His insurance agency is Allstate. They have been giving him the run around. They did allow him to rent a place and that is all they have provided in a month. He was in the hospital with no health insurance and lost his job as a construction worker, in the process. I have given him food, supplies and money. His relatives have given him no support. He has been to local food banks and given clothing vouchers through Christian social services. I just want to know how I can help him more. I am one of the only few friends he has.
2006-08-25 12:47:57 · 30 answers · asked by just julie 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
He does not qualify for much government assistance and finds it hard to get a new job because he is a convicted felon--previously in jail for drugs. He was doing so good and now this is another major setback for him. I have been friends with him since Kindergarten and he is a wonderful person and I just want to know what all is available for him. Thank you.
2006-08-25 12:51:27 · update #1
The red cross will know where you can turn to for help.
Also to help him out with groceries there is a place called, angelfoodministries.com. Go there and follow the instructions on how to get food.
They have a box full of food including meat to last up to a couple of weeks for one person for only $25.00.
My parents are elderly and on a very limited income and I go down once a month and order food for them through this ministry and it is good food.
It does not matter how much money you make, you can be a millionaire and still qualify for this service.
Also, one time I had a friend who lost her home through a fire and I went to Walmart, talked to the manager and he gave me a voucher for them to come in and get clothes, baby items, necessities....etc.
Try that...But we got donations from Walmart and from Kroger.
2006-08-25 12:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by ETxYellowRose 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You might want to help him by getting him some information about jobs he might still be able to work on if he is ill or injured. If he paid unemployment compensation on his last job, he should be able to apply for that for 6 months to a year if the reason was because his illness caused him to become separated from his job. He could claim disability if he is no longer able to work due to his illness. If he needs an errand done while he is incapacitated, you could help by visiting, and by continuing to offer moral and spiritual support to him. I do not advise you to take him into your home, however, because It would create a feeling of indebtedness on his part, that might otherwise, jeopardize your future friendship.
2006-08-25 13:04:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jess4rsake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there coffee cans in the local business for people to donate money to help cover the medical bills. We do poker run here in IL, bar to bar and get a playing card each time....I really don't know or understand it but there is a lot of them around here to help out with money things. Might want to look into things like that. A friend also told me that the hospitals do some sore of thing to help reduce bills like a charity thing or something. Besides that just be by his side. try to help him keep his job talk to his employers or something. good luck for you ans him and I would like to thanks you for him for being a great friend I'm sure he is appreciates everything u have done.
2006-08-25 12:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by bobsdidi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call some local charrities. Like the Red Cross or the Salvation Army. Get a church involved. Do a fund raiser. Etc. Honestly just knowing you care is probably helping more then you know.
2006-08-25 12:52:34 · answer #4 · answered by dave_83501 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bless you, you are doing what you can to support him. I would also suggest that you contact other local agencies... as well as red cross. In the meantime your friends needs to find a job or at least a temp job such as ready to work or manpower ...where he gets jobs on a daily basis.
2006-08-25 12:52:32 · answer #5 · answered by Lady D 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Contact red cross so that he has neutral agency on his side to give info to his insurance. That is the first step to helping him help himself.
2006-08-25 13:42:33 · answer #6 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what i would would be to try to help the person with the house. maybe by buying some furniture for the house or by calming the person down. i would also go to a fun place like six flags or disneyland so that he would not be stressed out. that is what i would do. you might do something totally different.
2006-08-25 12:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by oriana_yentov 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Go to the salvation Army or the red cross for help
2006-08-25 12:50:02 · answer #8 · answered by cheryl608 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to get hold of your local radio or television stations they love to help out in this type of situation.
2006-08-25 12:50:02 · answer #9 · answered by middle aged and love it 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your doing just fine we could all use more friends like you.if your a believer I would keep on praying for him God will take care of him.in the mean time I will pray for him as well.help him with job hunting.use your car or truck to drive him around be by his side through most of it.listen to him when he talks about his situation.your doing just great.God bless you.
2006-08-25 12:55:59 · answer #10 · answered by illprayforyou 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