TLDR:

Trans and multiracial couple facing short notice eviction in need of funds for moving and living costs. 

My friends Cal and Neens (and their two cats) must move out of the family home they've been staying in as soon as possible. They weren't given much notice and are scrambling to find an apartment and to get some money together to put down for security deposit and rent. Given the rapidly rising rent costs in the area, their options are seriously limited. With their permission, I'm trying to raise some funds to ease this disorienting transitional phase. 

Housing is a human right and they would deserve a place to call their own regardless of their personalities or community roles. That being said, I want to share about them because I love them. 

I met Cal and Neens while working a food service job several years ago during the height of the pandemic. During that time, we bonded and took care of each other. Ever since they've been an essential part of my support system. As an example, the last time I was in the hospital Cal asked to leave work and rushed to come sit with me late into the night so that I wouldn't be alone. Neens joined us after buying me a weeks worth of groceries and filled my fridge when I wasn't looking. Their own financial precarity, housing insecurity and stress has rarely if ever stopped them from finding ways to show up for their community. They're kind, thoughtful and generous people and they're both becoming healers in their own ways. Neens is a practicing herbalist and in school to be a post-partum doula. Cal works with horses and is enrolled in massage therapy school. Investing in their wellness means investing in our community's wellness. 

Please help us secure a safe place for them to rest. You can support them by donating, sharing this post on social media and sending it directly to a few people who may also donate and by offering a place to stay or any leads on affordable apartments. 

Thank you!