In November of 2013, the lives of my husband, daughter and I changed when after losing our apartment we were forced to move to a motel to keep from staying off of the streets. The shelters were all full and we had no family who were able to take us in. With both my husband and 10 yr old daughter, we celebrated our first Thanksgiving and Christmas together in the small motel room with only one bed to share.
Since then my husband and I have been struggling with finding and keeping a job as well as finding a stable place to live so that we can provide a stable living home for our daughter to come, visit and stay. But being faced with his limited skill set to customer service and my inability to be able to lift, walk, and stand, we have been limited to my husband finding seasonal positions and me as a cab driver. Both of these did not provide enough to pay for the motel rooms we were forced to continue to live in because we could not save for a better place. While, we have been blessed with help from my family and our church during this time of struggle, they too are unable to help any more. In addition, the positions that we had did not last due to the economy and lack of work.
This past February, we were blessed to be able to stay with my husband's parents for a short time. But we are now finding that we are still in the same predicament as before as we are both searching for jobs and a permanent place to stay, as well as a healthier environment for us both.
In less than a week and a half, we will be forced to face another change and will have to find another place to live as his parents will be moving and are unable to continue to offer us a place to stay.
After battling severe depression and having to face multiple people with negative attitudes towards us and our goals and not believing in our capabilities, we have come to realize that we need to make some changes for us.
We have started a GoFundMe page because we have come to the difficult decision to move out of state. We have decided that the best way to improve our mental and physical health is to remove any of the negativity around us and to give us a positive environment and a fresh start with more opportunities for employment and residence. After some searching, researching, and discussing we choose to move to Oregon as soon as we are able to.
We are asking for your help in the hope that you will either be willing to help in either donating or sharing our story. Please help to give us a fresh start in Oregon. The funds would be used for us to travel there by van (gas, food, and motels) and for a place for us to stay when we get there as well as the initial deposit for an apartment and for furniture and other items we would need when we get there. Any help is appreciated. Thank you. God Bless.
