I’m Dori and in October, at the start of Thanksgiving weekend I was let go from my job of 12 years. This came a week after my teenage daughter self harmed and needed stitches due to her mental health. While I did receive a severance package, those funds are currently used up covering my bills for the past 10ish weeks and were not enough to cover my December rent.

My daughter’s mental health has gotten worse as well and we are now battling an eating disorder as well.

This has made it even harder on me, because she is in more need of my time to help focus on her needs. This has also increased my expenses as she is in need of therapy - while she will benefit best from weekly sessions, I currently at most can afford every 2-3 weeks as my only real income is instacart right and I’m limited on when I can do that because of her mental health.

My ex-husband currently is not paying child support so that is also making covering her expenses even harder. (This is still going through the courts for finalization and enforcement).

I am not one to ask for financial help, but I really do need it now to help provide for her while I continue to look for a new job. I even requested a Christmas food hamper this year because of how tight things have been.

I am looking for some help to cover a few months worth of bills, while I continue looking for work to relieve some of the financial burden I am facing right now.

My friends and family have helped me so much already, but to continue to ask them for financial support is not sustainable.

Even if not able to support, even sharing this will be a big help.

Thank you