Jennifer Martin G

My name is Jennifer, and I am raising funds to help myself and my wonderful 6-year-old daughter through a sudden and overwhelming transition. A year ago, I moved to Baton Rouge and began building a life here with my daughter. Within a short time, I secured employment, and over the past year, the communities I managed became more than just workplaces — they became part of my daily life and support system. On April 28, 2026, I was wrongfully terminated. I believe my termination was connected to retaliation, discrimination, and whistleblowing-related concerns I had raised before my employment ended. I feel strongly that my termination was wrongful. While I am keeping certain legal details limited publicly, part of what makes this so painful is that my role as a mother was directly brought into my employment. I was previously told by my employer that they would not have hired me had they known I had a child. Now, a year later, the same person who made that statement was involved in decisions that have jeopardized the stability of that same child. That is one of the hardest parts for me to accept. I can fight for myself, but my daughter should not be the one affected by decisions I believe were wrongfully made. My housing was employer-provided and tied directly to my employment, so when that employment was abruptly ended, everything changed very quickly. I want to be clear that this is not a non-payment of rent situation. This is directly connected to my wrongful termination and the sudden loss of employer-provided housing, income, and stability that came with that job. Despite the constant obstacles I experienced with my employer, I worked hard, stayed committed, and built real relationships with the people in those communities. That is part of what makes this situation so difficult. This is not just the loss of a job. It is the sudden loss of income, housing, stability, routine, and the communities we had built our life around. Right now, I am doing everything I can to move forward responsibly. My daughter is still in school in Baton Rouge until May 20, and my immediate priority is making sure she gets to finish the year and celebrate her kindergarten graduation before we make our next move. At the end of May, my teenage twin daughters will be walking the stage to receive their diplomas in Charleston, South Carolina. For the past year, I had planned for me and my youngest daughter to be there for that moment, and I had already scheduled the time using my PTO so we could make the trip, celebrate with them, and visit family and friends. Because of everything that has happened, I now do not even know if I will be able to make that happen. My older daughters are disappointed and hurt, even though they are trying to be understanding. My 6-year-old does not fully understand why so many things are changing so quickly. This has been emotionally hard on all of us, especially because I truly believe this situation should never have happened. I did nothing wrong, and yet my children are now being affected by it. Because of everything that has happened, I am now having to consider whether staying in Baton Rouge is still realistic or whether relocating back to South Carolina is the best long-term decision for me and my daughter. Over the next few months, especially through the summer, I will have to make major decisions about where we can truly rebuild. My daughter is currently enrolled for next school year at Baton Rouge Magnet School for Performing Arts, with a focus on dance, which is something very important to her. At the same time, I am also pursuing school registration options in South Carolina in case relocating becomes the best or only realistic path forward. Since being terminated, I have spent the last two weeks job hunting, applying, interviewing, handling court/legal deadlines, and trying to make the best possible decisions with very limited cash flow. I have now secured a new job in Baton Rouge, which is a huge step forward and something I am very grateful for. One of the main reasons I accepted this position is because the company also has a location in Charleston, South Carolina. My hope is that working for a company with a presence in both places may make a possible transition back to Charleston smoother if that becomes the right decision. That being said, I am still in the difficult in-between stage. This new job is a sales position. It does offer base pay and training pay, but I am still waiting to begin receiving steady income. Because of that, I am not yet in a position to immediately make major financial decisions about housing, moving, relocation, storage, or whether I will need temporary housing in Baton Rouge before we know what the next step should be. There are still a lot of moving pieces, but the biggest issue right now is stability. Funds raised will go toward emergency housing, temporary housing if needed, moving expenses, relocation costs, storage, transportation, gas, basic living expenses, court/legal consultation costs connected to this sudden transition, and helping keep my daughter’s life as stable as possible while I start this new job and get back on my feet. If this were only about me, I would probably try to carry it quietly. But this involves my 6-year-old daughter, and her stability has always been my priority. She deserves to finish school peacefully, celebrate her kindergarten graduation, feel safe, and be protected from the adult problems happening around her. That is why I am turning to my community for help, support, prayers, and shares while I rebuild. I am keeping some details limited publicly because certain legal matters are still pending, but I am pursuing the proper legal channels and doing everything I can to handle this the right way. I am not someone who asks for help easily. But right now, I need support while I rebuild a safe, stable life for myself and my daughter. I am asking for help not because I am not trying, but because I am trying — every day. I need help bridging the gap between losing my job and housing, starting a new position, waiting for steady pay, handling legal and court matters, and making the right next move for my daughter and me. Even if you cannot donate, sharing this would mean so much. Thank you to everyone who has checked on me, encouraged me, prayed for me, sent job leads, or helped me feel less alone during this. Donations are deeply appreciated and will help with housing, relocation, transportation, basic needs, and legal-related costs during this transition. Support does not only have to be financial. If anyone knows of an employment attorney or legal organization that handles wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, or whistleblower claims, I would be extremely grateful for referrals or recommendations. I have spent many hours over the past two weeks trying to find the right legal representation, including exhausting several free consultations with employment attorneys and legal organizations. I have been told this is not just a basic wrongful termination issue, but a viable, high-exposure employment claim involving retaliation, discrimination, and whistleblower-related concerns, with documentation to support it. At this point, I have not yet found the right attorney or firm to take the case on, and any referrals or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Any donation, share, legal referral, recommendation, prayer, or direction toward the right help would mean so much. With love and gratitude,  Jennifer