My name is Irene.  First and foremost, I want to thank you for taking the time to read my story.

I am 57 years old ad the mother of five grown children; my youngest is 19.  During my 23 years of marriage, I worked a full-time job, as well as a part-job.  I filed for divorce in 2003 and raised my children alone and on my own,

I worked my way up from being a reception in a law firm by working late and attending seminars, as well as o the job training, and eventually became a paralegal.  I also attending classes on the weekends and after 8 weeks, obtained a certification as a nursing assistance.  I was offered a job as a PCA at a hospital.  For 6 year I have worked two full-time jobs and could finally support myself all on my own.

This summer, I was involved in a terrible car accident. I sustained severe bruising to my left arm and rotator cuff, injury to my right knee, injuries to my neck and upper back, as well a traumatic brain injury. To make things worse, my neurologist referred me to a neuo-optic specialist due to severe headaches and nausea, and I was told my left eye is not functioning nor is focusing in conjunction with my right eye which is making it hard for me to see correctly.  There is hope in fixing this problem and I am praying for the same.

I have been unable to work and have been living on $325.00 per week (short-term disability).  I have exhausted all of my 401k monies and I am now finding myself with no monies to pay rent, food, and utilities.

I was to begin school this coming year for a licensed nurse, and have not been told that I will not be able to do so if I cannot pay the $350.00 owed from a class I was unable to complete due to my accident.

At this, point I am facing eviction, as well as possibly having to seek new employment due to the fact that I may physically not be able to work as a PCA due to my injuries.

I often find myself crying at times feeling sorry for myself.  I no longer have a car or the funds for a new down payment for a vehicle that runs.  I have always very hard and have taken time to help others.  Last year, I bought gifts for a family and their children, I also provide an entire turkey dinner.  I try to do things because I was in a better place in life after suffering a marriage involving domestic violence, drugs and alcohol.

There are some many people worse off than I am.  I believe in paying it forward and I am hoping that there are others out there who believe in it too.  Thank you again for taking the time to read my story.

https://www.paypal.me/Irene0210

Hi,

During the pandemic, I have been helping someone that I found through Twitter (was looking for people to help and saw her under a post requesting). In doing so, I have been able to become aware of her circumstance and assist further. She is taking care of 2 young brothers (a toddler and one in elementary school) while their mom is battling some serious mental health struggles.

They have needed help with rent, wifi, lights, and other bills which each have huge importance (especially during this pandemic).  I’ve been able to help over the past few months but am just out of money to give now, so have been helping to get the word out for them.

Now, there’s immense pressure with rent as they are $500 short from last month and being harassed by their landlord about being evicted. I know other bills will be coming around by the 16th which have amounted to about $400 in the past. Please, if you can help, it would mean a ton for them.

Direct payments are preferred due to the timeliness. Her Cashapp:$ladiixpink Venmo:@ ladii-lavish

She also made a gofundme here with everything detailed by her: https://www.gofundme.com/f/24hfr8jxqo?sharetype=teams&member=5588812&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=43b8430366c44f70970a86e3ca907493

If you want to send via paypal to me to send to her, my paypal.me is: https://paypal.me/OOzoma

Any help goes a long way, thank you and God bless!

Hi everyone. I’ve never done this, not by choice nor necessity. I’m being evicted in 30 days.😢 I’ve been laid off since March due to COVID. My unemployment benefits are a little less than 200$ a  week but I have an interview in a week for a full time job. I’m trying to get enough for a security deposit for a new apartment in the mean time so I can start fresh. I will need 1500$. I know after that I will be able to maintain because the job market is opening back up.If anyone is able to donate anything, every thing counts. Thank you for reading and your time if nothing else. ❤️

paypal.me/athomas273

Hello Everyone, thank you for taking the time to read my story.  I’m going to try to pack this as quickly as I can since frankly this really is a very complicated story.

About 7 years ago, I moved into the house I currently live in from a small 2 bedroom apartment I shared with my son to accommodate 4 of my sisters 5 children due to neglect and abuse.  Things were tough, a bigger home meant bigger bills but with my husband working 16 hour days, we managed.  Now some 7 years later, the children are all grown including my son, and they have all moved to start their own lives. We have one in the military, one has a degree in biology, one is a chef and the last one has a degree in computer science.  Our own son is currently enrolled in community college also studying biology, and if he knew I was doing this he would likely kill me.

I need help.  Over the years of living here we made due with the situation. This rental is extremely old. Built in 1901 it has no insulation, the original doors and windows and honestly, it is quite literally collapsing around us.  As many issues this house has, our landlady seems to thing ignoring the issues will make things go away.  It hasn’t helped in the slightest.  After reporting her for several violations, the house failed inspection last November. After the failure, we received a notice from her rent was increasing 100$ on the first of the year. Nothing was repaired.  We then decided we needed to find something else.  It was in January our military girl messaged us and told us she and her husband who is also in the military we’re going to have a baby. He was at the time stationed overseas and she was in Texas. As thrilled as we were, we knew this wasn’t an ideal situation for her.  It was in late February she asked if she could come home as she was being medically discharged and we happily said yes.  The first week in March she rode a bus from Texas to NJ and then COVID was in full swing.  I don’t need to tell you all what transpired in the first months here in NJ, but it was grim.  Her husband was still in overseas in lockdown and it was June before she could finally see a doctor.  It was then we got the devastating news that there was a problem with the baby. A cleft lip and Palate that would need surgery to repair.  We immediately began to panic. This house is not suitable for a baby least of all a baby with medical conditions. It was then my husband asked his boss to help us finance a home, and he agreed.

