My name is Raven Brooker. This is so hard to ask for help, but I literally have no one else to turn to. I'm a single mother of 2 little girls, both in kindergarten. I had a great job and was unexpectedly fired for filing an incident report for bumping my head. As a single mother with only one income, this literally shatters our 'stable life' to a rocky one. I have a start date for Nov 10th, but that's way past when rent and bills are due. I just got us this place to live. They are so proud of it; they love their school. But today hit me so hard. holidays are coming up. Which is a horrible time to play catch up I try my best, but my best isn't getting us anywhere. Help with funds or even side gigs until the 10th of Nov would be great. I show up on time every day and give it my all. I received two $1 pay raises within 4 months. I'm a certified carpenter. The girls' dad disappeared 4 years ago. We haven't heard from him and have no idea where he is. I do everything myself. We don't get food stamps or anything from the government. I buy our food and hit food pantries.

I'm just a mother who needs a little help. I am not lazy; I just don't want to bounce my children around homes or schools. I paid my Oct rent and bills with my last check. I was fired Sept 30th, 2025. I don't have an emergency fund account. I was living paycheck to paycheck, which I know we all are.