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Comment on: About Rurality

Posted in Rurality 6 hours ago

Hi Rurality ( K )

This is a great blog and I hope that you continue updating the story . What you are doing is wonderful . If I can find anything / anybody to help I will certainly pass them your way . I am below the poverty line myself . Priorities become pretty clear when you decide between surviving or buying a " non -essential " ( who would ever think that a razor is a non-essential , but it sure is when it comes to that or eating )

Thank you for sharing your story . I also love the pictures !

 

soulight

Comment on: FREE AND LOW COST DENTAL HELP

Posted in soulight 6 hours ago

 in response to Rurality...   

Thank you for the compliment K !  It is a very sad truth that many young ( and old) people in our country don't get the dental and medical help that we ALL deserve.

Thank you for passing the information along . My hopes are that even if just a few get the assistance that they need , it is worth the work.

soulight

Comment on: What would you say?

Posted in W H O ~ K N E W on May 6, 2008... modified on May 6, 2008

WHO~KNEW

Your post has made me think. Lately , I have been feeling sorry for myself about my situation and whether or not I have made a difference in this world. It is time for me to start thinking of what I would say if I knew I was going to die soon . One NEVER knows . I could have a brick fall from a building that I am passing by and there I go .... The same thing could happen to anyone that I love. I don't even want to think about losing anyone , but it could happen .   Anyone could die in a freak accident or from many other situations and be gone in a flash. A very sad example of this is someone in my own circle of friends . He was standing on the top of a ladder(8-foot ladder ) painting in his house , and he lost his footing and fell off - onto his head ! He died 7 days later . He was a very young 50 year old man who was very well known in our city as the owner of a sound recording studio and a very involved volunteer with his gifted musical abilities. He will be so missed by many .

Thank you for yet another opportunity for me to think , and get off my butt ! Life is too short to stew in my own self-pity.

 

soulight

Comment on: Original Single Mom Page -My page for single Moms , by soulight

Posted in soulight on Apr 30, 2008

 in response to dimplesp...   

dimplesp

That is such great news ! I am so glad your daughter had a good time.

God Bless you

soulight

Comment on: DENTAL HELP IN NORTH CAROLINA

Posted in soulight on Apr 25, 2008

 in response to Emil...   

Thank you for fixing this so that hurting mouth can use it . I will go through and see what other links need to be corrected.

soulight

DENTAL HELP FOR WASHINGTON STATE

Posted in soulight on Apr 24, 2008

FOR ALL OF WASHINGTON STATE :

Where do I go for low cost dentistry?
Low cost dentistry is best obtained through a public clinic; names and locations can be found at the
Washington Community Health Services or Health Resources and Services Administration.

Many members of the Washington State Dental Association also participate in WSDA Outreach, a low-cost dental program for low-income elderly and disabled. Go to
WSDA Outreach. For info on low-cost dental programs for children, visit Healthy Kids Now!

I have medical coupons, how can I find a dentist?
The Washington State Department of Health Services maintains a hotline for referral to dentists. The number is 1-800-562-3022.

NORTH SEATTLE AREA :

  • Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers: 45th Street Clinic

    • 206-633-3350
    http://www.psnhc.org/

    Services include: general medicine, women's health care, family planning, dental care, pediatrics, and immunizations. Referrals for substance abuse treatment, shelter/housing, and homeless programs for children and adults. Medical coupons and insurance accepted; sliding fee scale also available. Staff speak over 16 different languages.

  • Community Health Access Program (CHAP)

    • 1-800-756-5437 (toll free)
    • 206-284-0331
    http://www.whf.org/Programs/chap.aspx

    Program helping families & individuals access culturally appropriate health care and social services, regardless of their ability to pay. CHAP helps people find affordable health care or insurance, health-screening services, medical or dental clinics with sliding fees, support services, and prenatal care.

  • DENTAL HELP -UTAH

    Posted in soulight on Apr 24, 2008

     

     

    PROVO UTAH :

    . In partnership with the Share a Smile Foundation, free dental services had been offered once a month to about 8 to 10 needy clients in their dining room between meals. The two groups have now combined their resources to provide a new clinic in a building adjacent to the Coalition's main office which will now serve up to 75 persons each month.

