I've been putting off writing this. Asking for help in public is not something I ever wanted to do. But I have a two year old and a four month old, and pride doesn't pay rent. Yesterday we got an eviction notice. We were two days late. Ten days to pay or we're out. Rent is just under $1,700. The apartment manager will work with us if we can put something toward it. My contract pay comes in weekly and I'm putting what I can spare from it straight into rent. Every dollar paid reduces what's owed, and whatever's left gets added on top of September and October rent, which we already can't cover, so paying it down now is the only thing that keeps this from getting worse. Here's how we got here. Our baby was born in April. My wife has had health complications since the birth and hasn't been able to return to work. Her maternity leave and short term disability have both run out. She's seeing a doctor this month, because right now she physically can't do her job, and we have no family in this city to help with the kids. Childcare costs more than we're bringing in. I lost my mom at the end of February. I still haven't had a real chance to sit with that. I've been job hunting since January. Locally I keep hearing I'm overqualified, and I get it, they assume I'll leave the moment something better shows up. I've applied for customer service roles I've done before and gotten nowhere. I've made it to final rounds more times than I want to count and walked away with nothing. I had another interview yesterday and gave it everything I had. On top of that, her company had payroll problems for months. We eventually got everything she was owed, but it came weeks and months late, and I took out loans to keep us afloat in the meantime. Those payments are still hitting every month. I did find contract work. It doesn't cover our bills, but I'm working extended hours and taking what I can get. Before posting this I called the community action agency, RIFA, Area Relief Ministries, the Red Cross, and 211. The rent assistance funding here ran dry back in March. There is nothing left in the local pipeline to catch us. We're going to have to move, either somewhere much cheaper or in with family in another state. What I need right now is to get through this month without my kids losing their home. I've asked family. Now I'm asking here. If you're able to help with rent, you can send it straight through X Money, Cash App, Venmo, or PayPal in the first reply Any amount helps, and it goes directly toward keeping my kids in this apartment. If you can't, that's alright. Sharing this so it reaches someone who can would mean just as much. And if all you did was read this far into a stranger's worst month, that mattered too. Thank you.