Help Mark and his cats move out of an unstable home

UPDATE: September 5, 2024

Great news! Mom and I shot to the top of the list somehow and have a small public-housing HOUSE being prepared for us to move into! No idea how or why we got a place so soon and we didn't ask.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! We can't thank you enough. Not having to worry about money means a lot in a situation like this.

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UPDATE: August 12, 2024

I have good news and bad news. The good news is my mom and I put in an application and have been put on a waiting list for a new public housing apartment. We don't know how long it will take but we're higher on the list since we're both disabled and she's elderly.

The bad news involves my longtime friend/roommate and my mom's cat.

Unfortunately after being kicked out of the house my roommate attempted to take his own life and died in the ICU in early July. It's a massive loss to me, his family, and all of our friends. I'm still, for the moment, safe where I am with his ex/widow/whatever you want to call her.

The other bad news is my mom's cat became gravely ill last week and I've had to dip into the moving funds raised to help pay for an emergency vet visit, another visit for euthanasia and to have her cat's remains picked up for cremation. Mom's devastated, to say the least, and I was looking forward to living with her and Boo when we moved.

I've upped the goal in hopes to raise more money to make up for what we've lost for Boo's final appointments. I may have to raise it again if my roommate has to raise my rent, which also remains a possibility.

Needless to say Mom and I are beyond stressed and could both really use your help again.

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My living situation has become more-or-less untenable the last few weeks. The long and short of it is I live with a married couple who are incredibly unstable and one of them has gone scorched earth on the other the last handful of days. I've been told I can stay here if one (my longtime roommate) is made to leave but there's no way I can trust that. (He's not the one causing issues.)

I collect a pittance in disability. It pays my rent and feeds me and my cats and that's about it. I'll buy the occasional video game or computer dongle but outside of that I never go anywhere or do anything.

My mom lives two towns over and is in the same situation. We live on shoestrings with no real fallback. (Thankfully, we have medical coverage.)

This fundraiser feels like my only option at this point. I'm out of possessions to liquidate. My life is basically me, my cats, my bed, my desk, and my computer.

On top of my usual depression and anxiety I've had my butt absolutely beaten by SAD and sinus headaches this past winter while watching things deteriorate. I can't deal with much more and my cats and I could use your help.