Restore Power and Hope for Lansing Family

My name is Abby and I live and work in Lansing, MI. I work for an online charter school and we serve our local community, supporting high school students to earn their diploma. We work with students who need a different way of learning other than the traditional brick and mortar option. I love my program. I love my students. And I love my community. I HATE when one of them is unfairly displaced and having to live in a way most of us have never dreamed of living. I have a family who is barely surviving. They have been without power for more than a month. They are not doing ok. They have gone through EVERY emergency option you can think of and although I appreciate the thought, suggesting resources is not helpful at this time. Together with our social worker, I have exhausted all other routes. I'm asking you to band together as a community and please contribute what you can to helping this family restore power and safety to their lives. I will not be giving this money to them. I will instead be making a direct payment to the Board of Water and Light to their account. This $1000 will be what they need JUST TO BE ALLOWED TO SET UP A PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT TO PAY THE REST... I have faith in you all. I believe we can show them what a community is for. You may not know them. But they are your neighbors. They are human beings. They are worthy of this relatively small gift of love. Feel free to message me if you have questions.