My name is Julie. I have been raising children since I was 18 years old — I am 56 now. Three kids of my own, and for the past two years I also raised my granddaughter Zoey while her mother Christina fought her way back from addiction, again. I gave everything I had — financially, emotionally, physically — to get Zoey to a good place. I am proud of that. It cost me everything. I am now broke, my retirement is gone, no car, a few minor health issues (I'm ignoring) and I am facing immediate, major crippling financial pressure

I am not asking you to fund just a hole. I am asking for a seed — $10,000, or whatever portion anyone is able to give — to buy myself three months of breathing room. Enough to stabilize, to heal from a lifetime of giving, and to launch into the next chapter of my life. That next chapter has a purpose. I have spent 38 years watching what this country does to young single mothers. I lived it. I am watching my daughter and granddaughter struggle through it right now. I have the skills, the experience, and the fire. I just need the runway. I will not waste it.

Thank You.