Hi, my name is Serena.  I know everyone is hurting right now, dealing with this coronavirus pandemic.  I am facing eviction and have never been so close to going homeless.

My eviction court date is less than a week away (March,  31st). If I can somehow find a way to make my payment before then,  I’ll be safe for another month.

What makes all this harder to handle is my 2 yr old daughter.  Its not fair to her.

So the past week or so I’ve been spending every chance I can to find help or resources.  Unfortunately with the coronavirus affecting everyone, all the resources I have found have been tapped out.

I have never been to scared,  stressed,  and emotional in my whole life (and I’m 32!)

Im trying hard to keep myself together for my baby. But it’s getting harder every day.  I see my baby running around our apartment, playing with her toys, laughing and having fun…. and I just break down crying. I cry because all I can think about is how much I love my baby and how we are about to lose everything she knows.  It hurts thinking about having to struggle being homeless with my baby.

Im praying this message gets out there and some kind hearted person is willing to help us.

Although there is a lot I need right now,  I’m only asking for help with my rent/eviction, which is $1093.25.  Im also about to have my vehicle repossessed, running low on food and supplies.  But I need to make sure I keep a roof over my baby’s head.

I know im not the only one going through hard times right now.  And sometimes I wonder why I’m bothering trying this.  But I have to utilize every resource I have available to me.

I pray someone will hear my crys and my prayers will be answered.

I just want to keep my baby safe and happy and healthy, in the home she knows.  I don’t know if I could handle having everything ripped away from her.

So please. Please.  Please someone help me and my baby.

Thank you for reading my post and hopefully for your donation.  Thank you.

paypal.me/sw777y

Greetings to all who have taken the time from their own lives & days and used it to read my post and about my situation.

Where to begin? Well, first, A general summary for those with less time. A more detailed writing will be found below and available for all those that wish to read it, I’ll be writing it as an ‘open book’.

~ SUMMARY ~

Our household consists of myself (Bryan), my wife (Robyn), Robyn’s 16 year old son / my step-son (Rennon) and my two Support Animals (Abigail & Joey).

Currently, we are faced with probable homelessness effective March 11, 2020 (maybe March 10, 2020 by Midnight).

We have been living off Ramen Noodles for 6 weeks (but there are only 2 packages of them left).

Our car died / blew 13 days ago

We have $0.63 (cents) to our name & nowhere left to turn & nowhere to go to. (No family to crash with, no money for a hotel and the state aided programs claim we earn too much money by $1.41 per month for us to qualify for help. Their suggestions: get divorced so you both can qualify on your own or have Robyn quit her job!).

Bottom line is this: WE NEED HELP

I’m hoping and praying there is someone in a position to help us  Even if it’s $1, but if there are 250 of you willing to help with $1, then it adds up FAST!

~ SUMMARY OVER ~

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~ MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWN ~

First: I would like to say that I am using this option as my last resort; I have made every effort to obtain alternate modalities of assistance during this period of hardship, some have been successful & some have not been.

Due to the fact that I have left the church with which my entire family is a part of, they have disowned me; I haven’t spoken to any one of them in 4 years, they’ve blocked my contact abilities through every means & told me directly I am basically dead to them.

On my wife’s side, there is barely family left to speak of. It was always a small family and all but one distant uncle have passed away

Therefore, we arrive at this very juncture, to post here, and literally beg.

Second: The catalyst behind why I find myself in this situation is simple to summarize yet quite detailed when thorough laid out.

The simplest of explanations is that I am currently going through the process of obtaining Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits as my health is astonishingly poor. Due to the lack of expeditious speed on the part of the United States Government, the SSDI process is a long, complicated and arduous one.

Between navigating this process, dealing with my health, trying to survive on my wife’s income, having a teenager in the home, etc. etc. etc. is the tip of the preverbal iceberg as it were and is also where the lengthy, more complex, details come in to play.

Before getting to further specifics along those lines, going through this Disability process – which became September 2016 – has meant that I have gone – as of today – 3 years, 5 months and 10 days without any personal income whatsoever. I’m sure each of you can imagine what that would do to your own stability and financial situation.

