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I AM ABOUT TO BE HOMELESS. I HAVE MAYBE A MONTH TO PLAN.

i have absolutely nothing and no one to help me. NOTHING. i will explain it all later but if you want to help an extremely poor queer person here are my links:

afropunk has created a spreadsheet of gofundmes of displaced Black individuals and families affected by the current los angeles fires. the list is constantly being updated.

Multiple concurrent wildfires are happening, two of which are extremely devastating. The Palisades Fire, which at this time is the deadliest wildfire in LA history, has burned 18 square miles worth of land and destroyed over 1,000 structures. The Eaton Fire has burned over 10,000 acres. And the Santa Ana winds are rapidly escalating the fires to where containment at this time is borderline nonexistent and firefighters are at a loss for what to do. People have died. The air is extremely hard to breathe from smoke. Elderly, disabled and transient populations are at great risk. Even 20 miles south and 30 miles west of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, the smoke is so bad that there are air quality alerts and the moon is red at night. These have been called “catastrophic urban firestorms” and the people affected need your compassion.

If you are directly affected by the Eaton or Palisades Fires, here is a list of safe evacuation centers:

photo credit: Adelettes2 on Twitter/X (retrieved from Google)

The DreamCenter is also taking evacuees.

Text SHELTER and your zip code to 43362 to find a local shelter near you.

Please make sure to bring your meds, extra clothes, hygiene supplies, diapers, and important documents. Some shelters are accepting small pets, but they’re going fast.

Here is a list of verified organizations accepting donations in the wake of the fires:

CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION

AMERICAN RED CROSS

LA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION

TELADOC is offering free virtual 24/7 services for all non-emergency illnesses to first responders, residents affected by the wildfires, and Southern California residents. Call Teladoc at 855-225-5032 if you are in need of non-emergency medical assistance or for non-narcotic prescriptions.

UPDATED MUTUAL AID

google spreadsheet and infograph both provided by MALAN.org; spreadsheet provided by @ambiguouslady42 / infographs retrieved from Instagram.

HOTELS ACCEPTING DISPLACED EVACUEES