Nina C.

I will not be able to maintain anything without support and need more help than ever to move into cheaper housing and maintain my health to finish my degree. Since May I've had a series of unfortunate events: I found out I needed to retake my last nursing pre-requisite after I quit my job and moved to a new city. I proceeded to slice my dominant hand on a broken French press by mistake and got four stitches while completing my final class over the summer, which I thankfully passed. I started nursing school and was unable to secure a private loan due to my injury preventing me from working over the summer, I focused on my schooling while trying to navigate a new city by e-bike. I started to incorporate gig work and reselling to focus on my goal and didn't get my loan until mid September, 5 weeks into school. From July to Late September I had no access to my ADHD medications and had to pay out of pocket for the rest due to an insurance issue. More recently in October, I got into an e bike accident in front of a hospital. I hit my helmet onto the road but left with road rash that turned into my entire leg swelling up. I was just recovering from road rash when my phone that cracked became completely unusable. I replaced my phone screen and said "Ah. At least this is over and I still have enough for rent and groceries" And then SNAP was defunded and is still pending after nearly two weeks. When I lost 14 pounds before I got approved for SNAP because I didn't have food. This is my first time using EBT despite years of my life being very good insecure in the past—because this summer was the first time I was getting sick from lack of food. I have gone through all of this and still have a 3.6 GPA, have paid my rent on time every month, have taken my vows in Mahayana Buddhism in September and have had enough humility to ask for help when I need it for school and my accomodations. I really need your help to keep it together right now and finish my semester strong. Thanks so much for everything -Nina Canela