Support the Justice Family in Their Time of Need

I'm going to preface this with if you can't donate, please share. Maybe this will get to someone that can, and trust me, we need it!

Hi, Everyone, we're the Justice League (Kerri, Anthony and Charli), and like many, we've fallen on hard times. In July, I was let go from my job. No one's fault really, just really wasn't a good fit. Based on my education, I was the breadwinner of the household, and to save on childcare, Anthony was the Stay at Home Dad to our toddler, Charli. I've been looking for work for months, and nearly had the perfect position - literally signed the offer letter, the equipment was on it's way, but my credit report took that opportunity away. Anthony and I are are both in a debt-consolidation program trying to repair our credit and getting out of debt, which I tried to explain but was told no either way due to a "very strict policy". I've been on the phone with countless recruiters for temporary assignments - just to get ghosted when I follow up either via phone, email, or LinkedIn.

We're proud people, and we don't want to do this, but this year has been rough. In March, we were told that the place we were renting was being sold, and we were told there was no chance to purchase it ourselves. So, we had to move to a smaller place in a hurry. We're down to one car as we have had to sell one to try to keep some emergency funds in the bank, and I was working remotely while I was employed. Yeah, the cracks in my employment were showing, but I thought I could fix it - like I normally do in my jobs. Then, I was let go and had a severance agreement, which has been what has sustained us for the most part, including insurance. Now, the severance agreement is done, and the insurance is gone, which means that Charli's doctor's and dentist appointments are not covered, I have medication that I need to be on for my mental health (clinical depression, clinical PTSD, and clinical anxiety - not to mention I'm a recovering alcoholic with 13 years sober - which btw, has been hard to maintain, but booze costs money and we don't have it!). That doesn't even cover the fact that I had to tell Charli's preschool that I can't pay tuition. Anthony hasn't been to a doctor in nearly two years, and he's only getting older (sorry, babe, but it's true!) with a family history of heart issues, depression, and other issues on top of that!

It's not all bad news, the current situation has shown both Anthony and I that our current way of living is not sustainable. I was trying to get a remote role as we have only one car, but the job market has been brutal, forcing me to go back to an office again. So, I need to get another car (just something simple). But again, money - I don't have it, and I can't afford to go further in debt for fear of losing another perfect opportunity to provide for our daughter.

Charli is the reason that I'm putting this fundraiser up. If it was just Anthony and me, we'd go couch surfing, get a storage unit, and say "Oh effing well", but we can't do that anymore. We have a child to take care of, keep a roof over her head, and keep her fed. Right now, I feel like the biggest failure of a mother this little girl has, and the stress has been so bad, it's literally made me sick with of all things laryngitis. Even as I write this, I have no voice to talk with recruiters with. I'm trying to help a non-profit to keep my skills up, but that isn't paying anything currently - it's literally just to not have my skills atrophy while I'm on the hunt. But that isn't putting money in the bank, food on the table, or relieving the stress of all of this. I'm holding tears back as I write this because I never thought I would be in this position, let alone put my family in this position. I didn't drink my job away, I followed the rules and tried to find a way to pay my debts, and I still had to borrow money from two older couples who mean a lot to both of us. It's been such a gut punch that I'm still trying to figure wtaf went wrong.

I'm afraid, everyone. Afraid that we will be out on the streets because neither Anthony or I have parents we can just go live with. We're down to one grandparent (Anthony's mom) because of deaths, and she's living with Anthony's younger brother. My parents have been gone for almost 20 years at least, and Buck (Anthony's dad) died in an accident in 2020- not too long after we told him about being pregnant with Charli. So, yeah, I'm begging, please, if you can spare anything....

Forever Grateful and Indebted,

Kerri Justice