Need of Financial Help While Homeless (INACTIVE)
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: This is no longer an active fundraiser. I will no longer accept donations for it. Even if the goal wasn't met on here doesn't mean it failed, I am in the process of moving into an apartment now and if I need help to move in, it will be a separate fundraiser.
DISCLAIMER: I had more written here by I was advised through customer services that I should keep all of that in the updates instead and focus on what the story is in the gofundme description itself. Please check those, I updated them frequently. It is 4/19/2024 when I am making this disclaimer. I'm still indefinitely homeless and still in a hotel, so I still need to reach the goal. Again, you can see more updates in the updates. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
Hello, I'm someone who already did a gofundme to get my stuff packed to prepare for displacement, I thought I would have shelter or temporary housing by the time I was forced out of my current housing, but I sadly failed. The homeless epidemic caused every resource to not be available and cannot get shelter on time. I cannot even get my cat fostered for free as those resources for homeless people are full as well.
I don't have housing yet, and I don't know how long it will take. I need to at least motel hop until I can get my cat in a safe place as what I was applied for to stay at (that I am not approved for) do not allow my cat. Even if I have an ESA letter for him.
And even if I have to find a homeless shelter by chance as a last resort (it's harder as a single woman to find a place in general homeless shelters while women/DV oriented shelters are always full), as I edited this, I have decided against fostering my cat for personal reasons.
The money for this gofundme will go to (EDITED 2/26/2024)
>Hotel costs
>Transportation (In the process of receiving more options for this)
>food/necessities (Have an outside resource for this now. Updated on 4/17/2024)
>Expenses related to seeking employment/Getting housing (since I've reached this stage)
The estimate amount is not definitive, I don't actually know how much I need and how long I will stay homeless. Shelters are hard to come by like I said. I'll take any help I can get to keep myself and my cat safe.
Please help as soon as possible due to the wait process gofundme has, I have some money to motel hop now, but I won't have enough to keep going without extra help as it can get pricey.
Thank you in advance if you can help!
Organizer
Alaina Ruiz
Organizer
Phoenix, AZ