      Unique to most other clinics is the requirement that needy clients perform community service rather than a cash co-pay for services rendered in their behalf

    To learn more about services or to get involved, please contact Brent Crane or Nancy Mickiewicz at 373.1825 or email them at brentc@foodandcare.org or nancym@foodandcare.org.

    DENTAL HELP IN NORTH CAROLINA

    Posted in soulight on Apr 24, 2008

     

     

    Safety Net Dental Clinics in North Carolina

    Across North Carolina, there now are more than 75 dental clinics dedicated to serving low-income patients who have limited access to dental care. This number is close to three times the number of facilities that existed in the early 1990s. Typically, these clinics are operated by local public health departments, community health centers, or other non-profit organizations. Most of these clinics accept patients enrolled in Medicaid or Health Choice. Many of these clinics also provide services on a sliding-fee scale to low-income patients who have no dental insurance. These Safety Net Dental Clinics are located in most counties in the state. If there is not a local Safety Net Dental Clinic in your area, contact your county health department for information on available resources. Also, the North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA) maintains a list of community health centers operating in North Carolina. Contact the community health center nearest you to find out if they provide dental care.

    The information provided above is from :

    http://www.communityhealth.dhhs.state.nc.us/dental/safety_net_clinics.htm

     

    Please check additional information in the comments section , found by Emil !

     

    DENTAL HELP FOR MINNESOTA

    Posted in soulight on Apr 24, 2008

     

    This page is full of information for Minnesota . Among that information , you will find sources for dental help .

    http://www.health.state.mn.us/clearinghouse/resources.htm

    Low incomeDENTAL HELP IN NORTH DAKOTA

    Posted in soulight on Apr 24, 2008

     Dental help for Low income in North Dakota

     

    This is a pdf. document with 7 pages of low income dental help for children and families :

     http://www.ndhealth.gov/oralhealth/Publications/Fact_Sheet_Dental%20Access.pdf

    Comment on: The latest upgrades of Aidpage...

    Posted in Aidpage User Support Group on Apr 24, 2008

    This feature is GREAT !  Now I know that I am not missing any messages and I can reply back to everyone . Plus , it puts the pages that I am interested/involved in right in front of me. This is so wonderful for the memory challenged ! ! !

    Thank you !

    soulight

    A HERO IN THE MEDICAL FIELD

    Posted in soulight on Apr 24, 2008

     

    Here is a wonderful story about a doctor who was tired of fighting the insurance companies . She took matters into her own hands and has made a difference to thousands of people.

    This lady is a real hero.

    It is so refreshing to see a doctor who puts patients first !  There are doctors out there who truly care about their patients. I am blessed to have one myself (sl).

     Does anyone else have a doctor that is like this ?

     

     Decrease font So Many People ... Fall Through the Cracks

    "PHOENIXVILLE, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- After 22 years in private practice and seeing people "kicked around by the system," Dr. Lorna Stuart found herself frustrated with the number of insurance companies and the rules and restrictions that came with them.

     

    Because there's no insurance paperwork, Dr. Lorna Stuart says she has more time to spend talking with patients.

    "The day-to-day time that I spent on paperwork was increasing, while my patients weren't getting the good care that I wanted to give them -- face-to-face time, one-on-one time," she recalls. "I vowed to do whatever little I could about this inequity of care."

    For Stuart, that vow came in the form of opening her own clinic and treating the uninsured."

     

     

    Taken from CNN HEROS , where you can continue reading the story :

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/04/23/heroes.stuart/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular

     

     

     

     

     

    URGENT ! PLEASE READ AND RESPOND !

    Posted in soulight on Apr 23, 2008

    The following is directly from an e-mail that I recieved today 04/23/08 from

    Bread for the World.  http://www.bread.org/

     

     

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    We need you to take action right away to ensure the gains we've fought so hard for over the past year and half are not lost.

