I've had to update what's going on, my car situation has gone from a simple oil change to major mechanical issues. Remember, If it was just me I'd could handle this situation without assistance, I'm asking for help so I can take care of the family I have left.

I moved back in with my parents in 2003 to help care for my aging grandma and my mother, who was seriously injured in a household accident. My mother suffered severe burns after a seizure while cooking, and my grandma asked me to stay so she wouldn't lose her house. I agreed, and it's been 23 years with no regrets. My grandma passed away in 2013, and my mother passed in my arms in 2019. Now it's just my father, my uncle, and myself—we're all we have left.

I lost my job in December, and the unemployment process in California has left us without benefits as our rent deadline approaches. We have close to half of what we need, but our bills are piling up and my car, which I need to care for my family, is in need of repairs or replacement. The work needed on the vehicle exceeds the value of the car, without it I can not properly care for my uncle and my father. Both my father and I are Army veterans, and without help, we face possible eviction. I'm scared for the first time in my adult life about our living situation. If it was just me, I could handle it, but my 83-year-old uncle and 82-year-old father do not deserve what's possibly coming.

Funds will go directly to paying our rent to keep a roof over our heads, then to essential bills, and finally to car repairs so I can continue caring for my father and uncle. Even small donations will help us stay together and avoid losing our home. Any support you can give means the world to us. Thank you for reading and for any help you can offer.

I thought by now I would at least have unemployment coming in, but no word yet.