Here is ANOTHER REAL STORY of the Sheridan Elementary school Nurses
Assistant (and her family) that your DONATIONS are helping to get back
to work and back on their feet! The story is relayed by one of our
contacts on the ground at Sheridan Elementary.
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| Melissa and Family being rescued! |
Melissa
(Staff Member): Melissa just joined our staff this school year; she was
not working prior to her start in August because she was a stay at home
mother. She rotates between 3 different campuses throughout the week
serving as a nurses assistant. Her home was flooded and she lost
everything. She is currently driving 1.5 hours to work each day in a car
that was flooded and has since mildewed and smells very bad. Melissa is
recently separated from her husband, so she is no longer receiving
support from her 4 year old's father. She is living with her mother way
across town from where she works. She does not know anyone on this side
of town and it is her goal for her 4 year old to enroll in Pre-K in one
of the schools that she works at. The problem is our Pre-K is only a
half day program, which would require her daughter to go to a nearby
daycare for the other 1/2 of the day. She does not know anyone on her
work side of town who can care for her daughter. Melissa is needing
financial assistance to pay for daycare, and the financial assistance
that comes from FEMA will not kick-in in time for her to pay for
childcare expenses at the start of school on September 11th. Melissa
lost everything in the flood and only has 2 pairs of clothes that she
alternates through at work.
