Money is scarce. The stress of figuring out how to provide clothing and gifts for your kids is always with you. You know birthdays and Christmas will come again and this will all repeat itself unless your situation improves. Perhaps planning ahead, beginning now, can help lessen the frustration and feeling of letting your children down. Here are a few ideas that may help you accumulate gifts for the special occasions every child should be able to enjoy:
Keep Lists of Gift Ideas
Being open to strategies for providing gifts for your …

Santa Needs Your Help More Than Ever!
I’ve received over 200 requests for help from parents who have lost their jobs. Their priority spending is for the rent or mortgage, food, utilities, insurance, medical bills, and the needs of their children. This is understandably necessary. Most of the parents tell me that they are behind in their payments and are worried about providing Christmas gifts for their children on Christmas morning. Some of the families are already homeless, living with friends or relatives.
I hurt for the parents. They watch as their …

Help for Unemployed
The bad news is unemployment statistics are unbelievably high and the good news is President Obama just announced an extension of unemployment benefits for the next 13 months. This will benefit about 9 million unemployed workers. The unemployment benefits will also help the economy because those dollars will be the first ones spent on needed good and services in our communities.
Job Search Help
Many of the families that have been seeking Christmas help for their children tell me they have lost their jobs and have been searching for work …

United Way 211.org
United Way has a website, 211.org, that will help families in need find assistance with housing, utilities, food, transportation, and more including one time emergency mortgage help for those who qualify. 211.org is where you should go to next, if you haven’t already.  2-1-1 provides free and confidential information and referral. Call 2-1-1 for help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more. Learn more about your local 2-1-1 by going to 211.org. Enter your zip code, city, or state and on the next page enter keywords …

Christmas shopping help is available for families in need residing in Roanoke County, Salem, Vinton, or Craig County. Community Christmas Store applications must be submitted in October and November for approval to participate in the free shopping night located in one of the above areas. The location varies each year because it is dependent on the donation of space.
The Christmas Community Store’s mission is to assist families in need in a dignified manner during the holiday season. The CCS goal is for recipient families to select their Christmas items according …

Christmas is coming in just a few weeks. With all the hustle and bustle, wish lists and Christmas sales, joyful Christmas music on the radios, and colorful lights decorating the night landscape, we sometimes forget that there are families who aren’t experiencing “the most wonderful time of the year.” For low-income families, it can be be very disheartening, depressing, and downright frustrating to know their children won’t experience the joy of Christmas. For a parent to feel they have let down their children even though circumstances are beyond their control, …

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