In Need Of Help

by Felicia Barnes

Hello To Anyone That Will Take The Time , My Family Is In Great Need,

For the past 7 years I have been a single mother. I left the relationship because of many years of abuse. When I left, I never looked back and tried to do my best without any help from the father. He is on child support but doesn’t pay a dime. To make it on my own made me very proud. My kids don’t have the best, but they have the needs to live. I was very proud when I was able to go back to school. I worked full time in the day, was home for the kids school work in the evening, and did full time on-line school for Paralegal when they got to bed. I was so happy, tired but happy. I have been dealing with depression now for 13 years, so when I made that step it was like heaven to me. That didn’t last long. I have lost my job and the money that was saved up from working and my taxes have ran out. Because of that my internet was turned off and I had to quit school. I’m now behind in rent ( 3 months ), lights and still no job. I have put in apps. Every place that would pass them out, I have one in. I had posted my resume on-line and have filled out for jobs there also, no luck. For myself to have worked so hard to change the relationship, to work , and go back to school, I feel raped of all my goals. My family is suffering and it hurts to see my kids like this. I have tried asking all over Dunn for any kind of emergency help and it’s nothing. I feel like it has went from asking for help, to begging for help to keep my kids from living on the streets. I’m not asking for hand outs, I’m asking for a hand up. I need help. I don’t know what to do. I have went on-line seeking any groups that may help and have turned up empty. I’m not on drugs, I don’t sit around and wait for others to take care of me. I have worked from the age of 16. I can feel the pain and see the effects on my kids now and it kills me inside. If it’s anything you can do to help, if you have any information or can point me in the right direction, I will greatly pleased. I don’t know how long my landlord can wait on me. My background with him is wonderful. I have given him 3 to 4 months rents at tax time. I have always paid my rent and he has even tried to give me places to turn to. What else can I do, the depression has returned and daily seems to get the best of me because of the stress. For the past 2 weeks now I have been begging for help. I’m at a lose. I hang on every day because of my kids but now it’s effecting them and I don’t think they deserve to leave a home where I was abused, to a home where we was building a better life, to now the chance of being homeless. That’s not fair.



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