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daniellavictoriavs · 3 days
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UGERNT HELP NEEDED
Have been so ill this past few weeks and been hospitalised due to medical concerns. Medical results came out that I had a tumor and it was already malignant. Have stage 4A cervical cancer and I need help.ASAP
My goal is $1800 and donation Received is $345
PLEASE DONATE ANYTHING YOU CAN I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
DONATE HERE
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inkjette · 7 months
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So at my workplace, we fund a Food Is Free shelf. It's the basics: take what you need, give what you can - our town has a high level of poverty, there's a cost of living crisis, be the good you want to see in the world etc etc.
Today we had a guy knock on the door and ask if we had a plastic bag he could use to carry a few things - I said sure, got him a plastic bag, and he started packing up his 2 rolls of toilet paper, his 3 or 4 foodstuff items. He said he'd been to a funeral out of town (1500 kms away) and spent his paycheck on fuel - he was only broke till Friday, he said.
And I said, well I'm glad we could help, it's why we have the shelf. We want the community to use it.
And he said:
But people ABUSE it! I've seen people take heaps of stuff from it - and they don't even have kids or anything. And it's fair enough, some people are struggling until the next paycheck, but other people just ABUSE it. You need a sign that says TAKE ONE ITEM ONLY or something. I've taken something from here maybe twice, but I've seen people coming round every week! I've even put stuff on the shelf! Yeah, you need CAMERAS or something. People abuse it.
So here is a man who is actively utilising a public resource that we created to support our local community...And yet he is so brainwashed by capitalism into thinking that people don't deserve basic needs - if they're not working hard, or maybe they're struggling but they don't have it As Bad as others, or they're using a FREE RESOURCE more often than HE thinks is acceptable. He thinks that we should use security cameras to crack down on people "STEALING" from the Food is FREE shelf. Like he's more worthy, like he's a better person, because he doesn't need as much help as others might.
Sometimes, when something is free, people might abuse it. But isn't it better to offer the support to people who need it? To offer an opportunity for people to get back on their feet (even if they're only broke till Friday)? To provide help, no questions asked and no conditions needed?
So what if people abuse it - isn't it worth it if helps someone?
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caputvulpinum · 9 months
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Hello, tumblr! I mentioned this in my stream last night with my friend and collaborator @lakemojave, but here is the official tumblr announcement: I've started a fundraiser to pay for GAS that I can't afford on my own.
I...try my best to appear pretty unflappable on this site, because my online persona relies on that. But about two years ago I was harassed by TE/RFs and no matter how much I tried to forget or get over it, there was a comment that a 17 year old made towards my appearance the has probably been the most devastating thing I've ever felt, and ever since that insult I've grown steadily and steadily more disgusted and anxious about my appearance--specifically my hair.
As an AMAB trans person, I'm of course going to experience male-pattern baldness. Even in cisgender men, more than 75% of them experience some form of heightened anxiety and dysphoria due to hair loss or fear of it. I don't know how those numbers change when talking about trans people, but I can't imagine it's not even higher.
In the interest of full transparency at the cost of, frankly, my pride: I have reached the point in my dysphoria where I am growing to be borderline suicidal. I've struggled with suicidal ideation since I was a young teenager, but this is the first time in over a decade that I've reached a level where I am terrified what will happen when it gets worse.
And so with all that said, I've started a fundraiser on PayPal to try and raise money for my gender-affirming care. Y'all might remember me from the Great Soy Sauce Conspiracy of late December of last year, and maybe also how I stopped working on the project due to mental health reasons. I remember how kind all of you were when I was struggling with living newly on my own trying to afford food and things like convection plates, and it's my hope that I could rely on you all to help me again.
With that said, I've made the decision that if I am able to fulfill this fundraiser's cost...I'm going to pick back up The Mysterious Appearance of Miss Appleton and finally finish it once and for all...in video essay format, because that feels most appropriate to me. I think I'm going to be ready for it this time.
