Hi!

My name is Rova. I am originally from Madagascar but I currently live in Orlando, FL. I just finished a nine-month training program focused on community work. I was able to work alongside youth and families to build strong communities so they can be agents of change in their community. Coming from a developing country, I started to realize through this training that everyone has a great potential to contribute to society but some needs a push to believe in themselves and their gifts. My background in community work including this training inspired me to further my studies to effectively help others by promoting mental wellness as well as advocating human dignity.

I recently got accepted to Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA) for their Master program in Mental Health Counseling which starts this coming fall in August, 19th 2019 on campus. I believe this program is the best fit for my future career in helping others. However, my acceptance is on the condition that I can prove I can pay for the first year. Unfortunately, I do not have sufficient funds to cover all educational expenses with the amount of $23,602. This amount includes tuition and fees, rooms and board, and books, personal expenses, and health insurance. You will find below the Affidavit form they require me to fill out where you can find the breakdown of the expenses. All donations will be through my PayPal account.

Considering that I am not a US citizen, I will have to also change my trainee visa (which I currently hold until end of August 2019) to a student visa. This process is not easy and not cheap either. The fees for this process will be a total of $1,090. This will include the SEVIS fee ($350), the change of status form fee to B2 visa ($370), and the change of status form fee to F1 ($370).

Currently living in Orlando, FL, I will have to travel to Lynchburg, VA to attend school. I will have to ship most of my stuff and I am currently getting rid of some of them. For my travels, there are options to travel by flight or travel by train which will cost about 100 to 250$ and shipping will cost about $150 if by flight and about 40$ if by train. So to travel by plane will cost me about $250 to $400 and to travel by train will cost about $250 to $300.

I am currently looking at different ways to fund my studies and I have made so many researches on getting scholarships as well but most of them require that I apply a whole year in advance. So any applications now will be only considered for fall 2020. I want to start this fall so I can start helping others as soon as I can.

I understand these are quite a lot of expenses but I appreciate any donations. Every little bit helps to promote mental health and human dignity of people including mine.

You can donate through my PayPal account at paypal.me/rovarandria

My wife and I are both school teachers and have obtained Master’s Degrees. We both teach public school in the South and have three children. Despite our educational background, public schools still do not pay well enough to support three children that are active in sports, educational, music and church activities. In an attempt to rectify our financial situation, I have gone to law school.

The law school that I attend is an affordable law school meaning that it offers both night and weekend classes in an attempt to let those who have a career have an opportunity to obtain a legal degree while keeping their jobs. As a result, they keep their tuition lower than most schools by not accepting Federal funding. While this does great in keeping expenses low, due to the fact that the Feds are not involved, banks will not loan money to the school. I am one year into the three year program, and have stretched my resources thin. Tuition and books is coming up for the next semester and I honestly do not have it.

We have incurred a fair amount of debt as a result of me going back to school and raising children. I am attempting to get out from under that debt and as a result, my credit is less than perfect. I am incapable of getting any kind of loan at this point. I intend to use any donation I receive to pay for school, paying off existing debt, and sporting equipment for my children. I hate to use the term begging, or to put a number needed on here, because honestly, if you can spare it, I can use it. If there is a wealthy philanthropist that has it on their heart to help someone get their life together, I would appreciate it. Any excess that I might obtain from this I will put to use in the same manner for someone else. I’m not looking to get rich, just pay off my debts and further my education.

Thank you for you time and may God bless you.

paypal.me/LD1776

Hi all,

I have major debt but the most important debt is my outstanding balance to my college, preventing me from going back to school. I dropped out early 2018 before the semester was over, hence I owe almost $4,900 to the school. The debt was spread out to different semesters, as shown in the photo, but I’m not sure why — no one has been getting back to me from my school. I have an additional $20,000 of credit card debt that has been overdue for 2 years. I’ve been making payments here and there, but as one of my debt has already led to a lawsuit, I don’t know how much longer the other debts will wait before filing a lawsuit as well.

I need desperate help. I dropped out and got into this dire financial situation because of depression. My depression led to 2 years of binge eating and a traumatic belief that my father was domestic violent, which was the reason for my $20,000 debt. It was horrifying because I knew I had an eating problem, but couldn’t recognize in the moment how much debt I was getting myself into. Moreover, I couldn’t even tell that my father wasn’t domestically violent, though definitely verbally abusive. I stayed away from home as much as possible despite not having money. I relied on credit cards to do this for almost a year. My depression was severe, so I lost my ability to rationalize, comprehend, even think. I went to therapy starting November 2017 and actually went for 5 consistent months into April 2018. My therapist advised AGAINST medication; hence my fight against depression was truly willpower and determination. I was doing well but one trigger sent me into a very bad bout of depression that lasted for months. I dropped out. I then spent over a month literally in bed, incapable of doing anything. I stopped going to therapy then. When I left, I felt as if I didn’t know what to do anymore. I just wanted to get better, that was all I wanted. I couldn’t think about paying off my debts, finishing school, finding a job, because my depression interfered with a previous opportunity I had at a leading corporation.

