My Neighbor in Need, April 5, 2016

From My Neighbor in Need

The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back.

Current Needs

Neighbor in Need — A local woman who has fallen on hard times is in need of a used, clean queen mattress. She recently moved into a trailer, and the mattress that was provided is very old and has the springs poking out of it. If you have a used, clean queen mattress and would like to donate to her, please call us at 406-750-2542. Our friends at Valley Furniture will come to you, pick it up and deliver it to the neighbor in need – all for free. The identification number is: Havre #183. Thank you very much.

Neighbor in Need — A single mother with a 3-week-old is in need of clean, used queen size sleep system, mattress and box spring. They are currently sleeping on blankets which are laying directly on the cold floor. If you have a gently used queen sleep system and would like to donate it to her please call us at 406-750-2542. Our friends at Valley Furniture will come to you, pick it up and deliver it to the neighbor in need, all for free. The identification number is: Havre #181. Thank you very much.

Neighbor in Need — A disabled woman living on a very low income with no family in Montana is in need of used, clean or new queen sleep system, mattress and box spring. She is sleeping on an air mattress that has a small leak, and every morning she wakes up on the cold, hard floor. Our friends at Valley Furniture can provide her with a new bed system for a discounted price of $300 and deliver it to her for free. If you can help you can either donate a used, clean bed or make a donation in any amount up to $300 and we will purchase a new bed for her. If you can help, please call us at 406-750-2542. The identification number is: Havre185

To help or to request help

People who would like to help can visit http://www.myneighborinneed.org and click on the Cities We Serve tab, then click on the city where they would like to help, then click on the Current Needs tab. Find a need request and click on the Fulfill This Need button. Or people can call 406-301-3919 for Havre or 406-357-8080 for Chinook and say how they would like to help. Financial need donations are made directly to the business that will fulfill the need.

People can send financial donations to My Neighbor in Need, 525 Central Ave., Great Falls, MT 59401. Make checks payable to My Neighbor in Need–Havre for help in Havre. Donations are tax deductible.

People can request help at http://www.my neighborinneed.org by completing the Request a Need form and clicking submit. People without Internet access can call 406-301-3919 and can pick up an application at the HRDC office at 2229 5th Ave. in Havre.

The operational costs are underwritten by sponsorship from Montana Farmers Union and our Partners in Dignity.

People can “like” the organization on its Facebook page and watch there for updates and the latest information.