https://www.gofundme.com/HelpHollyAndJeremy
We’re Holly and Jeremy. We moved to Columbus last summer for a job Holly had accepted. The job turned out to be awful. She has suffered from mental illness since her early twenties, and would up in the hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown brought on by job-induced stress.
While there, she was fired from her job. She’s since applied (and been approved) for disability, but that requires five months of waiting, without work, before any benefits are paid out. She won’t receive any income until late July.
Since then, Jeremy’s been looking desperately for work, but having no degree in a college town has made it a bit on the difficult side – to put it mildly. He’s submitted hundreds of applications to various places. After a few months, he finally got a job offer for a customer service gig. (He starts the last week in April.)
We’re behind on our rent by a month, and will be behind by two months by the time Jeremy gets his first paycheck. To keep our four dogs fed and our utilities paid, we’ve been selling clothes and assorted things (but that doesn’t stretch very far).
Our rent is $1200 per month, and $100 late fee (capped after $10 per day). Jeremy’s job will pay our rent, and most or all of our utilities, but it won’t leave much else (food, gas, etc.).
So we’re asking for help in getting us caught up. Our next month’s rent is due on the 1st of May, by which time we’ll be two months past due – possibly staring an eviction notice in the face. (If that happens, we have no more savings and nowhere to go.) If we can avoid getting evicted, we can stay in Columbus until Holly gets her first disability check (at the end of July), which will finally allow us to live a normal, non-ramen-based lifestyle again.
Lastly, if you can help us out – even a little – we’d be eternally grateful. (If you can’t afford it, please consider sharing this. That would be every bit as helpful and appreciated.) No one is an island, and the kindness of our friends (and strangers) elicits a gratitude which can barely be adequately expressed. We humbly and sincerely thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.
https://www.gofundme.com/HelpHollyAndJeremy
