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She spends about 100 dollars a week in taxis coming and going to work.Which to me is too much for anybody to pay just to go to work to support themselves. It would give her the freedom she needs to get back and forth to work and where ever else she has to go without having to depend on any one

It could change her life a lot, because my husband take her everywhere she need to go and am here with her 3 kids babysitting and am on disabilty and it hard at time with her in college, different appointment she have to go to and some time she can't go because my husband have something esle to do that day. With the children been so young and the pick-up trunk, we have no room for all the kids to get in so we have to take them one at a time to the doctor. She a single parent with three children age 4 and under raising them with the help of welfare and me and my husband. She had cars but could keep them because they have got toll and she couldn't pay to get it out. It will be a Blessing if yall can do this for her because them kids needs all the help they can get and it will help me too. Thank You and God Bless You!

I don't have a working vehicle at all.  Without a car I have to seek 
transportation for everything.  To go to the doctors, church, grocery 
shopping, and anything else.  I have been unemployed 2 years this coming 
December 31st.  I can't go look for work without transportation, not can 
I get a job with out a way their.  Yanceyville is a small town and is 
very rural.  The closest large urban area is Danville, Virginia or 
Hillsborough, Roxboro North Carolina.  I have no way to get to any of these 
places.  If I wasn't living in income based housing I would be on the 
Street.  I can't even go to visit my mother in an assisted living 
facility due to no transportation.  If you can help me I would greatly 
appreciate it.

Well I'm Really Unsure Where To Start But To Tell You A Little About 
This Person So You Can Understand Just What Type Of Person She Really Is 
.For Starters She Is The Mother Of Four Wonderful Kids That She Runs 
After Day In Day Out Without Any Help From Her Family Not Counting The 
Fact That She Takes Care Of Me I'm Disabled I Suffer From NF Stage 2 Our 
4 Year Old Son Suffers From NF Stage 1 .She Is The Type Of Person That 
Never Thinks Of Herself She Always Worries About Everybody Else When 
She was Younger She Was The Youngest Of 5 Kids Her Father Worked Very 
Hard To Keep Food On The Table And A Roof Over Her Head So The little 
Things In Life That People take for Granded She Never Had She Wears Hand Me 
Down Clothes To Make Ends Meet Not Counting a Few Other Things That 
She's Not Happy Doing Just To Give Our Kids A Little Extra Stuff In Life 
Each Month.And When We Need To Go To Doctors Appt Or Etc She Has To Call 
A Cab Or Try To Borrow A Car From A Friend & With The Size Family
  We Have Its Hard To Find People With A Car To Fit Us All..A Few Years 
ago A Friend Of Hers Gave Her A Car But She Had To Sell It To By 
Christmas For The Kids And Food For The House .Sure Things Have Got better 
Now For Us But She Is Still Dealing With Not have A Car Of Her Own.I 
Think It Would Bring a Lot Of Joy To Her If Someone Was To Give Her A Car 
For Christmas I Think It Would Bring A Great joy To Her A type of Joy 
That She Has Not Had in A Very Long Time .

hello everyone my story maybe like the others but like no other I am a 
24 year old female with 2 children a 3 year old son and a 5 year old 
daughter when I was a teenager i left high school in my jr year of high 
school to care for for my for my first born i did have much and i lived 
with my mother my had gave me a car but i had to buy it it was kind of 
difficult because I couldn't work at the time and i was a single mother i 
wanted to continue my education but i had no transportation me and my 
mother really didn't have that relationship like we should have but by 
the grace of god we worked it out now that i was on my second baby lost 
in the world its  very different when you you cannot accomplish thing 
with no car i ended up moving out when i was able to on my own but you 
want to know what  was the hardest thing to do was to leave my kids with 
there grandma because i am not able to take them any where because i 
don't have a car this is my daughters first year of school but im not
  able to be there for like pta meetting and all the things that a 
parent should do for kids and to pick my son up from day care and most of 
all to help me finish my g e d so i could help myself improve for me and 
my kids future if you could please help me thank you for your kindness 
and support i promise i will not let you down god bless.

i think that mr ######## could really use this car he been through a lot in his lifetime but he so young his one of his goal in life is to go to collage and become a nurse but due to lack of transportation and his low income its hard for him to get around. he barely gets back and forth to work wit pubic transportaion taking most of his earning i truly think that a vehicle could change his life a whole lot han help him to go on and do his all time dream and become a nurse so please help

