About this fundraiser

My name is Nicole. It has been a rough year and 1 month for me and being able to get ahead or even keep up with the day to day expensices. I moved to Texas in December 23 which was a nightmare was so much violence in the 6 months I was there. Finally was able to get away and move back to   Michigan (with my x that I got back together with in May )into  My boyfriends place  but he kicked me out of the blue .2 weeks after . I had no money saved up and nowhere to go the day he kicked me out. I have been in hotels ever since . I have had to start dancing that week he kicked me out. Which I don't make very much $$ because if u know anything about strip club world If you don't suck and have sex in the back room and only do actual dances , you're not making anything..( And I refuse to degrade myself to that level )but mabey $100 a day because of that . I don't drive because I can't afford a car . So I take Ubers to and from work and that's expensive also . I make just enough to pay for a room everyday. Not enough to eat most days.  I have 2 children 1 is grown and 2 grandchildren. I barely get to see them because I don't ever have enough money to do anything with them. Like take them to eat or do anything. They can't come to the hotel to visit because the younger children don't know I'm in a hotel room living. My adult child won't let the grandkids come to visit me here either. I couldn't take my youngest child school shopping this year for school clothes or supplies. I haven't been able to buy myself clothes since the last hotel I was in last month threw my stuff out because I was at work when my card wouldn't go through for the payment that day ,so they through all my stuff into bags and said they put it in the office only a quarter of my stuff was in bags the rest was missing I only had a couple things to wear and all of my products for my personal hygiene and belongings were in those bands I had to rebuy everything and that put me back a whole week for a room. I've never been in this position in my life I've always been able to keep up with my bills and had a home to live in… I lost everything when I went to Texas while I was there in the first week. I have never been able to get back on my feet ever since. I'm trying to come up with enough money to get into an apartment. That way it's only $800 /month for rent and not $65 a day.( Which is $1950) A month. I've been working so hard but Everytime I get ahead something traumatic happens and I start all over again. I'm to the point of where I'm losing faith and hope. I just want nothing more than to be a normal parent in my own place that I can afford and my children and grandchildren can come over and I can be back in their lives on normal basises. I have Christmas coming up and all their birthdays are in December and January I pray that I'm in a place soon so that this can be back to normal for them too. My child tht's 15 is stating to think I'm not wanting to spend time with him or care about his needs. Because he hasn't had a place for him to come over to of my own to even visit let alone spend the night. It's breaking their hearts and mine also. It's starting to come between our relationship and I fear I'm going to lose my sons and I bond because of this. I haven't been able to cook a meal for my family since I left in December . This has been such a traumatic experience and it's tearing my kids and I relationships apart.. I would be so grateful and forever in debt to anyone and all that can help me get  to my goal to afford an apartment which is $2400 for the total move in cost to move into my apartment and our these hotels. So I back to a normal life to be able to move in to a place of my own that I can afford. I I would give anything to have this happen I would do anything possible I can  in return to make this a possibility. I'm begging for help please 🙏.. thank you for taking the time and reading .

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Nicole Quinones

Farmington, MI, USA

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