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Need $$ So We Don't Get Evicted

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I was just informed by my landlord that if we don't pay him $1250 by Sept 1, he is going to evicted me, my 12 yearold daughter and our 2 cats.  

We owe less less than a month's rent. 

My daughter and I have been victims of Domestic Violence for over a decade and suffer from  PSTD. 
We finally got away from our abuser. Now we're petrified we're going to lose our little home. 

We got behind in our rent because we are owed a relatively small amount of money by a social services agency that would cost us more money to sue for than what we're owed.

We also had bed bugs last month and  whle the bugs are now gone, our budget was destroyed by having to buy covers for our mattresses and box springs.  We still have several hundred dollars worth of laundry to wash and I couldn't pay our electric bill last month because the money went to buying bed covers.

I have no money to put our possessions into storage and my daughter is absolutely hysterical over the thought of losing her beloved cat Angel.  I can't stand the thought of losing my Puddyman Spencer either.  He is my soul mate -- he sleeps in my arms and licks away my tears when I cry because I become overwhelmed.   We've had them both since they were small kittens.  They are not pets, they are our family.

I am permanently disabled from the last DV assault in 2012.  Both my arms were fractured, as was my left shoulder, my right and worst of all 5 vertebrae in my lower spine were  permanently damaged. I was told by one doctor it is a miracle I'm not in a wheelchair.  My abuser served 9 months in jail for doing all that damage to me.  I can't sit or stand anymore for any length of time otherwise I go get a job, any job, to avoid being evicted.

I have had our abuser arrested 25 times over the last decade for assaulting me and for ignoring orders of protection.  He's served 4 jail terms, the longest being 9 months. 

Needless to say we get absolutely no support whatsoever. 

Our SSID barely covers our rent, utilities, food and other necessities. Social services says I get too much from SSI to receive any assistance at all.

My daughter is an angel. She never complains about not getting lots of stuff for her birthday or Christmas. She's a very talented artist and I feel so guilty not being able to give her things that all her friends have. The thought of her losing her cherished pet and the little she has is more than I can bear.  

I have nothing to sell that hasn't been damaged.

The last 10 years have been a nightmare of unbelievable proportions.  Because we've been evicted twice (our abuser didn't work or pay rent) we are blacklisted and if we lose this apartment we will never get out of a homeless shelter.

Please answer our prayers and help us and our beloved fur babies stay in our home.

Thank you and God Bless.
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  • John L
    • $100 
    • 9 yrs
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Jamie Tobin Gately
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New York, NY

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