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It's been rough for many of us the last several years, but this family has been through the ringer.... please help if you can.
Who is this?
I have known this family since my eldest was in Kindergarten. She was the room mom, and immediately connected with my child (who is not trusting of many adults). Her daughter also connected with them, and our families became and have stayed friends.
She is the first person to help when someone needs help, or a job needs to be done. Despite her own, very difficult journey, she still finds time to show up.
Things are finally turning around, and she needs a financial bump to give her the breathing room she needs to figure out next steps, help her kids get the help they need, and to prevent the hole from getting even deeper as she finds her way out.
She has sold everything humanly possible to make up the shortfall. She's not excited about needing help (especially publicly), but I have assured her that we all need help sometimes and she is immensely grateful for any assistance.
Where She is in the Journey
She is wrapping up final details after losing her mother suddenly last year.
She has just moved to a safe neighborhood after her landlord suddenly sold the house she was in, threatening eviction. Thankfully, the frequent thefts they have experienced in their previous neighborhood will come to a stop.
She now has a working fridge.
She is actively engaged with the legal system.
She is receiving wrap around services to receive counseling and resources for job search/begin the degree she's always dreamed of earning. She has been a full time parent (and her mother's caregiver periodically) for the past 20+ years.
For a year now, she has spending so much of her energy trying to make basic ends meet that she's not able to put much towards being proactive.
Some highlights of where your money will help:
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She owns two older cars, neither of which are running as
they should
She recently left an abusive situation (learning of many lies after the fact). Then, he drove the car without her knowledge, insurance, or a license, then wrecked the vehicle, received an OVI, and has not shown interest in helping her financially to repair the car or the various fees she is now being held responsible for. - She needs to get the car running as a backup for her van (requiring extensive repairs over the last couple of years) or to sell both and use the cash to buy a more reliable vehicle without having a car payment.
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Cost:
- $1300 for insurance for 6 months (thanks to the accident)
- $3,000 For the remaining repairs she is aware of
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Utilities and other bills related to her ex
- $1,200
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Stocking the fridge and any items needed to make their very
lovely, but definitely smaller, new space work for their family
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- $ any additional funds
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