Help for child that just lost his father

My 8 year old daughter's friend just lost his dad, right before Christmas =(  

We would like to raise funds to help his mother, Clarice, who is the sweetest, kindest lady I've every met, and is now widowed, so she can care for her 8 year old son. Clarice adopted her son when he was just a baby; she is actually the boy's biological grandmother.  The biological parents weren't able to properly care for him so she stepped up and took him in to give him a good and safe life. She is now left to continue caring for him in her older age, on her own and without a husband.  

Please help and donate as much as you can to this wonderful woman and child so they can get through this difficult time and navigate through the reality of their new circumstances.