by Laurie Sternberg | Mar 31, 2017 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Jamesa heard about Friends in Deed through a friend of hers who had previously sought out help. Jamesa’s son, 8, had recently gone into remission from leukemia. When her son was diagnosed with leukemia, Jamesa was working at a home improvement store. To take care of...
by Laurie Sternberg | Mar 31, 2017 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Dor and Aliza came to the Ypsilanti area from Israel with their three children in search of better employment. Dor works in the aviation industry and Aliza is a school teacher. When they arrived from Israel, they had no furniture and were sleeping on the floor....
by Laurie Sternberg | Feb 6, 2017 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Faith Williams was homeless and living out of her car for months. She felt hopeless and helpless because no one seemed to want to help or lend a hand. Faith was working simply to keep her car on the road to get back and forth from work. After months of homelessness,...
by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 4, 2016 | Beds, Client Profiles, Furniture, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
“Even when you work hard, you can get stuck in a situation with no resources,” Kenya said of the time she spent homeless. When she couldn’t keep up with her bills, she was forced to move into her sister’s house with her five children ages 3 to...
by Laurie Sternberg | Oct 13, 2016 | Client Profiles, Furniture
A basement of raw sewage resulted in homelessness for Curtis’ family. Not only was their home condemned, but black mold meant they couldn’t take any of their furniture, clothing or personal belongings with them. “We lost a lot of stuff,” Curtis...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 6, 2016 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance
Thomas is hearing impaired and in need of new hearing aids. Unfortunately, he has other physical problems in addition to his hearing loss. In addition to breaking both his elbows in the past, he now walks with the aid of crutches. Thomas just wants to improve his...
