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After Her Car Was Totaled, REF Helps Mother Purchase Vehicle To Accommodate Her Son’s Special Needs

After Her Car Was Totaled, REF Helps Mother Purchase Vehicle To Accommodate Her Son’s Special Needs

by River Ellis Foundation | Jul 23, 2020 | Sunrise Story, Who We Help

When her car was totaled in a car accident, a mother found herself in the middle of a difficult situation. She relied on this vehicle to transport her 17 year old son with cerebral palsy to all of his medical appointments. Still making payments on her previous car,...
Told Their Baby Wouldn’t Survive; REF Provides Meals for Newport News Family

Told Their Baby Wouldn’t Survive; REF Provides Meals for Newport News Family

by River Ellis Foundation | Jul 1, 2020 | Sunrise Story, Who We Help

At 22 weeks pregnant, a Newport News mother learned that her baby had Down Syndrome along with heart failure so severe that there was no way he would survive. The mother went on to carry him until 28 weeks and 4 days when she gave birth to her baby boy weighing 1lb...
Recipient Testimonial: “I’m finally able to see a sunrise for the first time in a long time.”

Recipient Testimonial: “I’m finally able to see a sunrise for the first time in a long time.”

by River Ellis Foundation | Jan 21, 2020 | Sunrise Story, Who We Help

As a single mother of two young girls, I found myself down on my luck a few months ago. I had just escaped a domestic violence situation that I had been in for years. I had moved to another state and had absolutely nothing, not even a vehicle to get myself and my...
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