    Please call your representative and senators by noon Eastern time Friday, April 25, at 1-800-826-3688. Tell them we must pass a new farm bill now, and must not lose the nutrition increases and food aid changes already passed.  At a time of sharply rising food prices, these increases are especially critical.  Modest commodity reform could pay for these increases without resorting to tax increases or other cuts.

    Read the talking points below.

    [Note: This toll-free number will connect you to the Capitol switchboard, where you will ask to be connected to your representative's office in order to leave your message.]

    Background:

    The House passed its version of the farm bill in July; the Senate did the same in December. Key representatives and senators are meeting now to reconcile the two different versions and prepare a conference report that sets out the terms of the final bill. However, conferees have been unable to agree on total funding for the bill and how to pay for it. The president has threatened to veto the bill if it includes funding mechanisms he does not approve or fails to incorporate adequate commodity program reform. The current farm bill is scheduled to expire on April 25.

    Both the House and Senate bills included significant increases to the farm bill's nutrition programs, especially food stamps. These increases represented a powerful recognition of current needs in the food stamp program and food bank programs. Since then, food price inflation has accelerated, squeezing many low-income families. However, if Congress does not pass a new farm bill, we will lose the nutrition increases currently on the table. This will mean fewer families will receive the assistance they need to be assured of an adequate, nutritious diet.

    Rising food prices are also having a devastating impact on poor people outside our country. Our food aid assistance is a critically important tool to help the poorest people in the world cope with the rapidly rising food prices that we are currently seeing. However, some provisions of our food aid programs cause inefficiencies that cost lives. One of the most direct changes we could make to our food aid programs is to provide the flexibility to purchase some of our food aid locally or regionally. A pilot study of how to buy food locally or regionally was rightly included in the Senate version of the farm bill. Though the original language was weakened by an amendment during the Senate floor debate, it is a good first step and should be retained in the final bill.

    At the same time, the Senate- and House-passed bills do very little to make commodity programs fairer or more equitable. Neither version includes meaningful payment limits and both actually increase the most trade-distorting programs. 

    It's not too late to pass a final farm bill that addresses these issues. A few changes to the commodity programs would make the programs fairer for farm families of modest means while producing enough savings to pay for the nutrition increases we know are necessary. Funding is not an issue for the food aid pilot program, but conferees do need encouragement to include it in the final bill. The result would be farm bill that is better for poor people, in our own country and around the world.

    See my recent interview on Bill Moyers Journal about rising food prices and the ways the farm bill could help mitigate their impact on the most vulnerable among us:

    Message to Congress:

    In this time of rising food prices, your statement of support for nutrition funding in the farm bill is especially critical!  Modest reforms to make commodity programs more equitable could provide funds without risking a presidential veto. Please show your support for finishing the farm bill with the strongest nutrition title to help make great strides against hunger and poverty.

    Key points:

    • Over 35 million Americans--including more that 12 million children--struggle to put food on the table.

    • With skyrocketing food prices, food stamp households need assistance now more than ever.

    • Failure to pass a new farm bill or extension of the current bill would mean that millions of low-income people will miss out on food stamp benefit increases on offer under the current conference proposals.

    • Modest reform of commodity programs could produce savings to redirect to low-income families through the food stamp program.

    • The Congress will miss a huge opportunity if they pass this Farm Bill without addressing the inefficiencies of our current food aid program. The local and regional purchase pilot program passed by the Senate should be retained in the final bill.

    Calls need to be completed by:  12 noon (EST), April 25.

    Thank you for your efforts on behalf of poor and hungry people,

    David Beckmann

    David Beckmann
    President

     

     

     

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    Comment on: About Jenna311

    Posted in Jenna311 on Apr 22, 2008

     in response to Jenna311...   

    I'm sorry that it didn't help . I didn't understand what you are looking for.

    This organization might help though . It is called Modest Needs and they provide grants for paying one-time situations like the one you are in. I hope this one helps more !

    soulight

    http://www.modestneeds.org/explore/

    Comment on: Does God give us more than we can handle?

    Posted in W H O ~ K N E W on Apr 22, 2008

    Lisa ,

    Ekikaseven said it so well that the only thing I add is I totally agree with her in prayer.

