Hello, I never wanted to do this, but my whole life has been turned upside down in the last few days. I left a DV relationship with my 3 kids after 8 1/2 years. I need to get a place to live.

I own a small business. I started from scratch in 2021 after COVID. I have built my business up over the years, and I'm so proud of everything I have done. And I make good money. I just started doing DoorDash to try to make extra money. I don't have the time to keep trying to make the money I need on my own. I need help.

I'm reaching out to churches and trying to get help. I called Saint Vincent de Paul for rental assistance, and I'm waiting for them to call me back. I called 211 and got a bunch of resources. The housing vouchers are not available at this time, and I don't have the money to do a down payment and first month's rent. If I can't figure anything out, then I'll have to go to a shelter or move back to California to be closer to family and try to restart out there. I really don't want to toss everything away that I worked so hard for just because I'm leaving a bad situation.

And now I'm at risk of losing it all and having to sell everything and be jobless because we have to leave and we have nowhere to go. I work from home so I can take care of my kids, and I have to watch my kids and my son who is autistic. He is hard to deal with sometimes, and I don't like how others treated him in the past. So, I have a really hard time letting anyone watch my kids. That's why I work from home, do DoorDash, etc., so I can be the mom they need. I have 3 kids. My twins are 7, and my youngest is 6 years old and has level 2 autism. My car payment is due on the 15th. I have to pay $475 plus $130 for insurance. I feel so lost I don't know what to do. If i don't have anywhere to go, I can't work.

If you can find it in your heart to donate even $1 to help me start my new life with me and my kids, I would really appreciate it. I don't know where else to turn than to just put my pride aside and ask for help. Funds will be used to help us get into a new place to live. And to help me get beds ect for the kids.