| ID# 531601 |
Pasadena, CA | Submitted: 2021-06-22 |
Total Cost:
$3,050.00
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Progress: We've raised 100% of the cost of this application!
Testimonial
This person has left the following thank you note:
It is through a wall of tears of gratitude that I write this note to you. I am overwhelmed with emotion. In this climate we're in where you constantly hear how divided we are as a country, an act like this reminds me of how great we are as a country. It is so easy for me to feel alone. I am an only child. I lost both my parents in the early part of 2000. My son is grown and on his own in another part of the state and my daughter is away at college. The pandemic has made it difficult for me to find my way back to getting consistent employment but slowly but surely, it's happening. I just received the laptop for my new job this weekend (it's in housing 😊). This job is 'temporary' but I'm still hopeful. I feel like the pandemic gave me the opportunity to try new things. I published my first ever book based on my journey as a domestic violence survivor and completed the solo show based on the journey. It is my desire to help others avoid unhealthy relationships and to give them hope (like you've given me) that if they find themselves in those relationships, there can be life after. The book is self published. I also shot a film during the pandemic using my phone and my computer, lol. Never done that before. But all the while, I wondered how I would resolve the fact that I am so behind in my rent. My faith in God helped a lot. I just trusted Him. And in faith, I heard about this organization and thought I'd try it. I must admit, the closer it got to my 90 days, I started to prepare myself for the possibility of not getting funded. I almost didn't read the email that came today thinking it would be bad news about how the 90 days was completed and I wasn't funded. But, I saw the subject in the email and was still a little cautious, lol. Is this a mistake? Maybe they sent it to me by mistake... But, no. It wasn't a mistake. People care. God is faithful. And I won't end up houseless again. Thank you Thank you Thank you. And God bless you. Lorinda
I'm on the Brink of Homelessness after Losing My Job to COVID! Please Help.
My Story:
I am a single mother and am separated from my husband due to domestic violence. I am active in my church, and I sing in the choir and am a prayer intercessor on the prayer line every Wednesday morning. I am an advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, and I share my testimony when I can in hopes to help others avoid domestic violence relationships. I am also an advocate for the homeless/houseless in my community.
I was working as a drama teacher and driving for Lyft and Uber when Covid-19 shutdown businesses, schools, churches, and really, everything. Since then, I have been struggling to sustain my income. Unemployment was helping until the first of the year, and then a glitch happened. I've been waiting for months for a hearing, but they say they are overwhelmed currently. Thankfully, I've found work teaching drama again this summer, but I'm still struggling. I've never been this far behind on my rent before, and I'm on the verge of being evicted.
I'm two months behind on my rent, and my landlord's patience is wearing thin. I've spent many years trying to aid our homeless population, but now I'm about to add to their numbers. I've survived this pandemic, and I've survived domestic violence; I know that with help, I can survive being on the verge of homelessness too. This generous assistance will be a huge relief to me, and it will pull me away from the brink of homelessness for the foreseeable future. I'll be able to get back to aiding my community, and I will pay this assistance forward by continuing to help the homeless in my community. It will mean more than it has ever before after being so close to becoming homeless myself.
As of 2021-09-20, this application has been fully funded!
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This request for help was funded at the recommendation and through the support of Modest Needs' donors. |
Application Status Update: On 2021-09-23, Modest Needs sent payment via Check in the amount of $2,500.00 to Beven & Brock on behalf of this deserving individual.
