Desperate Mom Calls 911 Saying She Has No Food for Her Kids
In an unusual emergency call, a mom of four young children dialed 911 last week, saying she had run out of options. "I went to local churches and everything, trying to find food for my children," she told the dispatcher. "My kids have not eaten since yesterday." "This is for police only," the dispatcher said. "It's not for this." The distraught mom from Camden, New Jersey, said she was waiting for food stamps, which would take at least a month. She had no money, transportation or phone service, and the only number she was able to call was 911. "If I could get some type of assistance," she pleaded. "If someone [could] come out. Help me with anything." According to NBC , another dispatcher, Tondaleya Bagby, overheard the call and requested an officer go to the mom's residence to check on the family. "It made me sad. I couldn't imagine not being able to provide for my child," Bagby, also a mom, told
