Welcome to the September 28th edition of Helping Humpday, a regular feature of Street Prophets. We’re at the middle of the week, when we need a push to get over the hump and start looking toward the weekend. Come in, have a cuppa and a cookie (or three; we aren’t counting!), and sit with us.
Some of our own community members also need a little push to get over a hump. Maybe it’s an unexpected medical bill. Maybe there’s a life situation that has come up and requires resources beyond regular income. Maybe they just got behind and need help getting their footing again. For whatever reason they need help, Wednesdays are the day the Street Prophets diary focuses on those needs. Maybe you’ve skipped over this weekly diary, thinking the little you can give won’t make a difference. But you don’t have to meet a person’s entire need. If we all join together, the small amounts each person can contribute will add up to enough to make a difference in someone’s life. Even $2 or $5 or $10, when added to the mickle that others give, can be all that it takes.
Community Needs List as of 9/28/22. Fundraisers who want a diary to be or stay on the list: PLEASE kosmail requests and donations received to njm5000 by Tuesday evening to be included on the Wednesday morning updated list.
Living on the financial edge—need help? Check out the Helping Directories before your next emergency.
Housing and Living Expenses Fundraisers and Other Links
morgansmom—needs help towards major car repairs and moving to a better environment. $8000 7950 7900 7850 7750 7725 7615 7605 7565 7465 7415 7375 7275 7175 7025 6920 6820 6570 Turns out the car needs a front end rebuild, so repairs are on hold, til more $ is raised. :-) • Visit the KoFi page to see some cool artwork & donate! • PayPal: wingednag at gmail dot com.
DHfromKY—is looking to raise $2450 1950 1830 1720 1685 1585 1385 1285 1180 1170 960 for rent and other necessities. Against the wall, again...• PayPal is dharden40219 at yahoo dot com—select “Send to a friend”, and PayPal doesn’t charge a fee.
J Graham—"Your child has mental health issues." But you're a fighter. "It's cancer." But you're a fighter... • She’s sleeping in a tent! (Cats, music, and a chance to help a deserving Daily Kos member). The goal is $14,000 9944 9534 8884 8859 8709 8684 4448 4348 4323 4223 to cover first and last month rent, security deposit, some medical expenses, utility bills, and moving costs. She has a Mighty Cause fundraiser, and PayPal at: jgraham4healthcare at gmail dot com
HarpPlayer posted a diary—I Really Need Some Help asking for help with various expenses that have accumulated. HarpPlayer is a retired RN with health problems, but this help can provide a fresh reset. Total needed is adjusted to $2395 990 PayPal bluessingerrn at aol dot com.
I haven’t changed the total need, but there is another update to the diary.
michelewln—needs help for food, cat food, utilities.
PayPal: michelewilson327 at gmail dot com.
Wired Wolf—needs about $3000 2960±. Helping support Mom “…on one fulltime retail wage…and living on credit cards through Covid have suddenly caught up with us bigtime--I'm in way over my head right now. I need about $3000 to get my credit cards to a safe level that I can maintain… we're still waiting for our utility-assistance appeal and my student loan servicer never paused IBR payments..
Paypal is paypal dot me/WiredWolf
The Kos Katalogue 2021 is here. Updated by CathyM.
BMScott wrote in today’s Woozle Diary:
ericlewis0 has a fundraising diary for The Marti: The Marti, a.k.a. MarTigress, Needs Our Help. For her health, physical and mental, and finances she needs to move to Maryland, and it looks like it will take $15,000 to cover everything: deposits, move, relocating things from storage in Massachusetts, etc. There is some time pressure, as her lease in South Carolina is up at the end of November. Her PayPal is:
martiscott50 at gmail dot com
The fundraiser stood at $6112 $6987 as of this noon!
It seems life is catching up with some of our people. We’ve had some progress; we’ve had more requests. Others have had significant help, but they still need a push to get through to the end. The Marti is in a time crunch. Harp Player’s mother is now COVID+. Others on the list are still in real need. As you see, they still need help.
When sending via PayPal, be sure to select “Send to family/friend” to avoid fees on either end. Be aware, both donor and recipient, that GFM not only charges fees, but also money received through that platform is treated as taxable income. If you are requesting help through GFM, also be aware that there can be delays in accessing the money.
These people are our own. Please do what you can.
If helping financially isn’t the right choice for you at this time, you can still help. Tip and rec the diary so it stays visible. Share on social media: Twitter, Facebook, whatever platform you use, to bring the attention of others outside our daily readers. And offer words of encouragement to people who are struggling. It can be scary to be struggling, and it can feel lonely. This can happen to any of us. Today it isn’t me in need. If it isn’t you, either, please see what you can do to help.
I thought I had one stray tabby until I set the traps. There were two identical males! I did the TNR thing, and when I picked them up, the vet said they really were feral, weren’t they? Indeed they were! I put them into the garage for the night, then released them the next day. I continued putting food out but I thought that was that.
About three months later, I was walking up the hill to get my mail and there was one of the cats, walking right next to me, up and back to the house. When I opened the door to go in, he walked in ahead of me. “Umm,” I said, “do you live here now?”
Apparently he does. I’m guessing he’s about 8 or 9 years old now, and he’s very comfortable as the top cat in the clowder.