Help Amecia's Family Find A Home
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Hello, my name is Scott Redmond.
My younger sister Amecia and her family of four (her partner & three children) have been homeless in Buffalo New York since last summer. They’ve bounced from space to space, currently staying with a friend. Last summer we got to see my sister for the first time in 12 years and met her young family for the first time, as they traveled back to California. It was part of a trip to see our ailing grandmother one last time before she sadly passed away in September. Upon their return home things took a dire turn leading to their current living situation.
During that time, here my sister pledged to bring her family back to California, to live permanently, to have the support of her family. While the tickets and arrangements have been made to get them here in July, the reality of the situation means fitting eight people into the three-bedroom (made for a "family of four") home of our parents. As much as we love each other, it’s not a tenable long-term solution. Also, my sister and her family deserve a home to grow in, and my parents deserve to at last have their home to themselves.
What are we asking for? Well, what I’m looking for is to try and bring together enough to secure a few months’ rent for her family. This will allow us to find them a place upon their arrival. Allowing them to get settled and on their feet as they try to secure employment (if not already found before arrival), get the kids in school, and just get acclimated to life in a new place. We're doing all that we can but times are tight. Asking for help from others who are also strapped is never a simple ask, and never feels great. Even $5 helps.
What will the donations cover? These donations, at the current goal level, will cover approximately 5-6 months of rent plus the potential deposit.
All of us, her entire family, would be entirely grateful to anyone who can donate and to anyone who can share this to go wider. Your help, even in just spreading the word, means so much to us. I love my sister deeply and I've missed her the twelve years she's been gone. I want to do anything I can to help her be able to be home but also help her and her family be able to live. I can't offer much financially but I'm good with words and I hope that this can help with that.
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Scott Redmond
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Florin, CA