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San Francisco hurricane relief - the Lakeview settlement

The hurricane damaged 49 homes in the Lakeview settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Nova T. Torres
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San Francisco
The hurricane hit the Lakeview settlement on 3 January. My home was one of 49 damaged, and 11 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club. 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $8,400 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,100 • Clean water and purification supplies: $1,050 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,200 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,350 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,700 With deep gratitude, Nova
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Nova

  1. 41% there. the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,124 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Salim Maina Massawe 🇺🇬 · $1,000
  • Lillian D. Acosta 🇺🇸 · $250

    “Rooting for you. Only $250 but hope it helps. - Cincinnati”

  • Cristiane Débora Borges 🇧🇷 · $250
  • Sang-hoon Seo-jun Son 🇰🇷 · $200

    “You got this. Hope the March deadline works out. - Busan”

  • Hadi Idris Rahman 🇪🇬 · $200

    “Best of luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Mansoura”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Ksenia Anastasia Shevchuk 🇮🇹 · $100

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Nova all day after reading this. - Latina”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇱 · $100
  • Souad Jamila Kamel 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Kamrul Rahim Das 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Daniel Kühn 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Rashid Osman 🇪🇬 · $100

    “You got this. Thought of Nova all day after reading this. - Heliopolis”

  • Victoria Mabel Donkor 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Desmond D. Ellis 🇯🇲 · $100
  • Amanda Manuela Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Stay strong. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Hubballi”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Thought of Nova all day after reading this. - Anaheim”

  • Verónica S. Núñez 🇲🇽 · $100
  • Het S. Savla 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Jun-seo Dae-hyun Park 🇰🇷 · $100

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Nova all day after reading this. - Incheon”

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  • Leni Frank

    praying for you, Nova. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Dhaka.

    • Adeline J. Howard

      your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from San Diego

      • Maya F. Gomez

        Thinking of you and your family, Nova. Shared this with my family. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Tlaquepaque.

        • Edward Kumi

          Hope it all works out, Nova. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Love from São Paulo.

          • Agus Kurniawan Utomo

            thinking of you and your family. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Tel Aviv but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Tel Aviv.

            $7,268 raised of $8,400

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