I recently relocated to Raleigh NC from PA in effort to raise my daughter in a calmer, safer environment where the school system is able and willing to provide her with the services required for her to be successful. She is 11 years old and was diagnosed ADHD/ODD at the age of 7. It's been rough over the years and her behavior has made it difficult to maintain employment in the past. However, this school year brought a new challenge and she became a bully target. The school or district did not handle the situation so I was forced to home school her for her safety. As a single parent, this made it that much harder for me to find employment that could actually support us. I received an offer from a friend to stay with them in NC to change my daughter's environment. She is back in school and is adjusting well. Services she was unable to receive in previous years are now being provided. Unfortunately, it took longer than expected to find work here. I have a Bachelor's degree from PSU and was working on a Master's degree when things took a turn for the worse, but this hasnt made my job search any easier.
My friend's original offer was to let me stay with her until I got myself on my feet and she wouldn't charge rent until I found a job. Unfortunately, once I got here the offer changed and she expected me to cover half of everything immediately. This caused me to go through the little savings I had faster than expected.
I finally have a full-time job, but my car was just repossessed which makes it almost impossible for me to keep this job on a long-term basis. I need $400 to assist with my half of the rent and monthly bills for July and transportation to and from work and my daughters doctors appointments until I am able to find a job closer or on a bus route. I am doing my best to get things back on track as soon as possible. I actually have interviews lined up, but if I don't get the rest of this money pretty much NOW....we're gonna end up with no where to stay. The shelters around here are full, every agency, church, etc I've called are unable to assist me. My daughters emotional state and behavior have suffered during the last couple of weeks with everything that has been going on which compounds my frustration levels and makes harder for us to be able to stay anywhere else. Because nobody is goin to be able to deal with her. I am hoping that she does not completely revert to her old ways given the progress that she has made since moving here. Ive always handled adversity pretty well, but this situation may be too much for me.