Hello,
I’m a single mother in Los Angeles facing eviction. I am currently 3 months behind and seeking help to stay in my home. My daughter and I just came out of homelessness to escape domestic violence, and it was the most impossible and humbling experience for us both and we can’t go back. It took a nasty toll on my mental health and my daughter’s behavior.
We just moved into our place in Dec 2024 and a week later I lost my job.
I have a young child with a condition and although she is school-aged, it still beats my 6 yr old down somedays and required me to take off work sometimes. My employer wasn’t very understanding about this and decided to “let me go worry about my kid”. They weren’t aware of my full situation, but since that’s the way they operate, perhaps working there wasn’t the best place for me. I support her completely alone, along with all our other expenses and needs. I pride myself on being able to provide for her, even with limited resources, and I always do my very best never to come up short when it comes to my baby. This will be the worst if I lose the home I just got her.
I have just started a new job a week ago. It is a Work from Home (remote) position so it would be for me easier myself available foy my child, however, I am now at risk of eviction due to the 2.5 months I was down, and my girl and I have nowhere to go if we cannot overcome this. Not only would I lose my home, but my employment as well, making recovery even harder.
I didn’t come seeking sympathy, but grace and understanding. I did want to be transparent, however. This is my situation, in truth, and I need help to maintain my life I fought so hard for us to have. My landlord will accept the late pay if i can come up with it sooner than later. I’m not a bad tenant, I don’t complain or cause trouble. I just had a little run of bad luck.
Please, anything helps.
Thank You