
Please help Deja with 2 months' rent!
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hi y'all, i'm deja! i am a 42 year-old queer person of color with disabilities. i am in need of help in order to keep living in my apartment. i have no income at the moment, other than the $203 in general assistance each month that i receive from the county--the majority of that goes towards paying my utility bills. the little that's left over is barely enough to get household items and laundry money for the rest of the month.
i'm also in the process of trying to reapply for social security disability as well since i've been denied twice already, but the process takes quite a bit of time from start to finish. i have also been looking for part-time jobs, but i am under-qualified for a lot of positions available so either i don't find much or they take my application to keep on file since they're not currently hiring. local rent assistance programs are either out of money or i don't meet all the qualifications they require to be helped.
my landlord is continuing to work with me and help me as best as he can to make sure i can stay here, but the owners of the building are impatient with me. we have an agreement for now that if i don't keep up with rent each month, i'll get evicted--i have no friends or family to go stay with if that happens, so i really want to avoid eviction!
my rent is $630 a month and i am looking to pay 2 months' worth of rent so i have a little cushion that will allow me to continue to be housed. with your donations i will be continue to be able to have a safe place to live, keep my mental health steady, and be able to stay in contact with the social workers i keep in touch with every week. thanks for reading and helping me out and have a good day!
--dej
Organizer

Deja May
Organizer
Minneapolis, MN