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We lost everything in the flood: help Northside village start over

After the flood, families in Northside village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Santiago M. Contreras
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Santa Fe
The flood hit Northside village on 14 April. My home was one of 55 damaged, and 6 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. 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 $6,700 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $4,000 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $760 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,940 Thank you for reading my story. - Santiago
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Updates from Santiago

  1. Update from Santa Fe: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 29% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Small update. $717 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Khadija Wunmi Aliyu

    Wishing you peace, Santiago. Hope you get there

    • Marisol J. Mendoza

      Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Santa Fe.

      • Joaquín Santos

        Best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Orlando this morning. God bless.

        • Bruno Luís NunesID verified

          Stay strong, Santiago. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

          • Pranjal Amin

            thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best

            • Sinead M. Moore

              sending love, Santiago. Great idea, hope you get there. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

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