Third: My wife, Robyn, was an at home mom, household manager, and wife for 27+ years in her prior marriage. This becomes applicable inasmuch that it translates to virtually no experience nor seniority or time spent in the professional side of the ‘working / business world’ and, therefore, upon returning to secular employment – after her first marriage & before our relationship / marriage – the rates of pay, the overall employment positions and options, etc. that were available to her (given her situation) were limited and basic in both scope & wage; to wit, while she does work 40 hours per week, she is paid $16.00/hr or $1,280.00 Gross Pay per paycheck ($2,771.20 on a 4.33 week per month calculation).

Greetings to all who have taken the time from their own lives & days and used it to read my post and about my situation.

Where to begin? Well, first, A general summary for those with less time. A more detailed writing will be found below and available for all those that wish to read it, I’ll be writing it as an ‘open book’.

~ SUMMARY ~

Our household consists of myself (Bryan), my wife (Robyn), Robyn’s 16 year old son / my step-son (Rennon) and my two Support Animals (Abigail & Joey).

Currently, we are faced with probable homelessness effective March 11, 2020 (maybe March 10, 2020 by Midnight).

We have been living off Ramen Noodles for 6 weeks (but there are only 2 packages of them left).

Our car died / blew 13 days ago

We have $0.63 (cents) to our name & nowhere left to turn & nowhere to go to. (No family to crash with, no money for a hotel and the state aided programs claim we earn too much money by $1.41 per month for us to qualify for help. Their suggestions: get divorced so you both can qualify on your own or have Robyn quit her job!).

Bottom line is this: WE NEED HELP

I’m hoping and praying there is someone in a position to help us  Even if it’s $1, but if there are 250 of you willing to help with $1, then it adds up FAST!

~ SUMMARY OVER ~

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~ MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWN ~

First: I would like to say that I am using this option as my last resort; I have made every effort to obtain alternate modalities of assistance during this period of hardship, some have been successful & some have not been.

Due to the fact that I have left the church with which my entire family is a part of, they have disowned me; I haven’t spoken to any one of them in 4 years, they’ve blocked my contact abilities through every means & told me directly I am basically dead to them.

On my wife’s side, there is barely family left to speak of. It was always a small family and all but one distant uncle have passed away

Therefore, we arrive at this very juncture, to post here, and literally beg.

Second: The catalyst behind why I find myself in this situation is simple to summarize yet quite detailed when thorough laid out.

The simplest of explanations is that I am currently going through the process of obtaining Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits as my health is astonishingly poor. Due to the lack of expeditious speed on the part of the United States Government, the SSDI process is a long, complicated and arduous one.

Between navigating this process, dealing with my health, trying to survive on my wife’s income, having a teenager in the home, etc. etc. etc. is the tip of the preverbal iceberg as it were and is also where the lengthy, more complex, details come in to play.

Before getting to further specifics along those lines, going through this Disability process – which became September 2016 – has meant that I have gone – as of today – 3 years, 5 months and 10 days without any personal income whatsoever. I’m sure each of you can imagine what that would do to your own stability and financial situation.

Third: My wife, Robyn, was an at home mom, household manager, and wife for 27+ years in her prior marriage. This becomes applicable inasmuch that it translates to virtually no experience nor seniority or time spent in the professional side of the ‘working / business world’ and, therefore, upon returning to secular employment – after her first marriage & before our relationship / marriage – the rates of pay, the overall employment positions and options, etc. that were available to her (given her situation) were limited and basic in both scope & wage; to wit, while she does work 40 hours per week, she is paid $16.00/hr or $1,280.00 Gross Pay per paycheck ($2,771.60 on a 4.33 week per month calculation).