    I also agree with Emil and Sunshyne.

    Please know that you are loved. God loves you .

    It is not what happens to us in life that matters. What matters is how we handle what happens to us.

    You will be able to handle whatever comes your way . In knowing you and "talking" to you for over a year , I have come to know that you are a strong and courageous person . If only you could talk to yourself that same way you talk to and give advice to others , you would be home free ! Being a person who also lives to help others , I know that this is the hardest thing to do for those of us who are helper types, but the time has come to realize that you are so important too. You are a precious person and I am so glad to know you !

     Please , please , keep us posted and once again , know that you are cherished and loved !

    You continue to be in my prayers,

    In His Grace ,

    Holly

    Comment on: Original Single Mom Page -My page for single Moms , by soulight

    Posted in soulight on Apr 22, 2008

     in response to dimplesp...   

    Hi dimplesp

    Try this page for places to go for a prom dress   http://clothing-career-clothes-prom-clothes-more-as-it-is-found.app-sl-1.aidpage.com/. You might try a church too . My daughter got her prom dress free through a church clothes closet.

    soulight

    Comment on: About Jenna311

    Posted in Jenna311 on Apr 21, 2008

    Hi Jenna311

    Please check out the page listed below. There is a program for free help with downpayments that you may qualify for.

    soulight

    http://free-help-to-fix-up-your-home.app-sl-1.aidpage.com/free-help-to-fix-up-your-home/

    Comment on: free grant for personal needs that dont cost to get

    Posted in aj on Apr 21, 2008

     in response to desperatemomof3...   

    desperatemomof3,

     Here is a page for personal grants , if you would also like to continue to pursue that option :

    http://grants-for-individuals.app-sl-1.aidpage.com/

    soulight

    Comment on: free grant for personal needs that dont cost to get

    Posted in aj on Apr 21, 2008

     in response to desperatemomof3...   

    Hi desperatemomof3

    Just because your soon to be ex gives up parental rights , that does not mean that he can give up responsibility for paying spousal/and or child support. He still has to be responsible for his family. Don't let him get away with being a dead beat dad !

    Also , if you go to your local community college , they will help you with a GED and with re-structuring your life . There are usually counselors that can help with both. Many community colleges also have active women's support groups that will also be great for you.

    You could also try the local YWCA , and Goodwill ( also helps with GED and jobs) .

    Just some ideas that may help you to start in a good direction.

    soulight

    ALERT ! DON'T FORGET COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK ! ! !

    Posted in soulight on Apr 21, 2008

     The American Cancer Society says uninsured patients are 60 percent more likely to die within five years of their diagnosis. Without insurance, the diagnosis is twice as likely to come in the later stages of cancer.

    STORIES OF PEOPLE DYING .You don't have to be poor to die from lack of insurance !

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/25/cancer.windsor/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular

     

     

    Cover the Uninsured Week is so crucial to those of us who don't have health insurance , or we do have it and it just doesn't cover what we really need for our health.I will use my own situation as an example .

    I am under a county plan for my health needs. I have insulin dependent diabetes. At one time , they didn't cover insulin !

    This county plan will  fully cover diagnosis , but not treatment !

     Example: I was diagnosed with sleep apnea , but they won't pay for a c-pap machine . Sleep apnea is where I stop breathing at night. The c-pap machine would help me breath .

     Another example : I have fibromyalgia and arthritis and I need physical therapy . Guess what ? My insurance doesn't cover physical therapy . 

    This system enables disabled people to remain disabled .

     In fact , this system makes a persons' disability worse by not providing the proper care.

    THIS SYSTEM  IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE ! ! !

     

     

     

     

     

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    Where can we go for help , and what can we do to help ?

     

    REMEMBER :

     If you are not part of the solution , you are part of the problem !

     

     

     

    Here is one organization that is part of the solution

     

     

    Selected quotes from the Cover the Disabled website :

    "The Situation

     

    Forty-seven million Americans are uninsured. Nearly 9 million of them are children. More than 8 out of 10 are in working families. They are our friends, neighbors and colleagues--forced to gamble every day that they won't get sick or injured.

