
Urgent Help for NYC Carpenter's Stability
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I’m honestly not even sure where to start. I spent a solid chunk of last month sick and missed a bunch of work and ate through what little savings I had. This month started out relatively fine; I was behind on rent but roommates were understanding and they know I always pay as soon as I can. Work was fine at first but we just found out a couple of our upcoming projects have been postponed or canceled for now and I am seriously in trouble. I’m a carpenter and have been doing freelance work here in NYC but with recent changes in the economy and country the clients we were counting on got hesitant. I have other part time work for different folks I can fall back on but it’s super intermittent and the next job likely isn’t until the end of the February or beginning of March.
My current living situation has always been a bit volatile and was never supposed to be long term but my roommates’ attitudes have rapidly changed and I don’t feel particularly safe here anymore. They decided on short notice to rent the room I was in to someone else so I emptied it out today; my belongings are in a corner of the living room and I’m sleeping on the couch tonight. My roommates are nocturnal and there’s almost never peace and quiet here so I doubt I’ll sleep much if at all out here. On top of all of this my phone stopped working the other day and will need to be repaired or replaced.
There’s no way I can find and hold down work living like this and the stress is really getting to a dangerous level. I desperately need money to move my things out of here to other friends’ houses, as well as temporary housing for a few nights until I can settle into a friend's place next month.
Organizer
Jesse Santana
Organizer
Brooklyn, NY