Nevaeh, 19 years old, FL | 4 DAYS WAITING

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Nevaeh has been parentified for most of her life, taking care of her two younger brothers since they were very little. Her mother struggled with drug addiction and mental health issues, which left Nevaeh responsible for making decisions and caring for her siblings. Eventually, the three of them were removed from their home and placed in a shelter. After spending some time in foster care, Nevaeh aged out at 18, but she never found a permanent family. At that point, she had a baby but managed to graduate high school and is now in college. Nevaeh feels a deep sense of responsibility for her brothers, who are still in the same shelter from which she aged out. To maintain their connection, she takes the bus and uses rideshares to visit them every weekend. Although Nevaeh wishes she could afford a car for more convenient transportation, her aunt, who has a car, often lets her use it. They’re both striving to get the boys out of foster care together. Nevaeh loves to learn and aspires to become an anesthesiologist, and she is currently studying to achieve that goal.

Nevaeh is strong and responsible, and she has a close bond with her two younger brothers. She feels deeply for them, as they are still in foster care at the same shelter she aged out of. Nevaeh and her aunt are currently working on a plan to help bring her brothers out of care. In the meantime, she continues to visit them regularly at the shelter to stay connected and support them, but she does not have a car of her own. Because rideshares have become very expensive with how often she needs them, she is requesting a rideshare gift card. This support would help Nevaeh continue visiting her brothers when she can't borrow the car.