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This is hard to write but it is true for many. What I’m about to say is a harsh reality of what people go through.
What I am about to say is also the reason why a lot of people don’t ask for help.
People do not ask for help because of the fears and stigmas that exist.
#hope
What I am about to say is also the reason why a lot of people don’t ask for help.
People do not ask for help because of the fears and stigmas that exist.
#hope
Here Is Something to think about,
What if you were a #singleparent with a #child
You work full time for $15.00/hr
You take home roughly $960.00 per paycheck (bi-weekly after taxes)
#singleparent #parenting #Blessed #grateful #calgary #calgarylife #alberta #yyc
@EveryAlbertan
What if you were a #singleparent with a #child
You work full time for $15.00/hr
You take home roughly $960.00 per paycheck (bi-weekly after taxes)
#singleparent #parenting #Blessed #grateful #calgary #calgarylife #alberta #yyc
@EveryAlbertan
Your bills per month:
$1,000 or more for rent
$150 or more for cable/internet
$250 or more for utilities
$150 per month for car insurance
So let’s do the math
You bring home about
$1,920.00 a month
Your bills average about $1,500(give or take)
@GrannyGTArp @BallerGearCA
$1,000 or more for rent
$150 or more for cable/internet
$250 or more for utilities
$150 per month for car insurance
So let’s do the math
You bring home about
$1,920.00 a month
Your bills average about $1,500(give or take)
@GrannyGTArp @BallerGearCA
😳🆘We need help!🆘😳
We need to raise $870.00 by Monday afternoon or we will not be able to fill the last four requests we have on our list!
Two requests are for seniors and one is for a single mom and one is for a single parent who has left an abusive marriage and needs help!
We need to raise $870.00 by Monday afternoon or we will not be able to fill the last four requests we have on our list!
Two requests are for seniors and one is for a single mom and one is for a single parent who has left an abusive marriage and needs help!
If you can help…we are at the point of begging. Our volunteers are out in full force today! So if you see any of us out and about come say 👋 Hello 👋
We have 4 hampers left to fill so please help us!! We do not want to have to turn these families away!!
#YYC #YEG #YQL #HELP
We have 4 hampers left to fill so please help us!! We do not want to have to turn these families away!!
#YYC #YEG #YQL #HELP
@HarvestHillsYYC needs help.
PLEASE consider donating via Etransfer, PayPal or GoFundMe.
Etransfer:
Donations@HarvestHillsCaresCalgary.Ca
PayPal/Credit Cards:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary.Ca
Our GoFundMe:
gofund.me/5b1f8423
@GrannyGTArp @JyotiGondek @gurbirward3 @TheBeaverton
PLEASE consider donating via Etransfer, PayPal or GoFundMe.
Etransfer:
Donations@HarvestHillsCaresCalgary.Ca
PayPal/Credit Cards:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary.Ca
Our GoFundMe:
gofund.me/5b1f8423
@GrannyGTArp @JyotiGondek @gurbirward3 @TheBeaverton
This is going to be a hard thread for some to read. Some of you might cry, Some just shed a few tears, Some of you may be angry & outraged at what has transpired...But as we have come to learn, this is the reality of running a non profit and helping people who need help the most.
We have gotten to the place where we swore to ourselves that we would never go.
We tried so hard...everyone of our Full Time volunteer staff and our other Part Time volunteers have all put blood, sweat & tears into running @HarvestHillsYYC and helping our fellow #Calgarians.
We tried so hard...everyone of our Full Time volunteer staff and our other Part Time volunteers have all put blood, sweat & tears into running @HarvestHillsYYC and helping our fellow #Calgarians.
We have tried to keep up with demand, tried to keep up with running our social media profiles and our website, tried to keep up with the massive amount of assistance requests that have come up ever since the latest restrictions have come into play...We legitimately have tried...
If there is anyone that could help fill two serious requests. One is for a single father fleeing family domestic violence & the other is for a single senior needing help with medication that she can’t afford.
To fill these two requests and the two from last night we need $980.00
To fill these two requests and the two from last night we need $980.00
Dm us for more information.
The single father needs $380.00 for rent.
The single senior needs $476.00 for her meds that aren’t covered.
#Alberta #Calgary #Canada #Edmonton #Lethbridge #Abgov #COVID19 #CalgaryStrong #CanadaStrong #AlbertaStrong #PleaseHelp #Donate #AlbertaCares
The single father needs $380.00 for rent.
