Colleen Alatalo

That was one of those deals where they had to spend it on somebody by Oct. 1 or give it read more

That was one of those deals where they had to spend it on somebody by Oct. 1 or give it back.

We didn't have any hope, either.

We didn't have any hope, either.

The ladies at the food stamp office started calling around. And by the time we left the office, we had read more

The ladies at the food stamp office started calling around. And by the time we left the office, we had food and clothes.

The engine of my car blew up. So there we were by the side of the road, with no way read more

The engine of my car blew up. So there we were by the side of the road, with no way to go any further.

By the end of the day [Friday, Sept. 1] we had clothes and food.

By the end of the day [Friday, Sept. 1] we had clothes and food.