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A Safe Home For Erica And Her Kids

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I have started this GoFundMe on behalf of my dear friend Erica. She and her ex split up a few months ago, and he cleared out their bank account to get himself a new place, leaving her and her two young daughters stuck in an apartment that she has since had to leave because her ex hadn't paid rent in several months. 

Erica's only real support system is her sister, who lives in another state. Erica and the girls have an open invitation to move in with her while Erica gets back on her feet, but her ex won't let her leave the state with the kids. Erica currently has no choice but to let the girls stay with her ex while she does her best to stay off the streets by staying with friends for a day or two at a time since she is essentially homeless because of her ex's actions. They're going to court soon to work out a custody agreement, but Erica is rightfully concerned that with her precarious living situation she could lose custody altogether if the judge won't allow her to take her daughters out of state where she does have a place to live and far more options.

To summarize: Erica's ex didn't pay rent, left her in an apartment with no funds to pay the back rent he had left behind, and took all of their money to get a new place. In doing this he set himself up for success and Erica up for failure. He lied to her, manipulated her, and cheated his former landlord so that he would have a stable home environment for the kids and she wouldn't.

Right now her only choices are to leave her kids and go stay with her family until she can save up enough money to move back and be near them, or stay where she is and stay in shelters until she can save up enough money for rent and a security deposit. Neither option is good, because they risk her ability to keep custody of her kids.

Erica is a kind and thoughtful person, and an incredible mom. My first priority is that she gets a safe and secure place for her to say where she can also have her daughters with her while the custody situation plays out. Anything over that will help her with legal expenses so she can be on a fair playing ground with her ex. Erica currently does not have a reliable or safe place to live, so getting funds to her is an urgent matter.

Please help my friend and her girls out of this terrible situation. I'm not close enough to her that I can help out by giving her a place to live, but if I can help raise money so that she can be off the streets, I will be profoundly grateful. Erica is not the kind of person who will ask for help, even if she really needs it. I am asking for her. Please help me make things better for her and her kids.

Organizer and beneficiary

Kate Wight
Organizer
Norwich, NY
Erica Morrison
Beneficiary

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