Fourth: Returning to the topic of my health for a moment, currently I am dealing with or diagnosed with (items marked with * are incurable/life long and items with ^ are requiring a surgical procedure that will alter the remainder of my life – for example, the Fusion of my neck is going to take away 90-94% of my left to right & up to down range in motion that, likely, leaving me unable to drive for the rest of my life – and things such as these):

1) 3 fractured discs in my low back^

2) 5 Severely compressed & slipped discs in neck^

3) Right shoulder needs replacement

4) Partially torn MCL – Right Knee

5) Partially torn ACL – Left Knee

6) Detached bone & ligaments present as a birth defect – abnormal to have these – in BOTH ankles^

7) Weakened bone requiring metal plate implant – Left Foot^

8) Benign cyst on brain requiring aspiration – front right temporal lobe

9) Rheumatoid Arthritis*

10) Multiple Sclerosis*

11) Crohn’s Disease*

12) Lupus*

13) High Blood Pressure*

14) Early On-Set Parkinson’s Disease

15) Narcolepsy*

16) Post Concussion Syndrome*

17) Mild-TBI*

18) OsteoArthritis*

19) Gout*

20) Lesion of Ulnar Nerves – Both Elbows*

21) Diabetes*

22) Peripheral Neuropathy*

23) Radiculopathy*

24) Calcification of Entire Spine*^

25) Central Sensitization & Hyperactive Nerve Response w/ Dysautonomia*

26) Idiopathic Lymphedema of Lower Extremities*

27) Cervical & Lumbar / Right & Left Hand Nerve Death*^

28) Repeated Bleeding Ulcers (Caused by being on so many medications)*^

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To be honest, that is not even an exhaustive or complete list but that is the most severe of the details, plus, I figure that is enough to convey the overall idea that ‘my health is bad’.

Fifth: Currently, I am prescribed 19 different prescription medications to address the conditions that can be aided by medication; 19 separate prescriptions but 56 separate pills into my stomach each day.

Additionally, I require an average of 1.85 Doctors Appointments per week and, sometimes, more; there have been weeks with as many as 8 or 9 appointments in one week and/or 25 appointments in one single month!

We are currently insured through the Healthcare Marketplace however it is not exactly the greatest of plans  we chose one with a monthly premium that we knew would be a stretch for us to afford, but in turn, it provided for the best cost savings & lost copays we could find, short of getting into a plan that was 3, 4 or 5 times the premium price

This insurance plans that we have is such that, between co-insurance, deductibles, 80/20s, etc. my prescriptions vary in price versus being set at ‘all Prescriptions are $10’ like some plans. Nevertheless, even if we did have that sort of coverage, at $10/Prescription, I’d be paying $190 per month for my Prescription needs! Currently, on our plan, we are am paying $234.75 per month on prescriptions for just myself – Robyn has 3 prescriptions she takes; 2 are a daily medicine and 1 is as needed for migraines – and her 3 Prescriptions run us $50 per month.

In regards to Doctors Office Visits, we pay $15 for primary care & $25 for specialists. I only see my Primary Care Physician once every 3 months; therefore, those 8 appointment I have every 4.33 weeks are all specialists which adds up to $200.00 per month.

• Mathematics Insertion •
Bryan RX:           $234.75
Robyn RX:          $50.00
Bryan Doctors:  $200.00
Robyn Doctors: $25.00

TOTAL:               $509.75/month

That is over $500.00 per month before we have even take a breath let alone sat down to pay bills  

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~ Briefly Tangential Topic ~

For those curious, my physical problems began at age 18, while working at a furniture warehouse, when, while carrying a sofa, I felt my right knee ‘pop’; I never filled out a workers compensation claim nor did I even go to the doctor. Why, you ask? Because my father was the Distribution Center Director for that company, he was the manager that I worked directly for and, adding on that he was my father, he made it clear that I was not to submit an accident report or begin any kind of workers compensation claim [he did not want the profit margins to dip] nor was I allowed to miss any work or visit a doctor even on my own – and – I was to just ‘suck it up and be a man’.

