*MomOf4KickedOutInHurricane

My friend Sam is a SAHM of four little girls between the ages of 2-9. She also is a nanny to my two boys. Over the last year, her marriage has fallen apart and the emotional and financial abuse of her soon to be ex husband has come to light. He has sabotaged every effort of hers to try to become independent. She tried to go to school, he took her laptop and sold her car so she could no longer attend or complete work. He has gotten her fired from 5 different jobs by showing up and yelling at her, showing up and dropping the kids off while she was working, calling and starting drama, or showing up and stealing her bike so she could no longer go to work. Most recently she bought a car, and he poured sugar in her gas tank. She is having a hard time being able to get away from him while also still being a mom. We live right where hurricane Nicole would be hitting and she lives in a manufactured home which was under evacuation orders. When she went to get her stuff to go to a friend's he had taken all of her clothes and belongings, and the kids clothes and thrown them away. He has her phone changed to a kids account so he can see everything she does, and has her number turned off so she cannot make calls. Sam currently has very little, and is struggling to figure out how to do all the things she needs to do. She wants to file for the divorce, which he won't help with and has told her he will make as difficult and drawn out as possible. She also would like to get her own apartment where her and the girls can stay. We are raising money to help her and these girls get out from underneath him so they can start fresh. Anything will help Sam out.