Help Robin Stay in their Home

Robin Seel is organizing this fundraiser.

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edited 2.10.24

hello and thank you for your time –

i’m robin, a trans + disabled artist in brooklyn. with your help, i can remain housed.

what’s happening and how you can help

until Social Security approves my disability benefits application, i need to sell art and ask for gifts to cover rent and old vet bills.

donations received will pay for the death of my cat plus utilities. i will archive this fundraiser once Social Security comes through

history and context

in 2022 i realized that i had significantly less energy than my life required. in january i struggled to get out of bed. in april i got a beautiful cane. in august i began my disability benefits application. by september i could no longer make a phone call or write an email, and i had to leave a job i loved. the only reason i survived the winter is my cat sat on me when i wanted to walk out the door one bad day after another.

by may 2023 i used all my savings. my friends have been incredibly generous with food and money. many of these folks encouraged me to set up a fundraising link.

easter weekend, my cat suddenly died.

i set up sinceremoose.etsy.com

SNAP granted me benefits. i get to re-teach my body to eat!

in august i signed the lease for two years, guaranteeing rent stays low

in november SNAP granted me cash benefits! i can buy cleaning products and toilet paper

february 2024 i visit housing court as both issuer and respondant

all this while i deal with

chronic fatigue, burnout, chronic depression and anxiety disorder

and learn how to make the best possible habitat for my autistic brain.

my next moves are to:

CONTINUE application processes for low/no-income benefits such as HEAP
CONTINUE the process for disability benefits (currently preparing documentation for a hearing in february 2024)
CONTINUE to produce new, market-focused art for etsy etc
CONTINUE steps to resolve housing conflicts

if i remain housed i'll continue to finish WIPs, steward a backyard of flowers and vegetables and birds, make new art, and perhaps even obtain stable health

if i do not make rent

the flowers and vegetables i grew from seed in the backyard will fend for themselves for a season or two. i'll give away and recycle my art. i'll leave this fixed-rent apartment where i’ve lived several years. a friend has offered to let me stay with her for a couple months. after that, who knows. i certainly won’t be less disabled after dissolving my life and home.

again, thank you for your time. thank you for your resources. thank you for helping keep me in my home. may you be well

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