What happened

Felicia, 40, lives alone. For many years, she stayed with her mother and older brother. After her father’s passing, disagreements over his estate and long-standing emotional strain led to a painful breakdown in the family relationship.

In August 2025, Felicia was asked to leave the family home and had to secure a rental room on the open market at short notice. Since then, she has been living on her own, managing the emotional fallout of family conflict while trying to keep her housing stable.

“I want to seek help to break this cycle,” Felicia shared, referring to the mental health struggles that have become harder to manage since her housing situation became uncertain.

Her struggles

Concerned about her mental health, Felicia sought help at a public hospital and is now attending follow-up appointments. Her doctor has observed signs of persistent low mood and anxiety, with suspected depression, OCD, PTSD, and mild anxiety. Further assessments are ongoing, and she has yet to receive a formal diagnosis.

Felicia is working closely with her FSC social worker and receives support from the Community Intervention Team (COMIT), which provides psychotherapy and psychosocial care. She has been attending sessions and engaging with support, even on difficult days. The FSC is also supporting her with budgeting guidance and small adjustments to her living environment so it feels safer and more manageable.

Felicia is currently temporarily certified unfit for employment. With no steady income and rising rental costs, she has struggled to keep up with payments. To avoid losing her room, she borrowed from friends. While this helped in the short term, it has added to her financial stress and debt burden.

The constant worry about rent has made it harder for her to focus on therapy, recovery, and planning her next steps.

Why this rental support matters

Felicia’s current rent of $1,000 a month reflects the reality of the private rental market, especially for a single occupant who needed housing urgently after leaving her family home.

Cheaper options such as shared rooms or transitional shelters were explored with her FSC social worker. However, these were assessed to be overwhelming given her current mental health state and ongoing treatment. For now, stability, privacy, and predictability are important for her to continue therapy consistently and avoid further emotional distress. This is intended as short-term support. 

How you can help

Donations will provide:

1. Rental support of $1,000 per month for 8 months ($8,000): This covers Felicia’s rent until her lease ends in August 2026, giving her time to focus on treatment and stabilisation.
2. Living expenses of $620 (one-time): This supports Felicia during the interim period while her Social Service Office assistance is under renewal, which typically takes 4 to 6 weeks.

Without this support, Felicia risks falling further into debt or losing her housing altogether. Housing instability would add strain at a time when consistency and safety are crucial for her recovery. With her housing secured, Felicia can continue therapy, engage in budgeting work with her social worker, and take steps toward a more sustainable living arrangement when she is ready.

To ensure accountability, rental payments will be made directly to the landlord, so funds are used strictly for housing as intended.

*The campaign goal includes a 1.8% payment processing fee.