Kansas City utility assistance program helps families through generous community support
What happens when your full-time job still has you living paycheck to paycheck to support your family, and then there’s an unexpected home repair emergency?
Bishop Sullivan Center’s (BSC) Household Assistance program is the answer – a vital resource in helping our Kansas City neighbors move forward, especially after an unexpected crisis. And this is precisely where Devin* found himself.
While some home issues can wait until you’ve saved up, a sewage water flood requires immediate action.
BSC is there when a home repair crisis occurs
Devin’s world came to a halt when he made the stomach-turning discovery that the basement and bathroom of his family’s home were filling with sewage. He turned his panic into action, called in to work, rented a dumpster to dispose of everything the flood had destroyed, and quickly dove into remediation and repairs to make the home safe again for his family.
But in the midst of this chaos and grunt work, bills still needed to be paid. Between the unplanned expenses and the missed work hours, the electric bill sent the family’s budget over the edge. Devin had heard about the BSC Household Assistance program and reached out for support.
Because of the Kansas City community’s generosity, BSC could be the answer, offering utility assistance that covered a portion of the family’s electric bill and groceries.
Putting in the hard work to make his family’s home safe again, along with your support, put Devin and his family back on the road to normalcy.
It takes all of us in the Kansas City community to lighten the load for neighbors like Devin! Ready to lend a hand? Get Involved today!
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*Name changed for privacy