    Living without health insurance is a risk no one should have to take.

    The Response

     

    Cover the Uninsured, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders.

     Last year, Congress demonstrated unprecedented bipartisan support for an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover more of America's kids. Broad-based coalitions from across the country and our nation's governors have joined together in the fight.

    The time for change is now.

    Cover the Uninsured Week 2008 will take place April 27 – May 3 with thousands of activities across the country. We hope you will join the nation in helping make health coverage for the uninsured a top priority. "

     

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    Read more about how you can get help through Cover the Uninsured week here :

    http://covertheuninsured.org/stateguides/

     

    Read more about how you can contribute in helping yourself and other people in an uninsured/underinsured situation here :

    http://covertheuninsured.org/whatyoucando/

     

     

     

    Once again , if you are reading this and you have the ability to get out their and campain for this cause , DO IT !

    The site that I have directed you to has FREE materials to hand out so that people will know about this campain !

     

    IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION , YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM .

     

     

    soulight

    GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS

    Posted in soulight on Apr 17, 2008

     

     There are very limited resources for finding a grant for an individual . Most grants are filtered through a non-profit organization or similar organizations . Here are the few sources that I found . One charges $9.95 a month , however it is better than paying someone $500.00 for something that you can research yourself.

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    FOUNDATION GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS

    You can use this service from home for $9.95 a month by going here:

    http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/

    Or , you can access it for free from selected libraries , which are listed here ;

    http://foundationcenter.org/collections/

     

     

    GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS  FROM THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

    This source has grants for individuals listed by topic . There are also scholarships for all types of education and life experiences. A great resource !

    http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3subject.htm

     

     

     

    Here is a rare find . An organization that gives grants of $2,500 - $5,000 for individuals ! These are grants for people with various needs ,and like most grants , you must fit the guidelines. It is definately worth a try !

    The MEYER foundation grant for individuals :  

    http://mayerfoundation.org/

     

     

     SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS --EDUCATIONAL --QUALITY OF LIFE--AND MORE

    For those of us with major medical challenges , chronic long term diseases or illnesses , disabled , wheel chair bound , paralysed , facing major life challenges due to physical (dis)abilities

    http://scholarships-for-people-with-disabilities.app-sl-1.aidpage.com/scholarships-for-people-with-disabilities/

     

     

     

    FINANCIAL AID FOR SINGLE MOMS WHO WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE TECHNICAL SCHOOL

    or other learning institutions.  Plus grants for other areas of a single moms life .With a special section with aid for your children

    http://scholarships-for-single-moms-and-their-kids.app-sl-1.aidpage.com/scholarships-for-single-moms-and-their-kids/

     

     

     

    IF YOU LIVE IN MICHIGAN : GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SINGLE MOMS WHO LIVE IN MICHIGAN

    soulight777.googlepages.com/grantsandscholarshipsforsinglemoms

     

     

     

     

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    Comment on: Government Grants

    Posted in Government Grants on Apr 16, 2008

     in response to nahea...   

    Hi nahea

     You are a very well spoken person ,and much of what you say is true. Here is an organization that I have found useful in finding individual grants. I hope it helps find what you are looking for. I have no experience in grants myself , but this page narrows the search down , plus they give information about finding grants through your own personal search process.

    soulight

    http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3women.htm

    Comment on: free money to help pay bills

    Posted in butterfly22 on Apr 15, 2008

     in response to Blue Left Shoe...   

    Hi Blue Left Shoe ,

    Could you tell us exactly how money is made on power mall ? Is it by buying or by getting people under you to buy ? I am just wondering ,as I have read many different things about power mall , some positive , mostly negative. If no one buys , no one gets any money , so you give free power malls and encourage people to buy from their own mall . Is this right ?

    soulight

    soulight's LINKS PAGE for FREE ASSISTANCE and how the pages can be of value to you

    Posted in soulight on Apr 14, 2008

     

    Eventually , all of the links on this page will work properly . I am changing them as I can . I have felt like crap lately  ; < (

     

    THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CARE

     

     

     

     

     

     

     I DO

     

     

     

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    IF I HAD MONEY TO GIVE , I WOULD .

