The Greer Family
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Hello my name is Cambria Greer, but I'm known by many as Cam. This is my story I've kept secret for almost 4 months now, but now my families situation has become fatal. I'm 17 years old (soon to be 18 on September 26 of this year), a first year student at University of Toronto in Canada, I have a 13 year old brother, a 51 year old mom, 3 cats, and a 58 year old dad. My mom lost her job almost a year ago and my dad at the time was only working 3 days a week as a waiter in Newport Beach and a few hours at BevMo close to my high school. And living in Orange County with 2 kids in school and athletics off of tips isn't exactly possible over a certain period of time.
My family and I are in an extremely desperate situation. Since my mom could not find a job our only source of income was the government checks as well as my dads tip money. With our condo lease ending that June and not having the funds to come up with a security deposit or a downpayment on any kind of place we became homeless and lost everything including eachother right after I graduated. Before the move my other family members had given me almost $1000 for college as a grad present and knowing my family was going under I made my own decision and gave the money to my parents to help in anyway I could and it didn't make a difference. The move took a physical, emotional, and mental toll on all of us. It was a sleepless, showerless, tramuatizing weeklong firedrill of hauling our belongings into a small van and cramming everything into 2 small storage units that have now become impossible to pay for. My family had no choice but to book a cheap motel to stay in for a few nights, however the hotel sprang some fees on us the night we were supposed to be out and without a place to go we had no choice but to sleep on the floor in the empty condo with one blanket to share between the 4 of us. That night I did not sleep. I heard my brother quietly sobbing that night muttering "We're homeless". Hearing my baby brother quietly cry because of how terrified he was traumatized me. I still to this day think back and hear him say that. Once the hotel became too expensive for us to handle my family was split. My dad has been couch surfing in Irvine between friends and my mom is in Riverside with my brother and the cats sleeping on the couch at my Uncle's 2 bedroom house with his wife and two kids with no money, transportation, or job. And they aren't sure how much time they have left to stay. With 9 mouths to feed my uncle and aunt are the only ones able to put food on the table because my mom has no way of getting a job due to transportation issues. Through this my parents have also split and that has really made the emotional and financial situation even more difficult for the 4 of us. After graduation I was headed for university in Canada for sports (currently attending) and because to our financial situation my family cannot afford to keep me in university or in my apartment that has a monthly rent of 750 CA. With my busy practice and class schedule it has made getting a job near impossible for me as well as the factors of my age and little job experience. With my rent coming up at the end of this September and there being no way for me to buy a plane ticket back to California, pay the rent, pay for books, food, winter clothes, and other things necessary I will be out on the streets unless my parents come up with the funds necessary and with my dad being the only working family member as a waiter he cannot souly support our family and a daughter in college four thousand miles away. The money donated will be put to getting my family our own roof over our heads until we get our feet back under us, as well as food, and storage unit costs. This money will give my family a second chance and hopefully bring us together again for a new life. The feeling of losing literally everything you own from your pillow to your parents and just standing there helpless because that's all you can do is something forever traumatizing and emotionally scarring. To watch your whole world physically spiral down into nothing is one of the worst experiences a human being can go through....and that's what my family and I have been and are experincing right now. I've never asked for anything like this from anyone and this wasn't easy for me to do in the least. This money will be life changing for my family and I and I can't watch them suffer anymore. I cannot stress enough the urgency of this donation and how soon we need it without it things will only grow worse and any dollar would make a difference. Please if you can find anyway at all of helping my family and I you'll be helping save 4 people in desperate need. Thank you isn't even enough to explain the gratitude I have for you all. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you.
My family and I are in an extremely desperate situation. Since my mom could not find a job our only source of income was the government checks as well as my dads tip money. With our condo lease ending that June and not having the funds to come up with a security deposit or a downpayment on any kind of place we became homeless and lost everything including eachother right after I graduated. Before the move my other family members had given me almost $1000 for college as a grad present and knowing my family was going under I made my own decision and gave the money to my parents to help in anyway I could and it didn't make a difference. The move took a physical, emotional, and mental toll on all of us. It was a sleepless, showerless, tramuatizing weeklong firedrill of hauling our belongings into a small van and cramming everything into 2 small storage units that have now become impossible to pay for. My family had no choice but to book a cheap motel to stay in for a few nights, however the hotel sprang some fees on us the night we were supposed to be out and without a place to go we had no choice but to sleep on the floor in the empty condo with one blanket to share between the 4 of us. That night I did not sleep. I heard my brother quietly sobbing that night muttering "We're homeless". Hearing my baby brother quietly cry because of how terrified he was traumatized me. I still to this day think back and hear him say that. Once the hotel became too expensive for us to handle my family was split. My dad has been couch surfing in Irvine between friends and my mom is in Riverside with my brother and the cats sleeping on the couch at my Uncle's 2 bedroom house with his wife and two kids with no money, transportation, or job. And they aren't sure how much time they have left to stay. With 9 mouths to feed my uncle and aunt are the only ones able to put food on the table because my mom has no way of getting a job due to transportation issues. Through this my parents have also split and that has really made the emotional and financial situation even more difficult for the 4 of us. After graduation I was headed for university in Canada for sports (currently attending) and because to our financial situation my family cannot afford to keep me in university or in my apartment that has a monthly rent of 750 CA. With my busy practice and class schedule it has made getting a job near impossible for me as well as the factors of my age and little job experience. With my rent coming up at the end of this September and there being no way for me to buy a plane ticket back to California, pay the rent, pay for books, food, winter clothes, and other things necessary I will be out on the streets unless my parents come up with the funds necessary and with my dad being the only working family member as a waiter he cannot souly support our family and a daughter in college four thousand miles away. The money donated will be put to getting my family our own roof over our heads until we get our feet back under us, as well as food, and storage unit costs. This money will give my family a second chance and hopefully bring us together again for a new life. The feeling of losing literally everything you own from your pillow to your parents and just standing there helpless because that's all you can do is something forever traumatizing and emotionally scarring. To watch your whole world physically spiral down into nothing is one of the worst experiences a human being can go through....and that's what my family and I have been and are experincing right now. I've never asked for anything like this from anyone and this wasn't easy for me to do in the least. This money will be life changing for my family and I and I can't watch them suffer anymore. I cannot stress enough the urgency of this donation and how soon we need it without it things will only grow worse and any dollar would make a difference. Please if you can find anyway at all of helping my family and I you'll be helping save 4 people in desperate need. Thank you isn't even enough to explain the gratitude I have for you all. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you.
Organizer
Cambria Greer
Organizer
Toronto, ON