Here to help program

Thank you both. Thank you so much for taking the time, your time, to help me. Please continue your good works and know just how much you all mean to those you help. Thanks again for coming out to meet me at Volunteers of America! That alone made me really made feel special God Bless you guys again and may you guys be around forever. I want to start off by saying thank you from the bottom of my heart.

The contribution you have made to me and my family is immeasurable. Having a vehicle will allow me the opportunity to move up into higher paying positions at my company.

I can now begin to help relieve many of the financial burdens that my family currently faces, and improve the quality of our lives. This is my first car, and I will remember the pride I felt when I drove off of the lot for the rest of my life. Words cannot express the relief that having reliable transportation to my place of work has brought me. Thank you for helping to change the life and future of my student here at Focus Hope.

Your generous and quick response to our request for assistance is allowing Brian to begin his job with the peace of mind everyone should be afforded. We all felt speechless as we received the news of your gift of assistance and I could see in his face how he felt this was almost too good to be true and he didn't want that moment of happiness and change to end.

This help has profoundly affected every aspect of my life. My 10 year old son has told me when he grows up he wants to work for people who help other people! My gratitude forever to you all! I would truly like to thank both of you for helping to purchase an engine for my vehicle. Being a single parent and having my household relying solely on my income made it very hard for me to save enough money to purchase an engine.

But thanks to angels that are sent into our lives good things can happen. Again I really am grateful and very appreciative of all your good works. Maybe one day I will be blessed financially to give back to those who have helped me. May GOD bless the both of you. I recently did follow-ups for some of my clients and I wanted to let you know that they all are progressing towards achieving their goals.

Some have achieved their goals and are maintaining self-sufficiency. As a social worker I encounter many people in need. I wanted to take this time to say how much appreciated I am to have such a dynamic resource to help the people in time of need. The one-time grants have made such a difference in so many peoples lives. I am truly overwhelmed and appreciate what the Here To Help Foundation is doing to assist fellow human beings who find themselves in temporary challenging situations.

Here To Help Foundation gives people hope and inspiration to continue to forge ahead. I wanted to write and thank you for your help, it was truly a lifesaver for me. I have been trying really hard to turn my life around and thanks to the help of the Here to Help Foundation I feel that my life is back on track to doing that. The truth is that I'm not used to getting a lot of help.

It has always seemed to me that when you need help the most is when you can get help the least. So I just want to say thank you so very, very much for your help. May you be blessed today and always. Thanks for all that you do and God Bless you and your contributors; for what you do makes a big difference in people's lives, especially when they're starting over or just getting started. Thank you on behalf of all of them.

You all are an ineradicable help to our community! I can not express how much your organization makes a difference everyday. You all are truly appreciated! Thank you so very much for the grant I received from your Foundation. I was literally drowning and you saved me. I am so thankful and appreciative. After being told "No" from other organizations it comes as a huge shock to me that you were willing to help and it is hard to express my gratitude in words.

But, once again, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I just finished reading your most recent newsletter and just wanted to say thanks-the stories are so compelling and I know how hard it would have been for these individuals to find help before the Here to Help Foundation.

You're doing a wonderful thing for our community and the impact you're making is huge! Thank you so very much! Mary called me Saturday afternoon, to let me know she is a recipient of your help. She was ecstatic!!! Your organization is so very needed, helpful, and welcome in these difficult economic times. Thank you again. I want to thank you for providing my family with means of transportation, and assist me in getting back and forth to work.

I realize that individuals like you are not easy to come by and I am so fortunate that you and Here to Help found your way into my life. You are selfless and kind and your generosity and assistance will always be remembered and appreciated beyond words. This is fantastic news! My client appreciates this more than you know! I just got off the phone with her and gave her all the details and she plans to speak to the shop today about getting her car in ASAP.

Again thank you so so much! I just want you all to know how much you have empowered this young lady. I can see the tension is her face and shoulders relaxing.

Thank you so much for making this possible. Thanks for all you do!!! I'm so overwhelmed with your act of kindness and support. The world around us changes so fast that sometimes you lose your way. With the support of the "Here to Help Foundation" you have restored my faith that there are "Angels" right here on earth.

The Foundation has made it possible for me to focus on my career objectives in the coming weeks without worries of mounting bills. People don't believe in random acts of kindness, but I'm proof that it really happens. Please continue to keep up the wonderful work in giving everyday people a chance to reach for the "Stars. GOD withhold no good thing from this Foundation.

