I haven’t worked since August 22, 2024. After filing for unemployment benefits and following the claim process each week, which requires you to apply for a minimum of 3 jobs each week, I was denied. I applied for food stamps in September, and still have not received the EBT card. I don’t know if someone is stealing my mail because some of the locks apartment mailboxes(mine being one of them) are broken or if there’s another reason.
After applying for jobs weekly for several months, I’m still unemployed, but recently received notification about substitute teaching which was great news, but I won’t receive payment from the jobs that I accept for a while since this school system only pays once a month and I have to be out on the payroll. I don’t understand why the companies selected other candidates over me because I’m more than qualified and have the skill for the jobs that I applied to. It’s very discouraging and depressing. This has caused tension in my home with my husband who finally got hired part time at a second job to try to keep us afloat. However, it’s not enough. Throughout this time, we haven’t been able to pay our rent, other than one payment when I received the last check from my job. We have received notice that the eviction process will start if we don’t pay $3500 this month. We were already one month behind before losing my job. Now, it’s three months as of December 2024. I tried to get assistance through local agencies and have applied for loans, but was denied due to poor credit. The local agencies I spoke with told me that they were out of funds and the other agencies said that we didn’t qualify.
Our apartment is all electric and we’re now 3 months behind on payment. We received a disconnect notice if $2610.96 not paid by January 27th. By the grace of God, it hasn’t been disconnected yet, but we just don’t have that kind of money to pay. My husband paid $200 his last paycheck, and that left is with about $80 in the bank. I’ve searched online and contacted local offices who offer assistance with utilities and was told that they were out of funds and that our bill was too high and that we didn’t qualify because the bill exceeded the amount.
We also have a phone bill that was disconnected so my husband had to use most of his check to get them turned back on. Our car note is almost two months behind now and facing repossession if at least one past due payment is not made this month.
My husband has to prioritize which bill to pay when he gets paid to make sure we have something left for groceries,gas, and basic household needs, let alone our children’s needs. We weren’t able to get the items on their Christmas list. My 3rd son who just keeps growing and growing so fast, doesn’t even have a winter coat because the one he had was too tight and we couldn’t afford to get him a new one.
It’s just a build up of bills and frustration for us, and our children have started asking us why they can’t have the things they ask for or go places, and sadly we have to be honest and tell them that we can’t afford it right now. We don’t want to lose our home or our car and definitely need electricity to stay warm. Please help us catch up so this won’t happen. Thank you and God bless you.
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