Jessica is a security officer with two kids, ages 3 and 11. When her rent went up unexpectedly from $192 to $600, her budget took a hit. Things were made worse by the timing because her rent went up after she got paid.

When most of her paycheck went to the rent increase, she didn’t have enough money left to pay her car insurance. “It’s always something,” Jessica said. Without Friends In Deed, “I would not be able to get to work. I can’t drive without insurance.”

“I feel like there is always another way,” Jessica said when facing the problem. Having already weathered a short-term financial setback a few years before through the help of Friends In Deed, she knew right where to go to prevent a short-term financial emergency from becoming a long-term disaster.