Hello, I’m Margaret. I was laid off in October. It’s been a rollercoaster for me. I can’t get unemployment because I wasn’t working with them that long. I was ineligible for benefits, and I can’t find a job that would work with my school schedule. I’m really behind on my rent and utilities. I really do not want to go back to being homeless or being in shelters. I was just blessed with my own apartment in December of 2022, and I have been at peace ever since. I feel like I’m about to lose that all over again. My landlord said I can pay whenever I can It’s been two months already. I’ve tried reaching out to him to let him know that I am trying. It’s tough with no support system, especially when I was everyone’s support system. If I could reach my goal, I would gladly appreciate it. I was shot on June 19, 2006. I lost my hearing in my left ear, and I’m unable to work in loud environments. The jobs I want to work require those, like a hi-lo driver, when there’s too much noise, it drains out my right ear because it’s the only good ear; I’m completely deaf in my left ear, and I have fallouts, another reason why I’m not supposed to be working, but what am I to do I didn’t want to feel like I can’t work all while not working I was living with people that pretended to care about me instead it was about themselves because I couldn’t pay them I was put out even though they knew I was unable to pay them that’s when I turned to the shelters it was horrible the first shelter I went to was NSO we had to sleep in chairs it was torture I do not want to relive that ever again nobody should have to go through what I went through in due time by the grace of God himself I was no longer homeless I didn’t have to depend on anyone any more even though I would break my back to help out the best way that I can even being in a shelter I was still helping out whenever I can but as I said before I have no support system before the late fees I was only shout $100 and no one would let me borrow it because I didn’t have any money to pay them back considering getting laid off I tried doing something like this before and was told I needed to get a job and stop begging for peoples hard earned money I didn’t ask for much only for something to get me something to eat I’m not going to lie I’m a little hesitant on doing this I might get ignored come back to check and received nothing I just don’t want to get disappointed again I really need the help I tried everything .
