hello hi, my name is Shay,
I’m 20 years old and I’m from Brooklyn, Ny but live in VA, I moved out here April 24,2020. April 23rd, 2020 (the day before) I lived with my mother. previously my mother told me to get in contact with my father b/c she was tired and couldn’t do it no more, I worked on doing that for weeks finding him and reached out. My 19th birthday came around and he started sending me a few dollars here and there, as we learned more about each other. I would use the money to feed myself and buy myself clothes. Days later she’ll pick a fight b/c I wouldn’t give her half of everything he would send me. “She told me she didn’t want nothing from him she wants him to help me, so she could focus on bills. she didn’t need his money” April 23rd,2020 was the hardest day of my life as I was doing online school (during the pandemic). my mother was so upset she told me leave her house, as she once again destroyed (my space, sneakers, coats, clothes, personal belongings and even stole money from me, not knowing I was watching.) I also had to make a harder choice to drop out of school during the begging of the pandemic to find shelter and support myself. she told the school she didn’t care about what happened to me and to not contact her, with 2 hours left before it got dark that night, (the next day) 10am for the first time I ever traveled 300+ miles alone to VA state with 4 bags, $200 and hope to start a new life. Moved with my aunt found someone (at the part time job I found) to talk to and to help heal my mental health, my aunt became disturbed by me going out. & Later choose to put my clothes outside because I wasn’t there as much but still manage paid rent out $400 dollar check after taxes (cell $63, Rent; $180, groceries; $150) I wouldn’t have nothing left. Year 2021 I was diagnosed, with Depression, Anxiety, and Cardiac Syncope to where I continuously pass out unexpectedly, I’ve suffered from this for years and never been treated for it b/c my mother wouldn’t take me. I have no insurance, and no help from no conner. I even considered trying to give family another chance, and once I felt my luggage was stolen and I lost the remaining clothes, shoes, undergarments that I did have since I got kicked out my mother’s house. I’ve been struggling since to get on my feet I want to get an apartment, and a job so I can go back to school and start the launch of my businesses. I have so much I want for myself, and I have bigger dreams in changing the world, but I’m always scared to ask b/c my voice never matted. I’m speaking now and I’m saying ” I need help, can someone please help me. I know I can be the next huge thing. I just need a mentor, money, new friends anything to help me get around the right people. I can wait no longer; I need to change my life I’m worth so much more. I just need a chance and an opportunity