Success Stories

• John Monica & Sam
• Karen
• Natalie
• Alicia
• Janet

Karen

When we met Karen, she was a recently divorced single mom living in Summit County with 2 kids and was pregnant with her third. She was working full time and made sure her 11 and 14 year old daughters got to school on time everyday.

Things were going well for the family and Karen was looking forward to finding out the gender of her third child, but as she was coming up on the appointment Karen lost the baby due to medical complications. As a result, Karen needed medical attention and the bills added up quickly, soon reaching nearly $35,000.

Karen came to FIRC unsure of how she would be able to pay the medical bills and support her two children. FIRC was able to advocate for Karen and her family by working with medical providers to reduce the bills by nearly 80% and set up a reasonable payment plan. With FIRC’s help, Karen was able to pay the remaining amount in under a year while continuing to take care of and support her daughters.