**This experience, followed by all of the years prior and the ensuing 18 months – where I remained working for my dad – ‘molded’ me and formed what became my own ‘work ethic’ later on; I didn’t realize it at the time but I see it now. That terrible example from HIM holds a lot of responsibility for what came later**

Then, in December 2006, I fell 23’ (feet!) to concrete and put my head through a desk on the way down; I proceeded to get up, walk the 300 feet to my office, sit down for a breather for 10 minutes and then finished out the next 6 hours of my day before going to the hospital.

In November 2009, my previously untreated knee problems caught up to me & I had my first surgery; from which I was back at work the next morning

In March 2010 I was stopped at a yield sign getting off the highway & waiting for traffic to clear, when I was rear ended by someone getting off the highway behind me & they hit me going 65+MPH. I checked myself out of the hospital against doctors orders because I had to get back to work

**As you can see, I destroyed myself physically because I was taught that is what is expected of me, of a real man and of someone with a good work ethic. The years went by and I never took a moment to think about, let alone address, my health. I had jobs to do. Now I’m paying for it  BIG TIME**

LIFE ALTERING MOMENT: Looking back, I wish I ignored my parents and actually went to college.

(I hate sharing this story but I shall here for the full breadth of my circumstances) When I was 16, through various circumstances that do not apply here, I had the opportunity to get to know the respective Deans of Harvard University, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, Boston University and Brown University. Some time after getting to know each other, these 5 suggested – with tremendous insistence – that I take both a professionally / “scientifically” administered IQ Test as well as the SATs and ACTs immediately. Despite initial reluctance, I finally gave in and did so.

I am omitting the results of the IQ Test but I will share that I scored:

• SATs: 1590
• ACTs: 35

The result of this experience was that all 5 Universities proceeded to offer me a full, 100% Academic Scholarship.

However, I did not accept a single one nor did I attend any college or university at all, ever. Why?

Because my parents, and their religious beliefs, forbade it; they took the offer letters & packets and shredded them. I was 16 years old and had to go along with their decisions. By the time I was 18, I was so molded into my fathers very own ‘mini-me’ that it never crossed my mind that I could have then gone as I was an adult finally.

If I had gone, I’d probably have chosen MIT and sought to become a  Physicist; regardless of my career, odds are I would not have been destroying my health and body, physically, in a post-college, post-graduate school, post-doctorate educational trajectory and then, dear lord, how much different would things be?

~ Tangential Topic Complete ~
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Sixth: So now we arrive at today. I’ve already outlined some medical expenses, but here is a more thorough breakdown (all figures are per month):

• Rent: $1,100.00
• Car: $265.00
• Car / Renters Insurance: $120.00
• Health Insurance: $118.00
• Groceries (for 3): $600.00
• Household Supplies: $75.00
• OTC & Toiletries: $75.00
• Electric / Gas: $0.00 (in rent)
• TV / Internet: $80.00
• Cell Phones: $125.00
• Gas (Car): $80.00
• Support Animal Supplies: $75.00
• Healthcare (from above): $510.00
• Payment Plan (ER/Hosp): $25.00
• Payment Plan (Amblnce): $10.00
• Recreation Budget: $0.00
• Vacation Budget: $0.00
• Eating Out: $0.00
• Transfer to Savings: $0.00

TOTAL:                          $3,258.00
Less Income (Robyn): $2,771.20
Surplus / Shortage:      ($486.80)

So, as you can see, to have a 3 bedroom apartment for $1,100 including utilities, we are doing very well. Especially given the rental rates in Utah where we live. The average 2 bedroom costs more than we are paying. Plus, we held onto the car because it’s a fairly cheap payment, but, even though it’s a 2010, it only has 60,000 miles on it and it was financed back when our credit was great so we have a 1.49% interest rate. Given the life left in the car and the low rate, etc. we aren’t going to do much better. Any cash car we’d buy would have a lot more miles on it and have higher maintenance costs as a result & would net out to a minimal, if any, savings. Additionally, the car & renters insurance policy, with a 16 year old driver on there, is a steal at $120.00. As for groceries, we are spending only $7.15 per day per person in the home. I don’t know how we can go much cheaper in 2020. Likewise, the TV/Internet bundle is on a contract and would be more expensive for just internet which we have to have for the teenagers schooling. A monthly cell phone bill of $120 for 3 phones is hard to beat. Lastly, less than $18.50 a week in gasoline tells you we are doing almost no driving so as to save on this expense.

