Hi there, my name is Katie and I'm raising money to help my family and I keep our house. Recently, my family has fallen on quite tough times and things are getting desperate. We expect to have to vacate within the next few months.

 

For the past year and a half, my dad has been out of work. He works as a computer programmer (hard code, the old style stuff) in a field that is subject to constant layoffs. He has been laid off of nearly every job he's been in often due to the companies having to save money and his category of expertise being a dying field. I can't count how many interviews he has been on for the past year, but all have ended with rejections mostly due to them wanting a hipper and younger crowd. The last job he had was a contract job that promised him til January but laid him off in September. He is 66 years old and has severe back problems that keep him from doing almost any physical labor.

 

I work as a barista in order to pay off my student loans and recently took up a second job helping in home demolition on the side in order to help my family pay their mortgage. My boyfriend also helps with monthly payments. My mom works overtime at a daycare but barely gets by. My sister is handicapped due to complex ptsd and is unable to work, drive or function properly. She is an incredible person who has been through so much, including a very traumatic experience 9 years ago that has made the past 9 years for her a living Hell. Currently, she wrestles with depression and somatic episodes in which her body spontaneously slips into a coma-like state. I stay here in order to watch her when my parents are not around. Needless to say, we're trying our best.

 

But it's not enough. We'll be losing the house within months and it's honestly incredibly difficult to process. I've spent my entire 30-year life here. I've gone through so many life milestones here. It's one thing to leave the nest willingly. But to have the place you've felt so comfortable in -- The one as familiar to you as the back of your hand -- be ripped away without a second thought as if it was never truly your home... It hurts.

 

I'm asking that anyone who is willing help in any way that you can! I've never liked asking for money. I nearly declined to make this page, but thanks to some incredible friends, I've been convinced that there is nothing wrong with asking for help. I don't know to what extent we can mitigate this situation but everything counts. Even if we can pay off more payments to give my dad more time to possibly find a job... Anything really. My parents are currently tapping into their 401k in order to pay the mortgage. It's bad.

 

I love my family and I love this house. I'm not entirely sure what will happen when we lose it but it terrifies me. I ask that you can help in any way you can! The total goal is a placeholder as I'm simply hoping for whatever is possible. All of your donations will go entirely to my parents in order to help us pay the mortgage. I thank you all so much for reading and helping.