Unfortunately, I lost the job I had. I had to use the last bit of money I got from the job to cover rent, so I'm good there, but I'm low on food at the moment.

Cash App is $QuingCrimson. I also have Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle. If you'd like to assist through those means, please PM me.

Hey comrades :) <3!!!!… I hope you’ve all been doing well.

It’s been a while and it’s honestly so nice to be back here with you again.

Me and the other girls who are still in Juba have been doing okay lately. Things aren’t perfect but we’ve been getting through things day by day.

I’ve also missed being here and talking with everyone. There have been so many times when I wanted to come back and tell you what was happening and there’s actually quite a lot I’ve been meaning to share.

I know some of you have probably been wondering where we are now and what’s happening with our resettlement to Canada.

About two weeks ago, I received an email from the Canadian Embassy here in Juba regarding the temporary Ebola-related border measures which have been extended until September 28.

After receiving that information, I felt like I needed to speak up.

I wrote to the Canadian Embassy and IRCC on behalf of refugees who have already been approved for resettlement to Canada and are currently in South Sudan waiting for travel arrangements and flights.

I explained that many of us have already completed most of the resettlement process and are simply waiting for the opportunity to finally leave. At the same time, many refugees here continue to live with insecurity, instability, limited access to basic services and difficult living conditions.

I also explained how the continued uncertainty is affecting people who have already been waiting for a long time, including refugees whose medical examinations and travel arrangements have already been affected by delays.

I respectfully asked whether refugees who are already approved and ready to travel could be given some kind of humanitarian consideration or alternative arrangement while still following whatever health measures Canadian authorities consider necessary.

So far, I haven’t received a response.

For now, we’re still waiting and trying to understand what the next step will be. I don’t want to give anyone false hope or pretend that we know when we’ll be travelling.

We simply don’t know yet.

But I wanted you all to know that we are still here, still following up and still trying to find a way forward.

There’s also something happening here that I really don’t want to leave out.

A few days ago, eight queer refugees arrived in Gorom from Kakuma refugee camp Kenya.

They’re currently staying at the reception area and honestly, they’re already going through a lot.

They don’t have proper safe shelter. Food is a big problem and they’re also lacking basic things like clothes, blankets, sleeping mats and medicine.

Most of them are also on ARVs, so having reliable access to their medication is especially important.

UNHCR has registered them but they’re still waiting for their legal documents.

These are some of the eight people who recently arrived in Gorom.

It’s difficult seeing new people arrive after everything we’ve already been through ourselves and knowing that they’re immediately facing many of the same struggles …trying to find somewhere safe to sleep, something to eat and access to basic necessities.

I really wanted comrades to know about them too. I don’t want the people who have just arrived to be forgotten.

For now, I mainly wanted to come back, reconnect with everyone and let you know where things stand on our side.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty but we’re here. We’re taking things one day at a time and continuing to look for a way forward.

Thank you for still being here with us after all this time. Thank you for continuing to care, check in and stand with us through all these different chapters of our journey.

It means more than I can put into words.

With love , Onandrah

Thank you to everyone who helped me. I got the exam done and ordered a pair of glasses from Zeni which should be here by the 30th. This will hopefully be my last time having to ask for help but I need to raise money to get groceries to last me until then. Every bit helps but without glasses I can't see well enough to even get to the store so I am gonna have to take an Uber cuz the bus doesn't run out here. Thank you again everyone love yall and stay safe ❤️

VENMO: YoBippo

Cashapp: $YoBippo

PayPal: bippostrongwater@gmail.com

نُشر تبادليًا من: https://hexbear.net/post/9595207

https://chuffed.org/project/150674-support-umm-mohammeds-family-to-rebuild-their-future-and-to-survive-amidst-the-genocide

https://chuffed.org/project/150674-support-umm-mohammeds-family-to-rebuild-their-future-and-to-survive-amidst-the-genocide

Search this community for #BringSoraHome to see all related posts.

