
Homeless mother needing help
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Please READ I HAD TO UPDATE Hi my name is Antoinette first I want to say I was very nervous about this because people are so judgmental it’s crazy. I’m a working mother of two kids a 11 year old daughter and a 9 year old son I’ve been doing home health aide for about six years now helping others is my passion I love what I do I love my job I’ve met some really great people over the years some still with us a lot of them are gone I also manage a Popeyes restaurant at night 4 days out of week I’ve been with them since 2015 so it’s wasn’t always like this trust me things were fine Me and my kids been homeless since last year of November due to the land lord wanting to sell our house without notice worse day ever. Moving on I moved to Ocala Fl to live with my mom she stays in a older community which me and my kids aren’t allowed to stay there so we had to leave it kind of went down hill from then I was struggling getting my kids to and from school because I didn’t have no help at all we started sleeping in our car we would wash up at gas stations and things like that I’ll take them to the parks during the day just to kind of let the day go by for MONTHS I reached out to the most high here in Florida begging for help it was almost near impossible here so on March 5th we were at a park our daily routine where my son was hit by a man in a truck who ranned the curb not only was my son leg stuck the driver had to reverse off him to get him from under he then drives off I panicked of course called the police they rushed him to the hospital I followed I got a lawyer to help fight this and still haven’t heard anything besides they can’t locate the vehicle WOW so I’m guessing just sweep it under the rug I assume. I missed a lot of work being in my situation and now this with my son he had to go through physical therapy he had to walk with a walker very stressful not just for him but me as well the pain I had to watch him endure I hated it I lost a lot at that time especially income I fell behind my car payments and my car insurance so a young lady I met blessed me and my kids with a room this is moving forward to kind of give us a break I called my lender and everything explained my situation they didn’t care much so I woke up trying to get my kids ready for school to go to work my car was gone I cried I cried because now we have nothing everything we did have was in my car clothes my id my snap card debit card just everything birth certificates social security cards just anything we had called they said it’ll take 1800 plus storage fees for me to get it back which is about 2300 as of today. My kids are missing school I’ll be missing work which will result in me not having income now at this time we really don’t have any shelter I have nothing I found a place need help with the app fee as well as the move in costs I need help with a room for a couple weeks clothes as well for us. My main thing is getting my car back getting my kids in school and me going to work. Im a firm believer in God I pray I fast and I just try to focus On the future for me and my kids even at this difficult time I’m asking for any donations you may have to help us . I’m a very humble person and usually the strong one but sometimes even the ones that are strong get weak. we are out of clothes and everything anything will help my main thing is getting my car first I'll able able to go to work they will be able to go to school and I'll be able to have somewhere to sleep if need please I'm reaching out to anyone that can help in very appreciative and very thankful the payment of 1810.2/ will go to my car the rest will be for a hotel while I go back to work And get on my feet and the rest will be for clothing for us and personal needs thank you all once again. So as of today my car was sold at auction things didn’t go as I planned today and I prayed so hard for this it’s okay we will not give up I got this I’ve been searching for cars that has a affordable down payment and also a affordable monthly payment or even a cash car that’s reliable I found a couple but their 3500 to 4000 I’m walking on faith and I will not give up I started back working I was excited now look but that won’t keep me from walking there I applied to different agencies for help one including self housing so my fingers are crossed for that thank you all for the kind words and help May God bless you all I need help with getting in this one bedroom I have proof rent is 900 security deposit is 900 I’m working so I feel that is affords it’s so much I’m trying to do I just need a leap start and I’ll be okay it’s stressful getting to work but I’m going I’m more so worried about a place than a car all that will come I can get one when I file taxes is what I thinking now . I can take a bus like I have been .. I’ll need help starting all over with furniture etc but I’ll use blow up mattresses got to start from somewhere and I’m not ashamed I do this for my kids they deserve a happy mother not a mother who’s always crying and stressed. This year really took me out but I’m glad I’m back focused and I know things will look out for me and us
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Antoinette Funderburk
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Ocala, FL