Help Octavia Harmony Pay Their Rent and Bills

I really wish I didn't have to ask, but I would greatly appreciate some financial help.

Right now my financial situation is very murky, I have been severely struggling with making rent and bills. I’ve been getting everything paid more or less on time, thankful in part to my understanding landlord, but that has left me behind on other things. I’m more worried while buying groceries because I don’t know if I’ll be able to pay the next bill, and my car is in very much need of repair, which I can’t afford. It's down to the point where it's no longer safe to drive because it just needs work on it, and the work that I am doing, I'm doing myself to save money.

In short, I’m keeping my head above the water for now, but I’m struggling to stay afloat, and I can’t keep up for much longer.

I would be absolutely grateful for any help, big or small. Some people have been very gracious and helped me find cheaper alternatives to big expenses—car insurance is the big one—but more immediate costs like groceries or car maintenance I can’t cover while still making rent or utilities, those problems are impossible without simply more money.

I’m a full-time college student in engineering; for me the school year goes year-round, including summer, so I’m not able to get a summer job. I do have a part-time job, but it involves physically visiting schools to teach kids about STEM.

This meant that once COVID swept through, I was basically out of a job – I can go all the way back in my shifts and pinpoint exactly when my last shift was: a week before the lockdown occurred in my state. Even now, though visits are happening again, recently there was a month the team visited zero schools, I’m still feeling the aftereffects of it. I don't know when my next shift will be, how many hours it'll be, or—even if I'll make enough money for rent—whether I'll get that check before rent is due.

The $2,500 figure is what will get me through this semester of school, after which I should be able to support myself with a full time job. It'll cover rent, utilities, groceries, as well repairs for my car which I need for work. It'll mean that I can focus on my studies, that I no longer have to worry about whether the food I'm buying will mean I can't make rent, and that the car I drive to the grocery won't be dangerous. It'll also mean that at the very least, I'll have a cushion in case one of the myriad of bad things happens as I keep working at my part-time job.

Anything would help, and I do mean any amount or any signal boost. Thank you for reading this, I do greatly appreciate it.