It seemed like an ordinary day for an ordinary family in Girard, until it wasn't.
It seemed like an ordinary day for an ordinary family in Girard, until it wasn't.
Upon parking our vehicles and walking up to the next Maleno Family to Family project home, we found a little boy, with bright eyes and a shy smile, standing with the door open and energetically waving us in. The rest of the Trinh family are equally endearing and inviting.
Casa Bonita. That’s the name Athari Durr has given to her home. It means “pretty house” and the name fits it to a T.
Linda Mems reached out to the Maleno Family to Family Fund after trying unsuccessfully to find help from numerous other sources. A series of unforeseen circumstances created a downward spiral into debt for a family who had been conscientious about keeping up with bills and house repairs. The situation was the perfect fit for the Maleno Family to Family Fund
Trelane Sherrod, a recently divorced single mom supporting her military veteran son and grandson, received help from the Maleno Family to Family Fund after experiencing a set-back from multiple, large medical bills along with multiple emergency home and car repairs.
The Maleno Family-to-Family Fund team took down the remnants of the old fence and installed a sustaining, vinyl fence to enclose the entire backyard, ensuring the safety and well-being of a happy child; and ensuring peace of mind for his caring parents.
In the past seven years Debarah Clinton had at least 6 mini-strokes. She currently has to walk with a cane and at times a walker. Debarah's caregiver shared that she worried about Debarah when she was not in the home with her. The conditions in Debarah's bathroom were such that she could have fallen and hurt herself at any time. Being on a fixed income limits Debarah’s financial ability to pay for repair services on her own. Without any family to assist her, Debarah tried to make some DIY repairs on her own, but is physically unable to do so, effectively.
Clifford and Jamie had undergone some life changing, and life threatening, events over the years causing a significant financial hardship on the family. While it was obvious they had been trying to make repairs on their home, they needed a little help with their roof, gutters, and fascia.
Helen Cyparski needed a hand up with a few critical home repairs. That's where the
Evie Sornberger, 72, has lived in her 115 year old home since 1973. This mother of 2, grandmother of 8, and great-grandmother of 8 more, has been self-sufficient and a real go-getter her whole life.