A Neediest Cases recipient poses in her home on Tuesday. She was left without a home or income after the death of her mother. The Neediest Cases fund paid $150 for three months rent while she got housing established.ABOUT THE FUNDEvery year during the holiday season, the Chattanooga Times Free Press asks its readers to donate to the Neediest Cases Fund, administered by the Partnership for Families, Adults and Children year round to help local residents whose needs cannot be met through traditional sources. All contributions are acknowledged in the newspaper. This year’s fundraising effort will continue through Dec. 31.
From the windows in her new home, the client can see the trees during the prettiest time of the year.
The space is much larger than the dilapidated rental home she shared with her mother. She likes the fact that her apartment, on the building’s second floor, has screens on the windows to keep out lizards, and that her landlord allows her to keep her beloved black cats, Teddy and Baby.
“I think I’ve got the best one in the building,” the woman said of her apartment.
But about six months ago none of this was reality. The client, 52, had just lost her mother, her financial support, and was about to be homeless.