#######has had a rough call this year. she is a single female with no children but still struggling. at the present time she has no car. last year she wrote a check to get a car so that she could go back and forth to work. she was unable to pay the check off so she was jailed for 7 days. the result of this was loosing her job, apartment. She is now without a home but yet and still keeps her head up. she say that all she need is a chance. because she is single and have no kids she finds it hard to get any type of help. she has been turned away from so many organizations that it really bothers her that a person trying to do the right thing has to go through so much

Sandra (Sandy) is a single Mom. She has two teenage girls 15&16 years of age. A couple of months ago Sandy's long term (14 year) relationship came to a halt when her boyfriend became a crack and heroin addict. He viciously attacked her with a crack pipe (down her throat) and stole her car. He has multiple warrants our for his arrest. When last reported he had trashed the car. Without a car Sandy could not work and because she became homeless the state took her girls. Now because the state has the children, Sandy is not eligible for any type of help. This is a catch 22. IN order to have a home she needs a job, and in order to get the job she needs a car - as we live in an entirely rural area. She has been living with me and I am trying to help her by providing shelter and food. She is eager and capable of working and has had job offers - but cannot get to the jobs and has no money to rent a place closer to work in another town. A car would provide Sandy the means to climb back up on her feet, have a home and get her beloved girls back. The girls love their mom and and desperately want to be reunited with her. Even before she might be able to save enough for a rental, a car would at least allow her to drive to visit the girls who are in homes over three hours away. Please consider Sandy and re-unite this family.

Denise has helped so many individuals and families with taking care of their needs. I have witnessed her giving up her last to help many that struggled. With her disability it amazes me and many others of the strength and courage she has to do the things she do. However, having a car was apart of this advantage that helped Denise to get around to support herself, family and many others. Unfortunately, Denise has now been without her own transportation for over a year now in which has caused many struggles in her life. The place where she lives here in Hope Mills, North Carolina requires transportation in order to get around. Anything that can be done to make her life much easier what be appreciated and forever grateful.

Anna is a single mom with 3 children. She has been struggling to make things better for her and her children (7,5 and 3 months). She provides a good home for her children. There is public transportation in Charlotte but it is very difficult to travel with 3 children and no other support. She went back college for a while but the demands of being a single mom made her have to drop out and work. Where she can work is limited by transportation and the time it takes her to get from her home to most places of employment. She is very active in the education of her children also. A vehicle would enable her to get back an forth to her children's school, go grocery shopping, make visits to doctor's offices and to go back and forth to work. I often wish she lived closer to me, her mother (I live near Memphis TN), so I could help her out but that isn't the case. I do what I can from this far away. Receiving a car would be a wonderful blessing in he life and the lives of her chil dren. Thank you for considering Anna

My wife and I have a son who is autistic and we cannot afford a reliable car. We cannot obtain financing the usual way because we have bad credit due to unpaid doctor bills for his treatment. We recently got him on medicaid, but we are still behind in his treatment bills. We need a safe reliable car to take him to school and treatments, and also to get back and forth to work. The car we have now is 16 yrs old and not in very good condition. Any type of help would be great.

I am hoping to find help for my mother who desperately needs a car. She 
is on disability and I am also. She has spent her little bit of savings 
she had to help me to get away from my abusive ex husband. She moved out 
of a beautiful apartment home to rent a small house for my son and me to 
share with her. I currently drive a old minivan with a bad transmission 
and she a  wrecked, salvage car that has left her on the side of the 
road many times. But she will give us kids the clothes off her back before 
she will help herself, she has no ac and she has many physical problems 
also Ie: high blood pressure, in need of knee replacement etc.. Our 
whole family lives below poverty level but we try. My mom would go out into 
100 degree weather in a car that may not make it with gallons of water 
and extra oil so that her kids and grandkids can get what they need. My 
mom has been through alot in her lifetime and if she was to have a 
decent car that she can depend on it would take alot of stress of
  her and all us kids that depend on her. Thank you for time reading 
this and I hope you can help her out.  Sincerely, Vicki

This young lady has alot of up's and down to include her self-esteem, 
but now it seems hard times have really hit.  Her son was diagnosis with 
HIV and was not expected to live two weeks ago, but through her faith 
and prayers God has restore his health.  Jean does not have 
transportation to get back forth to visit her son, he is still in the hospital.  
She is constantly striving to travel by foot or bus, it is hard for her 
not to see her son, but with the will of God she is holding on.  Please 
if you can find in your heart to help this young lady, it would be 
truly appreciate and know that you are helping someone who is in need.  God 
Bless