Please read and sign our petition:
https://www.change.org/BringSoraHome

Thank you very much for the donation, it's not everything I need, but any help to reach my immediate goal is greatly appreciated. Please help me reach the goal I need to hit before the weekend is over. I'm sorry to have to be so insistent about this, but I don't have any other option right now.

€80 is needed immediately, €35 is needed in the following days.

Thank you, everyone who has already helped me. Thank you, everyone who will help me in the future. Me and my son are eternally grateful to you.

Direct PayPal link:
https://www.paypal.me/TheGreenMelon

GoGetFunding link (for sharing outside of Lemmy):
https://www.gogetfunding.com/BringSoraHome/

My Mastodon account:
https://mastodon.social/@aeronmelon

My Bluesky account:
https://bsky.app/profile/daddymelon.bsky.social

My main Lemmy account:
https://lemmy.world/u/aeronmelon

#BringSoraHome

I have a weird, complicated situation with my online financial accounts. The only way I can accept money digitally is through PayPal, and I can only use that money A) on sites that accept direct PayPal payments, or B) by buying a digital gift card, on a site that accepts direct PayPal payments for said gift cards.

Today someone sent me $20 on PayPal. I was so excited because I've been wanting to get an Xfinity WiFi Pass for so long, because there's only ONE location where I can sit in my van and get WiFi, and I absolutely hate it here. I hate the people I have to be around here. And I just HATE only being able to connect to WiFi here, and being disconnected as soon as I drive away.

But my dreams were dashed when I discovered that apparently, somehow, the $10 on my digital gift card was not enough to pay for the Pass, which costs...$10. I got an error saying they couldn't process my card. I tried again and again and again to no avail.

I couldn't get a $20 gift card because all I had was $20, and there's a fee of like $3.95. I couldn't get a $15 gift card because...because fuck you that's why (I guess). So a $10 gift card was my only option, and we live in Hell, where $10 isn't enough to buy something that's $10.

Can someone help me out? Either by just buying me an Xfinity WiFi Pass, or by sending me $20 on PayPal so I can get a $20 gift card (I currently have enough left on PayPal to cover the fee) and try the fuck again. DM me for my PayPal, because it's my "real" name, and while I personally DGAF about doxxing myself, I'm under the impression that the mods frown upon such shenanigans.

Thank you.

Hello family, I wanted to share a small update about how things are going for me in Canada and ask for your help once again.

Being here and finally feeling safe has changed my life but rebuilding everything from the beginning has been difficult. I’m learning a new system, searching for stable work and upgrading my school credits so that I can eventually study nursing. My dream is to build a secure life and one day help others who have survived situations like mine.

Right now the cost of professional certificates is holding me back from jobs in youth and community support. I need CPR, Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) and security training. Together, I’m trying to raise CAD $800 for these certificates. Completing the security training, exam, background check and licensing process in Ontario can cost approximately CAD $360.

Thank you to everyone who liked and commented on my previous post. Your encouragement meant so much, although I haven’t received any donations yet. It isn’t easy to ask again but I genuinely need support to take this next step. Please support through the PayPal email below.

sahilqudra@gmail.com

If you can contribute anything toward my certificates and the costs of getting established, I would be deeply grateful. If you cannot donate, sharing or boosting this post would also help me tremendously.

Thank you for continuing to encourage me and believe in the future I’m trying to build.

CyaraKaira

Sometimes, a small act of kindness reminds us that we are not forgotten. Yesterday, a beautiful anonymous donation reached my family. I may not know who sent it, but I know what it means to us: some relief, a little hope, and the strength to keep going. Our needs are still here, but so is our hope. If you would like to stand beside my family, here is our campaign: https://gofund.me/1d3ea05b6 #Gaza #Palestine #SupportGaza #HelpMyFamily

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9556243

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9556241

For those who didn’t know, I am a 30-year old gamer and college graduate. I was diagnosed with autism since early age.

