I am an African lady age 31 and the first of three kids from Cameroon in west Africa. I immigrated to the United States in April 2018 because I was lucky to have won the diversity visa lottery. It has been a big stress trying to settle in the USA , but I finally got engaged and with a caregiving job and hoping to get to school to study a masters in counseling psychology. Recently my mom who is back home has had a serious shock of some money she had borrowed to take Care of family issues and also health issues. These people she borrowed from are presently on her neck to refund their money because at the time of the issue they borrowed her even without her having a collateral because of the issue at hand. My mom thought she will be able to make up this money for over two years now, but Cameroon has been in a crises for close to 5years now. There is a political infighting between the English speaking and French speaking parts of Cameroon. This has caused a great breakdown in the economy and my moms parents home where they settled, part of it was scattered by the fighters. My mom really needs help now of about $30000. I am grateful I just found about this site today while searching  on how to market my small business online.

My paypal https://paypal.me/SWeledji

Hey. I’m 18 years old and living alone with my four younger siblings. A little over a month ago my Dads girlfriend took my baby sister whose almost two years old and all the money in the house and left. My siblings and I managed to catch up to her by foot. She was parked at the gas station. We surrounded the vehicle so she couldn’t drive away. She called the cops. They arrived and pointed tasers at us. I was so scared. There were at least 15 cop cars and we had to wait outside for hours as they made a decision. It was late at night and snowing. CPS took the baby and my dads girlfriend left with social workers. A week after that my dad was arrested right in front of my siblings and I. He is in jail right now. He’s been there for a little over a month now. They’re holding him with no evidence and unreasonable bail. His girlfriend said he was abusive towards her and the baby but she has no evidence. I am a witness against her claims. Now the case is taking longer due to Covid-19.  My siblings and I live alone with no one to help get our Dad and baby sister back. I miss them so much. It’s not fair that they have to suffer. My dad is a good father and doesn’t deserve this. My baby sister is too young and shouldn’t have to be taken from her family. She is confused and scared. I’m sorry that I’m asking, I’ve never asked for donations before. I just want my family back. I’m not sure how long the case will take. My siblings and I have no money, no food, and no way to pay the bills. I’m getting stressed and even more depressed as I have to deal with the loss of my father and baby sister and I have to manage a household now and take care of my siblings. Please, I need help. We don’t even have money for food today or any money to bail my dad out or get my sister back. I’m scared and this is my last hope.

I have cashapp: $heatherpaint

Hi, my name is Christine. I am a professional painter as well as the maintenance tech for a group of assisted living homes in Colorado. I began working for this outfit of 6 assisted living homes owned by 1 person via exterior paint gig from a craigslist ad and was then offered more and more thereafter, extending way beyond paint and into various other trades, which I gladly accepted due to being the ONLY maintenance person this owner has and badly needed… Anyway, too much explanation Im sure… See, this job has been exactly what i needed as I am trying to do this kind of work solely, by myself and goal to be completely working for myself and this has helped me build my skill knowledge, total in experience and to even learn so many more trades and so on. Well unfortunately, the assisted living homes were the first to buckle down and not allow outside people like myself inside the homes, to protect their elderly residents… So i have been out of work and have found it tremendously hard to pick up side work in the mean time, which has been devastating financially as I was struggling to stay afloat prior to that as it was… Its hard to be out on my own, especially being a woman in a mostly male dominate field of work but I found my passion and embrace it, knowing that it will pay off one day, im just hoping i can hold on long enough to make it that far… I am an inspiration to alot of woman im told, as well as a roll model to my 2 sons who are grown now, who have only seen my struggles to barely survive   but have never seen anything payoff for me, which weakens my whole credibility and message…. i just dont want to fail for nothing after fighting and working so hard… And so after carefully adding up my past due rent (3 months behind now) and supplies to keep me work capable if i find soon soon, including car repairs I am now just today suddenly ridden with, all down to even food because ive been so down and out recently, going without food, is quite normal…. Phone bill to keep active to receive calls off my flyers and ads,  so on and so forth, the amount that will give me what i need to catch up after this severe yet continuing financial hardship, and put me in a stable position if I could be so lucky and grateful to receive if anyone was to be so generous would be about $8400 or so… But in realizing how high that amount is, after only being honest, i would also like to offer my services in trade if you were to be in need of my services, like, i invite you to please let me bid and paint anything you find the need for, therefore offering the work to me would be just as acceptable as i would love the chance to show you my gratitude by working for you just the same :) and would do a great job… so please, in consideration of helping me keep that in mind and know that if you were to be so gracious I would be ever so thankful and promise to use it wisely and very specifically to catch up and get on my feet, so that I can get back to work and be an asset to the world, ya know? You would be very proud of your investment into me and I show you in any way that I can :) thank you and i hope i didnt over  word, overcomplicate or overwrite all of this it’s just important for me to tell you exactly my thoughts, but anyway have a good day and thank you so much for reading my post and I hope you have a wonderful and fulfilling day in all of you’re greatness :) 

Christine

paypal.me/Taterchristine

Hello, My name is Amy. I am in dire straits because of the effects of COVID-19.

In March of this year, I left my job to go and help care for my father who has stage 4 colorectal cancer. When I returned, the effects of the pandemic had stared to shape the outcomes of my current situation.

Currently I am struggling to find work, live in a 1 bedroom apartment with a friend, who wants me to move out very shortly despite the pandemic. I am left with no job, scraping the bottom with any money I had from taxes, and a short timer on me to move out.

I need $5000 to cover the total costs of an apartment, with all bills, necessities and all else to cover. The stimulus check will not be enough to cover any moving costs, as I already have to help provide food and even paid a higher rent to my roommate to extend my stay.

I am grateful for any and all donations during my struggle, as I am sure many others with situations like mine are also at a loss and are looking for hope.

Any donations past $5000 are also welcome, and will be used to put into the apartment and job prospects if I’m required to relocate out of state.

Thank you.

https://www.paypal.me/ameliavdw

I have been in this hole for a long while now. Because of my credit, I haven’t been able to get a new car or even move into a decent apartment.

I live in North Carolina About 3 1/2 years ago, i moved into an apartment with a girl i was mutual friends with because i NEEDED to get into a place to live fast. My mother was moving back to New York because our grandfather was dying of cancer and i didn’t want to go back with her. I decided to try to make it on my own. It was great at first. I had a great job making $18 an hour. We split everything in half, so i always had extra money to buy groceries and buy what i wanted. I Was really into video games back then. Anyway, About 6 months in the girl i was living with started showing her true colors. And unfortunately around that time i got laid off my job. And not even days later my car broke down. I didn’t have family out here to help me. I was stuck. I tried applying to any job i could possibly get and my mom was sending me $500 a month to help me with bills to help me get back on my feet. But it wasn’t enough for the girl i was living with. She treated me horribly even though she wasn’t paying her own rent. Her father who was a big CEO of a company 15 miles over was paying her portion of the rent for her. So she had no worries in the world. I was struggling so bad. Months went by and i believe it was July at this point and my birthday was coming up. I Was turning 21 and i FINALLY found a job but it wasn’t enough and it was also far. No one was hiring in my area. But i made it work because i knew my bills came first. I needed somewhere to sleep. I still was out of a car. So i took the bus to work everyday. Even though i was paying my bills the girl i was living with still was not satisfied with living with me even though i would take care of her when she got drunk or was high on drugs. I always cleaned up after the both of us and took care of her animals as well. She had two cats and a dog that i was always home with making sure they were fed and loved. Two months went by and it was September and she told me she was leaving in two weeks to go to Appalachian state. She didn’t even give me time to find a roommate for when she moved out. So i was stuck making $9.50 an hour with an apartment that was $1,000 a month and electricity bill through the rough because she constantly left all the lights on all day and night… I did everything i could to take care of everything and pay off my bills. But i still ended up getting evicted and having to live with an ex that i REALLY didn’t want to stay with. I didn’t have many friends. And my family was so far north i didn’t have help from them. I’m in a stable place now. But because my credit is shot, i still am not able to get a car. I can’t get a credit card because i don’t seem reliable. And i’m hoping paying this off would get me on my feet to be able to FINALLY Get me a car. My mother wasn’t a bad mom but she definitely didn’t teach me how to be an adult and deal with credit so i don’t struggle the way i am now.

