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Finding Help After a House Fire?My house burnt to the ground two weeks ago. Devastating to know I lost everything I owned. Left with sandals and clothes on my back. Have no proof of identity, homeless, carless and jobless. Any one know of any help to rebuild

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Help After a House Fire?So yesterday on Thanksgiving, the house I was living in with a friends caught fire and is a complete total loss. Everything I had was there. I didn't own the house, my friend did. What do I do from here to get help with basic necessities and such? My friend has a lot going on I don't want to ask him. He just lost his home. He was letting me stay there to get out of an DV situation.

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Requesting Holiday Gift Wrapping Donations?I work for a non-profit, Youth Villages in North Carolina. For the past 12 years, we have supplied many children with Holiday gifts with our program, Holiday Heroes. With the help of donors, and program staff. We have fulfilled hundreds of children with holiday gifts. This year we are hoping to have a Holiday wrapping party with volunteers! Where should I look to have wrapping paper, boxes, tape, gift bags donated for the families?

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Help with Complete Replumbing of House?I need my whole house replumbed. I was given a $3000.00 estimate. I can not afford that. Is there any free help out there? Or maybe a class that needs the experience?

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How Can I Get Help With Rebuilding Our House?How can I get help with rebuilding our house and a place to stay until I finish rebuilding it? And now that I am homeless, I have also lost my job. Are there grants that can help with rebuilding and a place to stay? We have nothing and living in West Virginia in the start of winter is not the ideal position to be in. Please help if you will.

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Giving Away Gift Ribbons?I was recently at a baby shower and the mom-to-be received close to 60 gifts. Saw so many beautiful ribbons and bows in pristine condition discarded. What charity might be able to use NON-Christmas ribbon if someone knows.

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Finding Help After a Fire?I need help my house burned down and everything I own need help getting into a place can I get help

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Finding Place to Donate Trophies?Is there any place that I can give a few good quality trophies to? They are all golf trophies that are not wanted any more. I am not selling them. If there is no place who can use them, they will be dumped.

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Value of Donated Yarn?My wife was very into crocheting until medical issues made it impossible. I want to donate all her yarn and hooks, but do not know the value. How much is reasonable?

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Donating All Occasion Gift Bags, Tissue and Ribbon?I would like to donate new all occasion gift bags, tissue, and ribbon to an organization. I live in Massachusetts.

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Funding for a New Emotional Support AnimalThis is a picture of my dog, Minnie. I had to have her put to sleep on 6/1/2020. She was 18 years old and was my emotional support animal. I'm living below poverty, but I need another dog for my mental health. I have a letter from a psychiatrist saying that I need an emotional support animal.

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Christmas HelpI live in South Central KY. I am a single mother of a 5 year old little girl. I am struggling financially due to being off work because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. I am still trying to get my unemployment but I have not been successful on reaching them. I am wondering if there are any resources out there that might be able to help me with getting her things for Christmas.

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Obtaining Fleece for Charity Project?How may I get fleece donated to make hats for needy children and the homeless. Our community service classes would like to make hats that require little sewing to keep people warm during the winter months.

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Finding Help with School Clothes?I have COPD plus heart failure. We have four grandkids and need help with clothes size, boy's teen 9th grade, 30 pants, shirts men's med, 3 girls, 10 and 12, 7 and 8.

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Finding a Free Refrigerator?Can someone please help? I haven't been able to find work with this whole pandemic situation. My refrigerator gave out, had to throw my groceries away, it went bad. Where can I find a free refrigerator? Unfortunately financially I have no money.

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Finding Help After a House FireHad a house fire, have now ran out of money The landlord is not finding a place for us; me, my husband, 2 dogs and 1 child. Please, we need help. What can we do? We ran out of money. It's been 5 months since the fire. Nowhere to go, going to be homeless in this heat.

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Finding Agencies that Provide Back to School Help?I am looking for suggestions for where to find back to school help. I live in a town that has almost nothing, two dollar stores and no resources. So does anyone know of anywhere I can find help with school clothes and supplies? I have a ten year old daughter and twin girls that are almost three.

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Finding Help After a House Fire?I need help. My house burned down. And I don't know what to do. I have no family that can help.

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Finding a Free Laptop for a Student?I am attending the University of Phoenix right now. They do not offer a laptop for school. I'm trying to go to school on my phone and I'm having a really hard time. Can somebody please help me with suggestions for finding a laptop? I need one to work on my University of Phoenix online psychology course.

