I wish I didn’t have to post this again… but the rain returned, and it destroyed what was left of our shelter.

The reality right now:

Our tent is flooding.

The ground is soaked and our bedding is wet.

The shelter is no longer safe or livable for my children.

I’m Mohammed Matar, a father in Gaza caring for my children, my family, and my late brother’s two orphaned children. This is not just a story—it is happening to us right now.

Our GoFundMe has reached $10,223, and I’m deeply grateful. That support helped us survive. But the storm has taken our roof again, and we urgently need help before the next nightfall.

🚨 EMERGENCY TENT REBUILD FUND: $545

This is exactly where the funds will go:

$120 — Waterproof tarps (protection)

$180 — Wood structure (support)

$95 — Nylon & insulation (warmth)

$150 — Blankets & mattresses (dignity)

Total needed urgently: $545

Even $5 or $10 can help keep my children dry tonight. If you cannot donate, please reblog/share. Your share may reach someone who can save my children.

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Donate here (Secure GoFundMe link):

When I was a kid, I had lots of room to run around outside. It was a beautiful place to live. Running from one side of the property to the other would take you probably about a minute. There was plenty of grass, plenty of trees, plenty of wildlife. I couldn't ask for better.

Hilda, pregnant with her firstborn child, has been lying awake all night; fretting over the slow trickle of the donations that just barely keep her alive. Knowing that the water is contaminated and the little food she is lucky enough to eat is insufficient nutrition for the life kindling inside her, no doubt the little one feels her stress already.

When I was a kid, we had a few plastic barrels lying around, and we had enormous fun kicking them down the slope to watch them roll away. We'd chase them all the way down to the bottom of the hill, and then push them back up again. Push, push, push. And then we could do it all over again.

It's a great and daunting thing to ask for help. Yet Hilda has braved this uncomfortable, exhausting charade for days upon days upon months upon months, and is still struggling. She needs to eat! She needs to be warm and healthy and safe! She needs to know that there are good, kind people in the world who care what happens to her. She needs our support. Today, tomorrow, and the day after that. Every day until she can say, "Thank you. I am okay now."

Hilda, sister I didn't know I had, I hope you can rest a little easier soon. I hope these words stir the hearts of our community and they push the barrel with me. Every pair of hands that pushes this barrel moves it a little further up the hill to where it needs to go, and I promise, when we're done, we can admire the view together.

Reblogs are greatly appreciated! Thank you! :"3

Typing this super quick because we're running out of time, but for those who don't know me, I'm Link. I've been a homeless artist since Nov. 2021 and recently my dad and I got kicked out of the shelter we were staying at without much reason given, and we were put in a motel. We were told thirty days were covered but in actuality, only a week was really paid for. So, now I've been struggling to try and keep us under a roof and today is unfortunately no different.

If we can't cover the 50$ we need for the daily rent here by 11pm (less than an hour) then we'll be forced to leave, to which we've got nowhere to go. I've called several shelters and help groups, even my own local sources but they've either got nothing to offer us or are closed due to how quickly they can fill up during this time of year. So it's really us either being in here or on the street. The last couple days I've been staying up all night, including today, just to make sure we could cover and we haven't been able to get anything at all. So I'm desperately reaching out and hoping to find something for at least today so we won't have to be out on the street.

My prices and examples will be below. Donations are also extremely welcome if you can afford it, if not, of course shares/reblogs always do help. You can donate here. Every little bit truly goes a long way in helping us. If you're interested in a commission, please feel free to pm me and we'll discuss the details there. This morning, I will ask for us to do payment upfront and as quickly as possible due to the drastic status of our situation. I hope you understand. Thank you.

~Prices~

Sketch (price depending on type of sketch) - base price of 15$

Sketch page - 15$ per sketch

Headshot - 40$ (+10$ if shaded)

Bust - 50$ (+10$ if shaded)

Expression Sheet (minimum of 3 heads per sheet, 10$+ per extra head) - 60$ (10$+ if shaded)

Half body - 70$ (+15$ if shaded)

Full body - 90$ (+15$ if shaded)

Couples Commission (a commission that includes two people) - 140$ (+15$ if shaded)

Group commissions (commission that includes more than two people, price dependant on the details) - 60 base price(one character, unshaded; each extra character is +75% to the original price) (40$+ if shaded) 

Paintings (price depending on the details) - 150$+

WE ARE URGENTLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

In this post I explain the last update about my family situation;

No flour,

no food,

no water,

no basic things available.

When it’s available the prices is so much higher than any normal price; More than 8000% the prices and even more!!!

Its impossible to get daily basic things!!!!

It's a dream to get the basic things!!!

Please you’re support and your help make really a-lot of difference!!!

Any support mean life !!!

Please support us to save our children!!

Any support mean a lot to my family during this difficult time !!!!

We have reached 5,052 CAD / 7500 CAD as first term goal!

Vetted campaign #3 on @/gaza-evacuation-funds vetted list here, vetted by bilal-salah0, and vetted by association!

Please help us!!! Support us!!!

To match the first goal as soon as possible !!

He had dreams of becoming a skateboarder, and was going to partake in the competition in Netherlands, but the circumstances of what has been happening, has diminished his dreams. Please help his family to leave Gaza by donating to this link:

He desperately needs funds, it is right now, only at about €570 and the goal is €50 000

Please help to donate, no matter how small the amount. It will add up.

i'm losing access to my housing on the 29th of may, and i'm trying to gather funds to make it over to my friend in portland that has a place for me to stay.

i've got my plane ticket for the 5th of june, i need to secure funds for the storage container payment for the month by the 29th, and i need to have enough to take an uber from the airport to my friend's as soon as possible.

the storage container is 150 dollars, and the uber can range from 40-60 dollars. that needs to be secured as soon as possible.

the most direct way to help me with that is through my p@yp@l and vnmo, both are linked, and $chxseallen. gofundme takes a percentage and is a slower disbursement.

i also need to cover costs of living while i'm still working on getting a job and place, for things like food, transit, medication and appointment co-pays, and other general essentials. the gofundme to assist in that is below: