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Undocumented high school student working full time

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Hello, my name is Daniela. I am an 18 year old undocumented high school student( 12th grade) working full time. When the pandemic started to happen around March of 2020, my high school shut down, and my mom who was six months pregnant at the time lost her job. I was excluded from federal help because of my status. Before the pandemic I would only work weekends because I dedicated my time to focus only on school and with that little money I would pitch in here and there. By the end of the school year,  I was working full time. I started to pay my family's phone, internet, water and electricity bills. Sometimes I would help out with groceries as well. My stepdad took care of the rent but I was the only person in the family with regular work. I was relying on on resources that my school and previous internships shared with me from mid March to April. The restaurant set up a GoFundMe during that time to help out our staff, we each received $500, which wasn't a lot but it definitely helped me out during that time. I was working with a news reporter from the Huff Post who reached out to me and helped shared my story. Below I will share the link and you are more than welcomed to read it. With this funds I will help out my family and some of the money will be used towards my future college funds, my dream college is San Jose State University where I want to focus in Forensic Science.
My story with Huff Post Update: Thank you to everyone who has donated! It is unbelievable the amount of support people have provided for me and my family. From the bottom of my heart I wish you all the best and success, God bless you all. For the people who is wondering who is Shannon Carey and why I added her to the campaign , she is my school advisor. I cannot withdraw the money myself due to not meeting certain requirements because of my status. She is the only person I trust and will be receiving the funds , then will be transferred to my account. Everything is in good hands and I hope you all understand this, when I started this I did not know about the requirements which complicated things for me. I mentioned to her what was going on and she gladly offered to me help out in this, she has always wanted the best for me and it is one of my biggest supporters. If anyone has any questions please feel free to leave a message and I will gladly respond

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Daniela S
Organizer
Oakland, CA
Shannon Carey
Beneficiary
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