Help Mark’s Family Find a Safe Home

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Mark’s fund covers hotel stays, groceries, and urgent repairs for his family’s safe home

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Help Mark’s Family Find a Safe Home

Help Mark’s Family Find a Safe Home

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$755 raised of $5K

11 donations
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Help Mark and His Family Find a Safe Place to Call Home ❤️

Imagine moving your family into a home believing you’re giving your children a safe place to grow, only to watch that dream turn into a nightmare.

This is the heartbreaking reality for Mark, his wife, and their children.

Mark is more than just a manager. He is a hardworking father, a devoted husband, and someone who shows up for others every single day. Now, he and his family desperately need people to show up for them.

What was supposed to be a fresh start for their family has turned into an unimaginable struggle.

After moving into their home, they discovered serious living conditions that no family should ever have to endure. Water damage, deteriorating ceilings, and dangerous mold concerns have left their home in devastating condition. Despite their efforts to get help from their landlord, the situation continued to worsen.

Mark did everything he was supposed to do. He fought for his family, took the landlord to court, and won his case.

But winning in court hasn’t meant getting his family the help they desperately need.

The landlord has since filed for foreclosure, leaving Mark and his family fighting through additional legal expenses just to recover the money they are owed.

And today, things became even worse.

Their home lost hot water and electricity. Over $300 worth of food was lost. And now, a family with children is facing another night without the basic necessities so many of us take for granted.

Imagine being a parent and having to wonder where your children are going to sleep tonight. Imagine working hard, doing everything right, and still feeling helpless when all you want is to protect your family.

Mark isn’t asking for luxury. He isn’t asking for anything extravagant.

He’s fighting for something every parent wants: a safe, healthy place for his children to lay their heads at night.

There is hope. Mark and his family have another home, a trailer they are currently working hard to repair and make livable. But that takes time, money, and resources they simply don’t have enough of right now.

In the meantime, they urgently need help covering hotel stays so their children can sleep somewhere safe, away from the damaged conditions of their current home.

Donations will help provide:

* Temporary hotel accommodations for Mark, his wife, and their children.
* Food and everyday necessities after losing their groceries.
* Repairs needed to make their next home safe and livable.
* Replacement of belongings damaged by the conditions in their home.
* Relief from the unexpected financial burden this situation has created.

No child should have to sleep in a home that may be unsafe. No parent should have to choose between paying legal fees and putting a roof over their children’s heads. And no hardworking family should have to face something like this alone.

I’ve had the opportunity to work alongside Mark, and I know how much he cares about the people around him. Now it’s our turn to remind him that he and his family are not alone.

If you can donate $5, $10, $20, or anything at all, please know that it matters. Every dollar brings this family one step closer to stability, safety, and a fresh start.

And if you aren’t in a position to donate, please share this fundraiser. One share could reach someone who can make a difference.

Mark has spent so much time fighting for his family.

Let’s help make sure that tonight, tomorrow, and the days ahead, his children have somewhere safe to sleep while he works to rebuild their future.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping this family find hope in the middle of such a difficult chapter. ❤️

Let’s come together and help Mark’s family get back on their feet.
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Megan Artman
Organizer
Toronto, OH
Mark Gualtiere
Beneficiary

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