Help a Single Mom of Three Stay in Nursing School and Get a Fresh Start

I’m a single mother of three beautiful little children, ages 5, 3, and 1. I’m currently working while attending nursing school and doing everything I can to provide for my children and build a better, more stable future for our family. I’m not someone who expects things to be handed to me. I work, I go to school, and I spend every day trying to make things better for my babies. But sometimes life puts you in a situation that is incredibly difficult to get out of on your own. One of the biggest things holding our family back financially is a vehicle debt that came from a car I was pressured into co-signing for. Unfortunately, that vehicle was eventually repossessed, and even after losing the vehicle, I was left with a substantial remaining balance. That debt has grown into a deficiency balance of $20,000. I just can’t afford to pay that on my own. What makes this situation especially heartbreaking is that this debt is now threatening my future and my education which will affect my children. I’m afraid that if I can’t get this financial situation under control, I may eventually be forced to leave nursing school. That is something I desperately do not want to do. I want to become a nurse. I want to be the person who is there for those in their time of need just like the nurses who were there for my father in his most vulnerable last moments… I want to build a career that allows me to provide for my children without constantly struggling to make ends meet. I want my children to grow up knowing that even when life gets difficult, you keep working toward something better. But my dream goes beyond just improving my own family’s circumstances. When I finish school and finally get into a better financial position, I want to give back. I want to help people in my surrounding communities who are experiencing the same kinds of hardships that I am experiencing now. I want to be able to pay forward the kindness that someone may show my family today. I know what it feels like to need help and not know where to turn, and I never want to forget that feeling when I’m in a position to make a difference for someone else. I’m not asking for help because I don’t want to work for what I have. I’m asking because I am working, going to school, and raising three young children, and despite doing everything I can, this is a burden I cannot overcome alone. My hope is to raise enough to negotiate and satisfy this debt so I can focus on finishing nursing school instead of worrying that my financial circumstances will take that opportunity away from me. Any contribution, no matter how small, would mean more to my family than I could ever explain. If someone is in a position to help with a larger contribution toward the settlement, it could genuinely change the direction of our family’s future. I don’t expect anyone to fix everything for me. I’m only hoping someone might be willing to give me a little help getting past an obstacle that has become bigger than I can manage alone. My dream is to finish nursing school, become a nurse, give my children the stability they deserve, and one day be the person who can extend that same kindness to another struggling family. Thank you for taking the time to read. Thank you for considering helping a mother who is trying so hard to build a better life for her children. I would never take that kindness for granted. ❤️