I have been struggling with housing insecurity since late summer 2024, spending most of 2025 couch surfing or sleeping in my car. This year I lost my car, and as of April 1 am officially homeless, without any options or resources accessible to me at this time. I have been on subsidized disability housing waitlists for two years, and my advocate's initial 2 year wait time has been extended to 6-10 years. I applied for SSDI almost 3 years ago, after a decade cyclically losing jobs due to systemic/policy and other issues related to my medical and mental health care coordination and challenges.
Despite these challenges, I have continued applying for jobs and trying to find a way to sustain the career success I dream of. I did not get all these degrees and professional credentials to give up—I have far too much to offer to employers to not work. I've had endless interviews, received 6 offers only to then be ghosted, and thousands of rejections. Through it all, I've been building my resilience and relying on it now, at my darkest hour, hoping and praying this is the last level of my rock bottom. Truly, there is nowhere to go but up, and I know the trajectory is tenuous and terrifying. I also know that I cannot make the climb alone.
I value independence, autonomy, hard work, and freedom, and I believe the greatest gift in life is being able to help and serve others. I am almost ashamed and embarrassed that I am in this position, and am humbled to be asking for your help and financial support to help me secure stable, sustainable housing, immediately and moving forward, as well as help me pay for transportation to medical appointments, job interviews, therapies and treatments not covered by insurance, and other essential expenses. Any amount will help, and if there is any way I can help you after I overcome this hurdle, I am happy to help you however I can.
Despite these challenges, I have continued applying for jobs and trying to find a way to sustain the career success I dream of. I did not get all these degrees and professional credentials to give up—I have far too much to offer to employers to not work. I've had endless interviews, received 6 offers only to then be ghosted, and thousands of rejections. Through it all, I've been building my resilience and relying on it now, at my darkest hour, hoping and praying this is the last level of my rock bottom. Truly, there is nowhere to go but up, and I know the trajectory is tenuous and terrifying. I also know that I cannot make the climb alone.
I value independence, autonomy, hard work, and freedom, and I believe the greatest gift in life is being able to help and serve others. I am almost ashamed and embarrassed that I am in this position, and am humbled to be asking for your help and financial support to help me secure stable, sustainable housing, immediately and moving forward, as well as help me pay for transportation to medical appointments, job interviews, therapies and treatments not covered by insurance, and other essential expenses. Any amount will help, and if there is any way I can help you after I overcome this hurdle, I am happy to help you however I can.