Help Raven and Gilbert Return Home

Hi there!

Our names are Raven and Gilbert Graves, and we are two folks from central Oklahoma who, in short, are trying to get back home. We are both physically disabled, queer, and most importantly, active members of our community who just need a hand.

So what happened? Four years ago, we took a chance to try and help someone in our local community, and it backfired in a very big way. This left us more than five thousand dollars short in living expenses and set us into a poverty spiral that, despite our best efforts, landed us homeless. On top of Gilbert's condition worsening to the point that he couldn't physically work for more than a year, Raven finishing college, and already being far behind due to circumstances entirely outside of our control, it left us in a position we could not get out of. We lost our home, everything we had, and had to leave the state. Our commissions are in a state of limbo as we are simply unable to work on orders due to lack of space, time, and supplies, as so, so much had to be left behind.

We want to go home. We both have full-time jobs that will follow us there, as well as currently both working a second job, but it's not enough to get us to our goal. We want to get back to our community, back to where we can make a difference again, and back to where we feel most at peace.

While nothing bad will happen to us if we don't reach our goal, it would mean the world to us if you were able to help. We are working hard every day to do what we can on our end, and every penny will go directly into a savings account that will be untouched until we move. We hope to get this done no later than November 8th.

This goal includes paying off our eviction so that we can get a home; otherwise, we will have to remain homeless and living with friends off lease for seven years, but also replacing everything we had. We also need a bed, furniture, home basics, moving van rental, deposit, and first month's rent.

Thank you all for your time, and for your consideration, and thank you for getting us home.