As you will also note, we are spending zero on any recreation, vacation savings, eating out and, worst of all, we are not saving any money.

All this, as you saw, despite the areas where there is basically zero room left to cut expenses, and we are still running $486.80 short every single month.

Given that it’s a household of 3, with one teenager, monthly living expenses of $3,258.00 – or, $1,086.00 per person per month – is quite good, quite low, based upon averages & means both locally and nationally; and that is with $510.00 per month in healthcare expense, primarily for me. If we did not have that expense we would actually would have a $23.00 per month surplus. Not anything wonderful and certainly not enough to save or prepare for a ‘rainy day’ but we’d at least be able to survive; plus, less the healthcare costs, we’d actually be averaging $916.00 per month per person in the household, an incredibly low mark for living expenses.

Seventh: I’ve never been in this position before. All those years I was working, I built myself a very stable career and very stable financial situation  (That is how we’ve survived without my income for so long, we’ve eaten up & lived on my former savings accounts, retirement funds & credit). Despite my lack of a degree, I had worked myself up to COO of an Industrial Janitorial company earning myself $104,000.00 per year at 28 years old. Sadly, my body began shutting down at 33 years old; after all those years of ‘fighting through’ and ‘pushing’, my body said ‘no more’ and gave out  I am now about to turn 38  years old, 13 surgeries on the horizon, plus one every 4-5 years for life just to shave calcium off my spine to stave of the solidification of said spinal column and no end in sight for the rest of my incurable ailments.

Eighth: There is light at the end of the tunnel for us as we know that my Disability Insurance Benefits should be finalized and begin at some point in the next 6 months. When that happens, I will be receiving $2,097 per month in disability, plus another $610 through the state assistance program that I’ll qualify for when disability is approved, plus $592 to my wife for spousal benefits, plus $588 in food stamps and $3.17 for State Disability Supplement for a total monthly cash & cash equivalent value of $3,890.17 in income via my disability. In addition, I will be receiving back pay, retroactive to January 1, 2017 at a rate of $3,298.17 per month  if that were to come in April 1, 2020 it would be a check for $128,628.63!!!

As you can see, the finalizing & receiving of my disability benefits is the single greatest catalyst that will instantly ‘turn us around’ and change our entire financial outlook; I can pay off bills with the back pay and buy a basic, mid-range house (I think around $260,000-$280,000) with a sizable downpayment, put a chunk into savings, revamp the budget to include a large piece into savings every month until we have a great ‘rainy day’ fund, afford all monthly living costs without issue and even take a little pride in being the ‘breadwinner’ and provider again – despite how outdated that line of thinking is.

You cannot imagine how depressing, embarrassing, humiliating, self-loathing, frustrating and angering it is to be this kind of a burden upon my family and, especially, to not be providing for them as I so badly want to do.

In Conclusion: I humbly submit to each of you my fervent and genuine request for help. You all are my last place to turn as I am out of options and homelessness is knocking on our door.

Anything you can do, no matter how small it may be, will go a long way in helping us out.

I apologize for the length of this but, if I’m asking for help, you all have a right to know why help is needed and what the help is for.

Sincerely, and humbly begging,

Bryan (and family)

PS: The photo attached is of us on our wedding day.

Hello My Name is Sharda Cook

I am a single mother of three. I am in need of some help with our rent. I have lost my fulltime job and now working part time at Michaels as a Custom Framer. I am trying so hard to find more work so I can support my three children. I have gotten far behind on rent and I am asking for help. Please can someone help us. I don’t want my children and I on the street.  I have no other family, Its just me and my children. Please help us.

