We are reaching out to that special person(s) that can resonate with what happened to a young couple that got married, got a home, adopted two infants and gradually spiraled into financial hardship? My husband and I are both 64 years old and writing with deep humility and hope. We married in our twenties, both employed—he a truck driver, I a middle school teacher. We purchased our first home, then adopted two infants: a baby girl and a newborn boy. Our hearts were full of joy, our future bright. Inspired by my mother’s humanitarian leadership as a community activist, we decided to take out a second mortgage on our home to buy a two-unit property, located in an “up and coming area” of the city. As compassionate humanitarians in our new community, we decided to provide rooms for rent for low-income men called *I Am My Brother’s Keeper* (I-AM-BK). We offered safe, affordable rooms with access to job programs, food banks, and recovery resources. Every Thanksgiving, we served home-cooked meals to tenants and community members. But our compassion outpaced our financial planning. Tenants were often transient and unable to pay rent consistently. We now carried three mortgages, mounting utilities, and repair costs, with no steady profit. When we tried renting one of the units to families, the legal hurdles of eviction worsened things, and we returned to our original mission. Still, the debt deepened. My husband’s on-the-job injuries cut his income in half. Upon his return to work my mother’s health rapidly declined and compelled me with honor to become her full-time caregiver. I left work for several years to take good care of my mom until she passed away. I returned to work and we never stopped trying to keep our two properties. It was never about chasing wealth, but leaving a legacy of home ownership and true community humanitarianism. As senior citizens, securing our home out of foreclosure is the greatest gift we could be given. So with great humility, we ask: Will you be *our* Brother’s Keeper, as we once were for others?
Our Outstanding foreclosure balance:
House mortgage: $79,000 (80 days to court foreclosure)
Your gift would give us the peace to stay in our home and enjoy our golden years in dignity. Please help us and Thankyou tremendously for a priceless gift that we will treasure for the rest of our lives.
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