In July the baby came, and he was kept in the hospital until he was able to feed. While he was there we frantically searched for a home with no luck.  When he was released from the hospital he was confined to his bedroom since it was really the only place that did not have cracked walls where he would get exposed to dust.  When the high temperatures came, the heat was so unbearable they had to go and stay with a family member because it was unhealthy for him to be in the room which reached 110+ degrees.  Finally, we found a home just in time as we are being threatened with eviction. We were so happy but then we discovered we needed a 16% down payment. There is no way we can afford this with my husbands modified work schedule due to COVID, we already used so much of our savings during March when his restaurant was closed.  So this is what I need. Anything will help toward our 25K goal. I know it’s a lot to ask of strangers, but I am desperate to have a safe and healthy home for our little man.  Thank you.

paypal.me/bethydoogle

Hello…We are fundraising to move from our current residence because our landlord has sold the home that we live in. The family that is in the process of buying the home told us that we must move out so they can move in. We were under the impression that the future buyer would become our new landlord. Sadly, this is not the case.
We have lived in this house for over 2 years and have never missed a rent payment until Covid hit. Before that, we lived next door for 12 years. We thought that the owner would sell us the house for a reasonable price. When the owner put the house on the market, it was priced well above what we can afford. Plus, the banks have told us that because of credit issues, we could not be approved for a mortgage without a co-signer. The next thing I did was to consult with a housing attorney. He told us that NY housing law states that because we’ve been in the home for more than 2 years, that the court would give us 90 days to be out.
We are fundraising to purchase a home or have one built.
In the City of Albany, the local government have been removing older vacant homes. There are various empty lots available to build on. I would use the funds to buy an existing home, or 2 lots to build on and contractors to make it happen. I will ask organizations like Habitat for Humanities for help and use the funds according to their direction.
Our lawyer said we should be prepared to move in 90 days, so we need the funds as soon as possible. I’ve searched the local newspapers, craigslist and the county land bank for an apartment. There is nothing available in our price range. If we don’t receive any financial assistance we may find ourselves homeless. Any financial support would mean the world to us. In exchange I would be willing to volunteer my time as an HVAC professional at any home or business in my community. I will cut grass, shovel snow, paint homes…anything for your support.

Hello everyone. My name is Kimi and I am 20 years old. I didn’t think I would need the help of everyone here until there was an eviction notice on my family’s door. As you can probably tell, this is because of the virus. There are 7 people in my household, including my nephews who are 4 years old and 5 months old. The members of my family that were working lost our jobs, leaving us no way to pay the rent. I know that some places are not doing evictions but our landlord doesn’t care. I’ve tried everything to make money on my own but it’s just not enough. I’m begging you to take a second to think of my nephews and please help us out. I promise you that no gift is too small. Thank you so much and I hope everyone stays blessed.

https://www.paypal.me/klawson101

I never thought I’d be doing something like this. That should tell you how desperate my situation is. I was recently furloughed from my job as a bartender due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I was making really good money as a bartender. My boss always paid me in cash, under the table, and on a good night, I was bringing home $200+ in tips and $100 in hourly pay. I only worked four nights a week, and had plenty of money to comfortably pay my rent and buy my groceries for the month. When my boss sent out the information that employees wouldn’t be coming back until further notice, I was panicked. First instinct in that moment would have been to start budgeting. But I didn’t. You see, I’m a college student, currently living by myself in a very large apartment with no roommate. I got much too caught up in the luxuries of quarantine: online shopping, DoorDash, frivolous spending that just spiraled me into a terrible financial situation. Rent was due, so I paid it, but next thing I knew, my card got declined. My apartment complex issued a late fee, and they called my mom asking where the payment was. I was screwed. Luckily, I was able to work something out with the apartment complex so I was offered another ten days to pay. Ten days is practically no time at all to make the amount of money I needed without any type of job lined up. On top of that, I am a full time student, and I’m at the end of my semester, meaning my projects are piling up, and I barely have time to even type this post. I attempted many times to file for unemployment and claim my money from the government. There was a few problems, however. I was paid in cash, under the table. I have no record of even having worked at the bar I worked at, so I can not technically file for unemployment, as I have no paystubs. I did fill out all the information I could and hoped for the best, but I never received any money, and I was never even contacted in regards to my unemployment application. I attempted also to claim money through the CARES Act. I could not receive money for this, however, because I do not have tax records from 2018 or 2019 and up until last year, I was considered a dependent. I currently need $800 to pay my rent. I tried applying for a rent loan, but I do not have any credit built. I’ve never even had a credit card.  This situation I’m in is completely my fault, and I own up to it. In the next six months, I’ll be paying everyone back for their donations, as I sincerely appreciate it. I hope you can find it in your heart to help me out, as this is really my last option.