Can you help?

Rocky Mount NC

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I'm incredibly embarrassed to post this... but this is the desperate place I've somehow found myself in. My husband and I have worked hard all our lives and made it ok. Actually in hind sight I took for granted how well we made it. Not that it has always been smooth sailing but we were able to raise our 2 wonderful children and get them through college and out on their own I'm proud to say. We've always been in the position to help other people when we were asked or saw the need. Unfortunately due to some unexpected and unearned turmoil we both lost our jobs about 8 months ago and since have lost our home of 18 years and now it feels like my pride and dignity is being lost as well. As much as I hate to say it my faith in humanity and certainly in our government is waining too. I see people all around us able to get assistance yet despite working 40 to 70 hours a week for 25 years we were denied unemployment and can't seem to find any help now that we are in the position of needing it. We are now days away from being homeless by losing the temporary accommodations we were able to find. My kids are coming tomorrow expecting to have Christmas dinner with us but I'm too ashamed to tell them there is none to be had. To be honest I don't expect anything to come of this post but I'm desperately hoping that someone out there maybe in the position I was once in or in an even better one will read this and be the person who restores my faith in humanity. Even if that person is not you thanks for taking the time to read this and Merry Christmas to you and your family.