Sophia received a heartbreaking phone call in late April: her dad was hospitalized at the West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital with inoperable, untreatable brain tumors. After meeting with her father's care team, it was agreed to remove his breathing and feeding tubes and move him to palliative care so that he can live his final days in peace.

Her father, David, spent the last 7 years of his life advocating for housing for other veterans, even testifying before members of Congress about the conditions of veterans living on the streets of Skid Row.

Sophia just transitioned into a new part time job as a library associate, but the transition leaves her with a gap in her income. Now that her free time is filled with managing her father's last days she needs to postpone finding another part time job, making that gap large enough that she needs our help to make her rent, pay for gas for the drives between Long Beach and West LA, and make sure she and her cat are eating this month.

Let's come together to show Sophia that we love her and allow her to spend her last days with her father as rested and well-fed as possible, without the looming fears of his end of life costs or of losing her home.