Hi there. My name is Danielle I am 36 years old with my first baby. He is 16 months old and we recently left the only home he has ever known due to domestic abuse things rapidly increasing from his father. Now to be clear my sweet baby boy was never involved in this disputes between his father and me . He only ever directed his anger and abuse at me but he was present and witnessed things a 16 month old should never have to. Which is why I left and am now staying on my family’s couch until I can come up with enough rent money to get us our own place. My son deserves a normal, stable living situation where he has his own room and so do I. When living with his father I did not work , only he did, so I was a stay at home mom

with zero income. I have filed for child support help but all of that takes time with the process of the courts. So right now I have no support from him, and I had to get a part time job to start bringing in some type of income to save up for an apartment or small house to rent for my baby boy and I. But I do not have proper daycare and only would trust my family to watch my son while I am working so the hours I can be away from him are limited due to my parents being of old age. I am in the process of getting help through social services but all of that can take so much time and there seems to be a lot of “red tape” to work past. I need to find a suitable living arrangement for my son and I very soon. We have both been through enough and we’re ready to go back to some normalcy and get our bright new and happy life started. Thank you to anyone reading this and donating to our cause. Even if you cannot help I appreciate you reading this far and just keep us in your thoughts and prayers .