Please help children and families in the Twin Cities
Hello! I do not normally make these types of posts, but the situation here is quite dire. I work at a public school in the Twin Cities, and we are seeing many MANY families being affected by ICE. Families are not able to leave their homes. To help, the community around the school I work at has organized a Go Fund Me to help pay for essentials, as well as pay for rent and utility bills. Here is a quote from the page:
Right now, dozens of students from Como Park Elementary School are hiding in their homes, rather than going to school, because of the surge of federal law enforcement agents in their neighborhood. Until things drastically change, more will join them in the days to come. While parents know school is safe, they are too scared to walk with the children to bus stops or to drive them to school. And no one knows when it will be safe for them to leave their homes again.
The money gathered by this GoFundMe will be used to provide Como Park families what they need to survive this difficult time. This includes food, diapers, formula, and cash assistance for rent and utilities or other basic needs. Community members are working to gather food and supplies to be distributed to families, but money is needed to purchase what isn’t donated. Any funds that go unused will be donated to the school to be used for years to come.
At the time I am posting this, we have raised $14,000 in the last week in community donations, and only $6,000 of that remains. Today alone, I personally made two home deliveries of food, diapers, formula, and rent money to the families of students I work with. These families literally broke down into tears because of what this means for them. One of these families has not left their apartment in over a week because ICE has been camping out in front of the building.
Anything that you are able to donate would greatly help families in need. If you are not able to donate, please consider reblogging this post!
