I am a 20 year old college student who is struggling to even live at the moment never the less go to school. In early January I lost my apartment because my rent check bounced, my bad had taken my overdraft protection off my account without letting me know and a lot of my checks and debit transactions bounced that month, I had been living off of the overdraft protection on my bank account for 3 months, I always paid it back off with my checks, but before I got my next check it was always in the negative again. I have gone to DHS and asked for help for food and housing, but they say that I make too much. I make $1000 a month and am supporting myself and my boyfriend. When I lost my apartment I had to move in with my boyfriend's family, seven people in a 3 bed room house, two of which are children under 5. I work overnights at a hotel trying to pay the bills, my boyfriends SUV is down, the transmission is shot and the engine is really close. I can not really afford to help fix his SUV but I am trying. He can not get to work with out his truck so he has not worked in a long time. I and he both have medical bills piled up from year(s) ago. I have about 7 creditors trying to get money out of me for credit card bills, medical bills, a bank account that is overdrawn, and the apartment that I lost wanting money for the time that I owed still from when I "broke the lease" even though they kicked me out. I also owe $100 a month to my school and if I don't start paying on it soon I am going to be kicked out of it. I have all the possible pell grants and everything but the school doesn't take scholarships or anything like that. I found my old beads and jewelry kits from when I was young and I am going to try to make some jewelry and sell it, I don't know if it will work, but the extra money would really help out. I don't get a stimulus check from the government because I was claimed as a dependant by my parents who refuse to pay me any of their check when they get it. They don't even send me money to help me out, so I don't see why they claimed me, other than to help their own selfish concerns. I am really in a need for help right now, if anyone can help either with a way to get help from the government, or monitarily yourself, or just even praying for me. Any help at all will be extremely appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Here since: Jun 10, 2008
Male, 51
Certified Nursing Assistant/Graphic Artist
Brentwood, NY
Languages: English, French, Spanish
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jacksboro, tn
Languages: english
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Male, 29
NONE AT THE TIME
RICHMOND, VA
Languages: ENGLISH
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Female, 31
Teacher
Winder, Ga.
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Unemployed
Brandon, Florida
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Female, 40
disabled
Beaver dam, ky
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