I Never Thought I'd Have to Ask for Help

Without help, I'm at risk of losing my housing while I keep searching for work.

Early in my unemployment, I was hospitalized twice for severe stress, nearly reaching the brink of death. After years of fighting to survive unemployment, financial hardship, and constant uncertainty, my body finally reached its limit. On top of that, I am facing a critical health reality: I need chronic medications to stay alive for the rest of my life, and I am no longer able to buy them.

What scares me even more is what comes next. I'm running out of time.

I Have Done Everything I Know to Do

When I lost my job, I believed I'd find another one quickly. Instead, I've found myself trapped in one of the worst job markets in decades.

I treated finding work like a full-time job:

• Submitted more than 10,000 applications

• Rebuilt my resume countless times

• Earned new certifications and expanded my skills

• Rebuilt my portfolio

• Reached out to recruiters, hiring managers, founders — anyone willing to listen

I have done everything I know to do. I simply haven't been given the opportunity.

Why It's Been So Hard

The pressure is compounded because I am not just supporting myself; I am trying to provide food and keep afloat the five mouths that make up my family, alongside my own. Local jobs are extremely limited, and remote work has become incredibly competitive.

I know I can work again. I just need someone to give me a chance.

The Cost of Not Giving Up

While I kept searching, the bills never stopped: rent, utilities, groceries, gas, insurance, internet.

When my savings ran out, my credit cards became my only means of survival. Today, I carry debt because I refused to give up on finding work.

What Your Support Makes Possible

I'm not asking for charity because I don't want to work. I'm asking because I do.

I don't want donations to become my future — I want the chance to earn my own paycheck again.

Your support helps cover the essentials that let me keep searching:

• Housing

• Food for my family (feeding 5 mouths besides myself)

• Utilities

• Essential chronic medications that I must take for the rest of my life

• Transportation

• Internet

• Equipment needed for remote work

Every donation — $10, $25, $100, or simply sharing this page — gives me something I desperately need: more time. Time to keep applying. Time to keep interviewing. Time to keep believing my next opportunity is still out there.

Thank You

Asking for help is one of the hardest things I've ever done. But after fighting this battle alone for so long, I can't do it alone anymore.

If you're able to donate, thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you can't, sharing my story could help it reach someone who can — or someone who knows of an opportunity that could change my life.

Thank you for believing in me when I need it most.