     ALL I HAVE ARE A HEART THAT BREAKS RIGHT ALONG WITH YOURS ,AND TIME TO DO RESEARCH FOR HELP , SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WASTE TIME FINDING IT WHEN YOU ARE JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE.

     I DON'T HAVE PAT ANSWERS ,AND I DON'T HAVE A COOKIE CUTTER WAY TO HELP . EVERYONE IS AN INDIVIDUAL  , AND EVERYONE HURTS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

    I DO HAVE TIME TO SHARE , AND PRAYERS TO SHARE AND I WILL GIVE BOTH WILLINGLY TO ANYONE .

    If you would like prayer go to this page and leave me a private message :

    Soulight's Start Page on Aidpages

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    So far , I have pages on two different sites , with one exception. The sites are Aidpages and Googlepages . The exception is an article that I wrote that a friend graceously invited me to put on his site.

    Hopefully , this  one page will sort everything out into one usable resource  so that it will easy to find whatever may be of assistance in your life.

     

    These pages are all monitored and updated on a rotating basis (I start with the first one on this page and work my way through to the last one ;) 

    Some pages are just being created , so keep coming back for more information ! 

     

     

     

     

     

    What is my premise for helping others ?

    "Love your neighbor as yourself." — Moses (ca. 1525-1405 BCE) in the Torah, Leviticus 19:18

    "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." — Jesus (ca. 5 BCE—33 CE) in the Gospels, Luke 6:31; Luke 10:27 (affirming of Moses)— Matthew 7:12  

     

     

     

     

     

    NEW PAGES 

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    New pages will be added here as they are published :

    If you want to know which pages have newly added information , I am trying to put that on my Profile page , here :

    http://app-sl-1.aidpage.com/about.htm

     

    01/?/08

    GOVERNMENT TO OFFER A REBATE TO TAXPAYERS - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ?

     

     01/28/08

    GET YOUR COUPON FOR A FREE TV CONVERTER BOX HERE 

     

     03/13/08

    My Christian Freebies page :

    soulight777.googlepages.com/christianfreebies

     

     03/24/08

     

    HEATING AND COOLING HELP FOR ALL STATES

     

     

     03/25/08

    WHAT DO I DO IF I CAN'T PAY MY MORTGAGE ?

     

     

    03/31/08

    FREE FOR HOMESCHOOLERS

     

     

    04/07/08

    Self explanitory :

    THE CONTINUING MESS OF SOCIAL SECURITY

     

     

    04/17/08

    Grants for individuals :

    http://grants-for-individuals.app-sl-1.aidpage.com/

     

     

    04/19/08

    This isn't a new page , but I have changed it . This page covers my journaling and also reports about what page that I am updating at the time.

    http://app-sl-1.aidpage.com/about.htm

     

     

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    I am not the author of the following page , however I do post on this page. If you want to get to the heart of what is going on with the low-income of this country , you MUST go to this page !

    POSTING PAGE-began as a single person's page , now many people post here

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    EMERGENCY , CRISIS , NEED HELP NOW !

    It could be abuse , losing a job ,or just how to put your life in some kind of order.

    WHAT TO DO FIRST IN A CRISIS

     

     

     

     

     

    REMEMBER OUR MILITARY HEROS and their families

     

     

     

     

    Let's remember our troups and treat them well when they are hurting from fighting in the name of our country . Also includes free and low cost assistance for those in the military and for our veterans.   Thank you for your service !

     

    HELP

     AND ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES*******

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE

     

    Information in the following title areas : disabled , single parents , seniors  and other people  facing major life crisis  and/or  low or very low income situations.

