BORN A MACHINE

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.

My name is Suheila, a mother of five children.

Thanks to your kindness, we’ve reached $12,200 of our $14,000 goal 🤍

Since the ceasefire was declared, many people think things in Gaza are “over.”

But the truth is nothing has materially changed for us.

There is still destruction everywhere.

Food is still scarce.

Clothes are still a need, not a luxury.

Because of the ceasefire, donations have slowed, but our suffering has not ended 💔

My husband is still wounded and unable to work, and I am doing everything I can to keep my children safe, fed, and warm. We still urgently need money for food, clothing, and daily survival.

More than anything, I hope to leave Gaza as soon as possible so my children can have a future, but leaving requires resources we simply do not have yet.

We are so close now. Every donation, no matter how small, truly makes a difference.

Every share helps us move one step closer to safety, stability, and hope 🙏

Please don’t stop supporting us now.

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