Help the Moyers stay in Comptche!

Hi everyone,

My name is Shane, and I never thought I'd be asking for help this way, but I've had to swallow my pride and beg for help. When I moved up here to Comptche, I never thought I would be in the position of being a single dad trying to raise two kids on my own.

I gave up my career to be a parent, and I have been struggling to find consistent stay-at-home work so I can help with my oldest child's depression and medical expenses, only managing to land a part-time gig as a video game review and preview writer for Game Rant. I wish it was sustainable, but it's more of a hobby and a way to get published online to hopefully lead to something else. Unfortunately, it hasn't happened in the last 10 months, and I am floundering to pay my monthly bills now.

Unfortunately, with my kid's ages negating their ability to stay at home by themselves, I have continued to try to find Remote QA Tester jobs or writing jobs online. I now have over 50 rejection emails and have submitted ~200 total applications, but most writing jobs require years of experience in their fields even at entry level. I haven't given up yet, nor do I plan to... but it's been a demoralizing struggle.

Any money received will go to pay regular monthly bills: electric, internet, propane, trash, pet food, etc. I have sold everything that I can to try to make ends meet, I continue to look for work that will allow me to take care of my kids, but anything I find is outside of the house and unfortunately not regular everyday work. It is usually just handyman or firewood-type stuff, which I take when I can get it, but with summer vacation here I can't leave my kids alone all day long.

It pains me to ask for help, to beg for help in this way... I'd rather do almost anything. I just want to give my kids a sense of stability, to give them a haven for them to return to what feels like home. I am beyond scared of losing that for them, and that's why I'm here. My kids love being here. They love their cat and their dog, and having their own space to decorate and make their own. I am terrified of losing all of that for them, so I come to you, random strangers, with my hat in hand asking for help.

The moment I find remote work for every day that pays well enough, I'll remove this gofundme. Until then, though I know it is tough out there in the world right now, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Best Regards,

-Shane