The single senior needs $476.00 for her meds that aren’t covered.
#Alberta #Calgary #Canada #Edmonton #Lethbridge #Abgov #COVID19 #CalgaryStrong #CanadaStrong #AlbertaStrong #PleaseHelp #Donate #AlbertaCares
The two requests from last night are for a single female that is taking care of her mom who is 70. She has NO food in their house.
We took her a few bags of food last night at 2:45am and left with a promise to bring a food hamper by Monday.
#help #COVIDSecondWave #BeKind #YYC
We took her a few bags of food last night at 2:45am and left with a promise to bring a food hamper by Monday.
#help #COVIDSecondWave #BeKind #YYC
We only need $1475 to be able to help everyone on our list up to and including two urgent that came in about twenty three minutes ago.
In the next tweet below is their request and our reply.
#food #foodrelief #foodsecurity #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Calgary #HelpUs
In the next tweet below is their request and our reply.
#food #foodrelief #foodsecurity #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Calgary #HelpUs
This evening at 4:45pm we got a call from a social worker that works with seniors. She called us in a frenzy asking us for immediate help.
She told us of an emergency so extreme that her voice shook with concern over one of her clients.
#YYC #Calgary #CalgarySeniors #hope
She told us of an emergency so extreme that her voice shook with concern over one of her clients.
#YYC #Calgary #CalgarySeniors #hope
This is what she said:
"Hello Jen, I was hoping I would be able to contact you before I left my work for the day in regards to a rather important situation that came across my desk this afternoon. I hope you have the time to chat?"
I said "Yes of course, how can we help?" #care
"Hello Jen, I was hoping I would be able to contact you before I left my work for the day in regards to a rather important situation that came across my desk this afternoon. I hope you have the time to chat?"
I said "Yes of course, how can we help?" #care
She said "We have a senior lady that is struggling so much that she has been going door to door asking for food from others in her complex."
I was quiet and honestly speechless.
I said "Of course we can and we will help. What is it that you need." #FEEDYYC #FoodHamper #helping
I was quiet and honestly speechless.
I said "Of course we can and we will help. What is it that you need." #FEEDYYC #FoodHamper #helping
Yesterday, we had a call. A call that made 3 of my volunteers cry.
You see, an individual in need contacted @HarvestHillsYYC and asked for help with food. We have permission to tell his story and share his request with everyone.
You see, an individual in need contacted @HarvestHillsYYC and asked for help with food. We have permission to tell his story and share his request with everyone.
It started off with a phone call to a new volunteer that was on her first on call shift over the Christmas Break. "N" called and left a message in which he asked to be called back as soon as possible.
So our volunteer Melanie returned his call.
So our volunteer Melanie returned his call.
She asked N what he needed help with & he said he needed help with food/rent cause he could pay his rent & not eat for the month & maybe eat once every 3 to 4 days....or pay some of his rent and be able to eat everyday and hope he could find the money to pay the rest of his rent.
After a day of delivering shopping for and hampers with @merylyyc, I was dropping my daughter off at her dads for the week when I first got a call from a single mom that needed help.
Picture below is a truck full of hampers!
Picture below is a truck full of hampers!
I answered the phone and explained the steps this person on the phone needed to do to apply for assistance. She told me she would head to the site right away.....and she did.
So this 🚨Emergency🚨 came in tonight. (See photo of email).
So this 🚨Emergency🚨 came in tonight. (See photo of email).
I immediately contacted her and asked her what she immediately needed. She explained that she needed to get out of the room she is sharing with her children & into a basement suite
She then said she wanted a meal or two so she could eat like a family with her kids for Christmas.
She then said she wanted a meal or two so she could eat like a family with her kids for Christmas.
🚨🎄#Christmas #Help🎄🚨
We only have 2 #families left 2 be sponsored for this #HolidaySeason
If you want to help a #family be #sponsored, please call the HHCC team at 403-608-7224 for more info!
Family information for each family is below!
#PleaseDonate #AlbertaCares #YYC
We only have 2 #families left 2 be sponsored for this #HolidaySeason
If you want to help a #family be #sponsored, please call the HHCC team at 403-608-7224 for more info!
Family information for each family is below!
#PleaseDonate #AlbertaCares #YYC
Family 1:
#FrontlineWorkers #Mom is on the #Frontline at a local #Hospital.
#Dad is a maintenance worker that worked for #WestJet, he was laid off. (He’s been #LaidOff since May of #2020.