Mrs. ####### was a young woman with three children who was an everyday working woman working in the healthcare field. Mrs. ###### had a niece who was being raised in an abusive home and was getting ready to be bounced from foster home to foster home so even though she could not afford to take care of her, she took her in anyway. When she received her niece Tamara she was ten years old and was wearing a size 3/4 due to not being fed in her previous household. After having her niece for two years she made due for her by selling one of her vans and pawning some of her own jewelry to buy her the school clothes she needed. Recently in Feb. she was in an accident and lost the other vehicle she had to get her or the kids around. Not she cannot work as much and take her kids to summer camp and other school related functions because she does not have a car( she does not live on a busline). I am a mentor that spends time with Tamara fifteen hours a week and I see how much in th e last two years Tamara has changed. She is learning how to read now and has even got up to her normal weight for her age. Please bless Mrs. ###### with any kind of vehicle you can because she has blessed another soul out of the kindness of her heart.

Hi. My name is Elsie ###### and I'm a single grandmother raising five special needs children with out a car. Because of the children's special needs and school issues, it is impossible for me to work out side the home. I am having a terrible time getting these children back and forth to the doctors appointments, grocery shopping, schools or any thing it takes to maintain a household and fulfill these children's needs. The town of Burgaw is country and has very few specialist most of the doctors the children have to go to are about 45 minutes away. I am desperate need of a good dependable van.I f you can find it in your heart to give me a van for Christmas both the children and I will be very grateful. Please respond to #### #######

VassThis person is my mother. My mother is the type of person that will help anyone she can, rather she has the means to or not. She will go out of her way to help anyone. She is kind hearted and really deserves something for herself. My mother had a car a few years ago, but she sold it to help my grandmother pay her bills. She was left with nothing. She bought a car for $300 and it brakes down all the time. She has tried to make it last as long as she could, but it just isn't working out. She takes car of my 80 year old grandmother now and she has no transportation to take her to and from her doctor visits, or any means to gain employment. She has been in and out of the hospital and things just keep going down hill. If she were to get a dependable car, she could find the answers to so many of her problems. She would finally be able to find employment and know that she has reliable transportation for the job, she will be able to take care of my grandmother that way she wants to, and she won't have to stress so much. I believe if anyone deserves a car, it would have to be my mother. It would change her life, and probably make her an even better person, because she will know that all her love and devotion to others has paid off. Thank you.

hello, I am a single mother of four. Although I am working it is very hard and stressful trying to maintain a job, go grocery shopping and take my kids to doctor appointments without reliable transportation, especially in times the weather is at its worst. I see our lives being much easier with a vehicle. Please consider my family and you will truly be blessed because we are truly a family in need. Thank You

This letter is a plea for help not only for myself but for all the women here at this shelter and all over the state of North Carolina that seek help to become self-sufficient. We choose not to become victims of circumstance as well as abuse. The transit system limited. Those of us that have employment are not able to get to work, therefore limiting us. There are various organizations that we have been referred to, their resources are either limited or the waiting list or requirements are out of reach for us. Some of us are in custody battles that require us to have a job and a safe place to live before consideration is given to us as a custodial parent. We are in need of someone to give us a chance to make a difference our lives. so we will not return to the familiar but destructive past. I myself have a job that requires me to have a car and a phone both of which are out of my reach right now since I cannot get to work to make the money to obtain these things. Others are in need of transportation to get their children to and from school as well as look for employment. Any help that you could offer us would be greatly appreciated and welcomed you can reach us at (704)852-6000 The address is 330 N. Marietta in care of The Shelter, sincerely Cheryl, April, Krystal, Lisbet, Gayle, Lisa and our Children.

HI MY NAMES IS JAMES AND I'M IN NEED OF A VEHICLE BECAUSE I NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND TO PLACES I NEED TO GO. I MOST OF THE TIME WALK GREAT DISTANCES TO GET TO PLACES I NEED TO GO AND TO GET THINGS I NEED LIKE FOOD, HOSPITAL AND ECT. A LOT OF THE TIME I DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME. I RECEIVE DISABILITY AND BARELY HAVE ENOUGH FOR MY MONTHLY BILLS, SO I CANT AFFORD TO BUY MY OWN CAR. IF YOU CAN PLEASE CONSIDER ME FOR THIS AND I PRAY THAT YOU WILL IT WOULD BE REALLY APPRICIATED.MY LIFE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME BECAUSE I THEN WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SOME THINGS LIKE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL TO BETTER MYSELF. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO NOT HAVE TO DEPEND ON ANYONE FOR ANYTHING LIKE TAKING ME PLACES. I HOPE THIS LETTER REACHES YOUR HEART AND YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP ME. THANK YOU JAMES

