For over 5 months these two siblings have been without their own private space, forced to couch surf and stay in precarious, short term housing options. With winter quickly approaching this cycle can not be endured any longer. The constant instability, lack of having a place to cook/store food, or even gain privacy away from the ongoing and unending settler colonial violence faced by these two Inuk and Mohawk 2 Spirit and trans visibly native siblings. They have no place to rest, recover or exercise any form of self-determination over their environment or mental health. Struggling with disability (mental health and chronic pain/mobility related) throughout this precarity has been a feat.
Having exhausted all of their personal networks and still unable to find secure affordable housing, these two vulnerable youth are reaching out for help. We are looking for a short term (but not a high turn around - packing up and moving every few days is traumatizing, demoralizing, exhausting and resource-heavy) emergency housing offer where they could catch a breath and strategize for a winter affordable housing solution.
They are very responsible, clean, polite and caring however are in a heightened vulnerable state after having suffered several traumatizing racist events from constant verbal/street harassment, racist gawking and targeted assaults (that at times escalate beyond verbal abuse) and it must be stressed that privacy and security are the upmost priority at this time. A place to cook, store food, and 2 closed door, safe and secure sleeping arrangements are being sought. No animal allergies, just animal love.
If you have ways to support please contact Iakotsirareh Amanda ([email protected]) who is taking on coordination. Please do not directly message the siblings, who are in a vulnerable state, about logistics related to their houselessness. All inquiries and offers can be made through Iakotsirareh. If you have means to financially contribute, please EMT or PayPal to: [email protected], [email protected]
