My name is Stephanie, I'm a survivor of human trafficking, 8 years sober, and I need help so me and my sons don't lose our house.

I'm only mentioning my history because I was homeless from 16 to 32 and I don't think I can bear it again. Especially with a 3-year-old and a special needs 7-year-old, a rescue cat, and a 1.5-year-old Australian Shepherd/Corgi named Naya. I never received the victim's compensation fund that I was promised when I testified, and although my trafficker is doing 30 years in a federal prison, it has genuinely impacted my ability to work regular jobs and interact with the public.

(This is my case, just for proof)

Here is the DOJ press release

For the past 6 years, I've run a small online boutique that's been enough income to support me and my children. Last winter, I was set to scale my business and open multiple Amazon storefronts. I thought I'd be financially secure for the first time in my life, but the tariffs and new changes to childcare subsidies have made it impossible. I've been slowly going out of business since March. My car is currently in repo; they haven't taken it yet, but as it is, I'm only making enough to cover diapers & wipes (both are in them), food, and basic bills like electric (over $300 a month right now), WiFi, phone, etc., and have just enough left to squeak out a small inventory order to keep going.

(just proof I DO work, its just not enough since the tariffs)

I can't get another job because I can't afford childcare, and I can't find a daycare that has availability for both of my children, only my youngest. I feel like I'm trapped in a rock and a hard place and I don't know what else to do but to ask for help. This is extremely humiliating; that's why I left it until the last minute. I really thought if I worked hard enough, I could do it, but I can't. So here's the details:

I did my father's hospice and we have been living in his 1-bedroom house ever since. I was hoping to get a mortgage to buy my half-brother out of his part of the estate, but due to my history, the banks say I don't have a long enough lending history. This house is 100% equity, so if I can afford a lawyer, then I can fight to try to get my name put on the deed to do a home equity loan, buy him out of his half...but I can't afford a lawyer and they don't want to cooperate. That's what this GoFundMe is for. Please share this. All I've ever wanted was a place to be stable and see my sons grow up. My dad wanted this house to stay in the family, and I'm just scared, really scared. Ty for reading.

I just want to give my kids the stability I never had.

You can donate direct here as well

Or here is our paypal link (its in my sons name) just bc people asked for a way to send direct

This is the house my father passed in, and even more than being homeless, while we figure out where we would go and what to do, we would lose what my dad built that was supposed to stay in our family for generations.

This is also the house my brother lived in before he died (he passed first Sept 22, Dad passed shortly after April 23) so this house is the last thing that I have that helps me feel connected to them.

Just wanted to share a little more about why this is so important to me. I appreciate your time xx