This #Family has 4 #Children & #Pets.
They are looking to be #Sponsored for #Christmas
#FrontlineWorkers #Mom is on the #Frontline at a local #Hospital.
#Dad is a maintenance worker that worked for #WestJet, he was laid off. (He’s been #LaidOff since May of #2020.
This #Family has 4 #Children & #Pets.
They are looking to be #Sponsored for #Christmas
Family 2:
#Dad is a #FRONTLINE #Worker.
#Mom was a #Waitress until she was laid off in #April of #2020. The #restaurant #ClosedDown
There are 5 children ages 7 months to 8 years.
They too are #Looking to be #Sponsored for #Christmas this #HolidaySeason.
#CalgaryCares #YYC
#Dad is a #FRONTLINE #Worker.
#Mom was a #Waitress until she was laid off in #April of #2020. The #restaurant #ClosedDown
There are 5 children ages 7 months to 8 years.
They too are #Looking to be #Sponsored for #Christmas this #HolidaySeason.
#CalgaryCares #YYC
Here is a summary of today’s #COVID19AB update: We continue to hear reports of communities/groups being stigmatized & healthcare workers/their families being singled out. We are all equally at risk. COVID-19 does not care about occupation, race, religion or postal codes. (1/8)
Every case & outbreak is ID’d b/c ppl care about their health & that of friends & neighbours. Stigmatizing creates stress for those fighting COVID, generates an ‘us vs them’ dynamic & discourages others from getting tested & working w/ public health to stop transmission. (2/8)
If you’re feeling unwell, stay home & get tested. If you receive a positive result, cooperate w/public health & follow orders. If you find out someone has COVID-19, treat them w/the kindness & compassion you would want for yourself or your loved one, if you had the virus. (3/8)
Jen here, I am currently waiting for my car 2 warm up 2 be able 2 drive 2 a home in #Martindale to pick up & drive a mom & young son to the Children’s Hospital.
She needed a ride & did not have enough money to pay for a cab.
So the #volunteer on call called me for #help. #YYC
She needed a ride & did not have enough money to pay for a cab.
So the #volunteer on call called me for #help. #YYC
So soon I will be heading to the Children’s Hospital 🏥 & hoping that this young mans eardrum did not burst, as his mom said that this will be his 4th or 5th ear infection just this year. Mom is alone here in #YYC as she just moved here from #GrandPrairie in January of this year.
Now the #car is #warm & I’m off! I will #update everyone after I am back home! #HelpingOthers #DoAGoodDeed #community #Support #YYCCares #AlbertaCares #CalgaryCares #CanadaCares
Please share this far & wide! Both @ParachutesP & @HarvestHillsYYC are trying to raise funds to help humans & pets this Christmas & beyond.
The amount of people needing a helping hand especially since the start of the #COVID19AB & #COVID19 pandemic has risen as each day goes by.
The amount of people needing a helping hand especially since the start of the #COVID19AB & #COVID19 pandemic has risen as each day goes by.
Earlier this year we began planning this raffle in hopes of being able to garner enough success out of this raffle to sustain both organizations for a month or more.
But we need #Calgary’s #Help. We #need #Canada’s #Help. We need #Alberta’s #Help.
But we need #Calgary’s #Help. We #need #Canada’s #Help. We need #Alberta’s #Help.
We can’t afford to lose another pet or lose another life to #DomesticViolence, #Mentalhealth, #Homelessness, or anything else for that matter.
**Help IS Desperately NEEDED** **Emergency HELP**
This is very hard for us to write. But we feel we have no other choice due to us seeing the massive amount of requests that we are getting daily for both Humans and Pets.
Here is what has happened as of late:
This is very hard for us to write. But we feel we have no other choice due to us seeing the massive amount of requests that we are getting daily for both Humans and Pets.
Here is what has happened as of late:
This past weekend alone, we had over 30 emergency requests from individuals & families fleeing domestic violence. Many leaving with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
We were able to help about 17 of these individuals find shelter and lodging via referrals to other groups.
We were able to help about 17 of these individuals find shelter and lodging via referrals to other groups.
The other 13 individuals are being helped by our awesome volunteers. We are tracking down emergency funding and helping them apply for help through various organizations here in #Calgary.
We will be assisting them and their families in hopes of helping them feel safe once again.
We will be assisting them and their families in hopes of helping them feel safe once again.
I spent the morning on live tv with @global_leslie. But then I spent the afternoon trying to sort out a domestic situation.
