Hi, my name is Dallas. This is very hard for me to do, but my babies are worth it. I was out on medical leave 3 months ago due to preterm labor and pregnancy complications with my 6th child. I work as a behavioral therapist, so the restrictions my doctor put me on weren't fit for my job description, and my boss ultimately decided taking leave earlier would be a better idea.

I ended up getting evicted a month later after trying to find resources and calling 211, but they wouldn't ultimately help until I was homeless in my car with my kids. Well, I told them I was homeless in my car, and I was still told to call once a week to see if there was a place for my kids and me to go. No luck. We ended up staying in an extended stay hotel in Chandler, and I did Instacart daily to make the $100 daily required to stay. It ended up being too much for my body, lifting and walking around all day, but I saved enough money to get into a 2-bedroom apartment in Mesa. It wasn't in the best condition, and we are currently sleeping on air mattresses, and I don't have any furniture.

I ended up going into labor with my baby a week before the scheduled C-section and had surgery on June 30th. My son's father was around until a week ago. He was helping and promised to help me do Instacart and for him to look for a job, but he left me. With me trying to heal and dealing with postpartum, I'm drowning emotionally. I'm only making $40 a day; it's hard with a newborn and my other kids. I go back to work the first week of September, and I'm planning on still doing Instacart until then. I'm really trying to heal and not have my baby in my hot car all day. I feel very alone and can barely eat over all the stress.

My rent is due on the first. My kids go back to school on July 31st, and I can't even take them school shopping. I don't want to be evicted again, so I'm asking for donations, please, so I can pay my rent and heal. I'm not one to ask for help, but we have nowhere to go. Anything would help. I will send every bit of proof. I'm all alone, and I don't want to give up. My kids are my everything. Thank you so much.