Bless them beyond measure. Much love. Thank you so much for your assistances with my car repair. I appreciated it so much and it means the world to me. There is no way I could have gotten it fixed otherwise and I think it's wonderful what you do for people.

This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me and it took so much stress off my mind. I just wanted to take the time out and thank you Robin and Bob, I am so appreciative of the generous donation towards my car.

You have helped me sooooooooooo much with getting to work and school easily especially in this snow and cold weather. Again thank you so much and God bless. I would like to thank you on behalf of Ms. She telephoned me this morning with such gratitude. I want to share in your optimism and believe that your help will be the motivation to keep her moving in the right direction. I believe that helping her at this time in her life will restore hope in her that she needs that will trickle down to her children.

I cannot tell you how much this means to me, I am literally in tears because of your generosity and kindness, this is such a huge stepping stone for me, that will not only insure my continued employment at Ford, but it will also provide me with the means to move out and get my own place. It is simply wonderful to know that there are people like you and the volunteers at here to help in this world! Thank you so much for helping and blessing me with my new Grand Prix car. I am truly grateful and appreciative of your tremendous generosity.

Life has gotten a lot easier. Again, thank you so much!! Grace and Peace to all of you, and I would first like to begin by saying thank you.

This has been some kind of journey for me. I have to say I have never been in this place or season of my life before. When I think about helping people I am reminded of the story I have heard all my life of giving a man apple seeds versus an apple. Your foundation did just that for my son and me. I purchased an Infinity with the help of your organization about ten days ago so that I could get to work.

This is great news for someone on his or her way out of a financial challenge. I am thankful to God for people and organizations with vision to attend to the less fortunate, the struggling, or financially challenged as I like to say. Here to Help was able to assist the young woman with a used vehicle, which allowed her to continue her employment and her schooling as well as to transport her mother to her doctor appointments. A young man was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and began using a walker, while also having trouble with blurred vision and incontinence.

He secured two part time jobs and was in need of transportation to be able to timely get to his jobs. He was able to be independent and self-supportive with his employment. A man had supported himself and his family as an electrician until he suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed. The family incurred a large number of medical bills and other expenses.

SSI began providing a monthly contribution but the family did not have additional money to assist with the purchase of a stove and washer and dryer after these appliances all broken down. Here to Help was able to assist with the purchase of these items for the family. A man was employed with a local non-profit and his wife became ill and no longer able to work at her job.

Between caring for her and the absence of her wages in contributing towards the monthly household bills, the family fell behind in their rent and was threatened with eviction.

Here to Help was able to assist with the back rent and the family was able to continue forward as his wife was going to be able to return to work and between their two respective incomes they would be able to meet their monthly obligations.

A young woman was laid off from her job and during that time was forced to give up her leased vehicle, as she could no longer maintain the payments. She was able to eventually secure a job and began employment and with the assistance of friends and family she was able to get to and from work. She was in desperate need of a vehicle, as her new job would eventually require her to travel in her own vehicle. Here to Help was able to assist her in obtaining a vehicle and she was able to remain self-sufficient.

A woman was residing in a homeless shelter and was able to secure employment working the midnight shift as a janitor at an office building. She was utilizing public transportation and the busses were often unreliable, causing her to be late for her job.

She was saving money to obtain housing and needed a vehicle to assist her getting to her job on time and not putting her employment in jeopardy. Here to Help was able to supply a used vehicle. She was able to maintain her employment and was able to ultimately move out of the shelter and into her own residence. A man had just been laid off from his job and while awaiting his unemployment compensation to begin he fell behind in his utility payments and his gas was shut off.

He contacted the utility company and was able to make arrangements to be placed on a manageable budget plan and his services would be restored if he were able to make a required payment along with the reconnect fee. We were able to assist with that amount and his gas was restored and he was able pay his monthly bills given that his unemployment benefits had begun. Eventually he found a new job and began employment.

A young woman who had a very difficult childhood, including many periods of homelessness, was able to graduate from high school and obtain a job. A young man missed time from his job due to caring for his mother who was dying of cancer. She subsequently passed away but he had fallen behind on his utility bill as his income was diminished during the time he missed hours at his job while caring for his mother.

Here to Help was able to assist him on his utility bill and avoid a shut off. A woman had fled a domestic violence situation and was staying with her friend when the family of her abuser smashed all the windows and the windshield on her vehicle.

She was unable to use the vehicle to get to work and could not afford to replace the broken glass. Here to Help was able to assist in getting her car repaired and she could use her wages to go towards her first month's rent and security deposit at the new residence she was able to locate.

