On February 20,2025 my family and I had a traumatic devastating life experience. We were just starting our own restaurant business in our small town and were successful until the day we lost everything. I was at a doctors appointment with my autistic son and we got a phone call on the way home saying that our house was on fire. I was shocked because due to unexpected circumstances the power was off and we were staying in hotel rooms temporarily. I have medical issues and had a service dog for over 8 years to help me with my condition. I had let her inside the house due to the cold weather to be warm and came home to check on her multiple times a day. When I got the phone call my heart dropped. I sped home as fast as I could to save my Luna. But by the time I reached the house it was too late. The cops on the scene held me back as I completely lost control over myself. My sister in law showed up and sat with my son so that he wouldn't see. The firefighters didn't even bother to go inside until they were told about my dog. More and more people started to show up and watch as the smoke poured out of the cracks and crevices of the house. I watched absolutely everything that we had destroyed. The firefighters searched for 15 minutes through the smoke and couldn't find my Luna. 10 minutes later they emerged with my cat that was luckily ok. Another 15 minutes later the firefighters came out with my Luna. Relieved but anxious I wanted my Luna. But first glance I already knew that she had already passed. The firefighters tried to revive her but it was too late. I lost my best friend, my daughter that I never had, the one who always been by my side for years now gone. The firefighters said that the cause was unknown but clearly the fire was started in the kitchen. The kitchen was in the middle of our trailer and luckily the previous owners did some modifications to prevent a fire to spread. But unfortunately smoke from the fire damaged the entire house and was unlivable especially for my autistic son. The Red Cross offered a short term solution for the night and funds to help. But hotel stays are expensive and a decent one was scarce on the weekends. No one in my family offered us any condolences or support. I haven't heard much from them since my marriage. The funds ran out and I was at a loss of what to do. All the money I made serving went to hotels. The rest to try to recover from the fire. We were trying to find a way to keep my autistic son stable and safe. The town we lived in was a tremendous support and kind with donations from essentials, to clothes, toys for my son and even financially. Unfortunately the restaurant became slow in business and we fell behind on rent. We made a payment arrangement that the landlord agreed on but it wasn't enough. The last bit of our money was given for rent to the store but the landlord changed her mind and not only accepted the offer but wanted more. Shortly after we found out that she had wanted us out for a long time and filled an eviction notice as soon as she could. According to the lease she had also put a lien on our property therefore we were not allowed to remove it. We had talked to lawyers for advice on what to do. I applied for loans from my bank to try to save what we had left. Since I have student loans my application was denied. We are now left with nothing. Forced to stay in a damaged home and now have no access to income. There was no insurance policy on the house and my car broke down shortly after. Unable to afford to get it fixed it stayed at the mechanic shop until we could figure something out. We were finally able to find a buyer who flipped houses to purchase the house. We had two weeks to figure out how to get everything out of the house and into storage without a vehicle. I am unable to pick anything heavy due to past injuries and all the people we asked for help were unavailable at the time. Luckily my mother in law offered us her couch to stay but her husband and son were not pleased with the idea of us being there. They made it seem like we were unwelcome and unwanted and constantly fighting and arguing, I couldn't take it any further. We decided to leave and take a opportunity for not only employment but also a place to live with another family member. We were offered a job and to reside in a RV temporarily until we found a place of our own. We traded in my car for a more reliable vehicle. We were making payments to all of our bills. My son was doing well in school. But one day, the tide turned and we were in a delicate situation where we needed help. We got a email saying that the vehicle we had just purchased was in jeopardy. Apparently a complaint to the bank about a different transaction stopped all payments to any other bills that caused us to get behind on our payments. The bank is still investigating the matter to resolve this issue. I had asked to barrow the money that we needed from the family member that we were staying with and working for. We got caught up with it but didn't realize what was going to happen. I had missed Thanksgiving lunch with my son school, we are now behind on payments with our other bills, we reached out to food donations with a local church food bank when food stamps were cut off. We were searching for new employment and a place to live. We found a job but I don't start until December because of the holidays and another temporary position until I start in December for the time being. Both jobs are far in location and I'm trying to find a place closer but had no luck in our price range. So now we are uncertain in how much time we have here until they ask us to leave. I'm in search for hope for guidance in what to do. I pray every day for healing and help. I've researched housing assistance and section 8 and subsidized housing and all I found were either scams or applications closed. Or worse, in a really bad area of town. I maxed out my student loans and I won't be getting any excess funds from college. I hate living unstable and uncertain for my sons sake. This complete year has gone absolutely wrong and unfair to my son. We may not have a Thanksgiving or Christmas this year because of all that we went through and still going through. My son with his autism has been through enough losing Luna, all of his belongings, his bed, his home. I just want to bring my family to a place of our own.