Rachel’s Coffee Fund - Stabilizing One Sip at a Time
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Hi, My name is Rachel.
I’m crowdfunding during a personal, professional and medical life crisis. Currently living on the streets: tenting, couch-surfing, in my car & shelters.
CURRENT GOAL:
My current goal (as of Aug 27) is to raise $300 for car fees, fuel and ferry costs to get to a new location to live in a rented room.
GOAL ACHIEVED: was aiming for $350 for 2 weeks camping but someone offered me an affordable room at their place with my dog!
I also could use some food and supplies for my dogs.
HOW YOU’VE HELPED SO FAR:
- put $30 in gas tank
- bought me 7 coffees and a breakfast at Tim’s
- paid $100 towards phone bill which was enough to prevent suspension
- someone brought me a meal and treats for my dog :)
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING!
BACK STORY
Got here after being unlawfully evicted on April 20’25. Have two dogs. Beginning process of PWD application. Currently ineligible for Income Assistance. Sustaining basic needs by accessing services such as churches, nonprofits and charities. Gifts, donations and small personal loans from friends has kept my phone activated and car on the road.
In response to people’s request I’ve created this fundraiser to make it easier for people who want to show support, especially those who understand that COFFEE is also a Basic Human Need lol
Here’s ways funds are used:
- $1.50 a month worth of doggie poop bags
- $2 - buys an extra large double double from McDonald’s plus gives me points so I get a free one
- $2 - goes into the gas tank for a trip to town
- $5 - two XL Double Doubles in a day!!!
- $5 - trip to town (for appointments or a coffee and to charge my phone) and back
- $10 - one XL coffee every day for 5 days ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
- $10 - gas to and from park to get water, shower, charge phone, walk dog
- $10 - buys loaf of bread, tuna, mayo
- $10 - buys basic hygiene supplies
- $10 - buys butane for the stove
- $15 - buys a full meal that I don’t have to prep, cook and clean up after and is very filling & nutritious
- $15 - buys a leash for my dog that the foster mom asked for
- $20 - buys a pkg of coffee from grocery store ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
- $20 puts enough gas in tank to turn the “low fuel light off”
- $20 - buys a large water bottle I can fill with water from the spring and it’ll last for many days
- $20 buys 5 showers at the community center
- $20 pay back a friend who loaned me $20 for gas
- $30 buys a cooling pad that the foster mom asked for
- $30 buys one night camping at the farm ️
- $30 buys a container of protein drink or protein bars & electrolyte drinks
- $40 buys good quality coffee from grocery store ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
- $40 puts half tank of gas in
- $40 buys enough butane for several days of meals
- $50 buys two nights of camping ️
- $50 puts a dent in my phone bill so it’s not shut off
- $50 gas to drive 2hrs and back to visit my dog
- $50 pay the campground back for the night they gave me with promise to pay but still haven’t paid
- $50 or less buys me a pair of proper sandals that won’t give me blisters
- $60 dog food for a week
- $60 fill the gas ⛽️ tank up!!
- $60 hairstylists whose going to cut and prep my hair for beginner locs
- $70 oil change on the car
- ($200 - the other things they point out the car needs while I’m there)
- $80 - the amount I’m going to ask courts to reduce my $1200 ticket to
- $90 three nights camping & coffee
- $100 - whatever is needed from the list below and extra goes to “extras” such as printing copies of things, random items such as windshield fluid or a hammer for the tent, etc
- $100 is ferry to someone who can help with housing and employment
- $100 to license my dog
- [$200 to license both]
- $120 - 2 hours to the hair dresser who will cut and prep my hair for locs
- $150 is 6 nights shelter camping at the farm
- $150 pays my phone bill for one month so I can keep making content
- $150 pay back the friend who loaned me money to get my car back
- $150 buys much better camping supplies that are designed for the weather, not ripped, torn, faded or broken
- $150 car wash and detailing! (It’s ew right now lol)
- $175 is monthly car insurance
- $200 is car tune up (so needed!)
- $200 is new phone screen (iykyk)
- $200 is a night in a hotel (shower, power, wifi, food and comfy bed)
- $300 is new car battery
- $300 is one bi-weekly car payment
- $300-ish is vaccines for the dogs
- $350 is 14 days at farm campsite
- $400 is couch surfing at a friend’s for a month
- $400 is two months phone bill paid
- $400 is two months car insurance paid (plus some coffee)
- $400 -$800 is everything the car engine needs so the light stops flashing and gears stop clunking
- $400 is being able to get coffee, gas, food, supplies and water all in one day!
- $400 is paying the other friend back how helped release my car from impound
- $500 is paying a friend back who lent me money for rent back in Feb to try to prevent eviction
- $500 is paying friends back who helped me get car out of impound
- $600 is paying my first ticket (although I’m gonna fight it)
- [$1200 is what I owe for both tickets]
- $600 would give me Apple Care replacement phone plus new tripod, light and portable battery charger
- $600 is my monthly car (which is my home currently) payment
- $700 would give me a chance at renting a room in Sept or October
- $800 would give me a better chance of finding a room with my dog
- $900 would let me pay for a months rent plus my phone bill
- $1000 would let me pay rent, phone and half of my car insurance
- $1200 - would cover $700 rent/phonebill/insurance with $200 left over for coffee, food and gas
- $1500 is what PWD may give me in about a year if I’m eligible
- $4000 is what Scotiabank offered me to buy my car outright since I’m about 6 months late in payments and only owe $10,000 on the loan until the car’s mine :)
If you give to this fundraiser, these are the ways your money will be spent depending on priorities, needs and deadlines presenting themselves that day, week or month.
Thank you to everyone who has gifted, loaned and shared with me throughout 2025! You’ve restored my hope in humanity! For real
Organizer
Rachel Perry
Organizer
Maple Ridge, BC