If you have not yet heard, our dear friend Rose lost everything on July 10th when her apartment building was entirely and suddenly swept away by flood waters. The ‘Heartbreak Hotel,’ a fixture of the Plainfield community for years, was a hugely important historic building and housing resource for the community and it was Rose’s and 11 others’ home.

In March of this year, Rose moved to Vermont seeking a safe and stable home and community. She has been so happy to have made this huge and courageous change. She found a wonderful job working for a worker co-op timber framing company and she scored a sweet apartment overlooking a beautiful brook with a bunch of kind and generous neighbors in Plainfield Village.

Rose entering her new home at the Heartbreak for the first time, March 2024

This flood took everything from Rose and the other residents of the Heartbreak Hotel. She lost her family recipe book, precious items that her grandmother left her, art and decorations given to her by friends and partners, her banjo, clothes, cooking and camping equipment, and all of her furniture. Her car keys were lost and her car was flooded.

In addition to finding a new place to live, Rose will have to replace her car, all of her household items, furniture, clothing, etc. If you are able and feel called to help financially, we would appreciate any amount.

Please help our dear friend Rose as she finds her footing again. We want her to continue to feel the love, support, safety, and stability that are possible when we show up for one another in community. Please donate and share Rose’s fundraiser with your families and communities far and wide.

First Winter snow storm in Vermont

Here are 12 more of the Heartbreak's residents who have also lost their homes. Please donate and share their gofundme's as well!

Lucy: https://gofund.me/47f1b784

Hope (family of 3): https://gofund.me/ce92a135

Caleb: https://gofund.me/9231b83a

Margie: https://gofund.me/00a6c84c

Julia: https://gofund.me/ec74d407

Kyle (family of 3): https://gofund.me/e0e098ca

Jake and Jared: https://gofund.me/6c6bc022