A young, single, dedicated father who works full time in our community needs support. Several months ago, he experienced a separation from his long-term partner. Overwhelmed by grief, he lost himself for a period of time and turned to severe alcohol abuse as a coping mechanism. Admitting to addiction and confronting poor choices requires immense humility, but he has undergone a profound awakening. He has taken accountability for his mistakes and has begun the process of recovery. He has now refocused his life entirely on his children and their ongoing stability. While formal legal custody proceedings have not yet officially begun, his reality is clear: maintaining continuous, safe housing is an absolute prerequisite to preserving his parental rights and ensuring his kids have a stable home. During that dark period, he failed to meet his financial obligations entirely, leaving him with an accumulated rent arrearage of $3,760.00, and placing him on the brink of eviction. Although he works full time, due to taxes and child support garnishment, his take-home pay is significantly lower than necessary to meet three months worth of past due rent, including late fees. His landlord has given him until the end of the month to demonstrate that he is going to pay off his debts, before a formal eviction is initiated. Recognizing this reality, he is reaching out for the first time. He was able to get $3,000 from SSVF and just needs a little bit of extra support to pay off the full amount and prevent eviction. Any financial assistance will serve as a one-time bridge toward self-sustainability for he and his family.

You can donate $40 - $760 by adjusting the quantity.

A single mother of two children needs help getting her car fixed so she can continue to work and provide for her family. She works at Schweitzer, but is currently experiencing reduced income due to seasonal employment fluctuations. Her vehicle is experiencing overheating and starting issues, with necessary repairs estimated at $1,015.20. Reliable transportation is essential for her to maintain her employment and care for her two children. Due to her current financial circumstances, she is seeking assistance with the repairs to get her vehicle back on the road. We do have some money available from the Roll for Repairs fundraiser, so any donations can be supplemented with that to help us meet the full amount. We are hoping to combine those funds with donations to meet as many car repair needs as possible.

You can donate $50 - $500 by adjusting the quantity.

Thank you SO much!

This woman has rewritten her life as a 34 yr old adult who had drinking/ drug addictions in her past. She has been clean and sober for 3 years now and is a very positive, engaged woman excited about her future career in the hospitality arena. She is going to school for the business end of running a resort/ hotel/ restaurant and has been doing very well in school for over a year now. She had to move from Sandpoint to Post Falls to save money and now works at a restaurant and continues going to school full time at NIC. It’s been a struggle with gas prices and having to get another car after hers was totaled in an accident. It was the other person’s fault so she was covered for her ER visit and a replacement car, but there were still unexpected expenses as she missed hours at work until she had recovered physically from internal bruising from her seatbelt and a concussion. This put her behind on some expenses even though she lives very frugally. She has very little family/ friends support in her life as she has had to remove herself from almost everyone on her road to recovery and sobriety. Her caseworker feels she will be a wonderful asset to our community in a couple years. We would love to help her continue moving forward by providing some gas cards to help her get to work and school.

You can donate $25 - $250 by adjusting the quantity.