If you've read this far, thank you so much. If you need it, though:
TLDR: I need to get myself gender-affirming surgery because i'm getting real close to suicidal over my dysphoria. I've made a fundraiser for it. If the fundraiser is successful, I'm going to finally finish the video essay for The Mysterious Appearance Of Miss Appleton. Thank you for your time and your help.
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mousedetective · 2 months
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So I can't edit this to show what it is exactly, but I basically just got shamed by a Facebook "friend" for offering to share this link to get laundry supplies for my birthday. So now I'm miserable and that wasn't what I'd wanted to happen at all.
So if anyone would like to cheer me up, this is my family's Homeless Supplies list. I need as much of the laundry and disinfectant stuff as I can get. Clothes for me (or even my mom, because she still needs pants) would be a huge help, as I lost 40 pounds last year and most of my stuff is too big or it's full of holes. Food is much appreciated by all three of us.
Can't help? Reblog. Don't care/don't want to help? Don't be an asshole about it. Just ignore me or block me or whatever. But I am thankful to everyone who has helped, everyone who continues to help us, and everyone who is inspired to help. It's basically a waiting game with disability at this point for us to get housing, so all I can do is wait and hope.
But yeah. If you can help, or even just reblog, it would remind me there are good people in the world, and I sorely need that as much as I need anything on the list.
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threepwillow · 6 months
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE PRESERVATION OF PHYSICAL MEDIA? DO YOU WANT TO HELP MY 93-YEAR-OLD GRANDPA?
(cw for deaths in the family)
My grandfather has until the end of this calendar year to move out of the house he's lived in for my whole adult life. While he's been living here, he's lost his wife, his son (my dad), and his oldest daughter, each of whom was living in this home with him at their time of death. The house is way too big and old and nasty for one nonagenarian, so we're honestly glad he's getting bumped somewhere else, but what this means is that all the accumulated STUFF of four people is in this house, and he absolutely cannot take it all with him when he moves into his new tiny apartment for one.
A piece of this project I have taken on is trying to help get rid of three HUGE boxes worth of DVDs. I know not a lot of people have DVD players anymore, but I also know that a lot of people here on the internet (myself included!!) are really passionate about media preservation in an age when Netflix and other streamer services can just remove your favorite programming at the drop of a hat and there's nothing you can do about it. I would REALLY love to send these DVDs to people who care about them rather than just trying to offload them at a media resale store or something. Everything is pay what you want, although I'd love if you'd at least cover shipping (though it's honestly fine if you can't), and ideally I will be giving anything I make back to my grandpa to help him with the transition into this new living situation.
>>CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ALL THE FUN DVDS FOR SALE<<
** IMPORTANT NOTE TO KEEP IN MIND: Any titles marked with an asterisk are NOT official, commercially released DVDs, but are burned DVD-R copies made by my dad (an obsessive collector/tinkerer who in hindsight was so incredibly neurodivergent). They're still all in nice cases with legit-looking paper inserts that he made and everything.
This list includes things like: a lot of BBC or PBS public programming, classic films from before 1970, war movies, huge chunks of Monty Python, random sci-fi and horror offerings, and much more! If you or anyone you may know is at ALL interested, I encourage you to reach out, or to please at least share to a wider audience, and I will do my best to stay on top of people's requests, ship them out promptly, and keep the gdoc list up to date when things go! Thank you so much for helping me and my Pappap out! ♥
EDIT TO ADD: I am from the continental US, as are, I imagine, the majority of these DVDs. I am happy to ship internationally if I can be reimbursed for shipping, but I cannot guarantee the DVDs will play in another region.
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OCTOBER 21 UPDATE: Visited again this week and picked up EVEN MORE DVDs! List in the original GDoc has been expanded to include the rest of the haul. Maybe take a second look if you were on the fence at first!
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kryptidkhaos · 3 months
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Keep the lights on or put food in the fridge? Help us not have to decide.
Our last two paychecks lined up real bad with the holidays and got massively delayed in depositing. You know what didn't get delayed at all? Any of our bills drafting out of the bank! 🙃
So thanks to "fuck you for being poor" overdraft fees for bills that should have been covered, we lost nearly $500 to overdraft fees.
