary to start saving for the living expenses of the following months to come. This should be easy, with my new job. If am not able to make rent for March, then we will be evicted and be forced to seek shelter elsewhere. I pray that this situation does not reach that point. As it stands, $688.95 is due by March 3. If paid on the March 4, the amount is $738.95, by March 5 the amount is $748.95, and then add $10 for every day past that. If not paid by the March 12, then eviction proceedings will begin. Please, I beg your mercy when considering this request, as I MUST have a stable place for me, my son, and my roommate to reside, that is conducive to my son's performance at school (he is an 'A' student, despite having a learning disability), and a place to wash clothes, cook our meals, etc. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Applicant

Applicant Profile

This application for our New Employment grant comes to Modest Needs from a household of 2 adults and 1 children.
This household earns 100% of its household income.

This applicant lives below the poverty line and may qualify for additional 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:

Dear Modest Needs Donors, Thank you so much for your generosity!! I was really at the point of feeling like giving up-we just didn't see much hope on the horizon regarding going into an endless cycle of poverty. But because of your kindness,the list of benefits is huge: my 11-yr old son will be able to study, sleep, and live comfortably, we are able to continue working at our jobs since we have shelter. Instead of incurring bad credit due to a broken lease, we are able to focus our energies toward paying our other bills this month and saving for rent for next month.Perhaps most importantly, I have newfound gratitude and renewed faith in our Creator and mankind because of these answered prayers. I hope to become a Modest Needs Donor myself someday! Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts! May you and yours be blessed in every endeavor!! Sincerely, B W