Help a single momma get back on her feet...

Hi, my name is Julie. I'm here to raise money to help get my family back on its feet. I have been without a job since August 2022, and despite my daily efforts to find something, I have been unable to. My son deserves to have a roof over his head; without help, I fear this may not be possible much longer. I have been faced with eviction, and I don't want to go down that road again. As I have had no income, I have not been able to pay any bills since August. My heat/electricity are behind; my phone has long been shut off, and I am fighting to keep my vehicle. I was able to get food stamps, so we have food, thank the Lord. I have never been one to ask. My entire life, I have been independent. I never wanted to ask for help. I bought my first car and put myself through college by working and through loans. And even when it's given, I still have difficulty accepting it. I am a fighter, but lately, I am just fighting to keep myself motivated to be there for my son, who lights up any room he goes into, who has the best smile, is caring, and even at 3, I can already see he has compassion. I want to do right by him. He is my world. So from one single momma, I ask, if you can help with anything, I would be eternally grateful. I recently moved back across the country to my home state of Michigan, and nothing has gone right since coming back. Just one of those was my car engine dying within two weeks of me moving back, by no fault of my own. I had to fight with Hyundai to replace it when they knew there was a noted problem with the year, make and model I owned. The process took months of back and forth and resources I did not have. I can go on and on about the things I have faced, but in the end, I feel like I am being punished or someone is playing a cruel joke on me. Do I want to admit that I have no house, savings, or retirement at 41 years of age? No, I certainly do not want to admit that, but the sad truth is here I am. And not for not trying. I have been a hard worker my entire life. I know you don't get anything from doing nothing. I have worked every opportunity I could. I find myself at rock bottom. Emotionally and financially, I don't know where to go from here. I am faced with medical bills from my son's birth and months of rent that have fallen behind, these are just the icing on the cake, and I am looking to start next year with as clean a slate as possible. I finally secured a position yesterday but will not begin to work until next month. However, even with this job, I will still struggle to get by. I will barely have enough to pay bills, much less put food on the table and gas in my car, so catching up on everything already so far behind seems impossible. I am just trying to get to an even keel so that I can start with this position and not already be months and months behind the ball. I want to look forward to the future and not be daunted by it with no hope in sight.

So please help us in any way that you can; this smiling face you see, he deserves the world. It was not his fault his father chose never to meet him, never provide one ounce of support, but I am here, trying to do that as both parents. I am doing the work to get my mental health back on track, but I need some help with my financial health.

With many thanks...Julie