Phoenix's Out-of-Work Survival Fund
UPDATE: I am still without work and some of the jobs I have applied for have pushed back their interview and hiring processes. I have a high likelihood of being employed from one of those jobs within the next month but because they have yet to set up interviews or hire anyone, I still need help. I have had an interview recently and I'm waiting to hear back.
The Next rent period is December 1st. If you can help me raise enough money to survive another month, I'll be able to be fully self-sufficient and can then support myself once I have a job.
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My name is Phoenix and I'm a 22 year old multiracial Jewish trans woman. I live in Portland, OR with my girlfriend Olivia, who is a local writer of color and we need your help.
I am currently out of work. I had a temporary job in a fellowship program that didn't have enough funding to have me continue in that position. It's been difficult for me to find work and a lot of the jobs I have applied for have a start date that would leave me without money to pay next month's rent, utilities and food costs. I have three years of organizing and activism experience in campus, statewide and national organizations and Olivia and I just need some assistance until I have a job again.
Olivia works as a reporter and is recovering from a recent divorce from her abusive ex-husband. She cannot afford to support me alone. With your help, an interracial Indigenous lesbian/queer couple can stay afloat and be able to maintain our financial needs while we seek employment. Otherwise we will be homeless by December.
Without these donations we will not be able to afford our apartment. As a transgender woman, finding employment is difficult and housing is a luxury. This is why I am asking for help. There is no way we would be able to find other housing options close to the city that are this affordable. We need to keep this apartment.
Your donations would go towards: Rent, Water and Electricrity, Groceries, Public Transportation, Household Items (Laundry Detergent, etc), Interview Clothing and other housing/living costs for until I have a job to support myself.
