Today at GatherFor, we begin a grassroots effort to raise $86,000. Our goal is to provide each of the 43 Neighbors in our Brooklyn pilot with $2,000 in direct cash. These funds will help them pay rent and bills, buy food, and keep their families going while the pandemic rages on and public assistance winds down. The good news is that we have half the funds already committed in matching contributions from donors if we can secure the second half in grassroots contributions. That’s where you come in. My heartfelt request of each of you is:

1. Check out our campaign page.

2. Make a tax-deductible contribution (which will be matched)! Consider making it monthly. Read our post called Just Give Them the Money about why direct giving is one of the best ways to support those hard hit by the pandemic right now.

3. Share this post with at least 5 friends.

4. Post the blurbs below on social media.

If you’ve ever been alone in a crisis, you know how so often what we need is people to stand by us. We are each other’s safety net. Your support can help us understand how to transform Neighborhoods from places where we live, to places where we know we are part of a community that has our back, no matter what.

Let’s do this.

In Solidarity,
Teju

How You Can Help Spread the Word:

Use Social Media

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• For Twitter: Retweet this tweet

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Send This Email to Friends and Family

Dear friends and family,

As some of you may know, the federal moratorium on evictions is winding down, as is federal unemployment assistance. With the surge in the COVID-19 delta variant, many low-income families are unable to safely find work and income to continue on.

I’ve learned of a new nonprofit called GatherFor, which organizes Neighbors going through food, job, and housing insecurity into teams of 5-8 to support each other through thick and thin. GatherFor is currently piloting in Brownsville, Brooklyn with 43 people and seeing incredible engagement from the people they are working with, as you can see in this 2-minute video.

In this difficult time, I believe this is exactly the sort of community-driven approach that we need to try. And GatherFor is now raising $2,000 for each of the 43 Neighbors in their pilot to help the weather the difficult stretch ahead. I'm writing to you to ask if you would join me in making a tax-deductible, matched contribution and help them reach their goal of $86,000 (they're already 70% of the way there!).

You can learn more and make a donation here. Please do consider it and forward this email along to those you think would also like to help.

With gratitude,

[Your Name]