Single Mom Needs a Car
Donation protected
Meet Mona and Danny. They desperately need a car. When Danny was just a year old, he and his mom escaped an unbelievable situation and found refuge in a shelter for battered women. His mom is from Romania. She has bravely fought for divorce - even though her legal status was tied to his father's green card - successfully navigated the immigration system to stay in the country legally with her son, and has created a home of their own. She rides the bus one and half hours each way to get him to a good school outside their home district, cleans houses nearby then picks him up after school. Together, they wait at the bus stop for the one and a half hour bus ride home. Sometimes, they leave the house before 6pm and don't get home until after 6pm. They've been doing this for 2 years! Being a single mom is exhausting work. Cleaning houses is exhausting work. A 3 hour commute is exhausting work. The combination would be overwhelming to some, but Danny and his mom do it with a happy heart because they are so grateful to be safe and together. My mom has "adopted them" about 5 years ago and now they are a part of the family. We need your help to get them a car so that Mona can spend more time working to support her family and less time commuting. That extra two hours per day of work could make a HUGE difference in Danny's life. With $5,000 we can get a reliable car (2003 Honda with 100K miles or similar), something they could only dream about now. Thank you so, so much for helping this wonderful family!
Organizer and beneficiary
Jana Naluai Bresenden
Organizer
San Diego, CA
Michael Naluai
Beneficiary