To the attention of:
Barack Obama, US President;
Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia;
US Senators from Georgia: Johnny Isakson, Saxby Chambliss;
US Representatives from Georgia: David Scott, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr., Jack Kingston, Jim Marshall, John Barrow, John Lewis, John Linder, Lynn A. Westmoreland, Paul C. Broun, Phil Gingrey, Sanford D. Bishop Jr., Tom Graves, Tom Price;
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To whom this may concern. I am writing on several issues. I have been online all day trying to look for resources that can help me in my situation. First I want to say that I am a hard working single black mother with 3 beautiful children that I try so despirately to take care of. My income for 3 children is way below poverty level. I honestly don't know how we get by some months. I have been looking for other resources out there or charities that maybe can help me out a little. I work too hard to be in the situation that I am in. My oldest daughter is in college starting on her 3rd year. We were denied food stamps and I can't understand for the life of me why? So I have to sacrifice and was working full time and part time to buy food. My second youngest daughter just graduated, and she will be going off to college next month . I don't have the resources to buy hardly any of her school supplies and things she will need for college. I barely got her gas money to go back and forth to the school to take the placement testing. I do support education and I want my children to get the advantage that I did not get. I had to pay her housing deposit. just recently and the child support order was stopped because they are 18. My 18 year struggled and was just recently diagnosed with ADHd. My son has not had the easiest year either, he was diagnosed last year with seizure disorder and suffered a grand mal seizure where he had to be hospitalized. I can not get ahead for nothing. My son has had numerous hospitalizations and ER visits due to bronchitis and pneumonia from the mold that was inside the house that I was renting for 600.00 a/month. I see so many people that don't work and get food stamps and abuse the system. They don't take care of the kids, and just sit home and wait on welfare to take care of their needs. I am not that type of person....I really do need the help, but I am always denied. Right now I am having to stay with a friend because I can't find a decent affordable place to rent. After my divorce from my children's father abusive. I had to pack up and just leave my home and move so that I could try and start all over. Well this caused me some credit problems so it is almost impossible for me to find a decent place to rent. I have tried to apply for loans, grants to help put my daughters through school, and assistance with medical bills that are becoming outrageous and I feel like all hope is gone because it seems like every door that I think is being opened is shut. (or should I say slammed). I know that my children are eligible for scholarships, and grant money that I hear is out there, but why is it that I am constantly turned down... This is why I can't get ahead because the system is so backwards for people that are really trying like me. I am told that my income is too high. I work as a medical assistant, I am a single mom with 3 children and 2 of which that are in college. How can my income be too high when I am below poverty level. I am so nervous because my son is going to have surgery. His pre-op is scheduled for next week and I am over my head with medical bills. Bill collector's constantly call me but I am doing all I can to keep my head above water. I have applied for assistance all day today because I will have to be out with my son after his surgery and most of my PTO is used. He has peachcare for kids but I am having to take him to augusta for treatment because the Orthopedic Clinic here would not accept his peachcare and I had to pay 200.00 up front at his first visit and still paying on that same visit. Since then he has had a right humerus fracture one in february where he fell on the playground; and he just recently fell and broke his humerus a second time at camp both times he was not at home but I am having to pay out of my pocket the expenses that I feel like someone should have at least offered to help with gas. I am so tired of being discriminated against and mistreated. I don't know what else to do other than send this email. I can only pray that It will reach someone with a good heart that will at least send me information on resources so that I can get a decent place to live. Get some kind of resources for people in my situation that can't seem to get any help. To resources finding a place for me and my children. Information on scholarships and grants for african american or minorities pursuing education, and some assitance with my medical bills for my 6 year son. Like I said I see people in nice houses that are on section 8 and other government programs. I don't even want to be on section 8 I will pay my full rent, but because of my past credit history no one wants to give you a second chance. This is all backwards. It's not that I refuse to pay it is that I don't have it to pay. I paid my tithes and offering at church and I just feel in my heart that a blessing is on its way, but in the meantime I had to send this email and only pray that it reaches the right people so that I can get some help for my children. I can't work the part-time job anymore because of my son's illness. I tried applying for some type of disability for him and get some resources for my daughter who has adhd, but again I was denied anything. I am paying for peachcare and right now my oldest daughter doesn't have any insurance. I just have to pay out of pocket when she gets sick and I need to take her to the doctor. She suffers from bronchitis and asthma. Their father decided he did not want to be married and I'm left to do almost everything and I am getting mentally and emotionally tired and drained. Please if there is anyone out there that can help me please....don't do it for me. Please help my children. Thanks
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