by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 14, 2015 | Cars, Client Profiles, Spotlight
Mwashite is a single mom with a two-year-old child. She came to the United States in 2010 as a refugee from Tanzania, Africa. Since that time, she’s found work but sometimes struggled to find a place to live. In fact, she recently spent three months at the...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 14, 2015 | Beds, Client Profiles, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
Pilar has two children and very little furniture. Up until coming to Friends In Deed, Pilar, Madyson (2) and Carter (1) were sharing a blow-up mattress. With help from her friends at Friends In Deed, Pilar plans to surprise her two children with a crib, twin bed,...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 11, 2015 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance
Rhonda is a para-educator in the Ypsilanti Community School District and attending college to become a social worker. While she recently obtained a car, she wasn’t quite able to afford the car insurance to actually use it. Her defeated expression caught the...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 4, 2015 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance
Linda was in a fix. She had a job delivering pizzas when her car disappeared from where it was parked one day. There was no sign by where she had left it, which meant she didn’t know what happened to it. Was it stolen? “I was stuck in Ann Arbor. This never...
by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 24, 2015 | Beds, Client Profiles, FID Fundraisers, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
Rachel was starting over with her two boys after a stay in SafeHouse. While the family created a new home for themselves, her two boys were sleeping on couches that were uncomfortable and too short. Rachel came to Friends In Deed for help. Give the Gift of Rest This...
by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 20, 2015 | Beds, Client Profiles, FID Fundraisers, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
Lakesha’s daughter is getting a big surprise today: a new bed from Friends In Deed. Up until now, the 14 year old was sleeping on the couch because her mom was undergoing dialysis and money was tight.”We can’t buy stuff,” Lakesha said....
