Help a Young Indigenous Family Stay Together

Please donate to help a soon-to-be mom who would like to remain anonymous. This is a loved one of someone close to me. She's 21, Indigenous, queer, and in her third trimester of pregnancy. She lives in a province without the resources of big urban centres. She has no family support and is recently homeless. Funds raised will go to help her and her partner secure housing. She has limited funds and we want to help her with finding and getting settled in a new home, while she sorts out eligibility for maternity/parental EI and waits for those (modest, inadequate) payments to kick in. She wants to provide a stable home for her child and is worried about how far along she is in her pregnancy without somewhere to live. Some challenges this young person is facing include navigating tragic loss and coping with mental health struggles.

She is family of someone we lost to the drug war and we have a chance to help her on their behalf. We're asking for an amount that will cover 3 months average rent plus damage deposit. Anything raised over and above that amount will be used for the family's needs. Even $5 helps but we also appreciate you sharing this on all your social media accounts and in your email to your friends/family with money. Let's support this young person's family, relieve some stress and help them welcome home their baby!