Hi, we're Tony and Shelley and we're running out of time and hope. We are reaching out with the hope of raising $12,000 needed to repair our home’s foundation.

We've worked our entire lives for this home. It isn't fancy, but it's ours. Over the last two years, we've poured every dollar we could spare into repairs, determined to keep our aging house safe and standing.

We've put everything we've had into our home and we can't imagine having to leave it.

The house addition is sinking and literally separating from the main structure. Our kitchen and laundry room have already dropped over an inch. The floors slant, linoleum buckles, doors won’t close, cracks are spreading, more gaps are appearing and getting wider, one window won't close fully until we go outside and push on it.

The hardest part is stressing the urgency. This isn’t something we can put off or slowly save for. Every day that passes, the damage worsens. Leaving the house as is can lead to severe structural failure and broken plumbing. Once that happens we cannot stay living here.

Under the addition it’s deteriorating, with wood beginning to rot. It’s not a question of ‘if’ it will detach, but ‘when’. Without urgent repairs, the damage will only accelerate—and the cost will only climb. We really need to raise $12,000 to repair our home’s structural integrity.

Struggling with worsening health issues since last fall after contracting Lyme disease. I haven't been able to work anymore. I'm exhausted most of the time to the point vacuuming is a major chore, dizziness, headaches, constant cold/flu , my knee has constant swelling and pain. It's changed our lives. My husband is taking whatever jobs he can find to help cover our daily expenses since I can no longer bring in extra income. Our credit is maxed out. Our insurance won’t cover this, and we simply don’t have the means to fix this on our own.

This is not just about a house—it’s about staying safe in the home we’ve built.

Whether you can donate, share our story, or simply keep us in your thoughts, we are deeply grateful. Every act of kindness brings us one step closer to saving the home we've worked our entire lives to keep.

❤️ Tony & Shelley