I’ve finally recovered, but money has become a major obstacle. I recently got a lawsuit from one of my debts and had to borrow money from my parents to pay that off. Unfortunately, that was all the money they could offer me. I’ve been exploring many other options to make money:

1, I’ve tried affiliate marketing but haven’t been succeeding

2, I’ve tried finding jobs, whether random employment or internships, but haven’t been hearing back. I’ve been wanting to rejoin my previous companies as I know I can always return, but I don’t have the funds to even buy professional clothes, a laptop, let alone the transportation necessary to get to the workplace (it’s upstate New York. I live in Brooklyn, NYC)

3, I’ve been trying to sell things I own. I’ve been succeeding — selling my piano, guitar, fridge, clothes, games, gameboys, etc, but that has only amassed to about $300. It was good for only a few months of groceries (I’ve been trying to make money since the start of this year).

4, I was supposed to get at least another $500 from selling my Yugioh cards to a company that actually buys cards. That would’ve been good for minimum payments for all of my debt accounts, but the company took back the offer and said my cards weren’t in “good enough condition.” I’m now waiting for the cards to get back to me — which there’s no guarantee I’d get the same cards that were valuable back, let alone in good condition

5, I’ve been trying to get freelance gigs, and have been doing some but it’s been 7 months and the most basic fees for me to survive use up the money I make. My expenses are as low as they can be. ~$120 for public transportation a month, ~$30 for gym [I was obese. This was a desperate necessity. I’ve lost 25 pounds in 6 weeks. I have proof.], ~100 for food a month. That’s it. I rewear clothes as much as necessary. Skimp as much as necessary. But I can’t save without any source of income. My mom’s retired. My brother is worse than me by 1,000 fold. He doesn’t care about life and hasn’t done anything for almost a decade now. My dad’s very low-income but he gambles like his life depends on it. Despite having enough money to pay rent, we end up having to borrow from my parents’ friends [ridiculous, I know.]

6, I’ve been trying to liquidate more valuable items I own — a few antiques and stamps. I haven’t been able to find a buyer for 7 months no matter how low the price I’ve put them. Instead, I receive death threats for being “ridiculous” with my prices.

7, I’ve been trying to sell a high level mobile gaming account, as they sell for very high. I can’t get this to sell no matter how I try either

8, I’ve been applying to scholarships but am restricted by my lack of access to my transcript. I owe the $4,900 and it’s preventing me from getting my transcript. For other scholarships, I won’t hear back until after the semester has started

9, I’ve been trying to win cash opportunities like writing competitions. I heard back once to sign an agreement and never again. I’ve followed up many times but it seems as if the opportunity just dissolved into thin air

10, I’ve emailed the president of my school to help with my outstanding balance but he hasn’t replied

11, I’ve asked random people I don’t know literally to beg. No responses

12, I don’t have friends anymore. Not after leaving everyone because of depression and therapy. I’ve tried asking some online friends I met in games while I was recovering, but no one can provide

I’m completely lost but I’m not giving up because if I give up, am I not going to do anything again? I’ve recovered from depression. I’ve learned so much. I know exactly how to get back to a job but I don’t have the money to even get into that job, looking presentable. I want to graduate but can’t even enroll. I need any help I can get. I can provide proof of all my claims and all my attempts in making money. I just need help and am thankful for anything!

paypal.me/RelinquishThePain

Hello, I’m a single mother and barely making it by paycheck to paycheck. My son is excited about starting college this fall. He is so passionate about his major in Zoology. He has been watching animal related shows on TV and YouTube since he was just a little child. My mother and I have taken him to the zoo multiple times every year. It has gotten to the point where he gives us a complete background of the animals we see. He’s like our personal tour guide at the zoo. He loves Steve Irwin and Vianney Kabwine. His dream is to be able to study abroad one day and study animals in the wildlife.

Growing up he had a cat, bearded dragon, leopard gecko, turtle and a parrot. All of which he took very good care of.

He managed to keep his grades up and on the honors roll every semester in High School. He even scored very high on his SAT and ACT classes.

My only issue is that I’m short $3000 in paying for his tuition. I’m trying my best to figure out a way to make his dream come true. At the moment to be honest he doesn’t even know I’m struggling.

I know every parent says this but I know he deserves so much. He doesn’t hang out in the streets and has never gotten into a fight. He helps me out around the house without hesitation and also helps his grandparents when they need anything. He’s a good child, grandchild and friend. His friends parents always tell me how they love having him over at their houses. He’s respectful to his elders and tries his best to help anyone in need.

