Hi guys! Joey here… First off, this feels weird to have to crowdsource for funding, but it’s just where I’m at. For those of you who don’t know, I moved from Sacramento to San Luis Obispo in May of 2024. I put every dollar I ever saved into buying a business. When I moved, I knew one person in this town: my sweet love, Danny. We bought a deli and started off so hot! Within the first 6 months, we were absolutely crushing it, making sandwiches and a positive impact on our new community. Things were going better than we could have ever anticipated. Until tragedy struck. Danny died in January 2025 and turned my whole world upside down. My community rallied around me to keep the business afloat, and that made me believe I could still thrive running it solo. I worked so hard for the whole year following his death. But the daily stressors of owning a business, compounded with the overwhelming grief of losing the love of my life, took a huge toll on my mental health. I went days, sometimes weeks, without eating or sleeping. I held it together outwardly, but on the inside, I was dying. I made the tough decision to close my business in February 2026. Working on no income for a year and a half left me with absolutely nothing to show for it. But I love this town so much that I don’t want to leave. Since I closed the deli, I’ve picked up 2 jobs and am working 6 days a week. But it’s proven nearly impossible to build a savings cushion because I started from zero. I am behind on rent, car insurance, electricity, and a number of other bills. My friends have encouraged me to start this GoFundMe in hopes that, once again, this town will rally around me and help. Donate if you can, share if you can, and please, if nothing else, lift me up in prayer. I know times are tough for everyone right now. And I’ve always been the kind of person to help everyone else before I help myself. So I’m hoping that goodness will be returned to me right now in my time of need. Thank you, I love you guys!