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Finding Help After a House Fire?My dear friend Michael lost his entire home in a fire. He has 3 children and no money due to the virus. He needs help with food and a place to stay temporarily. Where can he find help?

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Finding Free Beds for Low Income Families?Where can low income families get beds and mattress sets in the Washington DC area?

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Finding Fleece Fabric Donations for a School Project?I am an educator and we are looking for fleece fabric. Our elementary kids are participating in a STEAM day and we are planning on making dog toys for our local animal shelter. Is there anyone that can point me in a direction to get fabric donated for this event?

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Donating a Bed and Mattress Set?I have a free queen size wood bed frame and almost new mattress w/box spring to give to a needy family or individual. The frame is not new, but in good condition.

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Finding Birthday Gift Help for Low Income Families?I'm a mother of soon to be 3 year old twin girls. Their birthday is January 8, but we are not celebrating until Saturday. I'm not able to buy them a present. I have reached out to a couple resources in my area Calhoun, GA and no luck finding a program. So I'm trying to find help with presents or finding something free fun and exciting for them.

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Finding Help After a House Fire?Where can we receive assistance? We're being torn out of the motel at 11 today. My wife is 71 years old, disabled, and in bad health and we have two dogs. No one will help.

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Donating Campbell's Soup Labels?Can you tell me where I can send Campbell's soup labels please?

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Finding Help After a House Fire?My home burned down 4 weeks ago due to faulty wiring. I had no renter's insurance. I have exhausted my savings on hotels. I can't get Red Cross to return my calls any more and I'm living out of my car. I am still looking for my beloved Roxie, my dog that escaped. I've called all the local charities and I'm on waiting lists. Who do I turn to? I live in Huffman, TX close to Houston.

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Fabric Donations for Charity Projects?Since retiring I have found a new passion, making quilts for homeless children and abused women and children. I have used up all my fabric stash and would love to find places/persons that might be willing to donate fabric for this cause. I live on Social Security and cannot afford the fabric on my own.

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Donating Old Greeting Cards?Where can I donate old greeting cards near Minneapolis?

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Finding Help After a House Fire?A dear friend of mine had her house burn down. She has 5 children all very young and no money to speak of. Is there somewhere for her to get any help?

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Free Furniture Help?We are a low income family of 6 and need help with furniture for our home. Where can we go or get help or guidance?

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Donating Water Bottle Caps for Cancer?Where can I find someone who is accepting water caps for cancer? There was a friend's ex-wife who was doing it, but I was told no longer. Anyway I had my church friend helping me out in this area. My mom, one of my sons had died of cancer and I myself have cancer.

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Donating Gift Wrap and Bows?I have unopened quantity of Christmas gift wrap and bows I would like to donate to a charity. Will Toys for Tots take them? Any other ideas? How would I do this?

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Agencies That Provide Heaters for Low Income Seniors?I don't have a heating system in my mobile home. I am a disabled, low income, senior. I can't afford a furnace or heat pump. Is there an agency in Henderson County, NC that could help me?

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Organizations That Help Disabled Seniors Get Furniture?We have a near and dear friend who had become disabled. She worked as long as she could, but her conditions (multiple) worsened through no fault of her own. She is elderly as well, and lives alone. Her things have become old, broken and tattered. We've had to throw out the curtains and sofa and some other things. We can help her with the basic things, however furniture is beyond our means.

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Finding a Free Mattress?I am unable to work and have filed for disability; the wait is been long. I need a full size mattress as space is limited. I have been out of work and have no money.

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Agencies that Help Low Income Families Get Furniture?I need help getting some beds and furniture. I'm a single mother of 3 kids and I just moved to Georgia. I really need some beds for my 3 kids. I will sleep on the floor until I can do better.

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Georgia Christmas Charities?I live in Rome, Georgia and over the last two years I have been through some things and it has affected my health and my doctor wanted me to take it easy so with the pay from my job, it's not much money after I pay bills. So I was wanting to know who do I contact for a little help with Christmas this year. My neighbors said some places help, but they couldn't remember when they do start helping.

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Financial Assistance to Pay Utility Bills?I am 66 years old and really need money for a utility payment from an old bill. I'm being forced to move into an APS utility apartment, but can't afford to pay the old bill. Plus I need a bed for my grandkids.

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Getting Free Fabric for Charity Projects?I am a Girl Scout working on a charity project. I need fleece fabric and because I am young I do not have an income. So how do I find free fleece?