A little about myself, I myself love animals as well. Maybe that’s where I got his love of them. On top of the animals he has/had, I also had snakes and dogs. I started college when he was an infant and was in my last semester until I had to leave due to abuse from his father. I’ve been working at my current place of employment for 15 years now and love where I work. My co-workers call me the mother of the office and seek advice from me whenever possible. I’m the type of employee that will take on a project with no hesitation.

Please find it in your heart to help out with what you can. It will mean the world not only to me but to him as well.

paypal.me/cortiz2310

Hello my name is Carolyn and like many others I’ve decided to start over with my life and career choices to help benefit my future. 

In the last 5 years, my life has been a constant roller coaster of emotional events. In 2013, my dad came back home because he was too sick to take care of himself in the Philippines. That same year I was finishing up my 2-year program at The Art Institute of Philadelphia and graduating with an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts, which was at the time my dream. I intended to continue with the management program, which would only take 1 more year, and I would then graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Management. I did not take the opportunity because coming home to NY and taking care of my dad was much more important than school at the time. 

My dad was diagnosed with kidney failure, and had to go to dialysis 3x a week. The minute I came home from college, my whole life flipped into becoming an Aid for my dad alongside my mom and 2 sisters. In addition to taking care of him, I also had to look for a job. Unfortunately, the culinary job opportunities were not always available. I took whatever job I could, that would also accommodate the flexible scheduling of my dad and his appointments. It was as if I had to put my life and career on hold for him, as did my sisters. 

After 3 years of taking care of him, my dad passed away on 2/21/2016. It was hands down the most traumatic event I have ever experienced in my life. I was the one who called 911 when I saw his mouth turn blue and my mom doing chest compression (she is a nurse). I was the one who flagged down every ambulance, cop, EMT worker as I ran out of my house crying because I did not know what else to do. I remember the people who came that night and comforted my mom, sisters and I as we broke down in the Emergency Room. I remember seeing his lifeless body on the gurney and not opening his eyes to see us. All I could remember is him making my sister promise him “Make sure that Carolyn gets her Bachelors Degree”. 

2016 was a rough year, I watched life and death happen in the same year. My sister tells me it’s poetic, I like to think that it’s God’s way of preparing me for whatever he had planned. All I did for the next couple of years was work pointless jobs after that, just making ends meet and not fulfilling anything meaningful in my life. 

In 2018, I decided to go back to school. This time was going to be different, I wanted to choose a path that I know will benefit my future. One that will keep me on my toes and ready when someone needs it. I took my deep breath, gave all my fears and doubts to my dad up in heaven and told him that I don’t need them anymore because I’m going to be a nurse. I took all my prerequisites and applied for the nursing program which, like all schools is very competitive. This past June, I received my letter and will be starting the program this Fall 2019. 

I am 100% ready for this task, however, school is way TOO expensive. I am hoping someone can read my story and understand that I’ve come a long way now to finally finish school and I will NOT let the cost of school keep me from striving for my goals. Between the cost of books, uniforms, nursing equipment as well as my own personal expenses (car payments, credit card bills, gas, groceries, etc.). Anything will and can help me. Thank you for taking the time to read my story and I appreciate your generosity. 

paypal.me/carolynt3

Hello! I graduated summa cum laude from my undergraduate university with a degree in Child and Adolescent development with a dream of attending law school to write and implement policy that will help children in low-income and crisis areas have equal access to quality education.

I am currently in my second year and in the top 15% of my law school. I am the vice-president of the Advocates for Children and Education student organization, chair member for Representatives for Youth in Academic Achievement and an intern with the Child Advocacy Institute.

I chose to attend my particular school because of its world-renowned program for Children’s rights law. Unfortunately, in order for me to continue to make changes in Children’s rights and education, I need to be able to support myself during the school year & over the summer session. While I love working with a non-profit firm dedicated to improving the lives of children, I can no longer afford to work as an unpaid intern. I have sought out a number of other firms in our area that similarly support migrant children, education rights, and children’s rights in general and while I have been offered a number of positions, they are all unpaid. This is very common in this industry as most advocacy organizations are non-profit and unable to expend additional resources on law students.

While most of my peers are able to deal with this unique situation through financial support from their families, My family is unable to provide any support (partly because they themselves are struggling to make ends meet in the current economy, and partly because my sister has recently discovered a brain tumor and does not have insurance).  Because of the nature of unpaid internships in law school, I will soon face the choice of leaving the non-profit child advocacy realm or leaving law school completely.

Anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated and you can be sure that I will be paying it forward to the best of my ability.

paypal.me/childrightsadvocate

Hello all,

My name is Jasmine and as you can see, I’m struggling. I don’t like to ask for things, but I’ve found myself in “last resort” mode. I’m 26, graduated from nursing school in ’16. To my surprise, a year or so after I’d graduated, my mother brought to my attention that I was 121k in debt in student loans she’d taken out in my name. I immediately did some digging. Come to find out, after my multiple scholarships, school should have only costed about 30k. So where is the rest? My mom’s answer: “I don’t know.” I give a call to Sallie Mae. (Yes, it’s a private loan so I have no chance of loan forgiveness.) The associate I spoke with at Sallie Mae says, there’s “no way” my mom would have been able to take out more money than what my school costed. Next… I do some legal searching. Turns out, I’m 100% on the hook for this money because I can’t prove in a court room that I didn’t benefit from the loan in any way. Obviously, I went to school and graduated on 1/4 of the money. I’ve consolidated the loans for lower interest rates. I pay the same amount per month on my loan as I do for rent. I have no wiggle room after bills. Barely able to put 5 bucks in for savings a month. I’m stretched so thin, I’m pulling my hair out. Apparently that’s a thing. Trichotillomania.

So here I am, doing everything in my power to be as successful a woman as I can. I pictured myself in graduate school by now, but I can’t go back to school with this kind of debt looming over me. Yes, I know my BIG MISTAKE was trusting my mother with my finances at the WISE age of 18 as a freshman in college. I know I’ll never make another mistake like it. I just hope that you all might find it in your hearts to help me out so I can move forward with my life and start working toward my goals again. This debt has put a big halt in my career and education advancement. Thank you so much in advance for supporting me. I will not let you down.

paypal.me/JazzyBehlz

Hello, My name is Paige I am a 21 year old female looking for donations for A few things at college. #1. My account balance. #2 text books and #3 my living circumstances . I attend Youngstown state university and My next semester will be starting soon, I have to bring my account balance down a significant amount to be able to schedule again. Because of how behind I am. Last semester I was working for free threw a program to help me get my credits faster…so working full time for free as a nurse and going to college full time really put me behind in debt. I still can’t believe how much tuition cost anymore. It’s insane. My total bill is $8,061 but only need to bring it down to $7,000 to be able to schedule again! I just want to get my account balance down enough to where I can schedule my classes and get back to school. This situation has been very upsetting to me as I just want to exceed greatly. It is so important to me even though my parents didn’t care about college I just want to Be successful and have a degree under my belt… last year my text book total was 800$ and I’m so scared to see how much it will be this semester considering I wanted to double up on maybe one or two classes so that means more books. I also live in a dorm room because I have no where else to go, I lost my apartment because I couldn’t afford it after I started college.  Any donation or donations will help, it really will. I understand it is my responsibility to pay for my education but college is so very expensive that it’s making it hard for me to make ends meat.  I’m just a young girl trying to get her life together. Any donations will be very grateful to the highest extent.

My pay pal is   PayPal.me/PaigeSwihart thank you in advance

Hello,

I am Shamoy and I write on behalf of brilliant, talented kids whose parents need assistance for their back to school expenses. They have done exceptionally well in their examinations and are moving on to various high schools in Jamaica.

Starting out in a new school is their dream but it comes with expenses as well. These parents want the best for their children but they are not able to financially afford everything they need in order to be set for their new school transition. Booklists are very expensive and they need all their books to be able to complete classwork and homework.

I am well aware of their situation and I want to help them so much but I am unable as an individual to assist these children the way they need to be assisted, and I would not want to see them deprived of anything that should make their lives better. After all they are our future and we want to see them succeed. They are our leaders and world changers.

I am appealing to anyone able to contribute to their cause to please do so. They are very brilliant children who just need the help to forge ahead. They are well deserving of any help that they can get to set them up for their new experience.

I want to see them comfortably moving on to their new schools, feeling confident that they have all the tools they need to make an impact. And I know their parents would be very grateful for the help since it’s proving so difficult for them to make ends meet. Especially the single mothers who have told me their stories. My heart goes out to them.

Many of them did not get the opportunity to attain a proper education because of financial constraints this they do not have any proper jobs.  They however, try to change that for their children but they still need help along the way. Some of these children are not able to go to school everyday and sometimes they don’t have enough money for lunch, but they do understand the situation and try to work with it.

I want them to be able to get a push start to make it a bit easier for their parents as they continue to work hard to ensure they are well taken care of.

Please help our children. They are our future. They will be very appreciative of any help they can get.

Hello my name is David Curren, im currently studying computer science at AUST (American University of Science and Technology. My father used to pay my scholarship it used to be an amount of about $700 to $900 depending on the semester that I am doing, but he recently had to quit his job recently because he got tired and he has alot of diseases, he couldn’t resist anymore. The whole amount for the Bachelor’s degree is $25000 we already almost paid $23000, I still need help with the $2000 remaining dollars. I would work but i currently can’t because I have a full time of classes at the university. Please help me finish the major and start a job as soon as possible in order to help my father. Thank you for helping me, I hope that god returns to you 2 times the amount that you donate.

