Community Support

I wanted to see if any of you would be interested in helping me with something… One of our GreenHouse Globetrotter kids is going through a rough time. I had not been able to get in touch with Donta for weeks (because of a disconnected phone line) so I finally went over to his apartment yesterday afternoon to make sure everything was ok... His mother came out wearing only a t-shirt (this is at 5:00pm) and started crying the second she saw me. She explained that they were going through some bad financial times… Her phone had been disconnected, her power turned off, and she’s been struggling to buy groceries for her four kids. On top of that, her van (the only thing of value she owned) had broken down… She had asked a neighbor to fix it, who ended up causing more harm than good. Then her landlord came to her and said she had to move the broken down van from the parking lot or he would tow it. Jaqueline knew she couldn’t afford the $120 it would cost to get the van out of the tow-lot, so she sold it – for $50.00

The Jarrell’s are good people, living just around the corner from my office, who are really in need of some support. We are starting a food drive in our building to help Jaqueline build up a small stash of groceries for their home... We are also collecting small donations that can be used to help pay off their utility bills (with some cushion for the summer months). If you have any desire to help the Jarrell family please let me know. Even a card encouraging her to keep going would be amazing.

Love Always, Ash