[REQUEST] Facing ice storm with not enough shelf stable groceries and no money for other essentials.

[u/iamjustjenna]

I'll be straightforward here. You guys have been a godsend this month and if it weren't desperate times I wouldn't be asking for more help. I feel greedy and terrible asking for more than we've already been given but now is not the time for pride. I don't know what else to do. I'm on the verge of tears. Every time things seem to be looking up something happens to knock me off my feet again.

My family of four, plus our two furry friends, is going through some trying times. My husband has been out of work with a broken hip and then thanks to Covid could not go back to work once he healed. Money has been getting tighter and tighter and now all our savings are gone.

Things were looking like they were going to be okay but now this ice storm is threatening to hit my corner of the country and the governor is warning us about upcoming power outages. We're in a slightly better position than Texas, thank God but we are still facing up to an inch of ice and below freezing temperatures. We have a little shelf stable food but not much. We do not own a generator. We have a fireplace but no firewood.

I'm desperate for whatever help people can offer. I ordinarily would never ask for cash but this is a last ditch effort to be able to go shopping tomorrow to stock up on essentials, as well as fill our tank with gas. In addition to food, we need flashlights. Batteries. A power bank for the phone. Extra blankets. A stock of pet food. Water. A hand crank radio.

None of which we can afford.

I'm looking for a miracle. We'd be grateful for anything you can spare. I have Venmo and Cashapp.

(Please no scammers. It's heartbreaking to be offered help, only to realize all you really want to do is try to take the last ten bucks out of my account. I know the signs and you WILL be reported.)

That said, any real virtual work offers are appreciated.

Thank you

[u/iamjustjenna]

I don’t wish for help anymore. Thank anyway.

[u/zomboi → u/iamjustjenna]

did your situation change? did a redditor help you?

[u/iamjustjenna → u/zomboi]

No but thanks for asking. Edit: we did get some blankets from a kind redditor who saw our predicament elsewhere. More grateful to them than I can say.