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Flash flood in Los Angeles: help the Harbor settlement rebuild

The flash flood damaged 52 homes in the Harbor settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇺🇸 90040, Los Angeles, California, United States1,342 views
Kennedy Williamson
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Los Angeles
The flash flood hit the Harbor settlement on 12 September. My home was one of 52 damaged, and 7 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $7,650 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,600 • Roofing sheets and timber: $5,500 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $550 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Kennedy
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Kennedy

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 16% funded and the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($934 in total) the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Hana Rima Lotfy 🇫🇷 · $500

    “From my family to yours. Shared with friends too. - Nîmes”

  • Wesley Mendoza 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Get well soon. Please keep us posted. - Scranton”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $100
  • Mulu Liya Tadesse 🇪🇹 · $100

    “Hope things get better. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Bahir Dar”

  • Asher Bennett 🇦🇺 · $100
  • Kamrul Hridoy Sultana 🇧🇩 · $80
  • Fernando D. Salazar 🇲🇽 · $75

    “From my family to yours. My mother told me about this one. - Ciudad de México”

  • Shawn P. McBride 🇬🇧 · $59.50

    “Only $60 but hope it helps. - Glasgow”

  • Tess Jacobs 🇳🇱 · $58

    “Every little bit. I'm in Utrecht, thinking of you. - Utrecht”

  • Chhaya E. Jat 🇺🇸 · $54
  • Seul-gi Ye-jin Cho 🇰🇷 · $50
  • Javeria Tayyaba Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Mercedes R. Valdez 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Arthur Caio Dias 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Clara G. Sandoval 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Amber Sullivan 🇺🇸 · $45
  • Meseret Helen Demissie 🇪🇹 · $40.50
  • Leah Shalom 🇮🇱 · $30

    “Stay strong. From Haifa with love. - Haifa”

  • Efua Diana Mahama 🇬🇭 · $30
  • Lungile H. Naicker 🇿🇦 · $25

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  • Citlali H. Álvarez

    Stay strong, Kennedy. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. God bless.

    • Asif Majumder

      More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Bonny

      • Carolina L. Lara

        Thinking of you, Kennedy. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Los Angeles

        • Boonmee Jakkrit Yodrak

          Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Sacramento but we're thinking of you. All the best

          $1,899 raised of $7,650

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