Hi. I'm Alyssa Albro. I'm sort of panicking and didn't know what to do so I'm starting a go fund me. We need to get to Indiana, but we have no money.
My mom, my four brothers, our two cats, and our dog are all stuck in Delaware. We’re stuck without food, without money, and without gas. My mom managed to get some food like butter, cheese and bread but other than that, we're running really low and things.
How Did We Get Here?
It started about two months ago. My stepdad, brian, found work in Indiana, and we thought this would be the change we needed. Things had been tight in Delaware, and the opportunity for steady work seemed like a golden ticket for him. We were already running low on money and thought that selling the house and moving states would work out. He was supposed to be able to send money back to us, enough to pay for gas to get to indiana but his paychecks didn’t come in. The pay wasn't what we thought so now he is stuck. It’s hard to explain to a kid how that feels. I have four baby brothers that are asking when we are moving, and we can't say because we have no money to get anywhere. My mom tried to stay positive for all of us but this morning she had a breakdown. She is scared we're going to lose everything. If we don't get to indiana, We're eventuelly going to lose both houses and have no where to go. With no paycheck to rely on and no way to contact anyone who could help, my step dad i ls eft in Indiana with nothing—just his truck, his will to work, and the hope that someone would come through for him. Hes running out of gas and eventually wont be able to even go into work.
The Challenge I Face
I know my mom is doing everything she can to keep us going, but there’s only so much she can do. She has no job right now. We’ve already sold anything of value, and the small savings we had have all been used up on basic needs.
The hard truth is, I’m the only one left who can make something happen. But it’s overwhelming. What can I, a young teenage girl, do to pull us out of this mess? I don’t have much experience, but I know I have to come up with something fast. If I don’t, we might not make it—my family and I.
So, I've decided that I need to figure out how to get us to Indiana. This was all i could come up with. Seeing my mom in that disress and knowing it could rish how our life is about to get, i needed to do this. I have plans that when i move to Indiana, I'm defiently going to start working. My baby brother has looked at stuff he could possibly do.
What’s at Stake
My stepdad is still in Indiana with no food or gas. He needed enough gas to come back to delaware tuesday and help us pack everything and then us go back to indiana. THIS IS SO BAD! AHHHH
But I also need to keep my family grounded. There’s a lot of uncertainty, and I can’t promise everything will be fixed overnight, but I know that if I don’t try, I’ll never forgive myself. I don't know what will happen to all of us and my animals. We’ve got my four baby brothers to think about, my mom who is already stretched thin, and our pets who need care and food too. We’ve been through tough times before, but this is different.
The Road Ahead
It’s scary. I don’t know if I’ll be able to raise enough money. I don’t know if the jobs I’m looking into will pay off. But I do know that I’m doing everything I can for my family. I love them so much. IM probalby not the best daughter, I stay in my room a lot doing other things but i would do anything for my family to be safe and this is one of the times i have to show that.
We will get to Indiana. I want to suprise my mom.
And if I can do it, if I can make the impossible happen and bring us together again, it will be the greatest victory I’ll ever know.
