Care packages, what a great idea Jess! We all know how handy those everyday products are. As you know, clothes are needed. She has a pair of shoes, 2 pairs of sneakers & a pair of sandles so we are all set there. I am sure the health & beauty products will come in handy because even if she gets approved for food stamps you can't buy those types of things with it. She wears pads, and having no money I don't think she's that picky. lol Jess, just about everything you listed will come in handy. Granted some of it is not "needed" but I am sure that it would be nice to have since she has nothing. I don't think we need the diskman because we have no money for headphones or batteries (we are not buying anything un-necassary right now), besides she can use my stereo/cd player whenever she wants. Her son is 9 years old, the soonest she would get him back would be August, but it will most likely be later than that because I doubt she'll be on her feet enough to care for him by then. Thats only a few weeks away & she has nothing right now. But as some may remember I have another friend and her daughter staying with me too. They are moving to Arizona, but medical problems came about just as they were leaving a couple months ago delaying her trip. Which left her & her daughter without a place to stay. At least she can take care of herself though, she's paying me a little extra to accomidate for the increased gas/electric & water bill & buys her own groceries & the like. It looks as if they should only be here for a couple/few more weeks though then off to Arizona they go.

As far as a list goes, I think Jess pretty much had it all covered, she listed all sorts of health & beauty products, personal care, clothes. Thats all the necessities I can think of right now and that is all I care to ask for because we all know everything else is materialistic. I am not the greedy type.

I've been signing up for free samples when time allows, they sure will come in handy too.

She saw social services yesterday. They still have to see if her application is approved for emergancy food stamps but she was denied for everything else because she has no children in her custody. We figured that but we also figured she'd be elidgable for emergancy food stamps right away. They did give us a list of some food cupboards but the ones that she is eligible for and are close by she has to wait to be approved for those too. Figures.

Thank yous so very much for your support & thoughts. We appreciate it immensely.