Sincerely

Sharda Cook.

https://paypal.me/shardacook

re-post, forgot to add my paypal.me link at the end of my story.  paypal.me/fatherofson

Below is a summary regarding me gaining custody of my son that occured in September 2018 and what has occurred since taking my child in my possession. 

In September (2018) my child’s mother who was the custodial parent contacted me and informed me that she cannot and will not continue to raise our son.  My child had been going through a very challenging time for a very long time. His mother is diagnosed with paypal.me/fatherofson at a young age including depression and still struggles with her condition.  My son was failing all of his grades, a handful of suspensions due to his behavior that was linked to his stress at home and lack of attention from his mother. His mother made the decision to change his high school over 5 times with a 2 year span thinking that would solve the problem.  The verbal abuse and neglect my child received for so long that caused his faults in school and at home led him to me. My life changed overnight when I accepted my son into my life full time and paid for a one way ticket from Texas to Denver.  

I quit my traveling job which was my career to accept my son into my life.  There were no questions asked for me to take on this critical role as a full time father.  I then moved from Denver to Colorado Springs, quickly got us an apartment and found a job nearby that would allow me to not travel and be 100% focused on my child.  My life changed drastically, then after we settled in and started to grow together I lost my job as a store manager due to store closings. Since then it has been extremely challenging to find a job.  I could have easily found a job out of state or one that requires a lot of travel however my decision to stay in Colorado Springs was for the welfare and growth of my child that would give him a second chance in life that would allow him to be successful now and in the future.  Brett my son is now a Senior in High School and is excelling in his grades and will graduate this year. He has learned respect, struggle, appreciation, values, dedication, determination and so on. I could not be more proud of my son for his growth and his self commitment in addition to the confidence he has developed.  

I lost my car and  I then took the bus to apply for jobs, walked to Walmart several times a week and carried our groceries back home over 2 miles.  My son helped me several times carry our grocery bags home and road the bus with me several times to places that I applied for jobs.  I sold everything we owned to save money to purchase a car a month ago. Having a car has helped us in many ways and I am now able to make some money delivering food until I find a job that will financially support us.  The rebuilding has truly begun.   

With assistance in rental payment help, I will be able to sustain me and my child’s living situation and safely care for my son as he graduates high school this coming May.  We are in need of rental assistance that is due now or we will be evicted. I have exhausted all other options, agencies and 211 as there is no rental assistance available in Colorado Springs.  I have no other support, not even from his mother, my family or friends. The mother is not paying me child support at all since I took my son full time. Preserving the current status of my child’s growth is extremely important. Preventing him and I from homelessness would be devastating to my child’s growth and future.  He has come so far in life with me.  

Eviction will cause trauma in his growth and confidence in me and family and leave a lasting negative impact on his life.  My request for emergency rental assistance will reduce the risk of such impacts.  

I have safely cared for my child for almost 2 years that I am not dependent on welfare and there is a bright future for my son and I will once again work in my field knowing my son made self change and will have a bright future.  

I am worried, stressed and can’t sleep thinking about what would happen if we are evicted from our apartment and the negative impact it will have on my child.  I will be able to pay March, April and going forward for rent now that I have a car and am delivering food. With 6 hours of work each day I am averaging 90 dollars a day.  Please note I also financially support my child for example clothing, food and medical fees that just occurred. I was approved to work for another delivery company yesterday.  I will work two jobs to ensure rent is paid going forward. I am now able to do just that with a car and sustain our living and safety wellbeing.  

I am seeking help, I pray to ensure the safety, welfare, health, future and growth of my child.  

I appreciate your time.   Please call me at 7204313402 if you need to speak with me or have any further questions.

I have added a photo of the eviction letter to this request.  Please note that if I pay the total amount due before March 3rd, 2020 I will prevent eviction for my son and I.

Thank you so much.

