What is the best way to fund-raise for a friend?

[rurounihime]

Soooo... I've never done this before. I have a longtime friend who is currently homeless with her husband and three children. They're trying to find the best way to raise money (read: they are not begging for help; I offered) but she is legally blind because she has no money for her prescription and therefore can't work. This also causes problems with her husband leaving to work, as they have the kids to take care of. They have a car but little else in the way of wordly belongings.

I'm just wondering... What is the best way to raise money online for another individual? I'm going to help her with her prescription, but I can only do so much. Are there any reputable sites or third party groups that you guys trust to get the money where it's supposed to go? Somewhere I can set up an account for my friend and her family?

How does this even WORK??

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[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

They're in Sacramento, CA. From what I understand, they will get an allowance through a housing program that amounts to a little under $700.00 a month for rent if they can just FIND a place, but so far she's had no luck finding something for that price that will allow 5 people. They did a few weeks in a hotel as part of another program, but that time period has run out so they had to leave.

I didn't even know about this until tonight and it's been this way for several months, apparently. It's overwhelming.

[chibitoaster.livejournal.com]

Okay, so Sacramento is pretty expensive. I would say plan on asking for about $12,000 as your goal. That should be good for 2 months rent and living expenses plus a little extra on the side.

The nice thing about gofundme is that you can set it up so it sends you the money as it's donated. So, for example, say you get $700 in one day, that $700 (minus a small fee) is put into your account and shows up 3 days later.

The sooner you set this up, the better. We can plaster this all over fandom and facebook and maybe raise some money for them.

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a great system. Okay, let me run it by my friend. I'm pretty sure she'd like a hand in this, to be involved and not just receiving money with no connection to the givers. I'll talk to her tomorrow.

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

Okay, here it is! *crosses fingers* Thank you so much for your help.

gofundme.com/fqnij8