I am very dependent on my pension and my aunt on my budget.

There would be a lot of problems related to food and survival after graduation, such as fees while looking for a job. Job hunting may not be easy even after graduation.

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ahriboy/

Please if you can spare anything, Thank you!

I made it to the eye exam and got my prescription so now I just need to raise enough to get some glasses online somewhere so I can work again. Thank you all so much for your help so far! I am almost able to see and work again. 🙌

Venmo: YoBippo

Cashapp: $YoBippo

Paypal: bippostrongwater@gmail.com

Search this community for #BringSoraHome to see all related posts.

Please read and sign our petition:
https://www.change.org/BringSoraHome

I am still in urgent need of funds to continue to push this case through the Irish supreme Court.

I can't move unless I get immediate help. I cannot afford the constant expenses associated with representing myself in court. PLEASE help with however much you can spare. €100 is needed immediately, €35 is needed in the following days.

I am spending my food and clothes money on this, but it's still not enough. I need your help. I hope someone out there can spare enough to keep me going.

Thank you, everyone who has already helped me. Thank you, everyone who will help me in the future. Me and my son are eternally grateful to you.

Direct PayPal link:
https://www.paypal.me/TheGreenMelon

GoGetFunding link (for sharing outside of Lemmy):
https://www.gogetfunding.com/BringSoraHome/

My Mastodon account:
https://mastodon.social/@aeronmelon

My Bluesky account:
https://bsky.app/profile/daddymelon.bsky.social

My main Lemmy account:
https://lemmy.world/u/aeronmelon

#BringSoraHome

Hello y'all! Still seeing if anybody can help with a new phone, my OnePlus is pretty old and difficult to use nowadays. I don't think my next check is going to be very good though, I haven't been getting great hours. Like I said in my last mutual aid post, I actually have a lead on a very good part time kitchen job to start supplementing my income and the people at Brown said they're going to pay me eventually so I'm really working towards not being so financially dependent on this site. I appreciate y'all helping me in the meantime, but I don't want y'all to ever feel like I think you owe me or that I'm your responsibility. I know times are tough everywhere right now.

Well, I also need about $50 for transportation to and from work until my next pay day. I actually specifically need $10 for today. Fortunately, I mostly work days, however I try to Uber home for part of the stretch coming back home. Like I take a free streetcar right to the edge of my part of town and do a $5 Uber to skip walking through that part of the city. I witnessed someone get shot walking through my neighborhood on the way home yesterday. This is the first time I've ever felt like I kind somewhere truly dangerous.

Venmo is @thenewvenven Cashapp is $thenewcashtag PayPal is sh3lf1sh@gmail.com

I just looked at their profile today, they've been gone for months. One of the last things I remember them commenting was that they were about to lose Medicaid, meaning they were going to lose access to the methadone clinic. With what street opiates are nowadays, a financial detox at a methadone clinic is a death sentence. And her leaving behind the mutual_aid comm just doesn't make sense and seems very out of character for her. I worry something happened to her, specifically worried about an OD. Also hate asking this, but does anybody know their legal name or have them on off site social media? Might be worth looking into obituaries in Portland.

I know she shared her other socials on here a couple of times, but I don't remember them unfortunately snd and I didn't want to follow her because it just felt creepy and invasive seeing a Hexbear's social media. The PayPal she has listed on her final mutual aid post is @BobbySemczuk my idea is for someone to send a small amount of money, like a dollar, and just ask about Rachel. Pretty sure that's not her account and it's one of her street friends', but it's the only way I can think of to check on her

Hey family, It’s been a few months since my last update. Some of you may remember me from when I was a refugee in South Sudan, struggling alongside my trans sisters and asking for help with shelter, food and medical care. I’ve since been resettled in Canada. I’m still here, quietly following along and I’m really grateful to everyone who continues to help.

