Hi Everyone!

My name is Jannette Fisher. I am a recent graduate from Montclair State University (May 2022). I am a costumer and aspiring actress. I am creating this GoFundMe to ask for help during this difficult time for my family and me.

My family and I have always made our way through, but since June of this year, we have gone through some intense emotional and financial hardships that are now starting to hinder us from moving forward in certain aspects of our everyday life.

On June 11th, 2024, our matriarch, dearest Mother, Grandmother, and Friend Savorda Fisher passed away. Since my mommom’s passing, it seems as though we have faced challenges that can begin to feel unbearable for us. The emotional toll has been more painful than words can describe, and unfortunately, due to some unresolved legal issues, we have had no assistance in being able to fully cover the funeral services. We still have over 9k left on that bill, with no guarantee when/if any insurance money will be released.

These burdens are ones that many of us will bear, a reason I was hesitant to ask for help, but recently it’s begun to feel like the odds have been stacked against me.

On October 24, I was involved in a car accident that has left me with no car and bills so astronomical that I am not sure how I can get through this on my own. I am ineligible to have the tow lot charges covered as well as not being able to release my car to the lot for scrap due to the car being leased and facing a repo penalty heavily interfering with my barely built credit if I were to release the title. Since June, my bills have nearly doubled, causing a shift in my financial capacity. I now owe an estimated $7,800 to the lot as of today. I didn’t have the $300 on that day, and I sure wasn’t going to have $1,500 by the end of the week, and the price just snowballs and snowballs. On top of other upcoming bills, debts, and the goal of getting a new car with a payment of at least 2-4k, I fear I am in a situation that I am not sure how to get out of.

Years before her passing, my family and I moved in with my mommom. Without my family and me getting placed out of my childhood home and being taken in by my mommom, I would have never been able to go to school and graduate. Without my family making the adjustments and sacrifices they did, I would not be where I am today. My mommom raised me to love, support, and uplift people! She served her community and the people around her for many years, changed and saved lives. She always wanted us to stay positive, have faith, and trust God.

Through all these hardships, it has been hard to be positive at times, pushing through behind the scenes, having to move around money, getting denied loan after loan, being taken advantage of as up and coming proffesional in the industry, living paycheck to paycheck without having the certainty of peace after a bill is paid. Actively trying to pay dues, save to be in the union, and be in a place of not feeling as though we are drowning in debts. In turn, I reach out to you all for help; friends, family, sorors, colleagues, mutuals, and any sense of community in between, I am asking for help.

Anything helps, from a dollar, a share, to a prayer!

I thank you wholeheartedly, much love