I'm raising money for furniture so I can move into a house with my family.

Why I'm using HandUp for furniture.

I have been homeless on and off for seven years. Now I have help from a non-profit agency called Neighborhood Legal Services, who is helping me get a home. I need furniture for this new home. I have added my family to my case and they now live with me, so as their father, I want it to be a comfortable home for them.

About me.

I am from Detroit Michigan. I have lived in Detroit almost all of my life. I am 25-years-old and I have many jobs such as security, a line worker for some plants. Also, I attended Detroit Job Corps for homeland security where I became the student government president for about two years. I have two daughters that are 4 and 5 years-old. They and their mother will be living in the new home with me. We will all be together.

My backstory.

I was adopted at the age of three to a family of 13 siblings (who were also adopted). I went through being abused in the home by the time I turned 17 the mother put be out on the street with nowhere to go. I was homeless and found the shelter called Operation Get Down and stayed there off and on for about seven years.

My goals, moving forward.

I would like to secure housing with help from Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan and then I am going to seek employment with a security company. Once I get stable I will be going back to school where I'd like to study law.

Other things I'd like to share about myself.

My family (my kids and their mother) make me happiest.