Single mom & nurse w/ Student Loan Debt

To be quite honest I really chalk it up to feeling and being frustrated.  And when you're feeling frustrated everything gets frustrating

Hey Roseb,

I have seen some of the posts that people have written to you.  Some nice and some 'whiny'.

My Dad always taught me this "if you want something done, and want it done right, DO IT YOURSELF."  

I teach others "if you want something DONE, do it yourself".

I know what it is to be in severe 'NEED'.  However, few things in life are FREE.

So, unless we know someone (a friend, relative) that will show us (about grants) then we have the following OPTIONS:  (1) FIND the information ourselves, or (2) TAKE a class on grantwriting.  They teach these at most community colleges and online, or (3) Contact our local Chamber of Commerce & Small Business Administration, or (4) Go to the library, interet or purchase a grantwriting book, or  (5) PAY someone else to get the info for us.

I know all of the EXCUSES, they run from not having money to needing what little money one do have for food, etc.  We can give every excuse in the world, no matter how true they are, it still WILL NOT change our OPTIONS. 

Complaining about other people not doing stuff for us, or them charging a fee for doing stuff will not help our situation in the least!

And, another thing.  On this site, all information offered here is done a voluntary basis.  No one is REQUIRED to give anyone anything. 

I am just so grateful to the people who are able to provide some insight and direction sometime.

God bless you,

ekikaseven

Unfortunately this is not true.  As someone that does grant research I can tell you that there are many grant and scholarship programs out there for nurses and the reason is because of the shortage of and the need for nurses.

There are also programs that provide financial help for single mothers.  My very first grant research client was a single mother who was looking for financial help with both starting her own business and continuing her education.  Since this was a few years back I was able to find her 4 such programs that provided finacial assistance including providing financial help with her student loan.  Yes there is actually an organization out there devoted to helping single mothers financially with their student loans.

Just because you can't find the information about these programs doesn't mean that they don't exist - it just means that you haven't found the information yet.

I'm a nurse with a Masters degress also and sorry to tell you that no one cares about funding for nurses. Probably the first time anyone who could actually do anything about it, i.e. the government, will be when they are in the hospital receiving lack of care due to the shortage of nurses. Your best bet would be to go work at a VA Hospital-they will help pay back some of your loans - about 38,000. Good luck; from another nurse in debt with children.