Hello community,

I am a new single mother to a beautiful baby who arrived two weeks early on Christmas Day. I am humbly asking for help with bills while I am home healing from giving birth. I had an unplanned C section and have been ordered to stay home and rest for six weeks to heal up.

I originally was finishing up work two weeks before her due date so that I had time to do some last minute preparation for this transition into motherhood. Baby had her own plans and arrived just days after I finished work.

Between her early arrival as well as everything being closed for the holidays, I have yet to sort out my maternity EI. I am waiting on a code in the mail so I can finish applying for it. I’ve been told that it can take weeks for you to receive your first EI payment after you’ve submitted your application. Therefore, I do not have any form of income coming to me in the following weeks.

I do have rent covered but am asking for help with other monthly bill payments including vehicle/insurance/phone bill and everyday living expenses. All of these add up to approx $1200/month so I am asking an amount that will help me feel secured for the next two months as I don’t know when I will have my maternity EI payments coming in. 

I am also unable to apply for child tax just yet as I still have to register my daughter’s birth. Waiting on information from her dad in order to get this done.

Any amount help is very much appreciated during this time.

gilakas’la ❤️ (thank you)