Hey guys! I'm Bee Bee, and I'm raising money to avoid homelessness for myself and my family. Having a stable home has been a fight for me since I was a child. My mother left me to be raised by multiple family members as she struggled to get her life together. I have struggled to feel secure in my home for my entire life, having been evicted 11 times since moving out on my own at age 20. I had my son young, and was kicked out of my childhood home when my son was still nursing. For the last 15 years I have been in and out of hotels, friends' couches, and been through the eviction process so many times I am numb to being put out.

I am a mother of one amazing upcoming high school sophomore. We relocated to Atlanta, Georgia one year ago, when a business owner moved my family here and employed me as a marketing specialist for his restaurant. I lost the job after only 3 months of employment. I got another job as a server, and three weeks ago I lost this job too. This is a familiar predicament for me, as my mental health hurts me with maintaining employment.

I am living with Bipolar 1 Disorder. My condition entails cycles of manic highs and volatile lows, which affect my family and our stability. For years I have been in denial of my diagnosis, while my life reflected that I did not have a handle on my condition. I have refused to work with my health care professionals, refused medications, and continued on, believing I could handle this mental illness on my own,, while in denial of actually having the condition. Doing things my way has caused my family so many hardships including two stints of homelessness and living out of our car. I am bright, bubbly, and capable of securing excellent employment - on my good days. On bad days, I lose employment, and my family suffers.

Just 3 weeks ago I decided to get help for my condition again. I got a psychiatric evaluation after losing my employment as a server, (due to a crying spell I experienced while at work). I was fired on Mother's Day, after I couldn't stop crying at work. Surprise, they diagnosed me with Bipolar 1. However, this time I agreed to take my medications and to go to my therapy sessions. I was placed on Prozac and Xyprexa to assist me with mixed episodes related to Bipolar 1. The health professionals at Atlanta's Grady Hospital admitted me into a program called the Nia Project, designed to help women struggling with mental health, who also have a history of childhood traumas and/or domestic ab-se. Being in this program for these last 3 weeks along with taking my medications as prescribed has made a huge impact on my life already! My son immediately noted the positive change in my behavior.

Now that my head is clear, I feel capable of doing what's necessary to care for my family. I am seeking employment in Atlanta in a corporate space, and remembering who I am. I am appealing a disability decision for my condition, and I heavily market my cleaning business, through which I am self-employed. Yet, I am facing eviction again, and as my car was repossessed months ago, this time, we won't even have a car to sleep in. This will be my 13th eviction if it goes through.

I am raising funds to avoid eviction and instead, purchase the home from my landlord so my family never endures this again. It is very possible since my landlord is working with me even throughout the eviction process, and doesn't want to see us put out - yet as this year I only held a job for 5-6 months of the time, he simply can not work with me anymore, as he has a precious family to support himself. (I must note that my landlord is the kindest, most understanding man I have ever met).

With $20K I will pay my landlord the 3 months of rent owed, pay off my repossession and buy this house. It's under 800 square feet, has an asking price I can afford, and a it's a one-bedroom single-family unit. I would be a first-time homebuyer and my agent and landlord, again, are working together to help me, now that I am stable and willing to fight. Please help me create the happy ending my family needs. Thank you for reading this! May God bless you!