My name is Courtney and I am 33 years old and a single mother or a 13 year old. A little over a year ago I went back to school to get my bachelor’s degree because I wanted to be able to provide a better life for my son. Not long after I started school I lost my job due to down sizing. A few weeks went by and I found a part-time position while waiting for a full time position to come available. during that time the part-time income was not enough to make ends meet, but thankfully I received a school check every two months that allowed me to just get by until the next one. I have never received a dollar in child support despite the fact I have had opened four cases over the years though it never really bothered me other than times like these I ended up being part-time for 9 months and accumulated a lot of debt from the bill i was unable to pay during that time. Now that I am full time, there have been some new set backs making it hard to catch my breath. Due to the slight pay increase I no longer qualify for food stamps, I have been served due to the non payments of the bills that I could not afford at the time. In addition my car has been in the repair shop for the last 57 days and because of my situation my job agreed to deduct my cheek weekly until the repair bill is paid in full, though it helps not having to pay it in full before I can get my car, it does make it tougher to get caught up and to see the light at the end of the tunnel. To be honest I do not even know what to ask for, I just know that absolutely anything will help take some weight off, which I will be forever grateful for.