UPDATE: 

We are now in stages of legal action regarding what's happened to us. There are multiple fees that have to be paid in order for us to proceed in trying to get justice for what we've been forced to endure, physically, mentally, emotionally, financially. The remaining goal amount is the total funds we need in order to proceed in the legal process. 

Total: $6970

Hello, my name is Brianne.

We have been displaced from our home as of August 25th, 2023 due to uninhabitabe & dangerous conditions caused by Stachybotrys and other molds in the home. We have been staying in hotels since the 25th, and actually had to evacuate the 1st place we were planning to stay at due to the hurricane. Currently we are in a hotel until Monday September 4th, which is the only option we could find on such extremely short notice. After September 4th, we have nowhere to go.

(9/15) UPDATE: We got the keys to a new home!

(Stachybotrys is a dangerous mold that can cause serious health issues because it produces toxins.)

There are 4 adults, and 2 children, my 3 year old son and 11 month old daughter. Due to the circumstances regarding the stachybotrys, we are not able to bring all of our belongings with us such as furniture and cribs, bedding, even diapers, or anything porous we couldnt clean the mold spores off of ourselves with bleach wipes. Our only option was to put all of these unexpected emergency expenses on a credit card, but we are maxed out on what we can do ourselves financially.

I myself have been out of work since February of 2022 due to severe health problems, and am still waiting for my disability application to be processed. My father and fiance work full time, but we do not have the ability to come up with the thousands of dollars it is going to cost us to secure a new place to live and replace furniture that we cannot take from our previous home on such a short notice.

The expenses we are needing help with on an immediate basis are application fees, deposits, furniture, moving costs for truck rental and boxes, food because all our food is contaminated, storage for our belongings until we can have them cleaned, and rent. Here is a breakdown of the estimates I have gotten so far:

Replace Contaminated Food: $1,200

Application Fees: $55 per person ($220) 

Admin/Holding Fee: $550 

Deposit: $3,485

First Months Rent (16 Days): $1,909 

Moving Supplies & Truck Rental: $400 

Decontamination & Cleaning Supplies: $50 

Renting/Replacing Contaminated Furniture: $2000

Renting/Replacing Contaminated Mattresses: $3600

Renting/Replacing Contaminated Childrens Items: $400

Overall, these expenses will cost us around $13,000. Any amount you may be able to donate will go towards these emergency expenses. If you're unable to donate, we ask that you please share this to your social media, or friends and family. My babies don't deserve to be poisoned by mold, and they don't deserve to be homeless because of it either.