Vindicated0411

I have been a member of TF Project for quite some time. I find comfort and advice in my time of need. There are so many members who have great advice and offer alternatives that I have not thought of.

Well at this time I am asking for help for my sister. First I will tell you her story and I promise that this is not made up. My sister has been married for about 5 years now to an active duty military member. She has relocated several times with her husband and has taken in his daughter, who is of a young age. She has loved him deeply and worked hard to create a home and be a good mother to his daughter.
Unfortunately, her husband has turned his back on her. He has been arrested and faces multiple charges that he has plead guilty to. I am choosing not to mention some details to keep some privacy- I don't want anyone googling trying to figure out who the family is.
Anyway, he is certainly going to prison and has left her with a home, two car payments, and a child. Their savings are evaporating quickly. My sister is trying to maintain custody of his daughter because her biological mother is not of the best character either. She has already made arrangements to move in with a family member but she is trying to maintain her current location for the next two months until school is out. The daughter is not coping well and my sister is doing her best to at least keep her in her current school till the school year is over. She has been unable to work recently due to the chaos of everything and she doesn't have a high paying job. Her husband was immediately discharged for the military. He was their primary income source. She has gone to social services and they have only offered temporary Medicaid. My sister has gone to several charity organizations (i.e. United Way, Salvation Army) and noone will seem to help. She is only seeking short term financial assistance to maintain her location for the next few weeks and she seems to keep running into dead ends. She has tried to talk to so many people and noone will listen to her. A great many people want nothing to do with her due to what her husband has done. Noone understands that what her husband did has no bearing on her and that she and the daughter are victims as well. They have very little money to make ends meet. They have been shunned in their community. Their family has been torn apart and my sister has been hurt deeply. I have been recruiting family members to pool money to help but we, like many, families don't have much to spare with the current economy.

So I am asking you, Tilted Forum members, to please reach deep in your hearts, if you have any advice or know of any organizations that she may be able to approach, please let me know.

Thank you,
Vindicated0411

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