Help me escape homelessness
Fundraising campaign by
Carmen Santiago
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US$1,870.00raised of $2,000.00 goal
Campaign Story
My name is Carmen, and I am 30 days away from being homeless. In the past 2 weeks I went from a engaged woman to a widow(not sure if this is correct term)facing homelessness. My fiance unfortunately suffered from Herion addiction and died of a fentanyl overdose 2 weeks ago. We lived in an apartment building his mother owned, paying her rent. During this time my fiance spent every single dollar on his addiction, going as far as telling me he paid his portion of the bill's (he didnt) telling his mother he deposited his portion of the rent(he didnt) which would result in utilities being cut off and I having to pay to restore them and his mother accusing me of stealing the rent money and having to pay his portion as well. I tried getting him into a methadone maintenance program but, he would still struggle and take drugs on top(Xanax)(Herion) Eventually friends and family caught on and no one would help him with money anymore so he started stealing from our home. Electronics, jewelry, clothing, you name it and I would come home to find it missing. When he had nothing he could steal he asked for credit, and when he owed too much, his ”friends” would show up at the door demanding payment or threatening to do bodily harm and so I would give my last dime to save him. I knew it was only a matter of time and it finally happened, his mother came to visit and he was gone. Since the funeral his family his blamed me for not doing more as well as enabling him. On 10/10 I was told I had 30 days to vacate her apartment. At this point I am broke(n), financially, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I have no money and I need to move asap. If anyone can help, please help me, even a share can reach someone who knows what this feels like. Thank you for making it to the end, I'm sorry it was so long. God bless you
Carmen
Organizer
- Carmen Santiago
- Campaign Owner
Donors
- Jen Larsen
- Donated on Nov 19, 2018
- Yaro Severn
- Donated on Nov 19, 2018
No updates for this campaign just yet
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Nov 19, 2018
Please help Carmen! She’ll need more than $2,000 for food.
- Jen Larsen
- Donated on Nov 19, 2018
- Yaro Severn
- Donated on Nov 19, 2018
- Cory Knowles
- Donated on Nov 19, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Nov 19, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Nov 19, 2018
Hope this helps. Best of luck to you and so sorry for your loss.
- Alyssa Berdie
- Donated on Nov 18, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Nov 16, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Nov 16, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Nov 16, 2018
Please help Carmen! She’ll need more than $2,000 for food.