https://www.paypal.me/davidcurren27

I’ll admit it; I made a big mistake several years ago.  I lost my career in IT to off-shoring.  After trying my best, I could not find permanent, full-time work in the IT field.  I then decided to return to college and start a new career. It was the biggest mistake of my life.  The cost of my degree is currently $74,678.96 and it’s growing by $11.97 a day with compounded interest. I did get my BS in accounting and I do have a job in accounting, but the wages are so low that I never will be able to pay this loan off.  In addition to that, I am 58 years old. I have an arthritic knee, heart trouble, and no savings.  My wife and I do not even have enough money to bury me should I pass away.  On top of that, because of our age, we are spending an ever increasing portion of our income on health care.  With today’s high deductible insurance plans, that is becoming an ever increasing portion of our household budget. On our current insurance plan the deductible is $6,650 each, $13,000 total.  We cannot afford anything better.  My student loan payment is making it difficult to meet these deductibles. Also, if, God forbid, I was to die, my wife would be left with having to pay off my student loan.  I’ve always had life insurance provided by my employer, but my current employer does not offer that benefit, and with my heart condition I cannot afford to get the amount of life insurance necessary to pay off my student loan in the event of my death.

Due to the loss of my IT career we had to dip into my retirement fund just to make ends meet.  What is left is nowhere near enough to retire on and my student loan payment makes it impossible to set aside any money for retirement.

I really hate to beg like this, it makes me feel like a total failure. I was brought up to always carry my own weight, to always pay my debts. Now I am reduced to begging for the money I need so that this burden does not follow me to the grave.  This is really my only chance to eliminate this debt, to prevent my wife from having to deal with this if I were to die, and have a chance at retirement within the next ten years.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity.

Donations: paypal.me/PSStudent

I’m a college student that started out as a business major since I thought it would help me get a job in the future. After things weren’t doing very well and I wasn’t enjoying my classes, I felt the need to try something new. Now I am a 4th year majoring in Communications with a minor in Cinema TV Arts. Since starting my college career, I made it my goal to study abroad. One of my biggest dreams has been to study abroad in South Korea. This upcoming semester, I was accepted into the fall term to study in Seoul. I have worked so hard to study the language as well. It is the perfect opportunity to see a good balance of entertainment and tourism which my concentration is. This program would be my last opportunity to study abroad before I graduate. I have gone from a 2.09 GPA to a 2.92 GPA in a year and a half. On top of the fact that I had been working two jobs for half of that time. I had to quit one of them to fully commit to my school. At one point I was taking six classes which helped bring my GPA.

Unfortunately, I owe around $2500 on my credit card. For some, it isn’t considered a lot, but for me it is. I do have a great job, but there are some complications with the work hours. I can’t work more than 55 hours a month which isn’t much when I have expenses each month. I have tried paying it off since the beginning of the year. The semester turned out with me not working as much due to the fact that I needed to focus on my classes to maintain my GPA to study abroad. I’m considering a second job but that would cancel my plans of taking an intermediate Korean language course this summer. This debt has been interfering with my plans about taking classes over the summer and caused huge stress to me as well. I don’t rely on my family as my mom is the main caretaker since my father passed away thirteen years ago. I don’t want to add more stress on to her. She has been working two jobs since and it barely makes enough for us. Any donation I receive means the world to me and I thank you for your help.

Paypal: paypal.me/dannagvh123

I like many others have what seems to be insurmountable student loan debt.  I graduated college in 2001.  I went to a for profit college, that promised a degree.  Well I did get my degree, but I cannot transfer any credits anywhere.  So although I can say I have a degree in computer networking, it is pretty much useless.  That college was sued for lending money to people like me, but I missed the boat on that one.  I found out years after the fact.

I racked up over 40k in student loan debt,  and over the years, it did default once.  I have since recovered, after a year of garnishment.  Although I am currently behind, I am not in default. Yet..

I am a single person, and have never been married, so I only have my income to work with, which is not a lot.  I have been in the medical field for approximately 17 years.  Starting as a Paramedic on an ambulance, now I work in an emergency room.  Although people think Paramedics get paid good, some do, some don’t.  I fall in the some don’t category.  I make less than 40k a year,  I have a mortgage, car payment, insurance, and all the other bills that come with living alone.
Those who know,  choose each pay period, which bills to pay and which to put on hold till next payday.  Its very exhausting.

Although I do have a car payment, I am currently consigning it at a car lot, so I can save an extra 400 a month without the car or insurance payments once it sells.  But until then I still am paying.

I can squeak by on my pay with out the student debt looming over me,  those government sorts are mean,  if they want their money they will get it without regard for the borrower.