A young family was affected Harvest Hills Cares Calgary is assisting this parent and three children with temporary accommodations
If anyone would like 2 help, please contact Jen @ 403-608-7224
If you can help by donating we accept etransfers:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
If anyone would like 2 help, please contact Jen @ 403-608-7224
If you can help by donating we accept etransfers:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
Since this morning when we were on @GlobalCalgary with @global_leslie we have had over 83 requests come in for assistance.
We can’t do it alone. We need your help. Please Donate. We need help!
@Hell_Berta @GBrarNDP @jannarden @JoeMcFarland @paul_yyc @CherylCourt @burnaby1953
We can’t do it alone. We need your help. Please Donate. We need help!
@Hell_Berta @GBrarNDP @jannarden @JoeMcFarland @paul_yyc @CherylCourt @burnaby1953
*Emergency Request*Help Needed*
Two urgent requests came in over night
We need #Calgarys Help!
No amount is too small. If you can help by donating please see our donation information in our Twitter profile bio
Etransfer: HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
Family info below:
Two urgent requests came in over night
We need #Calgarys Help!
No amount is too small. If you can help by donating please see our donation information in our Twitter profile bio
Etransfer: HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
Family info below:
First request:
The single father is looking for help with finding a few things for his new basement suite
He got emergency custody of his 2 girls and is starting literally from scratch
He needs a hamper (Medium to Large) that roughly will cost between $250.00 to $400.00
The single father is looking for help with finding a few things for his new basement suite
He got emergency custody of his 2 girls and is starting literally from scratch
He needs a hamper (Medium to Large) that roughly will cost between $250.00 to $400.00
Second request:
A family of five is looking for assistance with furnishing their apartment as well as clothing and a Large to Extra Large food hamper.
This family escaped from domestic violence and are from Northern Saskatchewan.
Both families are grateful for #YYC’s help.
A family of five is looking for assistance with furnishing their apartment as well as clothing and a Large to Extra Large food hamper.
This family escaped from domestic violence and are from Northern Saskatchewan.
Both families are grateful for #YYC’s help.
Today was a long and busy day.
16 Food hampers went out and were delivered! Just drained and frustrated as yet another mom was on my mind all day today.
Racism and bullying was on my mind today too. There were times when I pulled over after a delivery and just cried.
16 Food hampers went out and were delivered! Just drained and frustrated as yet another mom was on my mind all day today.
Racism and bullying was on my mind today too. There were times when I pulled over after a delivery and just cried.
My emotions were all over the place. I went through the gamut of feelings but most of all I was angry.
Now I understand that government agencies have mandates to work under. However they also have discretion and emergency funding to help people.
Now I understand that government agencies have mandates to work under. However they also have discretion and emergency funding to help people.
Over the last few days I’ve gotten calls at all hours of the day/night from people feeling dejected 😔 depressed and hopeless.
What spurs me on....what keeps me and my team going is helping. Helping others. Even if it is only something simple as listening.
What spurs me on....what keeps me and my team going is helping. Helping others. Even if it is only something simple as listening.
Someone messaged us and asked us what the total would be to help everyone that is currently on our list.
To help everyone on our list we would need a total amount of $2435.00
That amount would let us fill all 23 hamper requests.
To help everyone on our list we would need a total amount of $2435.00
That amount would let us fill all 23 hamper requests.
If anyone could help us reach that total, we could then put the minds of 23 families at ease because then they would not have to worry about having to feed their families. Having to feed their children. Having to go without eating just so they can make the food they do have last
You can help by donating to us or any other organization that feeds Calgarians in need.
If you would like to donate to us you can send an etransfer to:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
You can also check us out on Facebook and our website at:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary.Ca
If you would like to donate to us you can send an etransfer to:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
You can also check us out on Facebook and our website at:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary.Ca
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Late last night we had someone phone us at 11:45pm. It was from a mom of 4 who herself had not eaten nothing 3 days just so she could make the food she did have last for her children.
Late last night we had someone phone us at 11:45pm. It was from a mom of 4 who herself had not eaten nothing 3 days just so she could make the food she did have last for her children.
This mom had gone to the food bank and gone to the brown bagging for kids as well has utilized the free meals that are handed out throughout the city.
This is a mom who has tried EVERYTHING to find a job and get help from different organizations and the government.
This is a mom who has tried EVERYTHING to find a job and get help from different organizations and the government.
