Help Alex Roth Overcome Identity Theft and Assault

Hello all, Alex Roth here. I'm not normally one to beg, but I'm at a total loss of what to do here.

In January, after being given a 10% raise, I was terminated without ever being provided with a reason. Florida is notorious for this, so I was not surprised. With my mother's unexpected death last year and my father in assisted living, and my diagnosis of epilepsy, I decided to take my stock buyback and finally achieve my dream of moving to Brooklyn, NY, to take advantage of the best public transit system in the country.

Things started off great, but in the past few weeks, my life has done a complete 180.

My identity was recently stolen, either by submitting personal documents to a job that turned out to be fraud or the recent Ticketmaster data leak. I'm told this could take months to dispute the charges made on my accounts, and I am terrified of what else may come of this incident.

I am attempting to sell all that I can, including my most valued possessions, yet I find myself unable to locate any willing buyers. I have applied for jobs nonstop since May, however, the job market has changed drastically since I last searched for employment six years ago, and even if I were offered a job Monday - I don't think I'd be able to survive long enough to receive payment as the only food I have remaining are six cups of ramen. I am in various stages of interviews with employers - not a day goes by that I am not interviewed - however most employers seem to strictly communicate through recruiting services now, and the job that holds the most promise wants to do a third round of interviews with me next week. My credit score has been annihilated and I have locked it so that no further damage can be inflicted upon it by cards and loan applications I did not make.

Currently, I have a little over $6 to my name - the last of my remaining personal stock portfolio I could sell. I also have a cat that has needs - I have just enough to get her through the next two weeks. I am asking for the bare minimum to pay my rent, use public transit to and from interviews, and feed myself and my cat, my best friend in the world, who doesn't deserve to suffer due to my mistakes and constant misfortune. I have high hopes that a job offer will be extended within the next week, if not two, only due to the upcoming holiday (July 4th).

I am new to New York and do not have many friends who have been able to assist, but those who can have, and I cannot thank them enough - however they are not without their own struggles, and I do not want to impact them any further.

I applied for unemployment benefits from my former residence of Florida, but still am awaiting more information regarding this, and given the inhospitable nature of the state to the downtrodden, I do not have much hope they will assist me, despite me spending the vast majority of my life applying for and interviewing for employment every single day since my belongings arrived from Florida, which was not until the end of April, despite my departure being March 26th. It is difficult to have a life on an air mattress, a cat, and limited clothing.

Surviving as best I can on what little I have but now with my recent identity theft - I have no credit available, and my cash has been depleted entirely. I am losing hope quickly and relying on daily meditation practice to keep my mind from thoughts of suicide, however, it is a struggle to keep even those thoughts at bay.

To top everything off, I was recently assaulted at a local concert by an unknown assailant who split my skull open, at The Meadows Brooklyn, who have been unhelpful in identifying my assailant and will not respond to calls or emails. They also have my airpods, which flew out of my ears along with my phone as I was taking a video. Now, I find myself responsible for over $4,000 in medical debt, and had my first seizure in over a year due to this incident.

This is the least of my worries - I just want my cat and I to be able to survive until a job offer is extended.

Any assistance you can provide will be not only appreciated but paid forward and back if I can survive long enough to be of means again. Anything you can contribute; I don't have words to express the gratitude I have and if I see you in person, I will hug you and thank you and cry until I can return the favor.