About a month and a half ago in March 2021 I walked away from the only life I knew with nothing but the clothes on my back, ending a 16 year relationship with a man I thought was my everything. Since arriving here in Oakland, CA 7 years ago we have been on the streets living day to day Tent life with the exception of staying in a Community Cabin Shelter by Lake Merritt for the last two years while we waiting to receive permanent housing that never came, only to be met with a few short weeks in February 2021 to find accommodations for ourselves once the Cabins closed; this did not come to past for me and my “significant other” we were left to fend for ourselves without employment and housing options in place; going though our own personal problems that had been building between us within the last several years I decided to end the relationship abruptly leaving with only what I had on that day; nowhere to go in sight and not being familiar with the streets of Oakland everyday I try my hardest to stay busy so I maintain keeping my head above water and my mind clear.
Since COVID-19 it has been almost impossible for me to find a steady job especially without a car so my funds are very much null and void, I would like to obtain a small nest egg to build from; I am aware that some people may have there own opinions about people who are on the streets, but I am just a young woman would is just trying desperately to fight her way out of my current circumstances because I truly desire and strive for better life for myself now that it is just me I have more freedom to flourish the way I’ve wanted but, was unable to due to my toxic relationship I am just asking for help so that I may continue to make progress towards permanently getting myself of the streets and back into society I just fell into a hardship. I thank all that have taken the time to read and listen to my story, May God Bless You.
Stephanie Semien
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