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Donating Campbell's Soup Labels?Apparently I'm way behind times I had no idea the soup label collecting had ended. Can I still donate the ones I have saved? Or do I just recycle?

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Finding Free Fabric?I'm an up and coming fashion designer and I'm looking for free fabric. My daughter was hit by a car in 2011; my life was so down. But then it's put me back into my fashion design pursuits. I'm ready to do what I like doing. I look at her and it gives me strength. She came so far. Right now we are on a fixed income and that's why I'm trying to see if I can get help. Any fabric will be fine.

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Finding an Agency to Help with Free School Desks in Uganda - children at a long crowded desk

Finding an Agency to Help with Free School Desks in Uganda?We have a charity school in Uganda where we are providing students with free educational services, but we are having a problem with a lack of desks. They have to squeeze themselves like five people on one desk. I would like someone to help us with free desks so that we can create a conducive learning environment for them. Any suggestions?

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Finding Donated Fabric for Youth Training Program - teens using treadle sewing machines

Finding Donated Fabric for Youth Training Program?We are training youths who are school dropouts but we are limited with the fabric. Can someone help with suggestions on how to find some free fabric to equip the youths with tailoring skills.

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Finding Free Beds?I need to find free beds. Any suggestions?

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Finding a Free Bed Frame?I need a bed frame for my room. My ex left me and my 2 young kids for another woman and I'm unable to get one right now. The one I have had for years is breaking down at the legs. I have a mattress.

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Extensive Home Repair for Low Income Families?I live in Fresno CA in the mountains. My parents' home is in desperate need of repairs. There's no heating or air. The pipes are leaking everywhere, there's no water pressure, the dish washer and washing machine are non operational. There's no oven or stove, both stopped working.

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Finding a Inexpensive or Free Bed Need a bed?My brother James is in his 50s and has brain cancer. He just found that out 2 weeks ago. He has no money. We are looking for a bed set for him. It has to be at least a full or queen size. We are looking for something very cheap or place to contact for a donation.

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Organization That Can Help Me Get a Bed?I am low income and on disability. I am needing a a bed. I sleep on the floor and can't afford a bed. I hate sleeping on the floor it's hard and uncomfortable.

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Finding Help After a House Fire?What help is available after losing everything to a house fire with no insurance? We had help with a motel, the Red Cross helped with a money card, but how do we get help to find a home? We are a family of 7 that are now homeless.

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Help Tearing a House Down After a Fire?My house burned down and I didn't have homeowners insurance. I'm not concerned about anything other than what is going to happen now? I can't afford to get it torn down; I already have suffered enough loss. But I'm getting fined for not. What will happen next and what do I do?

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Agencies that Help After a House Fire?I lost everything in my house due to a fire. Where can I get help? I have no where to live.

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Tips for Raising Money for a School Trip?My class is going to Japan and it's about 5,000 dollars, but I don't know how to raise so much money. Does anyone have any tips to help me out?

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Finding Help with School Supplies?I'm new to the website and I'm just looking for help and helping the students and families at my school this year with school supplies, uniforms, and more.

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Getting Donations of Craft Supplies for Church Outreach?I love working for our church and like to share my crafts with women in our church and community. I am currently starting a women's community outreach fellowship. My question is, how do I get materials donated from companies that are not in season or that they are just not wanting. It gets pretty expensive out of pocket.

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Agencies That Help the Elderly Get Household Items?I am in search of household items for an elderly patient who is leaving the hospital today. I found out she has nothing. She needs clothes or bedding, sheets, towels, plants, dishes, and household items lightly used. I am wanting to help out, but cannot afford to personally.

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Help Getting Furniture?I'm looking for help with beds for my children. Where do I go or look? I can not afford them.

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Furniture Help for Low Income Individules?I recently moved into an apartment and it took everything I had in the bank to rent this place. I am in great need of a couch, an indoor recliner bed frame and box spring, kitchen table, and two chairs. I am 100% disabled and I can only work part-time. I'm moving from a camper into an apartment and I have no furniture except for one mattress.

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Getting Canvas Donations for a Girl Scout Project?My daughter is good at art. For her Girl Scout project, she was thinking of creating oil paintings and donating her paintings to a non-profit organization. She and her group of friends are aiming to make 60 paintings on 24"x30" or bigger canvas. Where can she go and ask for canvas donations?

