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DV victim needs your help -single mom with 2 kids

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(Japanese follow; 英文の後に日本語訳続きます)

Hi everyone, I would like to ask your help for my dear friend who has two children ( 3-months old and 1.5-yrs old) and has been suffering domestic violence from her husband over past 2.5 years.
 
She wants to establish her life without her husband, and to do so, she needs a car immediately. Living without a car in a suburb area with 2 kids is just impossible. We have researched/called everywhere to see any possibility to get a car for free, but so far no luck. It would also help if you know any organization/person who donates a car or who gives us a discount rate. Your donation will be used to purchase a used car for her.
 
The used car price had surged because of this pandemic, but we want to purchase a reliable car for her. She does not have credit history here in US, so auto loan isn’t an option. Our goal for this fundraising is $15,000 to cover everything relating to buying a used car including but not limited to tax, fees and first month auto insurance.
 
Here is her background.
 
She is a first-generation immigrant from Japan, and none of her family members live in US. She moved to US with fiancé visa 3 years ago and got married with her husband, and since then she has been a stay home mom with no income. Her marriage was well until her husband got injured while he was working. His frustration went towards her, and he started to abuse her verbally. Soon enough, whenever he got angry/frustrated, he started to break things like Wi-Fi rooter, phone, computer just to make her unable to communicate with anyone out of the house. He did not give her any money to buy food/daily necessities, so she had to live off her savings. And worst of all, she found out that her debit card has been used by him numerous times.
 
Last week she finally decided to escape from her husband and went to the shelter with her 2 kids. The shelter was full, so they were sent to a hotel in a dangerous area. Blood spots on bedsheets and mountain of empty food cans on the corner of room…. Her kids might have sensed something, they never stopped crying in the hotel. Luckily her friend offered her one of the rooms in house until she finds a place to live. Her friend is currently taking care of her and her kids, and helping her research/plan/make phone calls to get further helps from government/organizations. Her father in Japan has been trying to transfer her funds in Japan to the bank in US, but international fund transfer requires so many documents to prove their relationship, and it is taking longer time than expected.
 
It has been 1.5 weeks since she left her husband. Her living situation will be settled down in a few days. She has been looking for a job, but it has been difficult since she has no employment history in US. To help her build new life, any amount of your donation is greatly appreciated.

If you would like to support her directly, here is her Venmo account information.
Venmo: mikansuki (last 4 digits of phone number: 7803)
                                                                                             
Even $1 of your donation helps her a lot at this moment. Thank you so much! 

 
過去2.5年間に渡り、旦那からDVを受けてきた友人がいます。その友人がついに意を決し、家を離れる決意をしました。彼女は、日本から3年前に移住してきたばかり、そして生後3か月と生後1.5歳の2人の子供を抱えています。しかし、シングルマザーとして、異国の地で頑張る決意を固めたようです。そんな彼女は3年間専業主婦として家事育児に専念しており、アメリカでの職歴はありません。また、旦那から金銭的DVを受けていたため、米ドルでの貯蓄も皆無です。
 
旦那は、就労中にけがをしてしまい、働けなくなってから態度が激変してしまったと彼女は言っていました。言葉の暴力に始まり、イライラすると物を壊し脅す、生活費を渡さない、また彼女の銀行カードを勝手に使って買い物をするなど、精神的、そして金銭的DVを繰り返していました。彼女のご家族は全員日本に在住しており、誰もすぐに助けに来れないことを知っての行動です。
 
先週、彼女は必死の思いで家を出て、保護施設に電話をしたところ、施設に空きがないのでホテルに案内されました。そのホテルがある地域は治安が悪く、不衛生で、ベットシーツには血痕が、部屋の片隅には食べた後の缶詰が山のように積みあがっていたとのことです。そんな場所に子供2人と一緒に泊まれるわけがありません。幸運なことに、彼女の友人が助け舟を出してくれ、安全が確保されるまで彼女の友人の家に匿ってもらえることとなりました。また、彼女の友人は、彼女と一緒に住む場所、仕事、補助金や法的な助けなどを調べてくれています。
 
日本に住む彼女のお父様は、日本からアメリカに送金しようと奔走していらっしゃいます。日本は海外送金をするためにはたくさんの書類が必要で、ご高齢のお父様には難しいことが多く、送金手続きに思ったよりも時間がかかっています。
 
アメリカ生活では車が必需品ですが、彼女は車も持っていません。小さい子供がいると、どこに行くにも車は絶対必要です。仕事を探すにしても、車で移動できないとなると職を選べる範囲がとても狭くなってしまいます。車がないと、仕事に就けない。仕事に就けないと、車が買えない。(彼女はアメリカでのクレジットヒストリーがないため、自動車ローンを組むこともできません。)この悪循環から脱出し、新しい生活をいち早く築いてほしいという願いからこのGoFundMeを立ち上げました。ここで頂いた募金は、全て彼女の車購入のために使わせていただきます。また、このページをシェアしてくださるだけでも嬉しいです。

また、彼女のVenmoアカウントもこちらでシェアさせていただきます。引っ越しの準備や新生活で多大な現金が必要です。1ドルの募金でも大変助かります。
Venmo: mikansuki (電話番号最後の4ケタ: 7803)

また、募金だけでなく、中古車寄付団体や安く買えるルートをご存知の方などいらっしゃったら教えていただけると助かります。どうかよろしくお願いします。

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    Kana Miyoshi
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    Los Angeles, CA
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