Urgent Assistance for Rent and Attorney Fees

Hello, Friends!

As many of you know, the past year and a half has been frankly one of the worst times of my life. Almost exactly a year ago my daughter and I sought safety by leaving our then-home, not knowing where we would lay our heads. For three months we stayed with incredibly generous, dear friends (and one air bn b). Using gifts and loans from family, a GoFundMe fundraiser, and my Venmo account, I received enough money to get us an apartment and pay for necessities and other bills. In December we moved into what is now our peaceful and welcoming space--our home. The past year has been challenging but I've been able to swing it financially. Until now.

What I need RIGHT NOW are funds to cover September rent, bills, and 2 payments to my attorney (one for September and one for October). In August I paid her $1,000--money I didn't have to give-- because we had a court date coming up and she would not be able to work on my case otherwise. I did what I had to do in that moment, knowing that the payment would leave me stranded in a few weeks. I had done pretty well scraping by since December until that recent $1,000 payment. And once I get in the negative or behind on bills, it is almost impossible to recover without help. I am there now.

My current balance for attorney fees is $11,673.62. I am hopeful that the divorce will be resolved by the end of 2024, and possibly next month at the next court date. There will be a very small settlement that will likely cover attorney fees and repaying a large loan from a family member. I will not make money from this divorce.

My monthly rent is $1450, my car payment is $253, and I still owe $190 for my daughter's summer camp, and $150 to a person who helped me remove the last of my belongings from the apartment. My monthly rent is ONE HALF of my monthly income, which does not even clear $3,000, leaving me in a precarious situation as paychecks come and go. My landlord has been very supportive and has given me grace to pay rent any time before the 30th of the month. So I have six days to pay September rent, and of course will need $1450 for October rent coming right up.

I simply will not be able to get done what I need to get done without outside help. Family and friends have been *extremely* generous, but I have tapped out the people closest to me. I'm looking to find $5,450 to cover rent, car payment and camp for this month and two payments to my attorney.

Any financial support you can offer is appreciated.

My Venmo is @JoAnnValle if you are able to give and prefer that way to gift.