A man was living at a local shelter and moving towards enrolling in community college. To do so he needed particular documents birth certificate, valid state identification that he did not possess. He did not have the income to pay for the obtaining of these documents and we were able to provide the necessary assistance to enable to continue forward on his path back to school etc. A young woman was in community college and had been living with her father in an apartment but he passed away unexpectedly.

She was having difficulty making the rent payment but received an increase in hours at her employment that would enable her to earn enough money to afford her rent. However, she had fallen behind in rent and was facing eviction. Here to Help was able to provide the money for the back rent and she was able to maintain the apartment and keep moving forward.

She was able to continue her schooling and maintain her full time job and timely pay her rent. A disabled woman had been living in a shelter and, through the assistance of a local organization, was able to secure subsidized housing. She was in need of basic furniture for her new residence and we were able to provide that assistance for her.

A young man was living in a shelter and during that time was able to obtain his Certified Nursing Assistant degree through a local college. He secured employment working the night shift at a nursing home. He also obtained housing but could not afford basic furniture for his apartment. We were able to assist with his need for furniture and he was able to support himself through his employment. A husband and wife were struggling were struggling to get caught up on their bills as they had fallen behind when he was laid off from his job and her time was devoted to finishing her degree in medical billing and caring for their physically and mentally challenged daughter.

He was able to secure a full time job but they were facing eviction due to their rent being behind. Here to Help was able to pay the back rent and they were able to continue forward and timely pay their rent in subsequent months through his income which would eventually be supplemented with her income when she finished her degree and obtained employment.

She was forced to find another place in a hurry for her and her children and did not have adequate funding for a security deposit and first month's rent. She was receiving unemployment benefits while she searched for a new job and Here to Help was able to assist with her moving expenses and she was able to continue forward and she ultimately found another job. A woman fled a domestic violence situation and received treatment at a hospital before beginning to reside in a motel. Her abuser threw all her belongings away and she had nothing but the clothes on her back.

She received governmental assistance for disability and would be able to maintain the cost of rent. She was able to find a rental unit within her price range but did not have adequate funding to pay all of the first and last month's rent and the security deposit. Here to Help was able to assist her with our maximum amount towards rent and she was able to pay the security deposit, move in and begin the process of rebuilding her life.

A man had recently been released from prison and was part of the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative. He received education and training for a trade and was able to secure employment. He was in need of assistance with first month's rent and a security deposit for an apartment. Here to Help was able to provide assistance and he was able to continue moving forward.

December 20, at am. December 23, at pm. Thanks for sharing your experience, and I encourage others to do the same so that I can forward them without your names.

Anyone have a positive experience? December 21, at am. I have been tapering off suboxone for a little of over 2 years now. I do believe my doc is frustrated as well although he has been very patient. In an effort to aid me he recommended that I use the here-to-help hotline. Pretty much insisted on it. I was very skeptical. I had good reason to be skeptical.

It is completely lame! It is scripted. If I would interupt my person would backtrack a little and repeat word for word what she had said before I was so rude. She would seem to start saying something and then stop and say you should talk to your doctor about that.

No help whatsoever! December 26, at am. However I did enroll and I agree with most of what has already been said. For anyone who has read and researched on the internet, it is old or useless information. Often I know more than they do about suboxone.

They are scripted, and every call is recorded. I can often get my guy off track I specifically requested a male, which for some reason was like asking to move a mountain by talking about the pharmokenetics or argue about whether sub is an opiate of course it is. So no more HTH. I was a bit taken aback by your comment about only receiving a few donations. I donated 30 a few weeks ago maybe a couple months ago via Pay Pal for generously answering my questions.

I know you like newer research so here is one I found. It is about inducing withdrawal with naltrexone then rescuing with sub. My question is, obviously the sub has a higher affinity for the receptors than naltrexone for the rescue to work, but would the same thing work with oxycontin followed by naltrexone followed by a sub rescue?

December 27, at pm. Of course though, I go back to using. I am not happy at all, with HTH. I only muddle through it because I have to. It poses absolutely no benefit to me or my recovery, except for the simple fact that I have to do it. They talk to me about a goal, how I can achieve it, and anything that might be a danger to my recovery in the upcoming week.

Here to Help is a partnership of employees helping employees, opening their hearts to the needs of ProMedica employees nationwide. Yolanda faced unimaginable grief, mourning the loss of her son who loved bike rides and art, and wanted to be a cartoonist when he grew up.

Without the grant, I would not have been able to bury my son.