
Help a Teacher: Legal Aid & Summer Survival
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Hi everyone, thank you for checking out my story. I normally don't ask for help, but now I am really desperate. I don't have a job for the summer yet, and being a teacher, I don't get paid for the month of August. I'm stressing out because I am one paycheck away from being on the street. I normally am able to save for the summer months, but being in the middle of trying to finalize my divorce, I need to hire a lawyer or paralegal who can help me. I need money to pay for legal assistance, pay for repairs to my car (oil change, brakes, and tires), and just general living expenses like food and rent over my head. I have had to pay for my ex-husband's rent and cell phone bill for the past 3 years, and I can no longer afford to. This is why I need my divorce finalized. He recently landed a full-time job, and when I pay his rent, I don't have much to pay my own bills, like my student loans and other debt. It's unfair because he ends up with more income than I do. I'm the one who has to work 3 jobs to support my daughter and put food on the table. My main job is cut for the summer. I'm trying to advertise my music lessons but I haven't had any luck. Please help me keep a roof over my head, food on the table, and my car working to drive my daughter around and go to work. I really just need a miracle.
I don't travel anywhere. I don't wear expensive clothes or shoes, and these days I just stay home to save money. Every day I go to work and I come home and stress out about not being able to make it. It has come to a point that I had to create this GoFundMe. I don't know why bad things happen to me. I don't understand why because I have done everything right in my life. I have college degrees, I'm a teacher... and I just can't get anyone to help. Please help me if you can. I'm trying, but I'm just overwhelmed. Thank you.
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Lauren Bowman
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Torrance, CA