Hello to whomever may be taking the time out of your busy schedule to read my story. My name is Demika Williams I'm 34 years old and a mother to five children. Javell, Matthew, Malaia, Victor, and Tawanna ages 17,11,5,4, and 3. As a young mother with five children different challenges that I have endured Buring my eldest son father, my two middle children's father incarcerated and the last two children's dad being abusive and on drugs. People would probably say that I am stupid, Nieve, careless and so many other things. Those things that people might have said or thought, I thought about the same things dealing with so much myself at times. Though going through the emotional cycle, I never took my foot off the gas pedal of taking care of my children Then the year 2022 being in an abusive relationship with my last two children's dad had become clear that he was not only abusive, but he was manipulating my whole wellbeing of living and taking care of my motherly duties, as far as working, paying bills, and being attentive to my children. It was so clear that the last time he put his hands on me, I was walking toward my front door and a darn eviction notice to vacate the premises in less than three weeks. If that wasn't the icing on the cake, then him stealing what little money I had, my car and self-dignity left my children and I behind without even returning a phone call. Not from his mother, father and several other family members I associated with. Fast forward my children and I had to back in with my mother January 8, 2023. Back at home with my mother was not in my plans at all when I left especially now having two extra children. Talking about a blessing and a curse at the same time was a reality check. For the most part we were a laid-back family of seven. Being back around mom about a month or so I started to notice the different changes in my mom. She stops driving herself to her boyfriend's house, hanging out with co-workers and all together stopped work. She even started to have delinquent notices on her bills. Everything about my mother became apparent that something was medically wrong. By March 2023 my mom was admitted to the hospital, where she had fallen into a coma and put on several medical devices supporting her. However, negligence and not recelving proper medical attention in services from staff at the medical facility cause an internal injury to my mother's abdomen, which the facility tried to cover up the injury until May 2023 when my mother's organs suddenly failed and she passed away. If that wasn't a hurtful obstacle to have to deal with after the advisory of an attorney. Trying to make sense of all this pain, who then shows up, the devil himself my last two children's dad. Only this time I had better power over self at least | thought. Hurting so bad about my mother's death and the facts and reasons behind it made me blind to the fact that the same man who left me with five children, eviction notice, and no car is back with the same tactic, and I had fallen right back in the lion's den. Two weeks have gone pass and he's mad and, in that man, eyes were evil intentions. At this point it was time for me to get off the pity pool wipe the tears from my face and take a stand against the chaos that was surrounding my life. Months had passed and I have physically, emotionally and mentally moved away from children dad. I had all my children, house and a vehicle I had to maintain. That's just what it was and how it was going to be here on out my children and me. It's now year 2024 I'm happy and trying to get my glow back. Working and handling all my responsibilities. Don't get me wrong being a mother to five children I to sometimes fall short on cash to pay for things like utilities, food and clothing. To judge me because I'm trying my best to keep my family from becoming homeless or separated, then shame on you because it's so many others as myself. On February 10,2024 tragedy strikes my family again and we lost everything due to a house fire were everything was unsalvageable. I've tried contacting several organizations from red cross, and all informative resource centers. I even was broadcast on television on a news station to ask if anyone could help relocate my family and me. Not an organization, family, neither allege friend open their doors to allow my children and I to stay. After exhausting all of the available limited resources it as now getting close to the end of the year and my children and I ended up in another state with strangers which one of those people happens to be my eldest son's friend mother house. Enclose in a small room became over whelming that I had to reach out to my last two children's father for help shelter them until I was able to regain stability. Him having our children was the worse decision I made in my life. January 2025 | was reunited with my smaller kids again and In contact with two women that I thought could better my situation, boy was I wrong. My children and I was sent to place without having any security blanket to fall back on. Once again, my children and I were back sleeping in my vehicle. then luck struck for a moment, and we were back in our own home again in North city of St. Louis, MO. On May 16,2025 my children and I lost our home due to a level 3 tornado which erased my entire neighborhood and surrounding area. As of this date my family and I are homeless, sleeping in my car, short on funds and necessities. Not Fema, federal government, mayor, and or congressman have been effective or diligent in providing long-term resources for housing not even temporarily. The small organizations, neighbors, and family friends are the only resources being put in place because of the actions of each other help which is very limited to food, cleaning and some clothing. No housing. No shelters and only a 2-week voucher to stay at a hotel No one man or woman can handle this big confusing, crumbled, divided, forgotten about the unfortunate uncertainty. At this moment all I asked if there is anyone anywhere in the United States that can provide my children and I with stable housing, food, clothing, furniture, gas cards and prayers. Whatever your heart desire to give even if it is two nickels to make up a dime, we are not at all ungrateful for any blessing put upon us. Thank you please feel free to contact me at [email redacted]