I'm being evicted and need to be out by 11:59pm on December 23rd, right before Christmas Eve. I have a dog and a 16 year old cat with several health issues, and I desperately want to keep a roof over our heads. They're all I have, and they won't survive on the street.

Back in March, I found myself in a bad situation and needed to move into a hotel temporarily to try and get on my feet. A little over a month into my stay there, I was sexually assaulted by another guest. He was arrested, but the trauma caused my mental health to plummet. I could hardly get out of bed and I was struggling so much that I fell behind on paying for my hotel room. They wouldn't work with me on making partial payments to get caught up, and now I'm being evicted and have to be out by the end of December 23rd.

I've exhausted literally every housing assistance resource I've found, and come up empty with all of them. I have nowhere to go, no family to fall back on, and no couches I can crash on.

I applied for college and FAFSA because the financial aid would allow me to afford an apartment, and it would give me an opportunity to give myself and my pets a better life. However, I found out that I owe Portland Community College $551 from way back in 2017.

As for what this money will go to, I'll be paying off the debt with PCC so I can start classes on January 6th. I'd be getting my first financial aid disbursement on the 17th, so the rest of the money I'm hoping to raise will go towards my first month of rent at the apartment I'm wanting to move to. I have a co-signer and just need to come up with the money to pay for the first month before my FAFSA kicks in. I may also have to use some of it to move to another hotel for a few days, if I'm not able to get the apartment as quickly as I'm hoping.

I'm trying so hard to turn my life around and could really use some help. Anything that anyone is able to spare to help me will be greatly appreciated. Please help my pets and I stay together and off of the street.