So… my wheelchair can’t be repaired & Medicaid won’t pay for a new one bc I’m ambulatory. Pretty much if you can walk at all, they won’t help. So. Yeah.
If you can help, that’s great. Boosting is also very helpful. Thanks. 💜
Hi everyone, I am really sorry to have to keep doing this, but I really need some help. For those of you who don’t know, last year I escaped my physically abusive family. I headed to NY where I thought I had some friends who could help me, and hopefully find work to support myself. Unfortunately, after being made homeless when my support group fell through, I wound up hospitalized instead for a breakdown, and have been in a spiral ever since. I’m currently trying to get disability for my severe PTSD and bipolar disorder, because my illness has progressed to the point of blackouts and losing spans of time that can last for days, along with the onset of chronic fatigue and pain that makes holding down a 9-5 job impossible. But I’m afraid it is taking longer than anticipated and I’m completely out of options.
I’m trying to maintain my housing situation for which I pay $180 a week (I pay every Tuesday). I’m in desperate need of rent because if I miss one payment then I’m back to being homeless.
If anyone can help me, even by just $1, I’d be so incredibly grateful. I pay my landlady through my PayPal which you can donate to via my Ko-fi here or PayPal here.
If you’d prefer to hire me, I am also available to hire, or you can take a look at my redbubble where I have t-shirts, home décor, stickers and much, much more available to purchase. Ideally, I’d love to work, so if you have any designs or t-shirt ideas or stickers you’ve always wanted, hit me up and I’ll see what we can do.
Chanukah starts Sunday night! Here’s a wish list if you wanna help me celebrate! (It has dreidels, etc. and gifts for my family since we’re celebrating both upcoming holidays on an already tight budget)
Its chanukah! I also have a PayPalif that’s more convenient!
Kids clothes from sizes 4-10years old also welcome as well as blankets and sleeping bags. These young children live in tents and the weather is getting colder.
Apparently they put this in our mailbox and never let us know it was there. This was put there FIVE DAYS ago. We hardly check the mail because we don’t get anything.
I have ONE DAY to get $2000. One day to get money I don’t have to keep my home for my three dogs, and my disabled mother. I was hoping to just save up and have it paid by Christmas but that isn’t an option.
I need help. And I need it fast.
Please share I can’t lost my house. I’m crying and freaking out I can’t do anything. I don’t even get paid this week.
Friday, November 23rd – Hi everyone, I’m Gemma and I absolutely hate to ask this but is anyone able to send me a few £’s to help me pay my overdrawn bank acct, as my rent is due next week and I desperately need help to pay it.
As many of you may know, I’ve been struggling these past few months, literally since the new year in January, because I’ve had my welfare benefits (Universal Credit and Housing Benefit) revoked under the UK’s controversial changes to how benefits are assessed and assigned and due to my mental illnesses, I am unable to find work despite my many applications. And if anyone has ever had their benefits sanctioned or capped, then you’ll understand how much of a struggle and death sentence it is.
And at the moment my U.C benefit is under a “capped- sanction” and the £185 that I’m due to receive today(23rd) will go towards paying off my overdrawn acct, leaving me with very little to help pay my rent, utilities (electricity & heating), tax, and other bills. I won’t even be able to get groceries for the Christmas and New Year period. And I know that I have asked this a lot these past few months and all the help I have previously received has literally helped me from spiraling into more debt and helped me to eat and stay warm so far and I absolutely hate to ask for more help but I have no one else to turn to and government aid/food banks are unable to offer me any more assistance.
If anyone could spare any amount to help me, even if it’s just £1/$1/€1, it would literally save my life and, sharing definitely helps just as much as donations. Nobody has to donate if they can’t or don’t want to, I know we’re all struggling. Thank you for your help 💖
November 24th: It would really mean so much to me guys if anyone could possibly help out, I desperately need help to pay this off so I can pay my bills and get groceries in for Christmas and New Year and I’m struggling so much to do so. Literally anything helps right now. 🙏💖
This fundraiser is to support Dante Newman and his family as they heal from a violent incident with Toronto police.
A note from Dante’s mother:
On November 15, 2018 my son Dante Newman went to our local grocery store at Freshco located at 561 Sherbourne Street and on his way out the grocery store he was ambushed by the Toronto Police 51 Division.
The police physically threw him on the floor and pressed his knees into his back handcuffed him to a point where he lost circulation in his fingers causing his wrists to be bruised and sore.
As well the trauma that he endured and the emotional effect this terrible ambush has caused my son has left him in a deep depression and a fear to go outside.
The police literally pushed a gun in his face which is the root of his fear and accused him of being a suspect in a homicide investigation.
My son Dante recently graduated from high school and is inspiring to become a welder and has taken courses at George Brown to go towards graduating as a welder just like his grandfather.
Dante works the night shifts at McDonald’s at 345 Bloor Street East and as well works during the days at the Pickle Barrel at Yonge and Eglinton.
Dante has never been in trouble with the law and received an award from the Outward Bound Canada Program for his contribution to his school and his community.
As well he completed a summer job placement program through Tropicana where he worked at the Toyota located on Eglinton Ave East.
Dante also worked as un Urban Farmer during the summer with FoodShare Toronto.
When he attended Highland Heights Public school in Scarborough he was chosen out of all the students at his school to attend the Tim Horton’s summer camp because of his kind and gentle nature.
