
Struggling Single Father of Three
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I need to share a story that pulls on my heart strings and ask you all for help. This is Andrew. I met Andrew while going to buy a new phone the other day. He was the only employee in the store as I walked in. He greeted me immediately and asked how he could assist me. I also noticed 3 young children hanging out on the floor eating peanut butter crackers. I told him why I was there and he immediately jumped on the task of helping me find the right phone. It became apparent that the young children were his. And I made a comment to him about how awesome it is for a company to allow you to bring your children to work and he then told me that he would likely lose employment if they knew but he was out of options. He then explained to me that he had been incarcerated for 2 years in prison for a non-violent charge and during the 2 years the mother of his children got in trouble and lost custody of their 3 children. CPS never contacted his mother or him about the incident and since there was no mother maternal grandparent, the children were to be put up for adoption. Once finding this out, he saved his money through a prison job and immediately hired an attorney to get custody of his children upon his release. Custody was granted to him by the judge but comments were made stating that the children would be back due to lack of stability. He struggled to find a job but eventually found his current job, him and his children have been living in the shelter and taking public transportation to get to places. The shelter is doing their best to assist but resources for felons are limited as far as public housing goes despite the fact that he's a custodial father of 3. He told me that he feels society as a whole keeps kicking him while he's down and he just wants an opportunity of redemption for the future of his children. If any of you have available resources for housing, can help pay for a weekly city bus pass or offer anything including positive vibes and prayers that would be amazing. He also has an immediate need for school clothing, shoes and supplies for the children. The children wear clothing sizes (boys 5T, Boys 8 and girls 6) shoe sizes 11 in girls, 12 and 1 in boys. Please reach out with resources to Nicole Zegrati via Facebook.
Organizer and beneficiary
Nicole Pederson
Organizer
Oklahoma City, OK
Andrew Hill
Beneficiary