Our hold life change this year, and we will never be the same again. while coming from work my mother suffer a stoke, she never made it home. we waited for several hours we got scare and start calling some of her friends, and we decide to call the police, but after thinking my sister said no, because she was scare that the police would call social service and they will come take us away, because we had no other family but our mother,so we call all the hospital, she was at the emermcy room. she was in the hospital for a long time, and after the hospital she was put into a nuring home,during that time we was put into group homes and froster care homes we was moved four times within three months, but we was never was together. our mother was release from the nursing home,but we had no home and everything we had was gone, so the state put us in a family shelter until we found a place to stay. we got apartment and is trying to make it because if my mother lose her apartment the state will remove us from our home again. my mother needs to prove to the state that she able to provied for us, it is hard without a car to get around we need to work to help her, so please if you have a car I will that we get one!!!!!!!!

My mom really needs a car because shes not able to take me to my 
football games. We can"t do any fun things on the weekends. My mom gets off 
work so late at night because she rides with a lady to work so therefore 
she can"t leave until she finishes. My sister and i really miss our mom 
tucking us into bed and giving us a goodnight kiss. My grandmom use to 
keep us,and do all of those things that our mom couldn"t But our 
grandmother is in the hospital now she had and operation on her brain and she 
forgets things at times,We really miss her.I wish we could go visit her 
more often but we have to go when we get away.I want my mom to be able 
to take us to do fun things on the weekends when shes not working. my 
mom works really hard to provide for us.We don"t need nothing expense 
just a car.

my name is Jeff , i am an 18 year old who has just moved out on his own and in with my girl friend and soon to be wife and also mother to my soon to be born child. i have just moved to the wonderful state of north Carolina to get away from all of the trouble that i was having in Ohio. in my past i was a troubled teen, i was always getting into trouble and i couldnt keep from getting locked up. now that i am 18 i have moved out of state to get away from that mess to start over and i have i have stayed out of trouble and i have a good job but the bad thing is that i dont have a car. i was borrowing a car from one of my cowokers but they needed it back. the thing is i cant afford a car on my own and my parents cant help me either because they are financially tied down and they are in another state. if i was able to afford a car i couldnt get one anyways because i havent been in the state of north Carolina long enough and i havent had my job long enough plus since im only 18 i have no established credit and no one will finance me because i have no credit so please if you can help me get a car i would really appreciate it and thank you from the bottom of my heart jeffrey

Anchor Baptist Church in Mt Holly is helping a Cambodian Church get started in the Charlotte NC area. These people have escaped the killing fields to come to America for a better life with their families. They are in need of a Church Van to transport the people back and forth to Church. Any mention of Religion or Church is outlawed in Cambodia. This would be such a wonderful and spiritual gift given to the Cambodian Church while celebrating the birth of Jesus. May God Bless You and Your Family Merry Christ-mas Kathy

Prittania is the single mother of 4 children and is expecting another. The father of her children committed suicide, leaving her to care for her children alone. He did not put enough into the social security system, so the children did not qualify for any assistance. Prittania works hard as a prep cook at a local restaurant and as a short order cook for a local caterer. She really needs a vehicle because she has no transportation and we do not have public transportation in our small town. My mother and myself provide her with transportation most of the time, but there are times that we cannot and she has things to do, like go to the school for an event or take one of the kids to a doctor's appointment. She misses many events at school and usually has to reschedule appointments several times just because of transportation. With the new North Carolina law that all children 80 lbs and lighter must be in a car seat, transportation is even more difficult, because all o f her children are less than 80lbs. Can you imagine trying to fit 4 car seats in an average size car with two adults? I believe she desperately needs and vehicle and that having a van or SUV would change her life and allow her to be able to have the flexibility to go and take care of her family and their needs. Even grocery shopping is a challenge. I pray that you would consider her. I know God must have led me to this website, because He knows her need. God bless and I look forward to hearing from you. Should you need to contact me, you have my contact information.

This is my brother and his family. My brother has had a very hard life, he took care of our parents his whole life, when our father was terminally ill he was the only one there to take care of him. Even though he was newly married and his wife was expecting there first child they agreed to move in with our parents and take care of them. Unfortunately soon after they moved in and before their daughter was born our father died & our mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and went down fast. He and his wife decided to sell the house they lived in with our parents due to all the memories. So he excepted a job offer in Florida and he and his family moved down there, and then when they got there the job was no longer available and they have lost everything since then,there home,car and still no job. They have 3 children and no way to get anywhere. If there is any chance someone can help them they really do deserve a break.

