Help Prevent Janice & Jason from Being Homeless

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Hello, my name is Jason Strope.

Janice is my elderly mom's name.

We've been renting our current home almost 16 some years, but were recently and unexpectedly told around 6 months ago that we could no longer rent and the owner is giving us a few months to find a home. 

Due to the insane housing market, we had been unable to find anything, but thankfully the owner gave us some extra extensions as we searched.

A few weeks ago our prayers were answered and we found a home. We were able to put in an offer for a home that was accepted.

The owner said they’d allow us until the end of August before needing to move so we felt so thankful and blessed.

That took away so many worries.

However, that's changed because another unexpected turn of events is the owner now says we only have until through July so that gives us only 2.5 weeks.

That's created an overwhelming whirlwind.

We're both physically unable to move our stuff

Even simple packing isn't easy at times.

I can't financially help because of the struggles that I face being essentially disabled at times.

She is close to disabled herself.

She suffers from COPD & debilitating pain.

So having only weeks to do about everything ourselves is overwhelming alone.

She has missed a lot of work recent months as we've search rental homes and houses for sale because her health issues.

Adding to the overwhelming whirlwind that moving already places, we can barely afford food and are now faced with more financial hardships with having to find a place to stay until the closing of the home.

We have got to find a place to stay, but we can't afford that whatsoever.

So what we need is:

- The cost of an AirBnB/hotel/Vrbo/et cetera

- The cost of storage rental

- The moving costs

- Someone who can foster our animals

- The cost of boarding our pets if we can't find a foster home.

- How mom will have to take 3-5 unpaid weeks leave from work so we can do everything.

- Food

- Already occurring bills

Besides that, the broker just told us that a $1,000 down payment could be required.

I don’t know how we’re physically going to be able to handle everything on our own, let alone afford that.

The situation we face requires me shedding whatever that is that prevents me asking for some help, so know that isn't easy writing this.

I rarely ever ask for help. I don’t like doing that.

Bare with me because this whole process is already so difficult, let alone ever explaining these things being such a private person who values what privacy brings.

Sharing this is so difficult and soul-draining.

Some Additional Details

We've both been researching options for other rentals since fall/winter of 2021 when we were told by the owner that we could no longer rent, but there has only been about 6 houses available through that whole time and those rentals weren’t viable options.

So, we began researching buying a house thinking that we could never afford to do that (we’ve rented since I was a baby).

Thankfully, we learned of USDA housing loans (US Department of Agriculture)

Even then, America's housing market is harsh.

Finding a house is so difficult.

We quickly discovered the few houses available at our price range weren’t viable options because of things like mold, crumbling foundations, wiring issues, etc.

We were finally blessed with some great news a few weeks ago.

A house went up that is everything we want.

That is at the right price range, also.

We were so thrilled.

That's a smaller home with a big yard that is right next to the country, surrounded by crop fields and trees.

We'd be able to grow our own food.

We could keep the privacy we both need & value

So, we made an offer and that was accepted.

That’s a true blessing.

Now, we’re getting closer to the closing process, but that still takes time, and that’s something we don’t have since we have to be out of our current house by the end of July.

We're basically all we have left (mom & I, that is)

She is my best friend, and she would say that I’m her best friend, too.

We really don’t have anyone else.

She is everything to me and is the greatest person I have ever known.

I am who I am because of her.

I owe her everything, but can't give her what that is she deserves and that is everything.

She has never owned a home so getting a house is beyond a blessing.

Ever since I was a toddler, I saw her give everything she could to anyone who needs & she hasn't ever asked for anything in return of that.

I am who I am, because of her.

A very select few friends know about the details of the physical struggles we face.

That is especially true for my struggles.

I hate talking about myself whatsoever.

I especially hate asking for help.

However, I guess now is for being transparent because we’re all human & we all struggle at various times.

I’ve essentially been disabled at times recent decades, but very few people know & besides that I basically lost everyone and everything during the first part of 2020.

I know many struggled during the first stages of the changes this world faced.

I thought I'd be unaffected and fine, but seems almost everyone around crumbled.

So many people changed and lost their humanity.

I lost both pet cat best friends of 2+ decades.

That, combined with those physical issues, resulted with me barely functioning at times.

So, I do know we've all struggled.

I was the strong one helping people get through their fears about the lockdowns.

I've always tried helping whoever I can even if that help is harshly rejected, but asking for some help is something that is foreign though.

I never asked for anything, but now I'm asking.

These recent few days were filled with the few friends I still have telling me to create a GoFundMe page.

That is incredibly overwhelming though, on top of already being overwhelmed though.

I've discussed with mom what she thinks we should be needing, at the very minimum, and the conservative side we think is around 7k.

At this point, I’m just hoping my mom receives some help.

I don’t really care about myself though.

I just want her to be okay.

I hate that I can barely help with what is required.

Any help is beyond appreciated. 

At the very least, we need Biblically based prayer

We need loving kindness.

The kindness of friends is so important.

Something that brings depression often is thinking about how unkind and unloving humans act these days since the lockdowns and the world went absolutely stupid.

So above all else, friends, treat people kind.

The world needs love, empathy, and kindness.

Thanks. God bless.