by Laurie Sternberg | Sep 7, 2017 | Beds, Furniture, Grants Received, Thankfulness Thursday, Volunteer & Staff News
What you have to understand is how great it is for a kid to get his or her own bed when they’ve been doing without. Thanks to the folks from the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, two low-income families in Washtenaw County recently received this gift of sleep. Beds for...
by Laurie Sternberg | Aug 11, 2017 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance, Furniture, Thankfulness Thursday
Meet Crystal, a home health care worker for six years with a Certified Nursing Assistant diploma. Crystal, twenty-seven, is mom to six-year old Isaiah, who will be entering first grade this fall. Crystal heard about Friends In Deed (FID) from a friend who referred...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 20, 2017 | Beds, Client Profiles, Furniture, Spotlight
Lisa, an amputee, is a single mom with kids, and she’s been looking for a place to live for a long time. Now that she has one, she realized it would take her almost a year to fill it with basic-needs furniture without the help of Friends In Deed. “I really...
by Laurie Sternberg | Mar 31, 2017 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Jamesa heard about Friends in Deed through a friend of hers who had previously sought out help. Jamesa’s son, 8, had recently gone into remission from leukemia. When her son was diagnosed with leukemia, Jamesa was working at a home improvement store. To take care of...
by Laurie Sternberg | Mar 31, 2017 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Dor and Aliza came to the Ypsilanti area from Israel with their three children in search of better employment. Dor works in the aviation industry and Aliza is a school teacher. When they arrived from Israel, they had no furniture and were sleeping on the floor....
by Laurie Sternberg | Feb 6, 2017 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Faith Williams was homeless and living out of her car for months. She felt hopeless and helpless because no one seemed to want to help or lend a hand. Faith was working simply to keep her car on the road to get back and forth from work. After months of homelessness,...
