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we are your average working class family,who have just fallen on hard times.we make just enough to put us over the limit for govt. aid. all we are asking for is just some help so we can get ahead,not so we can sit around and do nothing.I work in a factory,my wife in a school,but with the cost of everything going ,except our paychecks.If someone were to help us we would be forever grateful.as i said we just need a liitle help getting ahead,iss't that what americans do when the times are tough we help each other out,we thank you in advance for whatever help you may be able to give

Wow..its hard to know where to begin.  Truth of the matter is I have not been able to find steady work in 7 years.  It wasn't always like this...I used to have a fairly good career up until 2001 as a Computer Programmer/Analyst.  When I was downsized it was ok..I mean its just business.  Unfortunately, I ended up trapped in an economically depressed area.  As the youngest child of aging parents(they were in their late 70's), I moved back home partly due to finances and partly so I could provide care for them(My mother, in particular, had cancer) .  I tried very hard to secure work of any kind but was told I was too overqualified for most jobs(when interviews ever came) and gradually, as my skills began to wane, Underqualified for the positions for which I was once qualified.  I tried to relocate(nearby) and update my skills but to no avail.  My mother's passing  a few years ago added more grief and I fell into a very severe depression.  I ended up hospitalized for a month and saddled with a huge hospital debt.  I resisted going to the government for aid because I didn't want help...just a job.  I managed a few short term jobs in manufacturing and telemarketting but due to my depression(which I cannot afford to treat) and the difficulty in adjusting I was terminated.  I have really no family nearby that can look after my father and little money anymore.  I keep applying to jobs only to be turned down for my spotty work history(Employers don't seem to care a whit about gaps in an application resulting from a person looking after their aging parents).  I have been living, at home, on about $3000 a year due to my unusual situation.  I am looking now to try, once again, to 'retrain' this time for accounting.  I really really want a job so I can afford transport to the community college and I am willing to freelance as a programmer, do online jobs, and work in unskilled labor in the upstate NY area if anyone is willing to give me a chance.  I would appreciate donations as well so I can return to school without having to rely on the government .  I used to contribute to the world and now, no matter how hard I try, its like I can't even get a chance.  Thank You for listening.