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Joe and Christina: Overwhelmed but Hopeful

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Hi! We're Joe and Christina, and we are starting this GoFundMe to enlist the help of our wider community in helping our family during a time of financial hardship. We are a family of 9 with multiple disabled/autistic children. Both of us parents are full-time caregivers, and because of this, Joe works a lower-paying job in order to have flexibility so he may remain in his caregiving role.

Our current biggest need is keeping our older vehicle running so that Joe can work as a gig worker safely and with as little loss of work as possible. We need to purchase car parts, plus allow for time off work so Joe can fix the car, which we estimate to cost between $700-900.

Our second biggest need is keeping all rent and utilities as current as possible while we try to plan for the next 6 months. We are currently working with legal counsel and our landlord to delay their current request for us to move so they can sell the home we rent until the summer and are hoping to have confirmation on this soon.

At this time, all personal savings have been exhausted, and charitable organizations, along with Community Action organizations we contact are overwhelmed and not even offering wait lists. We do not have family contacts or any other church or community that we could ask for personalized help.

We are hoping to raise enough money for the expenses we are facing as follows:

-needed car repair expenses + unpaid time off to do repairs (~$900) (car is used for work)

-keeping rent current (~$3000)

-security deposits and utility switch overs (~$3700)

-Storage unit and moving van rental (~$650)

-misc moving supplies (~$200)

-disability/autism safety needs for new home (~$300)

-Misc expenses related to this situation, which may include days off from work (~$500)

-help with other basic needs, current utilities (~$3000)

We would like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to read about what our needs are and thoughtfully considering how you may be of support to our family during this time of difficulty and transition.

Thank you all!





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  • Anonymous
    • $200
    • 2 mos
  • Elizabeth Berget
    • $50
    • 2 mos
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    • $300
    • 2 mos
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    • $25
    • 2 mos
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    • $100
    • 2 mos
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Joseph Schickler
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Stratford, NJ

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