beautifulTOGETHER

PLEASE MEET LACEY & BILLY:

Lacey is 27 and Billy 29 years old. They are both homeless, Lacey for the last 3 years, Billy for 15 years. They are there for each other, it's easy to feel their connection.

As they stood telling me about the details of their lives, the twists and turns, the ups and downs, I saw them come closer to each other. When Billy shared how he ran away from Foster Care at the age of 14, Lacey took his hand. As Lacey shared about CPS taking her son and daughter, Billy held her tight.

I told them they were beautiful together and Lacey instantly smiled big and then teared up. Billy held her tighter.

I can't imagine the life they are living. I just can't imagine.

We would like to get Lacey and Billy a hotel room for two nights, just a break from the craziness. If (10) people donate $20, we can make it happen. Let's do this. Please.

UPDATE: The Paypal link has been pulled in that the goal of raising $200 has been reached with $491.88 raised, wowWOW!! No funds go to Lacey&Billy, and is always the case, no funds go to FH. If funds are left over, they will go to someone with a like need. A heartfelt THANKS!!!

A big and beautiful LOVE to you Lacey and Billy!!

Downtown Seattle Neighborhood | Rex

A QUIET THOUGHT - If you're moved by the goodness of this community, please visit http://www.facinghomelessness.org/
and click on the 'donate' button and consider a "monthly recurring" donation of just $5 in support of the work. THANK YOU!
#JustSayHello #Kindness #FacingHomelessness Crosscut KING 5

stretchedTHIN

PLEASE MEET RICK AND CHERYL:

Rick & Cheryl are conductors of a full orchestra. One where every instrument in their life needs attention. Day to day, I don't know how they keep it all together. Homelessness is a full-time job for every person.

They have two vans, they live in one and their son lives in the other. The three dogs split time between the vans. For meeting very basic needs, Rick drives for Door Dash and Cheryl for Caviar.

Their son Ken has a HEN housing voucher, but cant' find a place because of an eviction in Arizona. They've tried over and over to resolve the matter, wanting to pay off what is owed, but they get sent into a circle of phone calls with nobody able to give direction for a solution.

On top of that, Cheryl lost her HEN housing because she received SSI, which is $783.00, not anywhere near enough for housing. Ugh! They are stretched so very thin.

Their dogs are happy. However they could use some help. One of the dogs has a bad ear infection and needs to see the vet. They also need some specific food that clears up crystals in the urine, which has some blood in it. We would like to raise $250.00 for those expenses. If there is a vet that could help out at a cut-rate, all the better! ALSO, this family is tired and could benefit greatly from three nights in a hotel, which would be another $300.00.

UPDATE: The Paypal link has been pulled in that the goal of raising $550 has been met with $1,234.35 donated, wowWOW!!! I know this will make a beautiful difference for this family. A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone that gave support and LOVE.

All funds will be used to help Rick & Cheryl. No funds go directly to them and, as is always the case, no funds go to Facing Homelessness. If there are remaining funds, not used by Rick & Cheryl, they will go to someone with a like need.

A bigBIG LOVE to you Cheryl, Rick and Ken. Take good care of yourselves during this stressful time.

Northgate neighborhood | Rex

A QUIET THOUGHT - If you're moved by the goodness of this community, please visit http://www.facinghomelessness.org/
and click on the 'donate' button and consider a "monthly recurring" donation of just $5 in support of the work. THANK YOU!
#Kindness #JustSayHello #FacingHomelessness Crosscut KING 5

panicHAPPENING

PLEASE MEET JOSHUA: 

In this new day of Covid-19 there is so much uncertainty. Uncertainty which leads to fear, fear for all of us. Time to be there for each other.

IMAGINE what that means for those living on our streets with nothing, watching the world shut down around them, watching everyone go inside to be safe. Time to be there for each other.

FH Facebook Message from Joshua who is homeless:

"Hello Rex"
"I could really use some help yo"
"I have no way to eat"
"Like everything is shutting down"
"There are no people to spange" (spange = spare change)
"No food banks"
"I'm like f_cked"
"Idk what's happening"
"I could really use some help"
"I don't have food"
"I can't find work"
"Please message me"
"We are not doing very well"
"It's really scary"

Visiting Joshua this morning, standing six feet away, he told me the clutch went out in his van, that he's freaked out about it getting towed, that he will lose everything, he was in a bigBIG panic. He's having a hard time thinking straight.

Hoping to raise $300 so he and his girlfriend could stay in a hotel for three days to get needed rest and time to get his head around on what next. Panic has a serious way of hiding good decision making.

UPDATE: The Paypal link has been pulled in that the goal of raising $300 has been reached with $1,227,36 donated, wowWOW!! This will mean the world to them in a time of craziness. A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone that stepped up to help. No funds will go to Joshua directly and no funds will go to Facing Homelessness. All funds will be used for hotel stay for Joshua and his girlfriend. If there are any left over funds, for whatever reason, they will be used for hotel stay for others in need. LOVE,

Hang in there Joshua, you are a good man going through some very tough times. This community LOVES you.

Georgetown Neighborhood | Rex

A QUIET THOUGHT - If you're moved by the goodness of this community, please visit http://www.facinghomelessness.org/ and click on the 'donate' button and consider a "monthly recurring" donation of just $5 in support of the work. THANK YOU!
#JustSayHello #Kindness #FacingHomelessness Crosscut KING 5