Aid Wildfire Victims, the Goodmans, after Losing Everything

Hi all,

I'm Ryo Goodman, and I am making this fundraiser for my family (my parents, Jenna and Robert Goodman) who have now just lost everything. My childhood home, the Altadena house that my family has called our home for 22 years now, has burned to the ground as a result of the devastating destruction of the Eaton Fire. My family only barely made it out in time late Tuesday night (Jan 7) with our cat Luna, but did not have the time to pack nearly anything. Their power had been cut at the time so they were scrambling in the dark, given a “threat to life” evacuation order. My mother managed to grab some important documents, a couple of mementos, and some clothes, but my father only made it out with the clothes on his back. Neither even fathomed that they would not be going back home or that this was goodbye. Everything else is gone. A lifetime of memories, all of our instruments, photos, furniture, and family mementos and heirlooms, wiped out in one night. Just everything. Gone. This has left my parents homeless and not knowing what to do next. Anything you can do to help us is truly so, so appreciated. As of right now they are staying with friends, and may be able to get an Airbnb for a while but after that things aren’t sure. We have home insurance, but that won’t cover all of the costs of recovering from this disaster. Funds will be used to recover from this event: housing expenses, basic human needs (clothing, furniture, household items), and rebuilding our life from scratch.

Unfortunately, this is the same horror that so many family and friends are also facing. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the devastation and heartbreak of the Eaton Fire and all other wildfires hurting Los Angeles, our home.

Photo Information:

Our cover photo is the view of when we evacuated. We have confirmation of the loss of our home from our neighbors who were able to return to the community before the police locked it down. Will update the photo once we are allowed to visit its ashes.