Thanks for reading and thank anyone in advance who can help.

http://www.paypal.me/RG235

I know this probably doesn’t seem as extreme as many cases but it’s been especially tough trying to raise and have our family move past the low-income status. When my mom, sister, aunt, and I migrated from Asia to America, we came to visit my very ill grandfather (my aunt and mom’s dad). He had stage 4 lung cancer. By the time we got to him, we only had 4 hours to talk and see each other until he passed away. His passing began an unhealthy, passive-aggressive relationship between my immediate family and relatives. After his passing, my relatives became very condescending and lacked any empathy towards family. This forced my mom to work 2 jobs in order for us to move out of, whom I will call my evil grandmother‘s  (one of my grandfather’s sibling) house. By the time this happened, my sister and I still being too young to work, my mom had to continue working 2 jobs in order to make ends meet using my late grandfather’s jeep that was slowly breaking down. Of course, with the lack of money, we couldn’t get that jeep fixed fully. But anyway, my mom did eventually want to get a higher paying job so she went back to finish her college degree. But by doing that meant having to pay tuition with the money we don’t have. This meant applying for financial aid. When my mom decided to go back to school was the time my sister had also started going to college which meant more loans. Two years after that, I had started going to a school. And because my mom wanted the best for my sister and I, getting accepted into a UC was huge. We took it. Yet again, even more loans. By the end of it all, I alone have accumulated roughly $30,000 worth of loans for doing 4 years at a UC… Add two more people with loans… plus interest fees. It’s hard to even comprehend right now how to live with loans, rent, insurance(s), food, etc. I don’t even have a car right now so getting to work just to make sure I can pay rent, save enough money for a second-hand car, and send some money to my mom… It’s too much. I’m asking for help. I need it. My family needs it. For the most part, I just need help to purchase a car so I can get to my jobs more efficiently cos the commute from one or the other hinders me from doing more hours. I need some help to maybe pay off my mom’s and sister’s loans at least since their grace period year has ended.

paypal.me/sgddt

A day of peace … where closing my eyes doesn’t stir up every past due bill, every childs need, how I fall short everyday as a wife, a mother, a daughter and a friend.  I am 46 married and have been with my husband now for about 20 years.  We have 8 kids, 3 of which are adults and working, 2 of which are going to college one about to graduate high school, one entering high school and one just finishing up Kindergarten.  I love my family…I love what I have, which is not much in monetary value, but beyond measure in emotional value.  The joy comes so short as I just want to be able to take care of my family without the worry of that I will lose my car or lose our shelter or even worse lose our health.  My needs are those of everyone else so its hard for me to say that my needs are so much more important.  I am now in debt over $15000 my car just got repossessed today, we’ve been renting our home, because we fell into the 2008 Foreclosure home market meltdown and my husband was laid off from his job at that time.  Now although 3 of our children are adults and working, 2 are away at college and we have only the knowledge to do our best to take care of them while they do so in hopes that they will get that education we work for them to receive and give themselves a better life, so unknown to them, we pay their rent, buy their groceries, pay their utilities and their books as it puts us deeper in debt, because for us at the moment their livelihood is the foremost importance.  I have 3 daughters after those 2 in college who also have needs for sports and just growing up, and then there are the things that should be at the forefront, the car payments, the past due utilities, the car registrations, the credit card payments all pushed to their limit and beyond the point of repair, thus todays punch to my chest, that took all the air out of me and had me wishing for God to just take me away…walking out to pick up my daughter from school and finding the car repossessed.  Knowing the day was coming but praying and working to find a way that never came…Its the worst feeling because, its not just me that I am working for to keep things in order.  It’s my 8 kids, my husband, my parents who also live with me. I don’t know what else to add here, just that I hope there is someone here that may see my story and know this story and hopefully help me get to where they are at.  Just a day of peace, where I can one day have at least enough to breathe and enjoy thoughts of “what can I do to help someone that is where I was”….just want to close my eyes at the end of the day and only see black…..

thankful…

Hello.

I don’t really know where to start, so I’ll just start by introducing myself. My name is Sandra. I am from California… born and raised, and I am writing this request today because I do not know what else to do. Growing up and still to this day my family has always struggled with money (which a lot of people do). I’ve always accepted that once I became an adult, that would be the same for me. After years of struggling to find a job… I finally did and have been working steadily for 2 and a half years.

Although I love my job and the people that I work with… it is not my passion. For a long time I didn’t know what I wanted to do as far as a career. After some time I have finally figured out who I am and what I want to do with my life. I have one passion in this world and it is to spend my life caring for animals and their well-being. It literally fills my thoughts on a daily basis… that is how passionate I am about it. So I decided on a career path… a career in the veterinary field. I found a school with a great veterinary assistant program super close to my job which is perfect because if I went to that school two of my work days would sort of overlap with two of my school days so I would basically only have about an hour to get to work after class.

The only problem is, is tuition is $16,000 and I definitely don’t have that kind of money. I definitely do not want to take out a student loan because it was a nightmare paying off the one I took out years ago and I don’t want that again. I have been thinking about this every day and I don’t know what to do. Being so close to what I want but not being able to reach it because of money has been making me depressed. I have begun to feel so lost and angry.  I don’t want to give up because this is my dream and there is something in me that just won’t let me give up.