I have spoken with his manager at McDonald’s and have shared with him Dante’s traumatic experience on November 15, 2018 and he is willing to provide a written and a verbal character witness for my son as Dante has been a well loved employee at the restaurant for three years.
Dante was also an Air Cadet at 631 Sentinel and was promoted to Corporal as well in 2013.
My son did not deserve to be randomly humiliated and assaulted in the grocery store that we attend and to have a gun brutally into his face because he looked like a murder suspect.
The 51 division did not respect us when we called to lodge a complaint at their wrong doings and literally laughed at us and disconnected the call.
The Freshco grocery store is refusing to allow us to obtain the video footage of this whole incident that took place in the store.
We are seeking counselling as he is extremely shaken up by the trauma that the Toronto police force unleashed upon him.
Due to his character and ambitious nature there are many in the community who are extremely concerned not only for my son’s safety however for how easily it was for a weapon to be drawn on someone who abides wholeheartedly by the law and is a shining light in his community and loved by many around him.
Had my son reacted in a different way on November 15, 2018 the outcome could have been volatile in which I am grateful for however my son has to go through the healing process simply because he supposedly resembled a murder suspect.
I have been writing to the mayor of Toronto Mr. John Tory, I have tried to contact the Chief of Police Mr. Saunders however they fail to return my messages that I have been sending.
So often people remain silent when they are abused by those who are in authority to protect and to serve. The first reason being that no one will listen, and the second for fear of the same action being repeated.
My son is a good young man who has made me proud since the day that he was born – most describe him as a light in the community, his teachers describe him as a pleasure and have went above and beyond to plan his future.
Recently this year he went through the trauma of losing his father to stage four lung cancer and was starting to come to terms with his death.
I am sending a message that violence can not eradicate violence and that every citizen has a right to be dealt with as a human being and not a wild animal.
While this story will eventually fade out the emotional scars that were rendered to my son will remain and it will be a long road to recovery.
Dante is definitely not the same young man that he was when he left home on November 15, 2018 to buy juice and enjoy a chocolate bar.
Wednesday, November 14th – Hi everyone, I’m Gemma and I’m so sorry to ask this again so soon from my previous postbut, is anyone able to send me a few £’s so I can eat this month and December?
As many of you may already know, I have been struggling horribly these past few months to make ends meet and pay off my bills due to my welfare benefits (Universal Credit and Housing Benefit) having been revoked because of my mental illnesses. And despite my numerous job applications, I haven’t been successful and without any government help, I’ve been struggling to get by and bills are constantly popping up, leaving me further in debt.
I am not due to receive a partial benefit payment of £185 until November 25th, all of which will most likely go towards my rent, leaving me with nothing for bills and food and I know that I have asked this a lot these past few months and all the help I have previously received has literally helped me from spiraling into more debt and helped me to eat and stay warm so far and I absolutely hate to ask for more help but I have no one else to turn to. I’m literally freezing, hungry and drowning in debt at the moment because of my sanctions and since this situation has been ongoing for so long, government aid/food banks are unable to offer me any more assistance.
If anyone could spare any amount to help me, even if it’s just £1/$1/€1, it would literally save my life and, sharing definitely helps just as much as donations. Nobody has to donate if they can’t or don’t want to, I know we’re all struggling. Thank you for your help 💖
November 16th: Please consider helping out guys if you possibly can, I desperately need help to get groceries and I’m struggling so much to do so. Literally anything helps right now. 🙏💖
My name is Ella. I am 20 years old, disabled, and I need a power wheelchair.
I was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a rare genetic condition in which I experience dislocations of my joints and lots of pain in my muscles, joints, and nerves. I also have a weak immune system, and many mental health issues. Due to this, I am receiving Disability benefits.
I have needed a power wheelchair for some time. Due to my unstable joints in all of my body, I am unable to push myself in a manual wheelchair without damaging my elbows, fingers, wrists, and shoulders. I need a chair that I can use without moving much of my body, so that I experience less pain.
I am unable to get insurance to pay for me to receive a power chair. I am raising money to be able to afford a Jazzy Elite Portable Power Chair and wheelchair ramp and wheelchair trailer for my van. I will be buying this online once I have received enough money to afford the chair.
My situation is urgent. These days, I cannot move far at all. I have difficulty walking without great amounts of pain. I cannot make it up or down stairs and I cannot do the things I once enjoyed doing. My life has become very lonely and sad, as I do not leave home often. My condition is getting worse with time.
I hope you can help me. I greatly appreciate anyone who can donate. I will post updates about my journey towards getting a wheelchair as I fund-raise. Any amount donated helps. I will write a personal thank you note to anyone who does contribute 20 dollars or more.
i’m a black trans woman, i’m unemployed, and my family is threatening to kick me out.
i need help.
my abusive parents recently found my blog and realized i’m trans and they’re furious. they’ve been increasingly violent towards me and are even withholding food from me. i desperately need food and money to help me move out of this house. i’ve been desperately looking for work but no one will hire me. even $1 would help me tremendously and is immensely appreciated. and even a reblog helps. my paypal is paypal.me/cherrysodas and my venmo is @Nia-Taylor-7
update: i’m getting kicked out the week after christmas so i’m now at risk of becoming homeless. even $1 or a reblog helps
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