Help Fix A Mother's Home

My name is Jacob Scarberry. I write to you in a time of need. Not for myself but for my Mother. She is deserving of the best that life can give, but is instead met with a harsher reality.

She is a loving mother to myself and my siblings. She is an amazing grandmother to her grand babies. She is one of the strongest people I know. Breast cancer lost its battle with my mom. Yet, through all the trials she has bested, she finds herself in a really rough spot.

I can not tell this story without addressing the elephant in the room. My mother is married to a man who has not always made the best decisions. He currently resides in a Ohio Correctional Facility from nonviolent, marijuana related charges. Though I feel he has come to learn from his error, he is not expected to return home where he is desperately needed for at least another year. Unfortunately, I don't know if my mother's situation can last another year without help.

My mother's home is in really bad shape. The roof began caving in after this crazy rainfall the past couple days. I personally feel that the home is beyond saving. She was recently let go from her place of employment due to it closing its doors. She is not one who likes to ask for help, so I will do it for her.

We, as a family, are unable to get her out of this situation financially, but she cannot be in this house for another winter. I am sure of it. It is my hopes that with enough kindness, with enough community support, we could repair or replace her current home. I don't know if money donations alone will do it, or if generous local contractors would be willing to put their supplies and skills to use in support of an amazing woman. But I know she needs your help. WE need your help.