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Hello my name is Mayuli. I am the mother of this beautiful 2 year old son, almost 3 in November, which is in the Spectrum. He was diagnosed with autism about 9 months ago. I am a single mother with him but I do have 3 older children from my marriage to my ex husband. In 2020, yes the year of covid, I lost the most affordable yet comfortable apartment you could find at the time in Miami. I had moved there in 2016 after my divorce and since then have had 50/50 custody with their father. So I had my 3 older children with me every other week and everything was great. Always made ends meet even though going through a divorce was tough. So in 2020 I guess the owners of the building were losing more money than they were making due to families not being able to work so the building was sold and everyone had to move. It was impossible after that to find something I could afford on my own even though I tried but ended up having to down size. My kids at that time were at an age that they wanted to play and run and jump and the small space was not enough for them. Their dad on the other hand had a house with a large yard so eventually we came to an agreement to remain with the custody 50/50 even though the kids would live with him with no limits to me to be able to pick them up or go visit them whenever I wanted. So I started taking advantage of the situation to start saving money to be able to get myself a bigger place and have my kids with me again more often. Long story short almost 2 years passed I was doing great, had finally been able to save money and even start working on my dream of owning a catering business/ meal prep service. I met the father of my 2 year old son, after a few months moved in together and after finding out I was pregnant he was super excited, looking forward to being a father, we were both really happy even though I definitely did not plan or expect to get pregnant again after so many years but I love being a mother more than anything so I was ecstatic too. When I was 4 months pregnant, the baby's father committed domestic violence against me. I was so scared because of the baby I ran out and left and went straight to a police station leaving everything behind. After he was arrested and I went home to see he had literally destroyed all my things, cut, burned or ripped. It was such a horrible experience but yet again I stayed strong and started all over by myself for the 2nd time. I was finally doing good again had the baby, went back to work, struggling but still making ends meet. Finally looking for a place to move near my kids school so we could go back to 50/50 and within two weeks a get a call from my kids dad that they are moving to Tampa. I don't mind relocating at all or where I live as long as I can be close to my kids and see them every week. His fiancé got offered a transfer with a higher salary and to pay for the moving expenses, so of course they took it. They moved to Tampa in October, right away after the news. I started looking for work here first before looking for a place to move and in January I finally found the perfect job, I have plenty of experience, good pay, etc. The interview and hiring process took about 2 weeks and they finally called me with the offer to start in March, which was great because it gave me time now to find a place. I ended up moving in March to Tampa, building was suppose to open Mid - March then April then May, luckily I was able to be given hours to work and do my training while getting paid until the building was finally ready for occupancy. So since March 24th, I have been working in other buildings filling in when and where needed and the building is still not open. The biggest problem is that almost all the buildings have hired new employees for the summer and each week there has been less and less hours for me. I have basically been eating up all my savings the past two months, especially because when one thing happens, everything else seems to happen. I have spent about $600 on car maintenance and repairs since I moved here because I have a really old 2003 Jetta, which apparently is starting to slowly give out. I have been driving also for a month with no ac in this hot Florida weather, which I can handle but my son I feel so bad for him everyday we got to get in that thing. So this month of rent which is starting June 22nd to July 22nd for me I have not been able to pay, and even though I have never caused problems or had problems with the Landlord. Even though she knows I have an autistic child and that I am by myself don't really have any other adult support in my life. Even though she is a single mother herself. She insists that since I have not paid my rent that we have to leave, and yes I know my rights as a US citizen and born and raised FL resident, she has to legally take the case to court and start an eviction process. The problem is I don't want that. I just want to make some time of payment arrangement with her that includes a late fee so I can stay. One because the struggle of finding a place and then packing and moving alone with a 2 yr old on the Spectrum..... IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IN DAYS!!! Two because I found another affordable yet comfortable spot really close to my older kids. You all have no idea how very embarrassed I am and how very awkward this feels for me as I have never been one to ask even for help. I am ONLY doing it for him, PLEASE don't let my son have to lose all his things and his home. I have been looking for new work this past whole month because I had hope that we would start working full time before I had to use up all my savings. I literally apply to about 10 jobs a day, have had a few interviews but not much luck. I can't get a second job because the daycare hours would not suffice and due to his condition he needs to attend daycare full time plus we have therapy sessions twice a week, which I had to cut down this month to just the one his insurance covers because I could afford the second, yet the neurologist recommends 3 times a week. All I need is a little boost, so we don't lose everything I have worked so hard for. Whether its a small donation, a large donation, job offers, or help with my car's a/c. Anything helps just PLEASE DO IT FOR HIM... and PLEASE SHARE THIS TO ANY ONE YOU KNOW WHO CAN HELP IN ANY WAY AND NOT JUST BY SOCIAL MEDIA BUT MOST IMPORTANT BY WORD OF MOUTH. I truly appreciate if you took the time to read all of this and from my whole heart and soul. Being a mother is the biggest blessing in this world but not when you feel useless or helpless, please help us and as a mom help me make it happen for him. Thank you.
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Mayuli Bas
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Tampa, FL