That's our grocery budget for the entire month, much less just this two week pay period, and it's left us short on utilities. 3 out of 4 of us have doctor appointments this month and prescriptions that need refilled.
We're kinda screwed. It's especially upsetting on top of everything else because I'd done a lot of very careful and tight budgeting before the New Year, and I had a sliver of hope in me that we might be able to at least get through a few months of 2024 without having to beg for help. All that's being helping me cope with this situation is the reminder that I've done my best and capitalism actively wants to punish me for existing.
If you'd like to help four disabled trans people stay warm and fed, it would means the world to me. If you have nothing to give, please reblog this post to give us a wider net.
v3nmo: @chaosqueer
c@shapp: @chaosqueer
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teacakecutie · 3 months
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PLEASE HELP ME MOVE MUCH SOONER THAN LATER
Hi, it's Tea.
Long story short: I originally made this ko-fi goal (that has been up for a while, I just never got around to making this post here) to gradually save up to move out in 2024. However, things have been extremely stressful and frustrating ever since my abusive father moved in with us back in 2022. And NOW things have escalated to the point where I no longer feel safe in my own home. I just can't do it anymore.
I was originally planning on moving later in 2024, around August-October, but now I'm looking at moving closer to May/June. I have a job that pays decently, but I've had to periodically dip into funds to pay off other expenses. Thus, I set the goal of $5000 to have as a cushion in addition to my current income. Depending on how things look for me in the next few months, I may or may not raise the goal, but this is a good start for now.
In addition, I plan on making adopts again (and still have a couple left up for grabs), in addition to opening my commissions back up to offset the expenses, but donations help the most.
Thank you for reading. Have a nice day.
$0/5000
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sithprincex · 27 days
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Hi everyone. After paying for rent and some bills, I’m in major need of help.
To get through to my next payday, I’m in need of at least $400. That’s for bills, food, and my rides to work every day.
I’m a disabled Mexican indigenous lesbian who works full time and still can barely make ends meet. I was ill last pay period and had to miss some hours that would’ve helped me a ton.
Please share this and donate if you’re able. It would be so so helpful and most appreciated.
Venmo/cashapp: sithprincex
PayPal.me/ajfund
Thank you 🥺💞
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Life's been a rollercoaster lately, and I've hit a bump without insurance. Long story short, I can't manage the $300 for my Zoloft prescription right now (I suffer with schizophrenia).
If you've got a few bucks to spare, it would seriously make a world of difference. I don't usually do this, but thanks for even considering it.
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thattouceyboy · 4 months
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This is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do for my pride, and I know that it is a long shot. I am taking the biggest shot in the dark that I have ever done, and I hopefully will never again in my life need to do this.
My name is Severin. I am going to be homeless soon if I cannot find some way to gain money, and I am making this post to beg on my hands and knees to find help.
You can message me for the links to help, as I have no follower base and I'm afraid this post will disappear entirely if I try to out in a link or tag it in any way. If you'd like a tarot reading, I can do those. If you'd like a piece of writing, I can do that. I'll edit your school paper. You do not need to send me anything for nothing, if you want something in return I will do what I can. But I need help. What I need in the long run is $2,550— what I am asking for is $500, even $100 cumulatively from anyone, anywhere around this site who has anything to spare.
I know this is a long shot. I know this is the site of disabled queer folk who have nothing for themselves. But I am hoping against hope that if I swallow my pride and put this out there, I will be able to scrape by without ending up homeless.
Please reblog if you can... I know most of us don't have money. I'm just trying to not be out in the literal cold for a Canadian December.
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dovesndecay · 6 months
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Roomie already has a donation post going over here to try and get us groceries to get us through til the next payday, but I've personally still got $600 worth of bills to pay this month, some of which are very overdue, and some are medication refills which require a doctor's appointment, and exactly $9.96 to my name as of right now.
if you are both willing and able to comfortably help, that would be wonderful, but if you can't, boosting is always a huge help!
