Hi everyone,
This is an update regarding Keris (also known as RiikkaTheIcePrincess). Many of you already know of the situation, but if you do not, go check out her posts on this community.
TL;DR Keris is and has been in an abusive situation with their parents in rural Oklahoma. They gave her a seven day eviction notice, and now they have to leave. They are trans, neurodivergent, and have no place to go.
Keris is in desperate need of a place to stay in Minneapolis. She has gotten their ticket and is set to arrive tomorrow at 4:20pm in Minneapolis. The shelters there are night-only, and are not a good fit due to a variety of factors.
If there is ANYONE who can host Keris in Minneapolis for even a couple of days that would be a huge help. They are in a very bad spot right now and could really, really use your help. If you know someone who could host, that works too.
Thank you for your consideration.
Edit 1: if anybody also knows of any programs in Minneapolis that can help get Keris less temporary housing and/or a job that would also be very helpful.
Edit 2: Keris has found someone to stay with in about two and a half weeks. For now, they are going to try and stay in a cheap hotel. Thank you to everyone who came together to support Keris in her time of need. Please keep sending support and kind words their way. Their PayPal is [email protected] for those who have asked.
I love y'all 🫂
Edit 3: It sounds like the place she was gonna stay in a couple of weeks fell through. They did make it to Minneapolis okay and are staying in a hotel. Keris still needs some kind of living arrangement (and friends).
Was about to say that myself. If I make it through this and get any resources of my own I'll be looking to do some supporting myself. Even if I can just figure out something useful about navigating this whole mess-ass process... I damn sure don't want anycritter else having to go through all' this crap I'm only even partway into.
Maybe I'll at least have some insight useful to whatever species of alien I am. Idunno whether all' the resources are uniquely unsuited to me or I'm uniquely unsuited to them or what else, but every single thing is too vague, too specific (to somebody else, usually!), or scarier than not knowing. Don't think I've seen a coherent guide of any kind. If not something unifying then a "how to start" could be good. And a place where people know how to do this could be amazing and invaluable.
... Of course, spontaneous, desperate escapes aren't all of the things with which people may need support 😅 I still don't know how to provide support for anything but (some) tech, though, and this looks like it's my thing at the moment and hopefully I'll learn something from it that others can use.
I'll try to stop ramble-yapping now. Maybe I'll go grab that bagel I've been wanting. I don't actually like bagels, though, so maybe not. Gotta rush up a shower first. Hair's too facey- waitno, wrong wordsing there. Face's too hairy. That's the one.
So how was the bagel?
Was not in time to obtain bagel :-\ 🤷