At the request of many friends and family, I’ve decided to set this up. Below I have copy/pasted what I wrote on FB. I will add a closing thought at the end.
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This really sucks. I am not smart about money. I had been doing a better job the last few years out of necessity (living paycheck to paycheck, mortgage, family) but then selling our house reignited the same old bad habits of not budgeting and figuring it would be fine.

We knew our bills and rent and whatever were more than I was making teaching. But the house money would cover it, right? Just until Kiala found work.

I lost my job (or had my contract not renewed, whatever) in May. We had thought we'd make it just fine because I'd get unemployment. It's now the middle of July and they're still "processing" it. The agent assigned to me went on leave and no one else has picked it up. The lady I spoke with did not know a timeframe for that to happen.

My tax return is also in limbo. One page out of 21 got fucked up. So that'll be another 2 months to get that. It'll cover that month's rent and be gone.

The car we got for Kiala with our house money somehow never got on our insurance when we bought it in September. I didn't notice for six months, so the lender charged us an absurd amount for six months of insurance. Our car payment is now 2/3 of our rent until next March. I'm gonna call them and beg them not to repossess it. I don't know where to get my credit card payment either. My credit that I worked for years to dig out of the garbage is shot. Again.

We're on SNAP now (food stamps.) Also TANF, which gives you a couple hundred bucks for bills. Also WIC, which covers the food staples for a child under 5. I borrowed rent from my sister.

And poor Kiala is working as fast as she can at Tech Academy so that she can get a good job when she's done; she's working at that 7 days a week right now. We hope she can get employed in September. And her back STILL isn't fixed. Not to mention what happened with her doctor...

I owe so many people so much money. And favors. I'm sorry I continue to let you all down. I have nobody to blame but myself.

I dunno. It's a lot. I don't know what the point of this was. I love you. Thanks for listening.
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(If you’re here to hate me or tell me I just need to “buck up” or don’t think I deserve this, part of me agrees with you. But my family needs help, and I’m at the end of my emotional tether. Please don’t mock or belittle me. Just move on.)
I did some math and paying off all of our past due accounts (utilities, phone, etc), our medical bills (currently well over $1000 with more to come) the past-due car payment, and the rent for August (which is thankfully not due until the 10th comes out to a little under the goal I've set.

Please, PLEASE don't feel like you have to donate. I am very humbled and disappointed in myself that I'm even in this position, but I promise to pay it forward someday when we're back to thriving.

Thank you. I love you.