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Here’s what we do and why we do it: Humpday — because we’re smack dab in the middle of the work week and getting over that hump sure looks sweet. But for some folks in this community, the humps they need to get over are far more daunting than looking forward to the weekend. That is where Helping comes in. Helping Humpday is specifically about generating community support for struggling Kossacks who find themselves facing an imminent financial need like keeping the lights on, avoiding eviction, getting to work, paying medical bills.
Our goal is to publicize the Community Needs List and other fundraisers for needy Kossacks as widely across the site as possible. Our motto is simple: many hands make light work.
Consider a Donation To a Kossack In Need.
The folks on the Community Needs List are struggling. Some need help with a one-time emergency. Others have been have struggled for months. They are working towards financial independence and self-sufficiency, but still need some help. Your small gift can help a family or individual find stability for another month in the face of a crisis. Even $3, or $5, or $10 helps. It all adds up. Thank you so much.
Also, tip, rec, comment here and in the individual diaries. Share on social media. That helps spread the word.
Highlighted Need
Breaking News — Matching Fund Challenge For JTG
$800 MATCH OFFERED
*** UPDATE #5: Looks Like You Did It — Match Met ***
[Just awaiting confirmation from jtg himself]
Just in, as we were about to “go to press”: a whopping generous $800 matching fund challenge has just been offered to recharge JTG’s fundraiser and get his summer tuition and school expenses fully funded.
JTG is so tantalizingly close to being self-sufficient. After struggling for years as a well respected but underpaid substitute teacher, jtg made the difficult choice to return to college to get his teaching credentials. It will give him financial security at last, but that came at a very high short-term price: he had to forego a paycheck from subbing for a year.
JTG is in the final months of his unpaid teaching internship and he has just one FINAL Summer Semester to complete his teacher training and become a fully certified elementary school teacher. He expects to be employed full time by the fall (fingers crossed).
It would be very sad if lack of subsistence funding caused him to lose his home and his pets or forced him to drop out of teacher training when he is so close. Let’s help him raise the tuition now!
In his own words: The end of my fundraising is within sight... I know there are others in great need as well and I am often anxious that I am asking for help but I have to do so.
#jtg
Let’s try to raise $800 today to met this match!
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The Full Community Needs List