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Trying to Remain Positive...
| Cost to fully fund this application: 780.00 Modest Needs Points
The figure above includes the cost of fulfillment.
Me and my girls need rent help and this is why: When I went to the doctor's office on April 1st, I had no idea that I would be sent to an emergency room and admitted. It was scary and stressful. I tried not to think about the three little girls waiting for me at home. I tried not to think about my job, but it's hard and it's stressful. I spent about four days in the hospital with extremely high blood pressure and no apparent reason for it. After several days of tests and labs, I was discharged but I was not released to return to work until 4/23.
I am separated and have not received any child support in almost a year. My daughter will be 3 in September. I also have custody of my two nieces who are 4 and 6. I need some help with my rent. I cannot afford to pay it. I have returned to work but my bills are now all behind. I received a check on 5/1 but it was barely $200. I used that to buy food for my family. I applied some of it to my rent, so the management company would be willing to work with me. If my rent is not paid by 5/15, they will start the eviction process.
Every thing that I do, I do for these children. I have made sure that they are safe and that they have food, shelter, and other necessary items. There have been times this month that I have fed them a meal and tried not to cry when they asked me why I didn't eat with them. How can I tell them that I only have enough food for the three of them? It seems like such a small thing. But I would rather know that they are fed and satisfied, than to leave all of us hungry. That's a small sacrifice to make, in order to see my girls happy.
I have spent many nights worrying about this and trying to remain positive. I don't want to upset the kids, and I don't want to scare them, but if I can't find a way to pay the rent, we don't have any place to go.
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