Single mom needs help during COVID

Hey all, I have made a gofund me for myself to get a new phone and car fixed. 

Oh the craziness of being a single mama to a autistic child during the madness of COVID going around. My life seems like it can not catch a breathe of fresh air.

Since the day back to school after Christmas break, school had been closed for several weeks due to a staff member contracting COVID over break. So I’m sure you all are aware, of what that means for us single mommies, off work and back to homeschooling. I am cool with that most of the time, as I usually work from home part time as a Peer support counselor, for recovering youth, And door dash for my main source of income while my kiddo is in school. So since school was going to be out for some weeks, I knew I wouldn’t be able to dash during that time and needed to budget and be mindful of my spending until school was back in, and we could get back to our regular scheduled program.

Well that regular scheduled program has yet come.

*After 5 weeks*

We finally get ONE day back at school. Literally just one day.

Then later that night, We got an email that school would be closed again due to the snow storm that’s coming. I had no clue a snow storm was on the way. I quickly packed up Kloie and head to the grocery store. As we were on our way to the grocery store it started to snow. Two things Kloie hates, the cold and the grocery store. Sensory OVERLOAD. So when we got to the store she climbed in the grocery cart with my cell phone to listen to her tunes to keep her calm. My phone was only on 10% and died on her while we were in the store. She sits it down at the bottom of the cart as I continue to shop. I hurry up and finish shopping before she runs out of patience and this snow starts to come down even harder. After I check out, I grab my bags and child out the cart. The phone still remains. After we get home, put up groceries and 30 minutes more of snow falling has passed, I realized We left my phone at the bottom of the cart in Giant eagle.

All I can think about are the weeks that I’ve just gone without working due to homeschooling. I could not be without my phone as well and have my students not be able to get in contact with me. I pack up Kloie once again and head back to Giant eagle. When we get there, The phone was no longer there, no employee had found it, and We did not leave the Giant eagle parking lot with a phone but we did however leave with a car accident. There is nothing like saving for a rainy day and unfortunately having storms come your way. Literal snow storms.

a week or so has now passed of me contacting the store and still no luck with my phone, I am now currently stuck in my home, phone less with a 6 year old child who has contracted COVID from that one day being back at school. So once again I am unable to work my second pt job. And now, I have also been unable to stay in contact with her doctors and teachers. As well as Unable to stay in contact with some of my students. With a sick child and not having a phone it is making it very hard for me to work all together.

After maintaining my bills for the month off my one pt job and getting most of my car fixed, I am stretched for money and unable to buy a new phone.

I am currently asking for donations to help me get a new phone and the rest of my car fixed so that I can get back to work. Anything helps out in a major major way in these unprecedented times. Thank you all so much.