Jonathan York

Hello, my name is William York. I have 3 beautiful kids, 2 of whom I just received full custody of. I want to tell the whole story and be honest from the start. I made some pretty poor choices when I was younger due to addiction and alcohol. Those choices ultimately sent me to prison more than once. I only made the decisions I made solely due to being an addict and only thinking of myself. I have a 14-year-old daughter with one woman and then I have my 2 sons, ages 6 and 7, with a different woman. My boys' mother was also an addict and continued using during both pregnancies, which has unfortunately caused my sons to have learning disabilities. Although not severe enough to prevent them from going to school, it has still delayed them tremendously. Their mother continued her neglect after birth for years, and I was unable to help them due to being incarcerated and not being in a relationship with her. It took a long time, but I got sober and straightened my life out I was climbing cell phone towers for years making great money but my children were in a bad situation and really needed me so I had to quit my job so I could take care of my boys full time and make it to custody court.As of Nov 9th they started living with me and on Aug 4th 2025 I won full custody of both my boys. Since then, I have repeatedly tried to get help through social services, but I'm always denied due to being a felon. I am unable to receive help through housing or the Work First program or any program for that matter. I constantly apply for jobs through Indeed, job recruiters, and different temp places, but I have yet to receive a job, not even a temporary one. All my work experiences are climbing towers and that requires me to travel full time and I can't do that since I got my boys now.I receive food stamps every month but only for my boys, not myself, because of my record. But the government is about to take that away from me as well. I've been living in hotel after hotel, paying anywhere from $70-100 per night. Every apartment or house I apply for, I'm turned down because of my record and credit report. I feel stuck. I can never save any money because of paying for a hotel every day, and my kids deserve better. I'm trying to raise money to get a place for me and my kids to stay in. I'm always one day away from being on the streets or losing my kids to CPS because of my housing situation. I am grateful to at least have a roof over my head (hotel) but it is very small I don't want my kids childhood memories to be this hotel room