I NEED HELP!!!

singleumi

I really have came to a breaking point in my life and have no where else to turn. So I thought I'd just ask for some advice. I am 26 y.o. single mother of  2 beautiful little girls. My oldest is 9 and the youngest is 3. I have been single parenting for both there entire lives. I know you may be thinking why i had another baby if i were already single parenting 1 child. Well I can only attribute that to lack of maturity and lack of future planning. I've always wanted to be a mother but growing up I don't feel like i was instilled with "right decision making" for lack of better words. Anyway to make a long long story short I am absolutely struggling and this has been the hardest few months of my life. I was fired from my bank job for over drafting my account to catch up with bills back in august and I am still out of work and just put my last $6.00 of my savings in my gas tank to get my girls to school and daycare. I only receive $112 from welfare every 2 weeks and the are threatening to cut me off because I missed an appointment. I don't know what to do. I come from a long line of single struggling mothers so I can't even turn to family for help. I have exhausted all help from organizations in Philadelphia (achievability,liheap,office of supportive housing etc...) I don't know what else to do anymore.  I pray and try to be patient because I know that god will not put me in any situations that I can not bare but I feel broken. I have cried enough tears for a lifetime and I just don't know what else to do. I have reached out to religious organizations and people I don't even know for help. I have done everything except illegal activities and beg for change. I don't know how to get myself out of this I feel like I'm drowning. 

Kernel14

Ok, assuming this isn't spam.

Have you gone to a temp agency yet? Even if you get an office job thats a few days here and there, it might bring you in a few dollars.

PhillyGal34

Have you tried getting support from the dads?

kross605

It sounds like you need to increase your income in some way 
Like pp said, getting support from the kids' dads should help long term.
In the short term, if I were you, Id apply to any job I can find, whether its a typical company or something that pays under the table. If your kids are in school and daycare, you have several hours every day to look for jobs, apply, and interview. If you have the personality for it, maybe you could take your 3 year old out of daycare (saves money) and also watch another child or two for a fee which would bring in money too.

As a last resort, maybe you should consider moving to a lower cost of living area if  you can find an agency there that can help get you on your feet. Major change is scary for sure, but at this point, what do you have to lose?

jpfeifer

Having previous experience at a bank suggests you'd have some transferrable skills that hopefully you could use to make more than min wage.  I agree with others to go to a temp agency, it could at least get you some work until you find something permanent. 

Could you try to clean some houses on the side for some extra money? 

Also agree with getting support from the dads, although I acknowledge this is easier said than done. 

As I'm sure you don't need anyone to tell you, but it needs to be a priority to make those welfare appointments if that is all you can count on for income right now. 

I'm sorry you are in this situation, I hope things turn around for you.