My daughter is a mom of four, ages 21 months to almost 8 and is getting out of a domestic violent marriage. One child is undergoing trauma treatment and is seeing a couple different experts. Her soon to be ex-husband is currently facing legal trouble and has left a trail of debt including an over $1200 electric bill and another propane heating bill that is several months behind, overdue house payments and more. Court dates keep getting postponed because he avoided service and was recently incarcerated as a result of his legal issues. So the court has not been able to order him to pay any support.

She is a college graduate. The last two years she worked for her husband’s plumbing business which is now basically out of business. She is looking for a job to support her 4 kids. She had several job interviews and actually did start a job but when they required her to work until 8 pm every weeknight she had to decline it. Daycare vouchers only work 8-5. She has applied for all available assistance. Heating assistance is pending. Family, friends and the community have come through with a lot of help but an immediate need is catching up on the electric bill, house payment, car payment. She would like to be able to stay in her house so as not to cause anymore stress to the kids than they have already been through. As mentioned above, one child is having emotional issues.

This a hard thing to put out there and ask for help. We pondered long about whether to do it. But she just needs to get her feet under her to begin a new life for her and her kids in order to give them the best life possible.

Thank you.