Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour, the place where politics meets up with religion, science, nature, art, and life. Come in, have a cuppa and a cookie (or three!) and join us.
Helping Humpday is the Wednesday Street Prophets Coffee Hour. It was created for us by bfitzinAR and was taken over by Dixiecollie, who also left suddenly. Now it’s njm5000 who keeps the list of Kossacks in need. Helping Humpday is still here, the place where we can show caring and offer help.
Now that the holiday shopping is under way, I’d also encourage you to check out the Kos Katalogue. Even if you didn’t know you wanted it, it’s in there. A link to the final version is at the end of the needs list.
Userexists’s goal has been met. Yea!!!
Some of the needs on the list are ongoing, but some are time-sensitive or even urgent. Please, look over the list. Do only what you can, but do what you can. If it’s a donation, that’s great. If it’s a share, that’s great. If it’s a like and rec, that’s great, too. I’m thankful for everyone who does something.
Community Needs List as of 12/13/23.
Fundraisers who want a diary to be or stay on the list: PLEASE kosmail requests and donations received to
njm5000 by
Tuesday evening to be included on the Wednesday morning updated list.
Living on the financial edge—need help? Check out the Helping Directories before your next emergency.
As always, fundraisers are free to post a brief ask and donation links as a reply to the List.
Housing and Living Expenses Fundraisers and Other Links
When sending via PayPal, be sure to select “Send to family/friend” to avoid fees on either end.
gtghawaii—needs at least $797 before 12/21 to keep the lights and heat on. Diary is here. paypal.me/SCarpio • Venmo @Stacey-Carpio • Cash app $g2ghawaii
morgansmom reports that Freya got hit by a car this morning and has a fractured femur. It’s not a terribly serious injury, and morgansmom is hoping to pick her up from the vet this afternoon, but it’s going to cost a little over $1000, and she’s going to need some help with that pretty quickly. If you can help, her PayPal is: wingednag at gmail dot com
A Bleeding God—needs some help as a result of a moving company scam. Diary: I was scammed and lost everything, don't let it happen to you. $5,000 2,487 1,947 is needed to begin to set up the family’s new household. GFM donation link. PayPal: @Karhma or the email for it is Kdent1at comcast dot net
CentristandProud—Has an urgent need to pay a deductible prior to an upcoming surgery for their partner. Another medical patient requires help (update at the end of the diary includes a couple needlepoint projects. :-) Long story short, this surgery is needed towards having any quality of life. From the diarist: “Covering this deductible, to us, means we can save our monies for the multiple, not covered, co-pays and visits and extra tests that their “all-inclusive” prices fail to mention. This is her life. I refuse to put a price tag on it. Help if ye can. We understand if you cannot. Life is not easy these days.” gofund.me/… $8,000 6,860 6,575 6,540 6290 4290 4280 4270 4250. The out of network costs are ongoing. • Will pursue better insurance to hopefully, reduce the numerous copays. • Some $ has been put aside towards the surgery co–pay, but more is needed. • In the meantime, traveling three counties away for appointments is very costly.
anotherdemocrat—has a diary up: Anyone know where I can find a 2nd job? She’s in Austin and is suddenly $24000 in debt, mainly due to an HOA assessment! From the diary: “So, $24,000 is more money than I can ask even a big community like Daily Kos to donate. I have a venmo: at Becky-Helton, Cashapp: $B3ckyHelt0n, and GoFundMe, if anyone wants to help with next month’s payments but for a big total like that, I need a 2nd job. My day job is M-F from 8-5, so it would have to be evenings & weekends.” and “Skills: writing, 20+ years of customer service work, super reliable…” Kosmail, if you can help.
jtg—is back to work, after a hospital stay and needs help catching up. goal is $1200 650. GoFundMe • KoFi • PayPal• Patreon • Amazon Pet Supplies •
AZnaturegrrrl—has an ongoing need for dry and canned kitteh food for her numerous rescue kittehs. From AZ: “A $25/30 Chewy voucher (sent to naturegirl61 at icloud dot com) will buy one bag and I will need around 4 bags to get me through the month…” *Chewy gift cards to naturegirl61 at icloud dot com •amazon wish list is www.amazon.com/…
Rule of Claw is supporting his disabled family members while also disabled himself. He's having some health issues currently and the income from his newsletter isn't adequate to cover everything the family needs. He'd like to expand subscriptions to his weekly newsletter "The Claw News" for 3.99 a month. If you'd like to support him further, the same content is available on his Patreon page, Rule Of Claw. He also has a GFM to raise money for his cancer treatment and bills. (https://www.gofundme.com/...)
userexists—has met her goal. :-)
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Thanks, as always, to the donors
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Kos Katalogue 2023 final version for this year. Holidays are coming and great gifts can be found here for any occasion.
There is a diary about fundraising on DK this morning, Personal Pleas for help. There is a lot of information in the comments. Some comments are adjusted or amended or corrected later on, so you may want to read all the way down if you are unsure or unfamiliar with donating through the Needs list. Also read the last paragraph here, to see other options besides cash donations.
If you are thinking of asking for help, you might want to connect with someone who has experience here on DK.
When sending via PayPal, be sure to select “Send to family/friend” to avoid fees on either end. Be aware, both donor and recipient, that GFM not only charges fees to recipients and asks donors to contribute to their organization, but also money received through that platform is treated as taxable income and reported to the IRS. The recipient will receive a form 1099. It will be up to the recipient how to handle that, even if it is considered a gift. If you are requesting help through GFM, also be aware that there can be delays in accessing the money. There has been some confusion about GFM fees. When you donate, they ask for a tip. You can decline and have no extra charge. This is not the same as the fees charged to the person raising funds; it goes directly to GFM’s profit. GFM will still take money from the amount raised, and it isn’t voluntary.
If helping financially isn’t the right choice for you at this time, you can still help. Tip and rec the diary so it stays visible. Share on social media: Twitter, Facebook, whatever platform you use, to bring the attention of others outside our daily readers. And offer words of encouragement to people who are struggling. It can be scary to be struggling, and it can feel lonely. This can happen to any of us. Today it isn’t me in need. If it isn’t you, either, please see what you can do to help.