So I started googling to see all of my options when I saw this website mentioned in an article that I was reading. I thought to myself “this is interesting” I didn’t know this existed. I mean I know about gofundme and other similar platforms, but I never knew something like this existed. Now I can see my dream come back into focus… a way to reach my goal, to start living my passion. In conclusion, I just want to say thank you for taking time out of your day to read this.

paypal.me/SandraBaggett

   Im reaching out to ask for help, like others on this site . Though it may be hard for me to do so, the fear of this daily struggle my life has become is much worse.

I suppose the best thing to help you understand my situation would be to in short, share my story. I’m a young single mother of four. I gave birth to my first child at 14, my third by the age of 17, and my last at age 20 .I grew up with a lot of abuse in every form, but pushed myself hard to never let that hold me down . Swearing to not subject my children to any of that abuse I managed to get my first apartment at age 14 before birthing my beautiful daughter. I went on to graduate high school, despite the lack of support from my peers and even managed to make it to college . Unfortunately the cost of daycare, transportation, college, singly supporting my family bared too much for me at that time. I put college on hold and settled for an job that was able to make ends meet at that time.  When we were in an apartment, before my second daughter’s medical costs ( she was born with spinal bifida and accomping that was hydrocephalus), and before I truly knew what I desired our future to look like . I’m at a point now in my life where I would like to buy a home, return to college and obtain a career with opportunity of advancement and provide a much more financially secure life for my children. Unfortunately I don’t qualify for financial aid because my student loans I had taken out years ago are in default. They total to almost 30,000. I feel if I could take care of the previous loans I had, as well as having something set aside to ensure I don’t need to pull out more then I would be able to return working in a better suite career for our future. Going to college full-time will also interfere with me maintaining the current position I’ve held for almost 8 years now. So in total I’m asking for help raising a total of 40,000 to help me and my children with a future I otherwise couldn’t promise them. I also know that if ever, whenever, I am at a point to give in return, I would not turn my cheek on extending a hand to help another in a position such as my own. 

         Thank you,
 Brittany
PayPal.me/radiateluv

It seems like no one else in my life can really help right now, so I’m now at your mercy. I’m an electrical engineering student at the University of Pittsburgh. I usually work and get scholarships/loans to pay for all my bills since my parents aren’t financially stable enough to support me, but I’ve had the most difficult year this past year on all fronts in my life. Financially, academically, mentally, socially, you name it. I chopped off one of my knuckles and had to get it stitched back on in the beginning of my fall semester last year, then sprained my ankle the following weekend, which crippled me just enough to not be able to write and forfeit the semester as a result. The lingering anxiety and depression from that semester continued to fester and snowball into the spring, causing me to fail all of my classes. I’ve literally gone to everyone for help. I’ve gone to people I didn’t even know existed at my university, I’ve gone to people I’ve become close to, and even my girlfriend. I’ve exhausted my network of people that could help. It’s unfortunate because I’ve helped many people in the past through the different organizations I’ve been involved in, community service, etc. I just want to help people all the time so much I tend to forget about myself. Now I’ve exhausted myself in all the categories I mentioned above. Please, if you could even spare a dollar or something, I’d be ever so grateful to you. Thank you.

Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JuicyPineapples

*if you’re wondering why it’s called Juicy Pineapples, I tried to start a clothing brand to support myself but all I really have now is the website and some clothes. Feel free to support if you want!

Hello, my name is Caprice. I am a nursing student at Minneapolis Technical College studying to get my BSN. Accomplishing this degree is very important to me because I love helping people. I also want to be able to allow my parents to grow old in the comfort of their own home. Last year I was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) I was prescribed several different medications before, my OBGYN was able to find one that helped control my symptoms. My symptoms included pain, serve depression, and also lack of motivation that kept me from being able to get out of bed many days. These symptoms caused me to be put on academic suspension a few semesters that also cause financial aid suspension. I have finally been prescribed a medication called metformin that worked wonderfully with keeping my symptoms under control. So last semester I enrolled in 2 classes that I had to pay out of pocket for. But unfortunately my car broke down, we had a bad winter this year, and I lost a very close loved one. Yet again this kept me from attending classes. I was able to withdraw from the classes but not in enough time to keep me from being billed for them. I was fortunate enough to have had a little money saved that was able to help me purchase a used vehicle and even help with some funeral expenses. With those expenses on top of monthly bills left me scrapped for cash. Now that have the proper medication, and with them working so well I was able to regain my ambition. I put together a plan, a strategy, and also created a team of supporters. Which includes peers, and reach out to my advisor from school. Also family members, free tutors provided by the school. I know that I will be able to accomplish a successful semester that will allow me to be removed from suspension. Both academic and financial, If there is anyone out there who is willing to lend a helping head, show some compassion, and sympathy. I can assure you that you will be contributing to creating one of the best nurses that vals to go over and beyond to help people maybe even you one day. So if you have a passion for helping people as well as I do? I am the perfect candidate and with your help of helping me raise $800 I will be able to continue to chase my dream. Thank you.

