Thank you in advance for your time and interest. I am a trans Kansan who is currently seeking assistance during this time of sudden relocation. I am currently in much debt as I have taken out college loans, however, the good news is I am set to graduate with an associates degree in liberal arts in May. I am a non-traditional student who is in her fifties. I was homeless after high school for six years, due to being undiagnosed with ADHD and trauma from cPTSD that developed from years of being raised by transphobic parents.

My plan to move forward onto a bachelor's degree might seem too far out of reach, especially considering I am unsure of my future when I resettle. I had wanted to teach English Language Arts in a public school, but I changed my mind after years of being labeled terrible misnomers. To get to the point, my time living in this part of the world is coming to a close, a new chapter of my life is beginning, and I'm afraid that means it has once again become time to ask for the help of strangers. When I was homeless, it became a point of pride to ask as little of others as possible. I do not have this luxury as the state of Kansas has made it literally impossible to feel safe inside its borders.

The good news is I have already found a landing spot in Oregon.

The problem is there will be a span of time when my life falls into a sort of limbo, and I simply do not have the resources to disrupt my life suddenly to make a move two thousand miles away. I am, hopefully with the pride I still feel able to muster, asking you for your monetary assistance in helping me. I am an out trans woman of two decades living in Kansas. I have given many spoken engagements describing my experience to my community. I have even helped to raise some of their children. I truly hope the many contributions I could point to help you to understand how much I am giving up, as I hope this desperate plea helps you to understand how difficult this is for me. Thank you for reading to the end. Thanks especially to all who donate, no matter how small the contribution seems, I assure you that it means the world to me.

With love,

Ana Cranberry