Help Baby Joshua Have a Home to Come To
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Hello to everyone who are visiting this fundraiser page. My name is Chanelle, I’m 25, and I’m currently 6 months pregnant with a baby boy. I’m currently homeless with my partner who is the father of my child, mother in law who is a domestic violence survivor who has developed a tic disorder from the abuse, our 3 cats, and her dog. 
Now you’re probably wondering “How did this happen?” Me and my partner had lost our home back in NC, and we needed help. We reached out to my family, and they pretty much told me they cannot help us, and advised that we part ways. I’d also like to mention that my family doesn’t particularly like my partner, just based on the fact that we are an interracial couple. He would like to be involved in my and his child’s life, so that was not an option obviously.
So, we reached out to his mother, who is the last surviving family he has. She had been living with a friend for a couple months in Texas, basically being a full-time nanny to her children, and working as a manager at a pet boarding place. Her friend had mentioned that she had another home in Louisiana that she was willing to rent to us for only $800/month, with 1 roommate. This seemed like the perfect option for us, and as a last resort we were completely happy with this decision. So they drove 15 hrs to come and pick us up.
With this move, we had to give our vehicle away because the person who we had purchased it from did not give us the title. We also had to leave about half of our belongings in NC, because for some reason she brought along her children for the ride, limiting our space we had in the car to move our things. On top of all of this, she told us when arrival that we would not be moving into her home in Louisiana, instead we would be moving to Texas with her and his mother in law, into a room instead of a house. I had to leave my newborn’s things behind such as diapers, clothes, and other gifts I’ve gotten. We also had to leave important documents, my purse collection, and home essentials such as kitchenware and an office chair and desk.
After arriving, we immediately started the job search, and looking for an apartment or home to move into with my MIL. Since we had all moved to Texas, we decided to move in together. She had already planned on moving out, so it would have been a perfect plan for all of us. After 2 weeks, my fiancé had already landed a job, but that’s when stuff already started going bad.
After telling us to make ourselves at home, she now started to limit what we could eat, and made my MIL stop taking care of her children. That hurt my MIL’s feelings and relationship she had with her friend, because it was strange to her that all of the sudden she wouldn’t allow her to spend time with her kids. On the 3rd week, she told us that she had decided to sell her home, and move to her other home in Virginia on June 1st. At this point, the search for a home became a top priority. Everyday, we would look at apartments, homes, and RVs in the area. Even driving to the nearest city to look. But unfortunately, after we found the perfect apartment, she took away our driving privileges as we were using her personal vehicle and she was using a company owned one, and gave us a 15 day notice to move out. She originally told us she had to return her company vehicle in September, and now all of the sudden we had to return it to her within a few days. So as a last resort, both my fiancé and MIL had to leave their jobs, and we all had to move into a small hotel room an hour away, with her dog, and our 3 cats. We all share a bed, and no one in the household has any food stamps.
We cannot afford to stay in this hotel, and eventually we will be homeless unless we can find a job relatively close to the area quick (which we are on the side of a freeway so it wouldn’t be an easy task), or somehow acquire funds to move. We realistically only have enough money to pay for 3 more weeks here, with no funds left over to pay for food, or washing clothes.
If we do not reach our goal, if there is a caring soul out there that is willing to give us a chance to get back on our feet, we are 100% willing to make the move. We just want a home for our baby to come home to in less than 3 months. I’m afraid if nothing works out, I’ll lose my child to CPS and I really don’t want that. It would tear me apart every day to lose him, as already he is the light of our lives. We’ve had a bad roll of housing for the past 2 years, and I really want to give him a chance to have a normal life, along with his family that loves him already. If GoFundMe is not a good way for you to donate, feel free to send me any donations to my cashapp or PayPal.
Cashapp: $chiisaicrybaby
PayPal: @joshieandbabi $chiisaicrybaby
Now you’re probably wondering “How did this happen?” Me and my partner had lost our home back in NC, and we needed help. We reached out to my family, and they pretty much told me they cannot help us, and advised that we part ways. I’d also like to mention that my family doesn’t particularly like my partner, just based on the fact that we are an interracial couple. He would like to be involved in my and his child’s life, so that was not an option obviously.
So, we reached out to his mother, who is the last surviving family he has. She had been living with a friend for a couple months in Texas, basically being a full-time nanny to her children, and working as a manager at a pet boarding place. Her friend had mentioned that she had another home in Louisiana that she was willing to rent to us for only $800/month, with 1 roommate. This seemed like the perfect option for us, and as a last resort we were completely happy with this decision. So they drove 15 hrs to come and pick us up.
With this move, we had to give our vehicle away because the person who we had purchased it from did not give us the title. We also had to leave about half of our belongings in NC, because for some reason she brought along her children for the ride, limiting our space we had in the car to move our things. On top of all of this, she told us when arrival that we would not be moving into her home in Louisiana, instead we would be moving to Texas with her and his mother in law, into a room instead of a house. I had to leave my newborn’s things behind such as diapers, clothes, and other gifts I’ve gotten. We also had to leave important documents, my purse collection, and home essentials such as kitchenware and an office chair and desk.
After arriving, we immediately started the job search, and looking for an apartment or home to move into with my MIL. Since we had all moved to Texas, we decided to move in together. She had already planned on moving out, so it would have been a perfect plan for all of us. After 2 weeks, my fiancé had already landed a job, but that’s when stuff already started going bad.
After telling us to make ourselves at home, she now started to limit what we could eat, and made my MIL stop taking care of her children. That hurt my MIL’s feelings and relationship she had with her friend, because it was strange to her that all of the sudden she wouldn’t allow her to spend time with her kids. On the 3rd week, she told us that she had decided to sell her home, and move to her other home in Virginia on June 1st. At this point, the search for a home became a top priority. Everyday, we would look at apartments, homes, and RVs in the area. Even driving to the nearest city to look. But unfortunately, after we found the perfect apartment, she took away our driving privileges as we were using her personal vehicle and she was using a company owned one, and gave us a 15 day notice to move out. She originally told us she had to return her company vehicle in September, and now all of the sudden we had to return it to her within a few days. So as a last resort, both my fiancé and MIL had to leave their jobs, and we all had to move into a small hotel room an hour away, with her dog, and our 3 cats. We all share a bed, and no one in the household has any food stamps.
We cannot afford to stay in this hotel, and eventually we will be homeless unless we can find a job relatively close to the area quick (which we are on the side of a freeway so it wouldn’t be an easy task), or somehow acquire funds to move. We realistically only have enough money to pay for 3 more weeks here, with no funds left over to pay for food, or washing clothes.
If we do not reach our goal, if there is a caring soul out there that is willing to give us a chance to get back on our feet, we are 100% willing to make the move. We just want a home for our baby to come home to in less than 3 months. I’m afraid if nothing works out, I’ll lose my child to CPS and I really don’t want that. It would tear me apart every day to lose him, as already he is the light of our lives. We’ve had a bad roll of housing for the past 2 years, and I really want to give him a chance to have a normal life, along with his family that loves him already. If GoFundMe is not a good way for you to donate, feel free to send me any donations to my cashapp or PayPal.
Cashapp: $chiisaicrybaby
PayPal: @joshieandbabi $chiisaicrybaby
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Chanelle Bridges
Organizer
Houston, TX