Donate to Help Jadyn and Haven Get a Car

Hi everyone! My name is Jadyn Yost, and I am going to be writing this on behalf of myself and my twin sister, Haven Yost. When I was talking to someone about our situation, they encouraged me to try something like this. First, I would like to give you a bit of background/insight into our lives leading up to this point, because I think it is important when trying to understand the situation. I have grown up with parents who struggled consistently with drug addiction, which has led to so much uncertainty, unstable living conditions, and financial burdens. These last two years have been especially difficult, as my parents' fight with drug addiction got increasingly hard and recently landed them in jail, unfortunately. This situation has left my sister and I with very little support, leaving us to navigate many important financial circumstances alone. We both work, however, we are both financially responsible for other expenses including paying for our phone bill, gas, necessities, etc. In addition to this, we do as much as we can for our two baby siblings, who are 4 and 9 years old. While trying to work to afford our most important things, we also are navigating our senior year of high school and the beginning of college. We currently drive a 1999 Honda Civic that has been breaking down frequently and becoming a big obstacle in our lives. Due to the age of the vehicle and the condition it is in, it is starting to become very difficult to get our car to and from places like work and school. Every time we go to get something fixed on our car, shortly after a new issue follows in what feels like a never-ending cycle of car problems. Our car does not have a gas gauge and the gas and oil tanks both leak. We have also found issues with the belt and brakes, which still need to be fixed. In addition to this, our heat and air conditioning goes in and out frequently, which presents its own set of issues. Overall, the price of keeping up with our car is proving to be expensive and not worth it at this point. That is why I am here, asking for help. My sister and I really need to get a different vehicle that would help us get to and from work and school without so many issues. However, our family situation has left us with little support when trying to pay for a car. We are both willing, and happy to, look into financing a car, however, that requires a down payment and due to the difficulty, we have faced in the last couple of months, we haven't been able to save up much money. We have worked really hard to maintain our academics amid the life-altering circumstances that were presented to us this year with our family issues. We were both accepted and will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall of 2024 and hope to have a vehicle that can support us driving back home to visit family and help us navigate Charlottesville without issues. Anything at all helps, and we are beyond appreciative of anyone who even considered reading/looking into this GoFundMe. Your support means everything to us, and I am so grateful for everyone who has helped us in any way throughout this journey. Thank you. (: If you could share this fundraiser with others we would really appreciate it! 

If for any reason you would like to reach out to me directly, my phone number is [phone redacted] and my email is [email redacted]