She went to Alberta Works and was told she had to go after the dad for child support before they could help her. They gave her papers on how to contact maintenance enforcement and how to go to court for child support. That’s great but that doesn’t help her now....
If people donate a total amount of $1000 I will take a picture of me in my @Hell_Berta hoodie from @BallerGearCA later on tonight!
Etransfer:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
PayPal:
PayPal.Me/HarvestHillsCa…
#YYC #FeedYYC #Alberta #Canada #Edmonton #RedDeer #Leduc
Etransfer:
HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
PayPal:
PayPal.Me/HarvestHillsCa…
#YYC #FeedYYC #Alberta #Canada #Edmonton #RedDeer #Leduc
As a teaser here is a picture of my favorite chocolate! Let’s get donating! #Chocolate #Aero #Nestle #MilkChocolate #Indulge
Yes I am still feeling sick. Yes I am still in iso. My hubby was kind enough to let me sit in his truck while he worked on it in the driveway! He said that way he can keep an eye on me and stop me from anymore online shopping!
We need your help. We have loads of people asking us for help due to the following:
-Job Loss
-Cant Pay Rent
-Cant Pay Utilities
-Cant Afford Medication
-Cant Afford Medical Supplies
-Cant Afford School Supplies/Fees
-Job Loss
-Cant Pay Rent
-Cant Pay Utilities
-Cant Afford Medication
-Cant Afford Medical Supplies
-Cant Afford School Supplies/Fees
Having to choose between Food and any of the above items should not happen and isnt right.
Simply giving someone, a family, a couple, a senior food security for even just a month...takes immense stress off of a person.
Simply giving someone, a family, a couple, a senior food security for even just a month...takes immense stress off of a person.
That’s why there are great organizations and groups like the @CalgaryFoodBank & @HarvestHillsYYC
Everyone works together and does what they need to do for the city that we all care about so much.
Everyone works together and does what they need to do for the city that we all care about so much.
If anyone can help, we would be very grateful. We are seeing even more of an increase in requests due to CERB ending and transitioning over to EI. (Which many do not qualify for, yet we hope help in any form arrives soon)
If you are in need, please head over to our website: HarvestHillsCaresCalgary.Ca and click on the contact us now button.
If you can please consider donating we accept Etransfers and PayPal at the moment but will have more options in the near future.
Etransfer: HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
PayPal:
PayPal.Me/HarvestHillsCa…
Etransfer: HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
PayPal:
PayPal.Me/HarvestHillsCa…
What a day today! We are just out delivering a few last minute hampers somewhere in the SE.
If you could please consider donating please know that anything can and will help!
Etransfer: HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
PayPal:
PayPal.Me/HarvestHillsCa…
#YYC #YYCGives
If you could please consider donating please know that anything can and will help!
Etransfer: HarvestHillsCaresCalgary@Gmail.Com
PayPal:
PayPal.Me/HarvestHillsCa…
#YYC #YYCGives
We’ve delivered the wheelchair to Marla & Kuno @servicerotties! A big thank you 2 everyone involved in making this happen.
Thank you @Hell_Berta
Thank you @EveryAlbertan
Thank you @GrannyGTArp
Thank you @paul_yyc
A big thank you to all our volunteers and everyone who helped!
Thank you @Hell_Berta
Thank you @EveryAlbertan
Thank you @GrannyGTArp
Thank you @paul_yyc
A big thank you to all our volunteers and everyone who helped!
@GlobalCalgary @GlobalEdmonton @burnaby1953 @ctvedmonton @CTVCalgary @CBCCalgary @CBCEdmonton @calgarysun @TheBreakdownAB @BTCityNewsCGY @QR77Radio @770CHQR @VancityReynolds @paulbrandt @jannarden @kdlang @nenshi #HelpingOthers #Disability #AlbertaCares #Calgary #Leduc #Canada
We have four hampers that we currently need help with. If you would like to help any of these following individuals/families/seniors directly please DM us! 1/?
Hamper 1: (Family of three. Two adults and one child. They also have two pets. One cat and one dog.)
This family is in need of a small to medium hamper. Their list of immediate needs total $265.00. Their list of wants total $170.00. 2/?
This family is in need of a small to medium hamper. Their list of immediate needs total $265.00. Their list of wants total $170.00. 2/?
This family is also looking for help with a gently used washer and dryer. This is a blended family that is also looking to meet new people that live in the north east area, specifically the Whitehorn area. If you would like more info please DM. 3/?
