Single father of two daughters on social security disability struggling to make ends meet to provide for my kids. Many days I go without eating so my kids have food, a roof over their head, and clothes to wear. I am attending college classes at Grand Canyon University for my Bachelor's in Social Work. I am a recovering addict from narcotic opiates, or known by so many people as "pain pills," dope. Battling with my addiction for 25 years and the last 16 years of my addiction using intravenously. I have been to several treatment centers, several times in jails, and prison 3 times. Even overdosing several times, damaging my kids, family, and friends because of my addiction, hurting so many I care about and still hurting everyone. Even after my first bad overdose and spending three days in ICU, I was still foggy for weeks. Almost a dozen certifications in Peer Recovery Coach, Mental Health First Aid for adults and adolescents, Suicide Prevention, adult trauma, adolescent trauma, Ethics consideration, and emergency room peer recovery coach. As I get closer and closer to my graduation date of October 2027, I stress if I will be able to finish my Bachelor's degree because I am struggling to pay all my bills, get enough groceries, and pay rent because my disability check is so low. I fear not being able to finish my degree and being forced to go back to work full-time. As time goes by, stress gets worse. I go further in debt and will never be able to get out of debt with the Social Security Administration not paying the right amount to me even with having the proper amount of work credits when I started my disability. Between the massive amount I am in debt already and the future debt I go behind now, I will never be able to get out of the hole I'm in that no one has listened or cared about. Even though I go weeks with only eating a couple of meals, I would rather my kids have food and I'll starve because MDHHS either denies me or cuts me off assistance even though I am fully under the 200% poverty level with my income. Even after I get my Bachelor's of Social Work degree, a job might not be in reach with so many places turning me down for employment due to my criminal record even though I changed my life. Along with living in a trailer that is falling apart and the landlord won't fix things like my toilet that is falling through the floor. Hoping my dreams to help those still out there still sick and suffering with substance use disorders and mental health concerns might not be possible. Being told you're a nothing and a nobody can affect you when you're told you don't matter and refused assistance by every organization, then told by them to go to your family because they got money and it's their responsibility to provide for me, not the county's, state's, or organizations'.