Today, i’m NEVER late on ANY of my bills. I haven’t been in three years since this has happened. I can never have an apartment under my name because of the eviction. So paying my bills on time still isn’t helping my credit. I still am not able to get a credit card. So PLEASE. PLEASE help me! I really want to try to get a new car. I only make enough to pay bills. I Work pay check to paycheck and i can’t move up to try to get a better job because i have to walk to my jobs. And there isn’t reliable public transportation where i live now.

I hope you all consider what i have said. I can only hope for the best.

Paypal.me/jalihaClarke

I do not have a heart warming or gut wrenching story. It is simple. I hope that maybe you will see me for who I am. I am good hearted, educated, and hard working. I had some set backs that really set me back. I have survived when I should not have multiple times. Though fighting for your life comes at a very large price. All of your money, all of your resources, all of your inner strength.  Throughout my twenties things have slowly been turning into a raging hurricane of debt and misfortune. Bad boyfriends who ran me broke and abused me, bad health that put me in debt and destroyed my health, gifted a car that costs me more than I make a month to keep running. It is not the worst things that could happen in someone’s life, but wow, can they really put in you hole you might not ever recover from. I have no credit card debt, or school loans. I just want a fresh start so I can spend my life doing something good for the world.

My car is my biggest concern. It needs and EGR valve. With that valve I can smog it and register it. If it’s registered I can look for a better job or another job. The tires need replaced as well as they keep going flat everyday they are all leaking air. My car is my biggest source of income, without I cannot do much, especially in the middle of a pandemic. my car currently sits with a tarp over it as it has a leak and when it rains it rains inside the car as well. Minor repairs are needed to keep me safe on the road and the car in sustainable condition. For a 1996 Buick Regal she is going strong.

Health issues in the past caused me to rack up thousands in medical bills many I have paid off or had dismissed. Though there is still some that has been sitting on my credit. Fixing my credit helps me get a clean slate. For the last several years I feel like I can not get ahead of myself. I struggle to pay off past debts before they get any worse only to find my self acquiring new ones. Clearing this debt from me gives me a chance to be caught up and start fresh and not have past medical bills hanging over me for years to come hindering me from progressing.

My goals are to go back to school and study Biology. I love it so much. I want to help people in the field of alternative medicine. I have had many health issues in my life time and I have experienced first hand how horrifying being on handfuls of painful pills can be. Yes, I said painful, because many times medications come with more discomfort than relief. I want to design medication to the body so that it may be more compatible with us, causing less side effects and allergies with a much more pinpointed treatment.

Helping me is helping make sure there is one less person who gives up on their dreams to meet the strict demands of life.

Sincerely,

Emily

paypal.me/muhlee13

Hello

Hello,

I am a long time player of a small browser and text based game called Gates of Survival. The game has always had a small community with a single developer. The game has had alot of ups and downs over the years but does manage to survive off of donations alone made by its player base.  However, I would love to see it do more than just survive. I really want to help this game, the community and the developer anyway I can by trying to raise some additional money outside of the game.

Browser based games(PBBG) are a very niche market so over the years it has been very hard to raise any money outside of its player base. So I would love to be able to raise 2,000 to 2,500 dollars to help this game find success. All donations would be used for the following. Continuing to pay for the server hosting and licensing, upgrading and expanding on the current hosting, new artwork and imagery, which the game relies on heavily and hopefully at some point be able to market the game in a few areas outside of word of mouth.

Thank you for your time and consideration

Adam,

paypal.me/AdamW668