Paul

paypal is:

paypal.me/fatherofson

Hello,

I am a father of 1 boy and I’m having an incredibly difficult time keeping up with the bills. I was unemployed for a few months and the state unemployment benefit was barely enough to keep the lights on.  I was floating in Credit Card debt the entire time and now that I am employed I am just stuck in a perpetual hole of trying to pay off the debt I have incurred.  I am about $4,000 in the hole every month and I barely bring home 3,000 a month. $3500 of the debt is all on one credit card while the rest is just small amounts scattered between electric/gas/food/etc. I’m at least in a position where I’m keeping debt collectors at bay but I’m one sick day or accident away from crumbling underneath the weight of this burden. I’m barely paying the mortgage and often I am late with the payment.

I would appreciate any donations big or small and in the future I would love to be able to pay it forward and help others.

Attached is a picture of how much I currently owe Chase.  This is the biggest problem I have.

paypal.me/tsmidnight

After surviving a house fire, I moved into a house. Then, I was a victim of a rape and kidnapping. I work from home and am afraid to leave my house. Recently, the company that I work for has laid off many employees; however, I still have a job working part time hours. I pay my rent every month, but I sometimes pay a partial rent payment and pay the rest on my next payday. My landlord insists that any rent that’s paid after the first of the month is late and charges me late fees. My February rent was paid by the 5th of the month, but I got an eviction notice on the 5th stating I owe some crazy amount with excessive late fees. I have an upcoming court date and proof that I’ve paid my rent up to date but need financial help to get out of this rental house and find another place for me and my 2 kids to live. My landlord refuses to make repairs, and I can’t afford an attorney. I always help others and really need help getting out of this situation. Please help:)

PayPal.Me/jlynnk99

Desperate!

2018 started a great year. I was happily married with 2 little girls only 1 and 2 years old. Stable job. Home. The American dream. My wife whom I dearly love fell to addiction and left our little family in May 18. Between the onslaught of despair and the daily stress, I lost my job. Our world completely fell apart. November 2nd, I swallowed my pride and placed my girls with my father as we were losing our home. I packed everything we owned into a storage unit and a bag into our little car, determined to fight for our existence. After a month of gas expenses, horrible diet and 100’s of applications, I finally had a job with a possible future, UPS, just seasonal was all I needed. I just knew it. Sending money for the kids and saving every penny I could, I managed to get to March 4th 2019 and our little car decided it couldn’t take to the road life any longer. Now loss of my only transportation and shelter, ultimately my job. I grabbed my 2 bags and headed a decent plot of forest. After just the little time I was able to pay 3 months on the storage unit and buy whatever possible to ensure survival with the 900 I had left to my name. Now my capable range for possible work having been greatly diminished, I began my plight as a homeless man, frustrated and eventually beaten down. Struggling and dwindling from a healthy 210 pounds of muscle to 150 and deathly, still searching for work, having lost our storage unit, and being eerily aware of my distance to the soup kitchen that opened only for lunch. I was blessed with yet another job within a warehouse, transportation given. I had my opportunity in my hands! October 2019, I set everything I had to succeed. December 2019 I used the key to my first home in over a year and immediately began the mental breakdown of where my girls would lay in their beds, what needed to be child proofed and where next years tree would go. Still wondering if my wife will ever be around to bring us whole again. Bought a little car for 500 and began working on the every flaw I could. Knowing this was it! February 4th. First round of layoffs and with zero seniority. I’m left to job applications galore, 72 dollars to make it through. I already spent everything on deposits, fees and taxes etc. I’m panicked. I have no follow on job and picking through piles of phone numbers, application’s, and still no closer to having a job. Vehicle still not road worthy, getting cited for having a vehicle in non-working order for over 30 days, was towed. Facing the streets yet again. I’m in dire need of help. Credit is still shot, family can’t afford to help, I am begging please. PLEASE help me save my little girls home! I have rent of $575/ mo. and utilities in danger of being shut off as of Feb 18th 2020 when offices reopen. My phone bill is 100 even. Total bills run roughly 895. A little food, I am running with a total 1000 that I am needing. I greatly appreciate the time and effort alone in reading this. Anything helps. Please help my family. My girls are all I have left.

