I am writing this in hopes that you can help me. I am a 53 year old single male with custody of my 7 grandchildren. They are 10 months to 7 years old. I am desperate for housing for my family. If I cannot find housing, my grandchildren will be placed in foster homes. I am hoping there are people in the community which will be able to help me. I am willing to work with anyone who may be willing to help me. I am a maintenance man by profession. Please can anyone help me as I do not want to loose my grandchildren. I would be willing to relocate if necessary. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
God Bless,
Rocky Lecates
302-258-9902
18 comments:
Maybe habitat or the community could come together and help to build additions to his existing house if possible. I would see this as not only a cost savings to the community by not having them placed in foster homes and by helping to keep this family together.
He said that he can't find housing. And based on his mention of being a handyman and willing to relocate, he's probably out of a job.
Best of luck, Rocky. I hope you find the help you need.
This is someone who is looking for a hand up, not a handout! Hope something can be done. Maybe a community fundraiser on this families behalf?
As a parent and hopefully a future grand parent, I would do anything I could to take these kids in. I give this man a lot of credit. Hope there is a solution where this family can stay together.
If grandpa Lecates is as he projects himself, the one thing that I'm certain of is that the children would rather live and sleep in whatever housing he presently has, regardless of how small, rather that be separated or leave someone who actually cares about them. It's a given, that the children are aware of the looming problem and are scared of the possibilities. In this day and age of FREE FREE FREE handout Liberalism dollars to non citizens, it should be easy to access welfare and housing. He needs an advocate for guidance through the welfare system just as long term generational welfare recipients and the tens of thousands of illegal aliens in our country today, know so well.
The sad part is if he was to become the foster parent he could collect enough money to support them all. I sure hope someone can help him with a home for him and the children.
Where are the great liberals of Salisbury?
2:57 There are none. Just Democrats that believe in liars like Obama and O'Malley.
He should first start by contacting the department of social services.
Let me clear some things up real quick.
This gentlemen is an honorable man who lost his job because he HAD to take care of these children.
Well, he could have worked IF he wanted to lose these children to the state.
Now, that being said, coming from first hand experience, Grandparents are all too often being placed in this very same position. The state is not there to help because he does NOT have guardianship. It's complicated and personal.
This means he is in a very bad position but remember, he did NOT leave these children for each and every taxpayer to foot a major bill each month by placing them in foster care.
He is trying his very best to keep all the children together.
IF I had any thought that this was in any way a scam, you know me, it would have never made it to this Blog.
If you can help in any way, you'd be doing a wonderful thing, not for him but for SEVEN children.
If you have work and he can find someone responsible to care for the children he will work.
Anyhow, I thank you for your consideration and I encourage all of you to please help a man in need.
Oh, as for the stupid questions I've rejected, PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE AND CALL THE MAN YOURSELF.
God bless you sir. I don't have much to offer in the way of help, as I am a single parent myself. I know your struggle. Lots of prayers to you all that something comes through. And even though Joe says it's complicated that you don't have guardianship, I hope you at least try to contact social services and see if there's anything they can do.
Folks he is asking for help from PEOPLE, not the government. Stop advising him to seek help from the government. It is not there to help. It will take the children from him.
2:26 PM
If you don't have any help to offer, just keep quiet and stop being political.
Okay I am going to take a bold most likely unpopular view on this heartbreaking situation. Rocky I think you need to consider foster care for the children at this point in time.
Please think of this as a detour until you can get yourself together.
The children would be in a stable situation for the time being and efforts are made to keep the siblings in contact as well as in contact with you.
This could afford you the time to get things together.
I just recently met some foster parents and I've known others as well as having grown up 2 houses away from a couple who were foster parents. All are wonderful people. I also know a woman who as well as her 2 siblings were foster children on and off for years.
Gia went on to be a very successful businesswoman in Baltimore-Baltimore's Best Events is her business. She has publically in media interviews given credit in part to her foster families for her success.
9:03, HOW OLD ARE YOU? You do NOT want to DIVIDE 7 children and GET THIS, this is ALL about the children.
Just because you THINK you know of a success story, I can't believe you'd advise someone based on that.
It's a damn shame YOU weren't divided from 6 siblings so you could FEEL the pain.
If you think for one second someone in this situation can take care of 7 children under the age of 7 and some or not all of them suffering some sort of neglect whether it be recreation, education, than you are sadly mistaken and grossly and pathetically uninformed.
Siblings are separated all the time with no ill effects FYI and most actually thrive. Children are much more resilient than people give them credit for.
Don't lecture me, until you educate yourself-You got it!
I've forgotten more on this subject and more subjects if you really want the truth then you will ever know and don't you ever forget it.
The dam shame is that you are so ignorant.
The state should help this man since he wants to take care of his grandchildren instead of foster care. Your not a bad person or parent because you lost your job and having trouble affording what you guys need. You should again be helped with whats needed not chastised or feeling ashamed. I dont have the extra space for you but I will share this with my pastor. God Bless, JC
It's a shame his own child or children have put him in this position that he has to take care of them and is not entitled to the same assistance that any other single parent in the state would be entitled to through TCA- Temporary Cash Assistance or something similar. It isn't fair to him.
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