I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 I'VE BEEN RECENTLY LAID OFF AND MY FIANCÉE LEFT ME AND WILL NOT HELP ME OUT AT ALL MY INTERNET IS ABOUT TO BE DISCONNECTED BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY ANY OF MY BILLS AND I'VE ALREADY LOST MY CAR PLEASE HELP IF POSSIBLE NOTIFY ME BY MAIL.

We have just moved to NC from Tn. We came here for a chance at a better 
life.moving cost us everything we have. So we couldn't make our 
car payment and it was repossed. My husband cant get to work cause we lost our 
car and neither can I. I cant get our 2 children to the dr or to the 
store to get food for them. We are very close to losing everything we 
have. Because we cant get to work we cant pay rent. All we need is for someone to 
take a chance and help us. Any help that can be given we are grateful 
for.  Kimberly and Christopher

I am writing this letter for my mother. Four years ago she took in my step-fathers six niece and nephews. She had to stop working and going to school to raise these kids. About ten months ago I had an stroke and an baby girl. I couldn't walk when I came home and my mother taught me how to walk all over again. When I returned back to high school she piled all the kids each morning in an small car that we usually make to trips for anything we do as a family. I am asking for my mother to be the person the good lord above send an van to. Its hard for my mother getting us around but she do it with any complaints. My mother is an super-woman she takes good care of her family never does anything for herself. So if you can choose my family for an Van so we can travel together. Thank You

My wife and I are expecting a little baby girl on the 18th of october, and she desperatly needs a car. We had to sell hers because it was falling apart,I don't want my child to have to ride in an unsafe vehicle. We were all ready to buy her a safer car when I was injured at work and lost my job, since that happened we had to live off of the money we got from her car. I drive about 100 miles a week to and from my doctors in a vehicle i was able to borrow from my grandmother, its a pickup and to small for my wife, a carseat, and myself. I've had no luck with the search for work because I'm temporarily disabled. I would really appreciate the help but I'm afraid I might be too far away. Shane

My husband has been a quadriplegic for 8 years due to a diving accident 
when he was 37 years old. He had been the sole provider to our 2 
children and me at the time of the accident. After te accident, I got a job 
at our local Wal-Mart and went back to school to recieve a better 
education so that I could become the sole provider. I became a certified 
Health Care Technician and I have been working in a lab at our local 
hospital for over 5 years now. I also became a certified Phlebotomist during 
this period of working in the lab. Although I'm making money and he is 
recieving SSA, after 8 years we still have not been able to afford a 
handicap accessible van. Our money is spent on medical insurance, 
prescriptions, medical equipment, rent, utilities, food, misc., car insurance 
and a car payment that I'm making on a car that gets me back and forth 
to work. We just can't seem to save enough to get the kind of van he 
needs. When he has to go to appointments, we have to transfer him to
  the car and carry along his manuel chair. If he had a handicap 
accessible van he could go in his electric chair, saving stress on him and 
us. Plus he could go alot more places and see alot more things in his 
life with a handicap accessible van. Hope you can help. Thank You, Karen

Hi, my name is Brandi. I am 21 years old and have not been able to purchase my first car. I have a nine month old baby and rely on others for help with transportation. I have a job and at times are late or unable to find a ride for work as well as doctor visits, trips to the grocery store as well as other personal things to attend. I really would like your help please. Much thanx

Ronnae is 20 years old and a single parent of a one year old. Even though she had her daughter at a young age she is enrolled in college and she is trying to better herself for her and her daughter. She is a full-time, mom, student and employee. She is very lovable person. she is kind hearted and willing to help other. I believe she desires the world. Please consider her for a car for Christmas.

With the birth of twins at 15 she over came many obstacles including abusive relation ships and the birth of three more children she still held on but because of a wreck she is unable to hold a job so she has no transportation please if you could find it in your heart to please send her a car for Christmas

Hello, I am writing this about my family, we are with out a car, we had been using my father-in-law's car but as of today he took it back to use himself , and my wife's job is delivering for a local pizza place. any way ..I cant work because of a broken vertebra and 2 ruptured discs , so this leaves most of the work at home for Lori to do we have two boys in grade school. at the present time we have no way of purchasing a car ....thank you for your time......lynn #####

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