ok, sorry i’m posting this now because it’s so late, but please signal boost now or in the morning? this situation became an emergency today when kayla’s brother who was currently hosting her found the fundraiser, got offended (?), gave her 20 minutes to pack her belongings, drove her to the bus station, bought her a ticket to albany, and sent her off with no food or money and only the few bags she could throw together. she managed to get in touch with jaya from the bus station and was more distraught than either of us have ever seen her. she’s arriving tomorrow at 7 pm and won’t have eaten for a few days. most of the possessions she had to leave behind were the kind of stuff that every foster kid keeps in a bag to be able to pick up and move at a moment’s notice (bedding, toiletries, etc) and she has no funds to start up here at all. once she gets settled she’ll be able to get on top of reinstating her insurance, job hunting, and all that, but we lost a few weeks of buffer period to raise money that we thought we had, and it’s absolutely necessary, especially because neither my family nor jaya really has much extra cash to be able to support her fully.