PayPal | (link)
Venmo | (dovesndecay)
Cashapp | ($dovesndecay)
(and as an aside, if you're interested in helping me build up a regular income, my patreon is here and i sell my photography here)
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A restaurant in Windsor, Ont., is cooking up extra food for people who cannot afford a meal — and dishing it out for free.  But the staff say they're the ones getting the benefits. Ten Friends Diner, at the corner of Wyandotte Street and Moy Avenue, is a non-profit establishment that provides support and employment training for people with mental illness. The staff collect donations in a jar to pay for meals for anyone who can't afford them, said Steven Cromie, the restaurant's peer leader.
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Tagging @politicsofcanada
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iric416 · 6 months
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Hey, this is really shitty and really sucks, but income has been lost and, while I'm scrambling to try to find help to cover things and pause things and pay mortgage, I will need HELP!!!!
Kiddo and I are Disabled, AuDHD Chahta. We're surviving abuse. We need HELP to keep our safe housing, our bills, our food.
Housing is $1255/month and I thankfully had $500 set aside, but I now desperately need the other $755 for housing.
Groceries, having to purchase all gluten free, gets very expensive very quick and can run about $200 a week in our area and it fucking sucks but that's what's needed to feed a growing l, disabled, celiac kiddo here. Anything and everything towards THAT is ALSO welcome.
PLEASE BOOST AND PLEASE SEND EVEN $1! IM BEGGING!! HELP ME KEEP KIDDO SAFE!!!
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caputvulpinum · 1 year
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fuck me i'm screwed and need help badly
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hi everyone. i just found out that my SNAP/EBT benefits have been discontinued and so now i have literally no means to feed myself and i just straight up don't have any clue what to do while i reapply. literally any help is not just appreciated but like actively something i'm desperate for so if you have anything to spare i'd really appreciate it, i was budgeting with the assumption that i'd be fine with food and this is the Opposite of That
my payment info can be found here at paypal or on venmo or cashapp at @ItsTheInnkeeper
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mousedetective · 3 months
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Please Help A Mentally Ill/Disabled/Mostly Queer Family Get Temporary Housing For My Birthday?
PAYPAL | AMAZON WISHLIST | KOFI | GOFUNDME
VENMO: @penaltywaltz | CASHAPP: $afteriwake23 | ZELLE: DM me for email address
01/20/24 - New Post!
NEW GOAL!
$0/$550
(Original goal mostly met, now edited for additional room help and other things needed)
If I can get the entire amount still needed, I can do the following:
Get a nice dinner for my birthday
Get a bigger framed pair of glasses, as my current frame is too small, and get a replacement pair of prescription sunglasses as my regular sunglasses just aren't cutting it
Get a few more supplies for the room (a broom/standing dustpan, paper towels, NeutraAir spray) and for the cats (cat litter and cat food, including the special dry food they need)
We currently have the room until the morning of the 27th, but my birthday is on the 23rd and I'd love to get the room for a few extra days if possible so that we can relax until we get our disability.
We'll be going to the LGBTQA center to get Lena transferred to a gender-affirming care GP and we'll go to Exodus as well next week as well, so any help with gas to get there would be amazing.
So please reblog this version if you can, and help with money or wishlist items if you can (the restaurant gift cards go a long way, plus I desperately need the clothing for me because I've lost 40 pounds this last year and most of my stuff is now too big). Thank you for reading this, and I hope you have an awesome day!
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stgsbne · 7 months
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PLEASE READ!!!
at a recent dentist visit i was found to have a few urgent issues that will soon start seriously affecting my health if left untreated. in ways, my health is already being affected by them and i would really really like to stop it from progressing
unfortunately the total for the treatment i need is a completely unmanageable number, $5k, that my insurance will not cover — and that’s WITH the office’s discount plan and an itemized bill.
im really not fond of asking for help like this but i really cannot even fathom how to come up with this type of money. im already backed up with work and severely burnt out. of course i will continue working but i cannot take new comms right now
if you’d like to help at all, you can send donations. please don’t feel obligated though and if you can’t send anything i would just be happy if you reblogged this 😭🤍 sorry for e-begging but i really have nowhere else to turn for this
kofi link (paypal)
$canineinstincts
venmo canineinstinct (no S at the end)
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