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I am reaching out to everyone I know to help a young 18 year old girl named Hanna Nicole Martin that is currently living in a 93 Subaru Impreza with her boyfriend. Both of these young kids work FT jobs. Prior to getting a vehicle, Hannah was sleeping outside in a sleeping bag under bridges and couch surfing where she could. Her hours at the time (previous job at Hotel front desk) were outside of the bus schedule and it was making it difficult to get to and from work + she was making minimum wage. About 30 days ago she started a better paying job with Solar City.
I met Hanna over a year ago and instantly liked her. She was a sweet, smart, and sheltered young girl. After learning that she was homeless I wanted to help so I gifted Hanna a car. I don't have room for her to stay with me but I wanted her to be able to get back and forth to work and I felt it was safer for her to sleep in a car than to sleep outdoors.
I have reached out to all of our local low income housing programs but the wait lists are 100's of names long. I am also in weekly contact with Eric Michielssen who previously worked for Peoples Self Help Housing and is running for County Supervisor to try and find a solution or help for Hannah.
Some brief background on Hannah. She does not do drugs or drink. She has been sheltered for most of her life. She was not allowed to watch TV or listen to any music other than church music. Her mother believed Hannah had had mental problems and took her to physciatrist after physciatrist and had her on many different medications. If a psychiatrist told her mother that nothing was wrong with Hannah, her mother would quit that Dr. and take her somewhere else. Her parents lived a loveless marriage and fought frequently. They separated a couple of years ago and their divorce was final last year. Hannah was kicked out of her Mother's home because she wanted to have a relationship with her father. Her mother is a religious fanatic (SDA) which will only allow her children to live at home if they agree to attend church daily. Her father who is a Police Officer in the County has recently gotten engaged to a twenty something year old now wants nothing to do with his daughter. I am not saying that Hannah does not have any problems. She is young, she suffers with depression and I am sure has made many mistakes but she is a good human being and she is a young 18 year old that needs support.
Recently I read a post on her Facebook that was troublesome. "I've been homeless for the past seven months. Staying places here and there. But never have had a home. I wake up I go to work, I come back to my car and I go to sleep in it. I'm just trying to make it in this world. Doing what's expected of me working a full-time job. I'm just trying to live. I'm ready to give up. My car has completely finished itself. I have a blown spark plug that ripped through the threading. It's like I'm trying so hard to reach the surface where the air is. But something keeps dragging me back under. It's so hard to breathe sometimes I don't even want to anymore."
I know for most of you this story is very hard to comprehend because there is alot of resources out there but in reality you have to check into a shelter by a certain time, you can't sleep in your car - legally, you need to have a few thousand dollars saved to move into an apartment in this county, you can't get any kind of financial help if you have a job and when you are living in your car it makes it super difficult to eat properly and cheaply because you can't prepare your food or buy food on sale because you have no where to keep it. I need your help to try and get her out of the car and in a more stable environment. Her and her boyfriend make enough money to pay rent. Having her own place to sleep will allow her to feel safe and secure and also to have what she needs most....HOPE!
I would be so grateful if you could donate so we can help her get her into some kind of permanant shelter. I can help her manage this gift and help get her started with all the basic necessities.
Thank you for your consideration, kindness and generosity.
I am reaching out to everyone I know to help a young 18 year old girl named Hanna Nicole Martin that is currently living in a 93 Subaru Impreza with her boyfriend. Both of these young kids work FT jobs. Prior to getting a vehicle, Hannah was sleeping outside in a sleeping bag under bridges and couch surfing where she could. Her hours at the time (previous job at Hotel front desk) were outside of the bus schedule and it was making it difficult to get to and from work + she was making minimum wage. About 30 days ago she started a better paying job with Solar City.
I met Hanna over a year ago and instantly liked her. She was a sweet, smart, and sheltered young girl. After learning that she was homeless I wanted to help so I gifted Hanna a car. I don't have room for her to stay with me but I wanted her to be able to get back and forth to work and I felt it was safer for her to sleep in a car than to sleep outdoors.
I have reached out to all of our local low income housing programs but the wait lists are 100's of names long. I am also in weekly contact with Eric Michielssen who previously worked for Peoples Self Help Housing and is running for County Supervisor to try and find a solution or help for Hannah.
Some brief background on Hannah. She does not do drugs or drink. She has been sheltered for most of her life. She was not allowed to watch TV or listen to any music other than church music. Her mother believed Hannah had had mental problems and took her to physciatrist after physciatrist and had her on many different medications. If a psychiatrist told her mother that nothing was wrong with Hannah, her mother would quit that Dr. and take her somewhere else. Her parents lived a loveless marriage and fought frequently. They separated a couple of years ago and their divorce was final last year. Hannah was kicked out of her Mother's home because she wanted to have a relationship with her father. Her mother is a religious fanatic (SDA) which will only allow her children to live at home if they agree to attend church daily. Her father who is a Police Officer in the County has recently gotten engaged to a twenty something year old now wants nothing to do with his daughter. I am not saying that Hannah does not have any problems. She is young, she suffers with depression and I am sure has made many mistakes but she is a good human being and she is a young 18 year old that needs support.
Recently I read a post on her Facebook that was troublesome. "I've been homeless for the past seven months. Staying places here and there. But never have had a home. I wake up I go to work, I come back to my car and I go to sleep in it. I'm just trying to make it in this world. Doing what's expected of me working a full-time job. I'm just trying to live. I'm ready to give up. My car has completely finished itself. I have a blown spark plug that ripped through the threading. It's like I'm trying so hard to reach the surface where the air is. But something keeps dragging me back under. It's so hard to breathe sometimes I don't even want to anymore."
I know for most of you this story is very hard to comprehend because there is alot of resources out there but in reality you have to check into a shelter by a certain time, you can't sleep in your car - legally, you need to have a few thousand dollars saved to move into an apartment in this county, you can't get any kind of financial help if you have a job and when you are living in your car it makes it super difficult to eat properly and cheaply because you can't prepare your food or buy food on sale because you have no where to keep it. I need your help to try and get her out of the car and in a more stable environment. Her and her boyfriend make enough money to pay rent. Having her own place to sleep will allow her to feel safe and secure and also to have what she needs most....HOPE!
I would be so grateful if you could donate so we can help her get her into some kind of permanant shelter. I can help her manage this gift and help get her started with all the basic necessities.
Thank you for your consideration, kindness and generosity.
Organizer and beneficiary
Michelle Gonzales
Organizer
Atascadero, CA
Hannah Nicole Martin
Beneficiary