     

     

     

     

     

    Seniors and those that love them

     

     

     

    SENIORS

    their family and caregivers

    Finances , losing a spouse , travel , medical concerns , getting home helpers , medicare and medicaid , disabilities , adult children moving back home , senior discounts , taking care of your grandchildren , how to spot someone who may try to scam seniors , publications for seniors.

     information for caregivers , respite care , day care , nursing homes , retirement homes , in-home options , long distance care giving


    FREE AND LOW COST

    ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS

     

     

     

    ASSISTANCE WITH PET CARE AND UPKEEP

     

     

     In memory of our dear Ginger a sweet little cat who brought much love to our life.

    If you have a pet that needs medical care , food , etc. try here .I love animals and know what it is like to not be able to pay for food or medical care for them . Please check here for help.Our pet family deserve everything we can do for them.

    FREE HELP FOR PETS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    HELP WITH MEDICAL / HEALTH / DISABILITY 

     

     "Although the world  is full of suffering...
    it is also full of
    overcoming it."
    -- Helen Keller

     

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      DENTAL HELP

     

     

     

     

     

    With the horrible lack of coverage in the area of dental care in this country , this has become one of the most used of all my pages

     

    LOW COST AND FREE DENTAL ASSISTANCE

     

     DENTAL ASSISTANCE PAGE 2 - more information for financial challenges

     

     If you are in pain , and need immediate relief ,

     this page has some ideas for what you can do until you see a dentist.

    DENTAL PAIN AND CONSULTATION WITH DENTISTS ONLINE (free)

     

     DENTAL SCHOOLS LISTED BY STATE

     

     

     

     

    MEDICAL HELP 

     

     

     


     

     

     HELP PAYING FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES

     

    PAYING FOR CANCER TREATMENT AND DAILY LIVING

     

    FREE INFORMATION LINKS FOR HEALTH RELATED RESEARCH

     

     

     ASSISTANCE PAYING FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE

     

      

    SIGHT AND EYE CARE RELATED NEEDS -FREE HELP

     

     

    FUNDRAISING FOR TRANSPLANTS AND CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS

     

     

    HOW TO PAY FOR DIABETES EXPENSES AND DAILY LIVING WITH DIABETES - link has been fixed 12/06/07

     

     

     

     

     

    DISABILITY

     

      DISABILITY RIGHTS AND WINNING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CASE

     

     

     

            We who are in any of the following conditions need all the help we can get !  The 'help' for the disabled and medically challenged in our country is in a miserable state . We need HEALTH CARE REFORM . In the meantime , we help each other out by sharing sources of help . Here is one.

    SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR THE MEDICALLY/PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ASSISTANCE AND CARE FOR LOW INCOME SINGLE MOTHERS

     

     

     SINGLE MOMS AND THEIR KIDS

     

    This area is the one closest to my heart. It is really a challenge being a single mom . When you don't recieve help and support from ex's and the social services let you down over and over , it is time to become your own advocate. Hopefully , these pages will assist you in finding the resources that you need to do this.

     

     

    SOULIGHTS ORIGINAL SINGLE MOMS PAGE( as it originally appeared on AidpagesSeptember 2006)

     

    SINGLE MOM PAGE 2 

     

     

     

    Some for their children too. As well as some freebies for homeschooling moms.This page started as educational aid only , but as I researched , I found grants and scholarships for other areas of life for women and single moms.

    SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SINGLE MOMS,

     

     

     

    PAGE FOR FIRST TIME / YOUNG / TEEN MOMS

     

     

    SINGLE DADS PAGE

     

     

     

     

     

    LOW INCOME LIVING IDEAS CONTINUE BELOW , ALONG WITH SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT BEING POOR OR HOMELESS. 

     

     

      

     BEING POOR , HOMELESS AND INVISIBLE

     

      ON BEING POOR and, HOMELESS , AND THEREFORE PART OF THE INVISIBLE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

     

     

     

     * "When a poor person dies of  hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed". - Mother Teresa 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ABOUT BEING POOR

     

      

     This includes a wonderful page from the net about being poor.

    I added more things ,and my own thoughts.

    It went to wanting to find out what it is like to be homeless.

    The more I search , the more my eyes are opened to the

    subculture in our society of poor and homeless people.

    We need an advocate.            We need to be heard.

     BEING POOR - read this if you dont know what it is like to be poor. if you are poor , you already know