We met a young man in our office that had been in a serious motorcycle accident. Fortunately he is now on the mend and has a sister who took him in during the healing process.
Before coming to our office they had applied for assistance and had been turned down by a couple of agencies. They stated it was hard for them to enter our door, especially after working on hours of paperwork for other services and being rejected. He said he has never asked for help before and his goal is to go back to his same job, live in the same rental house and do the best he can keeping his bills paid with what income he had from his last paycheck.
Knowing that he is not going to be able to return to work for awhile, we started by visiting with him and giving him encouragement. We looked over his papers and are continuing to look into services he is eligible for. When he looked up from signing papers he stated there is hope and someone really does care.
Sometimes all they need is someone to listen when they speak, which makes us realize it takes so little to make a difference in someone’s life.
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