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After her dad’s sudden death, Kaley Petersen needs $30,000 to save his house from foreclosure in September
The 23-year-old mom from Arizona has started selling homemade baked goods in local parking lots to raise the funds
Petersen tells PEOPLE the home is “the last piece I feel like I have of my dad”
Growing up, Kaley Petersen’s dad was her biggest cheerleader.
After her parents separated when she was 3 years old, Petersen tells PEOPLE, her dad became her primary caregiver. He’d built forts with her as a kid. When she found out she was pregnant at 18, he was the first person she called, letting her move into his house as she raised her son. And as a grandpa, he’d lovingly spoil his three grandchildren.
“My dad was always there for me,” says Petersen, 23. “So when I los