Hello, my name is Landen Mathis Sr. I'm 33 years old, and I have 3 kids ages 6, 5, and 4. I'm going through a very tough situation where me and their mother broke up after 7 years together. She left before Thanksgiving leaving them here with me.

I've been struggling to financially have enough money for childcare before and after school while I'm at work. We were already living week to week on just my income before she left, so this put me in a very tough situation that I can't get through financially without short-term help while I wait on assistance from the state.

I've reached out to countless churches and organizations since she left, but I have not been able to find the help I desperately need yet. I've also reached out to the state on their programs to get assistance for childcare with me being a single father with 3 kids, but they aren't able to step in and get me help financially for childcare until February. I desperately need the help financially to make it through these 2 months until I can get help from the state's program or until I get my tax refund, whichever comes first. Any help is great help in this time of need!! If I don't get the help I need very soon, I'm gonna get too far behind trying to do all of this on my income that was already stretched week to week with me paying all our bills, and I'm afraid of us losing the house I rent and my job because of the costs of childcare while I work. Thank you for any help!!