When I last posted, I was struggling with my health and needed help with appointments and medication Since then, I’ve been trying to build my life here I’ve enjoyed the welcoming people, tried new things and volunteered this summer, including at the Rotary parade

I’ve also started school to upgrade my credits so I can pursue nursing, and I’m looking for work. Right now, I’m asking for help raising CAD 800 for training and certifications, including CPR, crisis intervention (CPI) and security training to help me qualify for more jobs. Please find my PAYPAL email below or you may find it on bio.

sahilqudra@gmail.com

Any contribution or share would mean so much. Thank you for helping me keep moving forward

CyaraKaira

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/12820312

here's some other vetted lists that could use donations:

BEES AND WATERMELONS: link

BUTTERFLY EFFECT: link

GAZA EVACUATION FUNDS: link

BILAL SALAH: link

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/12820307

Hi everyone, I’m posting this as a follow-up to my previous post.

It is with a heavy heart that I update you all that Ramzi Aburaida, resistance fighter and a member of the Aburaida family, had succumbed to his injuries from the occupier’s drone strike and passed away as of 8 September (apologies for the delay). A funeral prayer was held and his body was promptly buried on the same day.

The loss of Ramzi has extremely affected the greiving Aburaida family, who fear that they may face further surveillance from the occupiers. Hassan’s mother is the most affected and is currently in critical condition in the hospital. As I write this, things are only getting worse in Gaza by the hour. The family has been struggling to obtain food lately due to the ever-increasing prices caused by the blockade. They will need around €500 in total and every little amount donated helps them push through another day of hardship.

Please donate through this link below and spread the word if you can: https://chuffed.org/project/170572-support-hassan-aburaida-and-his-family-during-ramadan (If you want to make a direct donation via bank, please DM me)

Search this community for #BringSoraHome to see all related posts.

Please read and sign our petition:
https://www.change.org/BringSoraHome

Thank you again to everyone who has signed the petition.

I am still in urgent need of funds to continue to push this case through the Irish supreme Court.

This is the first time that the Courts are waiting on me, rather than me waiting on them. I don't want there to be any delay between their request for a response and my response. I don't want them to interpret that delay as a lack of interest. I have already informed them of my emotional state and financial situation, but I have no way of knowing if that will sway their opinion of me or how long it is taking to properly file an appeal.

Please consider donating any amount your can. I have to notarize and submit the documents as soon as humanly possible. Thank you.

Direct PayPal link:
https://www.paypal.me/TheGreenMelon

GoGetFunding link (for sharing outside of Lemmy):
https://www.gogetfunding.com/BringSoraHome/

My Mastodon account:
https://mastodon.social/@aeronmelon

My Bluesky account:
https://bsky.app/profile/daddymelon.bsky.social

My main Lemmy account:
https://lemmy.world/u/aeronmelon

#BringSoraHome

https://chuffed.org/project/187807

Hello all! I've posted about this a few times, I'm a dumbass and broke my phone because I'm poor and spending $20 on a case (spending $20 on anything non-essential really) is a struggle. I actually do have a lead on a second job though! Part time restaurant work in my favorite part of the city, all morning shifts so I don't have to worry about Ubers unless I'm running late. So I'm really excited about that

Also, changing what phone I'm getting. Someone in the comments on the last thread suggested buying an old refurbished flagship for a better phone. Pretty much the same price to get an S21, but it'll be faster and it'll be buying something that isn't brand new so I like that

Venmo is @thenewvenven Cashapp is $thenewcashtag PayPal is sh3lf1sh@gmail.com

The length of this war does not mean the suffering has ended. We are still living with the effects of war and blockade, struggling to provide our family’s most basic needs and protect my children’s future in unbearable circumstances. We need your support now, not tomorrow. ❤️ Support us: https://gofund.me/1d3ea05b6 #Gaza #Palestine #SupportGaza #HelpMyFamily