If you are able to help my paypal link is paypal.me/ChocO200. Remember you and/or one of your loved ones maybe in need of one of the best nurses one day, and I promise with your help I will be able to be just that nurse. If you feel the need to contact me please feel free via email.

Hello, my name is Victoria I am in need of a little help. To tell you about myself I do work but I live pay check to pay check. I really want to do more than just work in a factory, I want career. Something that has always been an interest to me is real estate school.

Where I work now it’s not my ideal job. It hot, the respect level is almost nonexistent. I see so many thing that need to be improved but no-one listens. At one point I did want to move up in the company but even if I did so I know that would not be fulfilled working there. I want a career.

I want to be able to support myself, pay all my bills on time and be living check to check. I don’t want to ask for assistance but right now I could use some help with paying for my classes and buying a cheap laptop. I just need something to complete my assignments on nothing fancy. The classes are different prices I want the one that gives to most information and has the extra prep test just to ensure I pass the exam the first time the more expensive classes also gives you post help as well. What ever I job I do I like to make sure that I am prepared and well trained. I which ever companies I apply for to see me as a new knowledgeable realitor that they want for their company. I know my request isn’t as important as some others but this is important to me.

My car isn’t in the best condition at the moment I’m working on that piece by piece, this is the reason I also needed help with buying an inexpensive laptop. Going back and forward to the library is not convenient for me at the moment. I would be completing my course online. I have taken online classes before so I know what to expect.

My goal is to get into this job field and work smart. My next step after a few years would be to get my brokerage license. By the time I do that I’m sure I would have built a name for myself. My next step would be to open my own business.

I am asking to please help me to achieve my goal of becoming a professional. Anything that is given will be appreciated it all helps I’m asking for 900 dollars that would cover the cost of my course online and a laptop. The fee for the exam I can save that since it will take a few months to complete the course. The sooner I can start the better for me. Again any help is welcomed and appreciated. Thank for taking the time to read my post.

https://www.paypal.me/victorianw248

Hello,

My name is Keyonne and I am in need of $2000 to pay my Counseling Supervisor in order to receive my full, unrestricted LPC license. You see, I have completed my Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy and have taken and passed the National Counseling Exam (NCE). We are required to complete 3000 post graduate intern hours working under the supervision of a licensed counselor. I am at the end of earning my hours  and haven’t been able to always pay my Supervisor. To date, I have paid about $550. I have a balance of $2000 left to pay in order for my documents to get signed off on and sent to the State for processing. I am working as a Mental Health Therapist Intern but at the moment, I will be off work for about two months because I had bilateral carpal tunnel surgery and am now doing therapy and recovering until I can get back to work in July. I have about 80 hours left to complete of intern hours. I feel like I’m so close but still so far away because of this financial aspect.

I am married and have two teen daughters, one in middle school and the other in high school. My husband is disabled and unable to work because of his double bouts with cancer, recurring epilepsy and sleep apnea. We have a very limited income and me earning and receiving my LPC license will have a great impact on our family and we will be able to finally get our heads above water.

Once I receive my license, I will be able to open my own private practice where I plan to specialize in hypnotherapy to help couples, families and individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, family relationships and just everyday life issues. If you can find it in your hearts to please donate to me, anything helps, I would truly be appreciative of it.

Here is my paypal.me link where I am receiving donations: paypal.me/kspencer1103

Warm regards,

Keyonne Spencer, M.S. LPCI

Hello! Thank you for expressing your interest by clicking this link. I’m currently a college and have just finished my first year as a nursing major. I’m not going to lie, I struggled a lot.

My struggles with the year have been both academic and financial. I’m a full time student and a full time employee. Though I worked hard to get scholarships throughout high school and again throughout my first year, the ones I have been granted still require me to work ferociously throughout my semesters to make up for what is not covered and to pay for other things. I want to be able to take less hours at work so that I may put my efforts more towards my actual studies than towards making the money to afford them.

I want to expand my knowledge in the health care field and work towards becoming a nurse. My entire high school career I participated in activities and took classes that would set me up to take on engineering in college, but upon acceptance I realized that the field isn’t really for me. I didn’t know much about what I wanted to do or where I wanted to go but I knew I wanted to help people. I wanted to interact with people daily and know that the work I put in every day is going to aid someone and help them feel relief physically or mentally. But as I continue my journey to help other people, I’ve come to realize that I need help, too.

I’m only asking for $10 from all who read this, because I know the value of money and that $10 may not seem like much from an individual, but it all adds up. Anything to help would be greatly appreciated, and your time reading this is just as thoughtful. If you do feel so inclined as to donate you can send it my way by clicking here. Thank you!