Empower a Mother's Fight for Ila's Future

I never thought I would find myself asking the community to help me on my journey through life as a full time, single mom.

 Ila’s father passed away from Covid and undiagnosed stomach cancer. He was 30 and Ila was 18 months old. It has been just the two of us since. I had to leave Boise and start fresh after that. I made it to a tiny town in Colorado where I was instantly able to rent a house, work full time, and still receive benefits to help take care of Ila. It was the happiest 2 years of my life.

Unfortunately I Had to come back to Boise and it has been a detriment to our little family and my mental health. I feel as though no matter what I do it isn’t enough to get any closer to my goal of leaving. In Idaho, even working full time, I can’t afford rent and health insurance for both of us.

We are Living paycheck to paycheck, I was set far back losing months of work waiting for my carpal tunnel surgery… there are so many people in this city now that it took 8 months to get an appointment for surgery on one hand. I can’t get the other hand operated on just because I can’t be out of work with no coverage or resources again. We have one more month in our home and then…. I don’t know. I don’t know what else to do but keep working hard thinking positively annd asking for help so we can find the place where we can thrive not just survive. 

Ila starts kindergarten this year. I am hoping I can come up with the money I need to get her to Oregon. I have housing set up and they have so many programs for single moms like me. They have amazing schools I grew up there, I hope she can start school where I did. Please help me get back.