Need help to replace our storm damaged home our RV
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Hi everyone.
My husband Ray, our almost 6 year old son Jacob, myself & our husky puppy NEED YOUR HELP.
Soon after my medical issues last year began resolving we decided it was time to start creating the life we want to live. So in July of 2022, we began our journey out of the city in Southern California.
We purchased a used 26 ft travel trailer (with pop-outs). We spent weeks fixing up our RV to live in so we could start saving up to get our plot of land to build our homestead.
Unfortunately due to the severity of the recent storms & the sheer amount of unnatural rain we have gotten so far this year, we have sprung several leaks. When we fix one leak, another one pops up. My husband has been playing wack a mole & our RV home is bursting at the seams.
To make matters worse, this past weekend we were awakened by a Blackhawk helicopter flying overhead. The RV park we've been living at suffered severe property damage when 3 RVs were washed away into the over-flooded raging Santa Clara River. By early morning 2 full rows had been taken out by the waters as well as the backup generator running the facility. When the hillside went, it also damaged the water & sewage system. So we are currently without water or power or a safe, dry RV to live in.
For now we are being told that we are not at risk to wash away however we're also expecting much more rain in the coming days beginning tomorrow. The owners do not know when power & water will be restored. There's also the possibility of the area being red flagged.
Due to all of this we are now homeless!!
We need your help to get into a new home.
For us, our RV is our home.
We are not weekend warriors. We are determined to accomplish our goals.
Our Rv will someday soon be on our plot of land, while we build our home to begin our homestead dream of self sufficiency.
We know these are very difficult times & we greatly appreciate your generosity for our family.
God Bless You.
Ray & Libby Fortman
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Libby Fortman
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Castaic, CA