Hey Fedi friends! It's the end of the month again which means it's time for a new mutual aid request. (This ended up being a little longer than I expected but bare with me! CashApp & PayPal links at the end! :floof_Heart:)
To try and keep this short and since many of the folks who have known me or seen me around the Fediverse know or have an idea of what the current situation is like.
I'm a minor with no source of income outside of coding which does not bring nearly enough in for me to even buy lunch most months so I have to resort to mutual aids or theft (Which got me in a lot of legal trouble, but fuck the corporates.). I need at least enough fundings to support me (Age 16, turning 17 this year) and my younger sibling (age 15).
I am a high school student living in a crappy situation with divorced parents. Where one house, the main house, I am refused basic needs such as, but not limited to, food, water, hygiene, clothing, proper medical care, etc. While the other house, my mothers, is a hoarder mess with little to no food, and when there is non expired food that has not been gotten into by animals, months, mold, maggots, etc, it is often times one of the following: Chocolate, cookies, Twinkies, hostess foods, etc. My mother hoards much more than just garbage but indeed, animals also. (With over 70 animals in the house and dogs who are not potty trained along with more animals, outside of the house).
Neither houses include proper medical care. I have a chronic skin disease that causes me severe pain and if it gets bad enough, it becomes an open wound that tunnels often times on my chest or on my legs. My parents do not supply the proper medications I need for these, and when asked or mentioned needing the medications, I get told "Get a job". (Which I am also not allowed to have.)
I'm constantly at risk of being kicked out of the house at any time without warning, a couple of months ago I was locked out of the house in regards to being trans and using my chosen name tho thankfully this was after a school play and I had a safe place at the time.
CPS does not listen. The cops do not listen. I cannot speak up about any of these issues even to trusted adults as this causes more issues at home and gets CPS involved.
Cost breakdowns for the month! Any extra fundings will be put towards getting my parrot a new urn (His last one unfortunately broke).
MEDICATIONS: $50 (4x meds for chronic disease (3 prescription + 1 one reg), anxiety/insomnia meds, pain killers)
CAT FOOD: $20
TOTAL: $500
NOT URGENT BUT STILL NEEDED: I will be doing commissions in regards to funding for this stuff, it might take a little bit but I'll do it o7
URN REPLACEMENT: $160 (I know this is expensive but it was the cheapest urn I could find that was made with a decent quality that would work better for traveling with him, as this bird means a lot to me, even in death. If you've known or seen me around within my past year and a half ish on Fedi you'd know how much my beloved Leo was worth to me<3)
(We attempted to fix the urn but it didn't work very well as it proceeded to keep breaking and at this point it's cheaper just to replace it)
LAPTOP FIX: $20
(Keyboard had an incident where one of the keys broke and need to be replaced, this was a rough estimate on the price it should cost from a friend. - The laptop doesn't have a warranty 😹 but I need this for personal use + school + studies)
Disabled, wiped out after finally paying the rent, need to get groceries/household stuff. I have to have them delivered tho due both to my car needing repair and my health problems.
To clarify on the household stuff thing, I have someone who is supposed to come help clean up my apartment soon (since my stamina and the swelling in my legs makes what needs to be done currently more than i can do myself) but I need to cover for the cleaning supplies. That's what I need in addition to getting groceries.
Disabled and broke, owe rent (500) for March by the 18th and also need to get groceries. I'm still recovering from being hospitalized with a leg infection & I'm stuck at home. Please help & share widely!
Edit 021424: I've also created a more formal fundraising page with details of why I need help and what for.
Help a disabled black man this Black History Month?
Disabled black man now 5 days late on rent (500), facing late fees soon! Also out of food & have other bills coming up!
I was recently hospitalized for a leg infection, still adjusting to recovery from that.
I'm going to the doctor today about my swollen legs and to get an update about how my medication is doing with my blood pressure and stuff. Hopefully I don't end up in the hospital again.
Once I do get released from the hospital for the leg infection I'll need a ride home (I didn't drive here) & whatever supplies they say I need for home care, plus to get food. @mutualaid@mutualaid@mutual_aid
Out of work due to multiple disabilities including congestive heart failure, owe on rent & utilities 800 bucks combined and already late, will not make it without help!
Update on the above: I just got enough to pay the electric bill! This now leaves what I need for rent (500) plus some for groceries after fees (like 120 I think would last awhile)
Thanks for sharing so far!
Out of work due to multiple disabilities including congestive heart failure, owe rent and utilities totalling 800 dollars as of today, plus need to get food delivered (my car is currently out of commission and because of my health problems I'm highly vulnerable out in public anyway)
Disabled and out of work, trying to make it through winter with more stability (I didn't pay December rent until it was January and I had some days I didn't even eat cuz I was afraid it'd make paying bills even harder). I already deal with mental health issues in addition to physical disabilities and honestly need less stress than I get.
Disabled and not yet receiving any state assistance for it (takes a long time in the US), 500 dollars away from finally covering my late rent and utilities for the month!