KBP Cares Stories: Jamie Tedford
Jamie Tedford came to us with a hardship that at first, we didn’t understand but, after working with her, listening, and learning of her situation we found a way to help her out of the hardship.
Her family’s trailer home was sinking into their foundation, putting the safety of her spouse and children at risk. Their land had flooded and caused the back of her mobile home to become unstable and uneven with their front-end. Slowly, this issue was pulling the center of their home apart, with the trailer being pulled in different directions from each side.
Jamie searched for solutions on her own for months, all the while her home continued to deteriorate– causing stress and fear for her whole family. She reached out to contactors, both private and large businesses; no matter where she looked the cost was just not something they could afford along with their basic living expenses. She even looked into taking money from her personal retirement savings that she’d paid into slowly to keep her family secure for years to come; the financial penalties and fees for pulling from this fund made it seem like another option that just wouldn’t work.
With time running out, she finally reached out to KBP Cares for help. She sent us several estimates she’d collected for the repairs and the cheapest of the pile would still have cost her an entire month’s income.
She took the time to explain her hardship and worked with our advocates to collect what she needed to finish the application. Together we created a grant application with documentation that didn’t stand a chance of being denied for approval by our committee. Thankfully, she was quickly approved, and we covered the full balance of her home repairs before it was too late, and she’d have to say goodbye to her family home.
She was thrilled and without worry after she got the news of her grant award; she had this to say to about our team and grant program:
“KBP Cares when times are rough. When you feel like there is no way out or around your situation, KBP Cares is there to help you through it.”