Three different families wree all behind on rent and other expenses with no work in sight.
"I was excited, I was like, 'I can finally get the bills paid. I can get them Christmas gifts.' I cried," said Kelli Brown.
Then came donations from complete strangers, just in time for Christmas.
"I would like to say thank you to all the awesome donors who contributed to the GoFundMe. You guys are wonderful, you guys are fantastic. You don't know how much that means for my family," said Robert Finch.
One anonymous donor gave over $4,000 to each family.
“I had seen a piece done on WRAL on these three individuals and my heart broke for them," the donor explained. "I can’t imagine what they’re going through, and it just makes me happy knowing that I could help them in some way and that they’ll have a good Christmas.”