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Help Getting School Clothes and Supplies?I'm a single mom now because of domestic violence on me. I had to start over with 5 kids that need clothes and shoes for school. I'm looking for work, but I'm too scared to go too far from home because of his family and friends threatening me. What can I do for help getting school clothing and supplies?

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Finding a Free Mattress and Box Spring?I just moved from York, Pennsylvania. I have nothing, but some of my clothing. Where can I get a voucher for a bed to sleep on? I'm living with my sister. I'm 56 years old and have fibromyalgia and live in chronic pain. I really need a bed to sleep on. The floor I sleep on is not good for my body.

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Finding Help Getting School Uniforms and Supplies?I'm a single father with an 8 year old son and I'm in need of help with getting him school uniforms and school supplies, so I wanted ask where do look to get the help that I need?

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Finding Help Getting School Clothing?My name is Amber I have a six-year-old daughter in first grade and an 11 year old son in 6th grade. I am trying to get help with getting both of them new school clothes. My daughter has to wear collared shirts, but any kind of pants. My son can wear any kind of shirt with any kind of pants.

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Finding Free Fabric?Where can I get free fabric?

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Finding Free Furniture After a House Fire?We are a low income, 2 parent household with 4 children. We recently went thru a house fire and lost everything. We are in need of beds for 4 kids and ourselves, as well. Are there any furniture stores that donate furniture?

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Finding a Place to Live After a House Fire?I need help finding a place to live. My house burned down and I don't know what else to do. Could you help me out please? I'm a single male. I have two cats that are 20 years old. I'm pretty easy-going and retired in Oakland if I could find some help.

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Finding Help Getting School Clothing and Supplies?I need help getting school clothes and supplies for my child. Where can I go?

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Finding Help After a House Fire?My family and I have experienced an electrical house fire last week and have run out of funds for living. We lost close to everything in this disaster. Can anyone help with information about any kind of assistance in this situation? Please any information with be great.

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Donating a Pair of Shoes in Two Sizes?I have 2 different sized feet, so I have opposite shoes with no home. Is there a place I can send them?

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Finding a Free Full Size Bed?I need suggestions for finding a free full size bed. It can be used. I am receiving SSI and am sleeping on the floor.

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Financial Help for Moving Expenses for the Disabled?I am disabled and 56 years old and I have been living with my parents for the past 7 years. They don't want me here anymore because I get hurt so easily in doing all they require of me to do. I need to move anyway because their basement is cold and has bugs and is not fit for me to try to survive in any longer. Is there a place that would be willing to help me move from Springfield to Joplin?

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Mobile Home Repair Assistance for Low Income Senior?My 77 year old mom lives on a limited income. Her walls are soft and leaking, her floors are falling in, and she's having some electrical problems. What kind of help can she get without it costing her next to nothing. She lives in Sturgis, South Dakota.

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Roof Repair Assistance for Low Income Seniors?I have a friend whose dad is 70 yrs old. He has 3 grandkids that are 12, 8, and 6 years old. His wife is deceased, his daughter is deceased, and he's raising his grandkids. He lives in a double wide trailer and his roof is leaking really badly. He is on disability. He can't find any help.

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Finding Fabric Donations for Charity?We are a small group of volunteers working for Carers of Africa. We need 100 percent cotton material/cut pieces, satin ribbons 3/8 inches, and hotel soap to make sanitary items for young girls. Can someone please help with suggestions for finding donations?

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Heat Pump Replacement for Low Income Homeowner?I am low income and I need to repair or really replace my heat pump. I got help from my county in the winter months to repair it when they had the funds, but now in the summer they no longer have that program and won't have funds until Sept. or October. My heat pump needs to be replaced as I have no AC or heat now at all. The compressor locked up and the electrician is trying to find one, but the cost will be a lot and I need to get a new one as this one is over 25 years old and has surpassed its life. Does anyone know where else I can turn to get help with this? I am low income and live by myself. Any help would be appreciated!

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Getting Help After a House Fire?I'm from Meridian, Mississippi. How do I get help, everything I had was in that fire, and I have no family at all. I don't even have a shirt. Will anyone help me rebuild my life, just a shirt would help. Thank you all.

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Finding Beds and Mattresses for Low Income Family?I'm disabled on SSI and SSD with 750$ monthly income with a family of 4. We moved into a home with bed bugs. The mattresses are infested now- family getting horribly bitten.

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Agencies That Help After a House Fire?My sister had a house fire and lost everything. Where can she go for help? She has nothing.