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Hello, and thank you for reading. I am an educated, college grad who was working for the DOCC. Three years ago I left the work force to take care of my mom diagnosed with breast cancer. She passed away 01/04/2020, and her birthday was 02/02/2020. We held her final memorial on 02/01/2020.  I have applied to various organizations, seeking to get back into the work force, unfortunately the pass years have been a struggle, and financially I have not been able to catch up.

My National grid is behind, cable, phone, everything. All of which I am struggling to keep. However the debt that I am facing from rent has been the most difficult to manage. I am seeking to have donated $3000 towards the back rent that has accumulated over time. I am scheduled for Court on the 20th of February.

I reside with my set of twins, and we have lived in our area since they were 5 years old. Throughout the time, and gradually as my mom’s illness worsened, work became less and less until nonexistence. I interviewed twice this week, just today. I can see over the horizon, as I have yet to lose faith.  It is important to me to keep my twins in the district as they are in their last three year of school. the only district they’ve ever known. My mom resided with us up until her last days, and we’ve all been put through a test of time. I want to take the burden off of my twins, myself, and find some peace again. As my mother would say, “the new normal”. Family members have given what they could over time, however that tends to grow thin, particularly since my mom has passed.  I’m not sure what type of individual responds let alone donates to funds like this, other than to think they are true gifts. Working in human services for over 25 years, I’ve always prided myself on the work that I did. The diverse populations that I’ve worked with has humbled me to know that there are all sorts of situations and circumstances in life, and that nor I am too good to be facing challenges. It certainly doesn’t come easy, asking for help. I’d dream of various scenarios that would simple wash things away. But they are just fantasy.  When morning come, it’s all a reality again. I’ve loss so much over the years. Just about everything short of my mind these pass three months, and still I hang on. I wish my mom was still here. I think about her often, cried today, and manage to go on. A donation certainly wouldn’t bring her back, but somehow getting through this will lesson her loss a bit, and I’d know that cancer didn’t take everything from me.

My paypal is, paypal.me/Wells1010

Thank you for reading,

Hello, if you’re reading this just know that I am thankful and blessed that my story even reached one soul. I got out of my toxic relationship about three years ago and gained full custody of my daughter away from the situation, I have been working many hours to keep her in a stable home with food, electricity, transportation and anything else she needed to feel safe. As a single mom things can be extremely hard but I would never trade her for the world. She has moved quite often and I promised her this time would be different. Shortly after that my dad passed away and I took in full custody of my little brother as well so that I would not have to see him in the foster care system like I was. Their whole life along with mine has been based on survival so it’s really all we have known. The last couple of months we have been comfortable, I finally felt like I was stable and doing things right. I landed a good paying job and was able to talk a landlord into letting me rent out a unit. My boyfriend has helped as much as he could but has a bills of his own along with his lease ending in one month with full intention of moving in with me to help be a man of the house. By that time sharing bills will be easy, we just need to get passed this eviction. I did everything I had to do to put myself in position for a stable home. Three months into living with my now two kids I broke my foot and could not work. I am the only provider of this household and was unable to file for unemployment. I was denied for numerous vouchers and when I reached out to my landlord he called me a charity case and dismissed my situation. I continued to beg him for a chance to heal and get back into working but he did not want to hear it. We have been sleeping in a house with no heat, electricity, food, or much of anything. I felt blessed to at least have a roof over our heads these last few days. The eviction notice was filed yesterday and the landlord is threatening to evict ASAP unless we can pay the past due amount along with next months rent and utilities. A total of 3500 (3months rent with late fees) PLUS electricity to turn it back on (400) and food for the week (100). A total of 4000$ needs to be paid in the next four days or me and my kids will lose everything. I really don’t want to be the one to let them down because they really look up to me to keep them safe and I really don’t want to let my father down either because I chose to take in my little brother. Any little bit would help tremendously and this might be the prayer I have been asking for. I go back to work in 4 weeks time and my injury is almost healed. Please if anyone could help this would truly be a miracle. If you can’t I understand and just appreciate you taking the time to read my story. God bless and love to you all.

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