Support a Grandmother's Fight for Custody

Hi everyone,

This is one of the most humiliating things i have ever had to do but I am in trouble and I have no choice but to ask for help. As many of your know my youngest granddaughter was placed in my custody In March of 2023. It has been challenging but i would not change it for anything in the world. I have been with this baby everyday since and have learned that not only did she need me but I need her equally as much. The bond we have formed is like no bond I have ever had. It's INCREDIBLE. We were within just a very few days of closing out our case with me having permanent guardianship but I failed her by loosing our place that we were living. I lost my job due to not having enough work going on at the company I was working for. I am brokering a small amount of freight while I am searching for more adequate income to be able to get back on track and get a place for she and I. On July 8th my granddaughter was removed from my custody and placed in foster care because of my situation. I have to say I am devastated as I know she is as well. I know she doesn't understand what is happening or why her Gamma isn't there. I know she is hurting and confused, she is with strangers. My fear is that she thinks I just left her. We all hear the foster care horror stories and it just scares the hell out of me. This baby girl is my world and I need her home where she belongs. She does not deserve to be in foster care now or ever when she has family that loves her so much. We had court last Friday and I was able to speak to the Judge and the Case Manager and the Guardian Ad litem. If I can rent an apartment and provide her stable housing and get better income they will give her back to me. I am working as hard as I can on the income but I need help with the housing part. I am embarrassed and I am ashamed to ask for help but if I don't swallow my pride and ask for it, I don't know if I can pull it off. I will probably not be able to face many of you ever again but THERE IS NOTHING I WON'T DO FOR MY BABY GIRL TO GET HER HOME!! If you are willing to help me, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you can't or won't help, Please just drop a prayer for us.