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The Great Escape

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Hello, friends.

As many of you know, I have recently escaped an abusive living situation. I'm now gratefully living in a safe space, and have arranged a safe plan, with friends, to remove the rest of my items from the old apartment at month's end.

Because I escaped mid-lease, I unfortunately had to wait until all required paperwork was submitted before I was legally allowed to completely vacate (without being liable for months and months of rent). That left me paying double rent, utilities, etc for both January and February, at both my old apartment and my new apartment.

Thanks to a grant from The Episcopal Actors Guild and the help of a few peers,  I was able to cover all of January in both apartments. However, the grant organizations I've reached out to for February are still deciding and time is of the essence. 

I need to pay my $1,000 February rent at my old apartment asap. I also need to pay my $1,000 security deposit at my new apartment by month's end. I also need help about $1,000 to afford both phases of my move. Since my new safe space is much smaller, and since I want to get out as quickly and safely as possible: phase 1 involves my grabbing essentials with pals in a car, while phase 2 involves having 1800GotJunk quickly haul out everything else I own. I've thusly had to buy new essentials at the new place, the most expensive being a cheap mattress and box spring. The 1 800 Got Junk move will cost anywhere from $200 - 500 depending on what they quote when they arrive.  

I hate to ask because I know that everyone is strapped right now. Fleeing repeatedly and having to buy extra things because it wasn't safe to access them at the old apartment unfortunately blew through any savings I had, so ... here we are.

Anything you can give would be a big help. THANK YOU!

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Kari Morris
Organizer
Astoria, NY

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