New individual fundraiser thread! We also have a page for these on our website if you have a hard time picking one and want to contribute to a fund pool to split up. If you are a seasonal $$$ giver this is a great way to help house folks for the holidays! https://www.lysistratamccf.org/individual-fundraisers
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We need you to help boost the individual fundraisers through the holidays!
-Pick one and ask your following to match donations
Holiday lights strung across a red and white background with winged $ emojis
Text reads:
We need you to help boost the individual fundraisers through the holidays!
-Pick one and ask your following to match donations
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-They get the most support in local networks, keep an eye out for asks in your area
-Give them a like or repost, it costs nothing but helps them reach more people
-Commit to sharing links to groups outside of the SW community that you are a part of
-They get the most support in local networks, keep an eye out for asks in your area
-Give them a like or repost, it costs nothing but helps them reach more people
-Commit to sharing links to groups outside of the SW community that you are a part of
First up, we have a new one for a Black momma in the Bay Area who needs to move suddenly for the safety of her and her kids https://www.gofundme.com/f/nvthv-single-mother-in-need-of-financial-assistance
TX/CO/NM, we're boosting this relocation fund for a Trans, Indigenous couple hoping to move closer to family and supportive community https://www.gofundme.com/f/sivan039s-survival-amp-relocation-fund
ATL/NYC we boosted this for an undocumented dancer trying to move already but it still hasn't gotten any contributions https://www.gofundme.com/f/25m1eb1hw0
LA/Bay Area This single, queer mom has had to bounce from an abusive landlord to an abusive ex and has had to try working in another city to try to get into a safer new place https://www.gofundme.com/f/bmvnb-help-cynthia-cover-rent
Thanks to a round of donation matching from a few NYC folks last week, this fundraiser has finally moved some but her original apartment fell though and we've had to raise to goal to hopefully cover another potential place https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-nyc-mom-secure-long-term-housing
This fundraiser hasn't gotten contributions for awhile, but since then they have officially come out as trans, have found out they may need another surgery/more recovery time, and had a bad roommate move out and stiff them on the rent https://www.gofundme.com/f/48227130
This mother caring for a newborn in Seattle also still needs ongoing support despite a flurry of donations early on https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-marissa-back-into-school-and-stable-housing
Last one for today! Also from Seattle, this abuse and trafficking survivor needs support to start over with her kids and only recently got its first donations https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-danielle-get-a-fresh-start
We have a new individual fundraiser! We are increasingly hearing from folks all around the country living in broken down vehicles, please help boost these so folks can get into housing before Jan/Feb! http://gofund.me/6e41e2d0
Here's another for a Black SW in Colorado facing eviction in the next few days! Please help us share (especially if you have a following in CO) and boost this thread to help everyone else's fundraisers move too! https://www.gofundme.com/f/rent-assistance-for-co-sw-facing-eviction
Our previous fundraiser for the sw in CO made its goal in a few days! On this December 17th 2020, can you help us get this houseless young SW in GA into a more stable living situation and boost the other fundraisers in this thread? http://gofund.me/ac028d11
And we have another quick rent assistance need for a young queer, Black dancer in upstate NY! https://gofund.me/a0d674bc
Urgent new housing fundraiser for a Black Trans SW in the South! Please help get this moving quickly, it would be so amazing if she could get into a place by the new year! https://www.gofundme.com/f/housing-for-a-black-trans-sw-in-the-south
But wait...there's more! Boosting for a houseless WCIIA member, all we want for the holidays is housing for SWs! Like! Share! Donate! https://gofund.me/26c3891d