New2Need.org helps people in Tarrant County

New2Need.org, a small charity in Tarrant County, has helped people in that area during their times of need. Here are some of these people’s stories.

A woman and her 11-year-old daughter lived in an apartment complex. Section 8 paid rent, but she was responsible for the electricity. The woman suffered from major depression and agoraphobia. She recently had hernia, gall bladder and appendix surgery.  She received under $200 a month from TANF and her ex-husband was in jail and could not pay child support. She was unable to pay her electric bill for a few months and she needed over $1000 to turn it back on. Winter had come on. She had called 14 agencies, public, private and churches without anyone being able to help. New2Need’s phone number was given to her as a last resort. The charity put out an email to the charity’s networks and was able to get her the money she needed to have her electricity turned back on. One of the agencies this family worked with was the Tarrant County Housing Partnership at http://www.tchp.net/.
A young mother with two children under 10 years old was in need of food and school clothing for her children.  The mother worked 50-60 hours a week and did not dare take time off from her job.  Her salary at the time was $7.50 per hour.  She was divorced.  New2Need gave her information on three places she could go for emergency food, two places for clothing, information on food stamps and on help taking care of her children while she was at work.  Before school started again, the charity gave her information of a Social Service fair that would help her with school uniforms, a food pantry and 15 social agencies on site.  They also suggested the Back to School Roundup that was held at the Will Rogers Coliseum.  The roundup included backpacks, free immunizations, a pair of shoes and socks, a haircut and information on more social agencies.
A woman called New2Need concerning a niece who was diagnosed with melanoma. The young lady was 19 years old and the doctor made the diagnosis on a Friday and wanted to do surgery the following Tuesday, but he wanted $14,000 up front.  The woman was frantic.  The charity gave her information on the American Cancer Society’s Austin Texas number, the number of a local judge, and the address of a local hospital that takes charity cases.  Two weeks later the girl had a 4-inch in diameter circle taken from her back and lymph nodes from under each arm.  The lymph nodes came back negative.  However the girl’s twin sister and other sister were later diagnosed with problems. For information on the American Cancer Society, please visit http://www.cancer.org/.
New2Need is a small help in a large area. The charity’s main goal is to help people find the social agencies that can help those in need. Please visit New2Need.org if you need help or would like to donate.

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