Help my family get back on our feet

  • a
  • D
65 donors
0% complete

$1,567 raised of $8K

Help my family get back on our feet

Hi, my name is Bobbi, I live with my mom, sisters, and partner. On Friday night, our apartment caught on fire. It was a regualr friday night, nearly 8 PM, my sisters were in the living room hanging out and my mom was in the kitchen. I was in my room working and getting ready to sell at the portland saturday market the next day. Then the night took a turn for the worst when i heard my sisters scream followed by my mom screaming my name at the top of her lungs. I rushed out of my room to my little sister screamign that the house was on fire! I ran to the living room and saw flames rushing along the ceiling from the kitchen into the dining room and living room. I quickly (and nakedly) shoved my sisters out of the house and ran back in to grab a dress near my bed and grabbed my mom's hand and we ran out of the apartment. I quickly pulled the fire alarm and called 911 just as my partner came back upstairs from his walk. We got outside and watched as the fire starting blowing out of the windows and up the side of the apartment building and I just watched in shock before I started to have a panic attack. Everything is destroyed. burned to a crisp or damaged severely by smoke. I am asking for help to assist my family and myself during this hard time. I have a small business that I ran out of our apartment making candles and crochet items. that was my only source of income as my mom and partner work outside of the house to bring in most of the income while I take care of my sisters before and after school. I now have no way to bring in my portion of the money we need. Our apartment managers are constantly rotating so we have no idea what's happening. Our apartment is now padlocked pending the investigation and we have no word on when we will be able to get back in. The fire department has also told us that it is highly unlikely to be habitable after the investigation is over but we are hopeful despite having a handful of things that were recovered by the chief of the fire department and it's all black covered in smoke and soot and reeks of smoke. unfortunately, my antidepressants were not able to be recovered but my sister and I have our inhalers, luckily. we are extremely upset about the situation but our spirits are high because we have each other. Any help you're able to give is highly appreciated. We thank you endlessly for everything.

Organizer

Bobbi Love
Organizer
Portland, OR

Your easy, powerful, and trusted home for help

  • Easy

    Donate quickly and easily

  • Powerful

    Send help right to the people and causes you care about

  • Trusted

    Your donation is protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee