Want to change two kids lives? I met them last night. Single mom and two sweet kids are in a poverty trap—a few thousand $ would be life-changing. She works two jobs but no money for rent deposit so almost homeless. Now car about to die.
I'll cover fees. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-homeless-single-mom-and-her-2-kids …
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I only share local cases facing immediate crisis where social services cannot step up in time. (Not for lack of trying, believe me! A social worker is on it). Too many cases like this. Lack of few thousand dollars=catastrophic feedback cycle. Lose car so lose job so lose home..
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You've almost raised $2,000.
So *tomorrow* they will move out of their expensive and crappy hotel and move to an acceptable place of their own. The kids are psyched! Mom had a day off and SLEPT. Next up, a reliable car and hopefully get mom down to one job (she now works two!)2 replies 4 retweets 101 likesShow this thread -
First update!
Now for a reliable car. We've located a Civic with little over 100K! My own Civic runs great at 200K.
I thought about donating it but it's a manual with all the dents. Anyone know if I can buy a pre-dented stick shift car without an IP?
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-homeless-single-mom-and-her-2-kids …pic.twitter.com/HTRw02KruB
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted now_grace 🇪🇸 🇺🇸 #MECFS #Lyme #Endo
This is exactly the poverty trap. It's expensive to be poor. I can get away with my pre-dented 19-year old Civic because if it needs to go in the shop or if I drive long distance, I can rent a car AND I can afford to live close enough to work to bike/bus.https://twitter.com/now_grace/status/1184112055101509632 …
zeynep tufekci added,
now_grace 🇪🇸 🇺🇸 #MECFS #Lyme #Endo @now_graceReplying to @zeynepI feel for this story so much. When I lived in TX I got bad credit from a health crisis, my car died, I couldn't qualify for a loan, and ended up spending $400 a month on taxis. It was a nightmare. And all of it could be avoided if we had public transport and healthcare.1 reply 13 retweets 56 likesShow this thread -
Just passed the halfway mark for this single mom with two kids! To repeat: no other immediate help is available. Social services often step in *after* the catastrophe. That makes it more expensive with a lot more suffering. Support now can stabilize them. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-homeless-single-mom-and-her-2-kids …
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This fundraiser has only $1750 to go! Yesterday the mom got the day off just to sleep. (Seriously, she just slept!) Tomorrow, they move out of the hotel! Last bit is a reliable car. Would be great to tell the kids it's done when they come home from school. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-homeless-single-mom-and-her-2-kids …
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Thank you! Yeah the tools we have are the tools we have.
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$ (Sorry to see Facebook in my face on GoFundMe)