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We lost everything in the winter storm: help the Marketplace settlement start over

After the winter storm, families in the Marketplace settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States4,848 views
Mia S. Rhodes
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Los Angeles
The winter storm hit the Marketplace settlement on 17 September. My home was one of 68 damaged, and 2 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. 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 $8,700 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,750 • Clean water and purification supplies: $750 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $820 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,100 • Tools and labor for repairs: $2,280 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Mia
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Mia

  1. Small update. $3,398 so far, the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 18% now ($1,568). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Naveen ChopraQuestion

    what exactly is the $8,700 for?

    • Wyatt N. Yates

      Hope things get better soon, Mia. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't give up.

      • Junko Yoko Harada

        Praying for you, Mia. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. All the best

        • Megan T. BarnesID verified

          sending love, Mia. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.

          • Murugan C. Kamath

            so sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

            • Peyton S. HansenPhoto verified

              Keep going. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from New York.

              $6,694.50 raised of $8,700

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