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Free Furniture Help for Low Income Families?In need of a bed. We are on disability and can't afford to get a bed. My husband just had open heart surgery so I'm trying to get some help. Can anyone suggest where to go?

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Finding Agencies to Help After a House Fire?I was the owner of a mobile home and my trailer caught on fire. I did not have insurance and I lost everything. Due to this the Red Cross did help me, but I still need help. What else can I do?

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Organizations That Help Low Income People Furnish an Apartment?I need plates and flatware and a small table w/two chairs. A bed was donated already. Standard cleaning supplies would be great too. I've been 3 years homeless since my condo was foreclosed after I lost my job and then became disabled. I'm still fighting for SSDI in federal court now.

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Finding Fabric Donation for Quilts for Kids?I am in search of donated kids' fabric. We make quilts for kids in hospital, needy families, etc.

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Finding Help After a Home Fire?My mobile home burned down. I was without insurance. Are there resources to help me recover? I live in California.

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Additional Help After a House Fire?My family and I had a fire on 5/2/19 and we lost everything even a place to live. The Red Cross helped with some money for food and an outfit for each of us and a few nights at a motel. We have maybe a few days before we are out of money, but no place to live. We have been on the section 8 list for over 6 months and are # 51. So we thought they would help with emergency housing, but no.

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Finding Assistance After a House Fire?We just lost our home to a house fire. My daughter, granddaughter, myself, and our 3 dogs are now homeless with no car and no money. We live off my disability check and some public assistance. I'm going thru a domestic violence situation as well.

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Getting Free Yarn & Crafting Materials for Charity?My family runs a small non-profit that teaches sustainability and self sufficiency to teens in low-income, high risk environments. We help teens become small time entrepreneurs to begin to support themselves using what they already have available or what can be cheaply gotten including knitting/crocheting, making cosmetics (soap and lotion), home goods (candles, afghans, quilts) and cooking.

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Getting Free Furniture?How can my daughter get free furniture for herself and her daughter for their home? She is a single mother, working, but low income. They sleep on the floor. They have no furniture at all.

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Donating Campbell's Soup Labels?Does anyone know where I can donate Campbell soup labels?

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Donating Fabric?I have a lot of fabric that I would like to donate.

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Getting Help After a House Fire?Who do I call to get help in St. Paul Minnesota after I lost my home due to a fire? I would like to be able to stay at a hotel with their help.

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Donating Fabric to Charity?I have literally hundreds of yards of fabric that I would like to donate. The fabrics vary and include cottons, denim, corduroy, knits, etc. I live in Colorado.

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Finding Free Furniture?I'm a single mother of 4 children. We have been living with family members. I just found a house for us. I'm in desperate need of 4 beds and dressers for my children. Any suggestions? or agencies that offer vouchers?

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Donating Furniture?I need to give away my studio apt furniture. I am moving out of state and need to leave asap. I live in Madison Ct 06443.

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Donating Old Greeting Cards?Dhere can I send old greeting cards in Dayton Ohio?

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Finding Free Furniture?I need help to get a bed and furniture. I was homeless, but saved all my money and got a one bedroom apt.

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Donating Swimsuits to a Thriftstore?Can you donate swimsuits to a thriftstore? I mean I know it's hygienic and all, but can you? I've seen men swimsuits before, but not so much women's. Why? Also, is there a product for used swimsuits to be clean and prevent the future customers from getting sick?

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Finding Agencies to Help After a House Fire?Does anyone have suggestions for where I can find help after a house fire?

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Donating Greeting Cards?I have used greeting cards to send to someone who can put them to good use for projects, etc.

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Finding Donated Fabric for Charity Project?Utah Youth Village, a charity that takes care of troubled foster children, has a tradition of giving each graduate a handmade quilt. We have found an organization who wants to make the quilts, we just need fabric. Any ideas?

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Agencies that Help After a House Fire?My friend had a house fire and lost everything. Besides the Red Cross, what resources/agencies are out there than can help?

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Agencies That Help Rebuild After a House Fire?I had a house fire two days before Christmas. I lost everything. How do I get help fixing a place to live. I have got a building with two 16 by 16 rooms. I have got no where else to go.

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Finding Help After a House Fire?My house burned down to the ground. I'm a student attending school at the American Conservatory Theater, a single parent of 3, and currently 4 months pregnant. I'm now homeless, hungry, and only have the clothes on my back. Can anyone please advise where I can find help?

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