Your kindness and generosity have already helped keep Amy inside for much of the last few months, and for that she is tremendously grateful!
It has come to the point that Amy had to move back out into her vehicle, and struggles to move enough to get comfortable. She has no access to running water, and is unable to get in/out of the vehicle without help. She does NOT deserve that; no one does. No one.
Finding permanent housing that is fully accessible has become a distant dream; at this point, the goal is to keep Amy indoors and give her some dignity.
If you aren’t able to give, please share. Send prayers. Good vibes. Light and love. Everything is appreciated!!
Amy didn’t want to ask for help; she and her family were always able to provide for and take care of themselves, and were the first ones to offer help to others in need.
Amy’s family was hard-working, owning a trucking business in Palmyra for many years, a business Amy and her dad kept running after her brother died unexpectedly, followed by her mother 6 months later. Amy’s dad died while she was in the hospital, having the first of many surgeries that caused her to eventually lose her right leg. She closed the business legally with an attorney who has since passed away, and put the proceeds in the bank, planning to use them to keep her and her dog, Diesel, in their apartment where she and her dad had lived. Then Diesel got cancer and died. One day when she tried to order something online, her payment was declined. When she called the bank, she was told the IRS had seized her savings for failing to pay business taxes on a business she had legally closed. She had already fought to get disability, which gives her a small amount monthly and some food allowance. Enough to pay for a wheelchair-accessible motel room for less than a week each month. She has tried all the resources available for housing, calling about rooms for rent and finding that most are not accessible. She has been between multiple motels since mid-May, unable to afford the rent where she had been. She is on waiting lists for housing, continues to call every place she sees advertised, as well as asking the IRS when they will release her savings (they’re “working on it”). Funds will go toward keeping Amy in the accessible motel room for now; she’s not looking for any place fancy—just an accessible room with access to a kitchen and bathroom. Any help — and information on resources not yet tapped will be greatly appreciated!!