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Hello all,
I don’t have a lot of words right now, Los Angeles is on fire and it is shocking and devastating and something that will take a long time to come to terms with. However, right now is a time for action and we have two huge things to work on:
In natural disasters, especially fires when people have very little or no chance to grab their belongings, we always see many, many people who need help replacing their vital documents and IDs. We have put together THIS INFORMATIONAL SHEET [ [link removed] ] with information on how to replace documents and we are also of course available to help anyone, just call or text 323-694-0738. We are currently talking to several organizations to ensure that we are able to help victims as quickly as possible and over the next few months. IDs and/or birth certificates are required for FEMA, hotels, housing, shelters, benefits, opening PO Boxes, registering children in new schools, and so much more so this is a serious need!
During this emergency, the city has not forgotten the unhoused, but has rather chosen to ignore them unless they are continuing to harass them. We have had several reports of encampment sweeps taking place during this disaster.
The high winds, dangerous AQI, and shuttered businesses and services are seriously affecting the 70,000+ unsheltered people in Los Angeles. The Sidewalk Project, one of our favorite Skid Row organizations, is distributing supplies to the unhoused in Skid Row and we want to help. So we have put together an Amazon wishlist with supplies that they desperately need right now. Please consider making a donation so we can get these critical supplies into the hands that need them ASAP.
I will continue to share updates as we have them, thank you so much and for all of our LA readers, we love you and our beloved city will survive and rebuild even better than ever.
Kat

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