Wow...where do I begin?
This is very difficult for me. I am usually the one helping others and now I am faced with having to ask for help for myself.
I have been faced with a few tragic events recently that has brought me back here, with hopes that someone can help answer my plea.
I am disabled and volunteer work at 2 food shelves here in Minnesota. I am on SSI and are supporting 2 teenagers that are not mine.
This is what is going on and if anyone knows where I can go...Please let me know.
1) After cashing my SSI check...I lost all the money and was unable to pay my bills.
My Power was shut off and I lost almost everything because of it. I was able to find a program that finally was able to assit me and got it back on. Boy is it terrible when you have power......just for the fact I had no way to cook food. The first night I ran out of charcole and had no money to get any. So, I ate food out of cans cold to survive.
2) This past Tuesday night....I endured a kitchen fire. The only thing damaged was the range hood and I need to repaint the whole house inside. It smells awful. Because I could not afford renters insurance...I have to replace the hood vent and repair the damages myself. I cannot turn the power to the stove on until the range hood is removed and the wires repaired...to prevent another fire.
3) The battery on my car died and I have no way to get to the food shelves to do my volunteer work I enjoy so much.
With all this happening in a matter of a week....I am at my wits end. I was not able to get assistance from the county or assistance organizations..due to everyone is out of funds.
My lease is up for renewal and the inspection is 2 weeks away. If I do not have the damages repaired and the rent caught up...I will have to move. The welfare office turned me down for emergency assistance because they paid to get the power back on for me.
I would not ask for assistance for myself if I had no other resources and I hope someone out here as an idea of where I can go. I need to come up with $500.00 quickly!
There is too much that happened in a short time for me to mend it all myself and I need to get back to my volunteering....I miss it.
Sincerely;
Carrie. (more)
