January 2025:
As the greater Los Angeles community continues to navigate the traumas of the current fires and devastation, we invite you to share ways you encourage the Segal Network to take action (local opportunities for support, mutual aid lists, nonprofits to support, and more).
We’ll gather your input and share recommendations for support out to our larger Segal Network. Contact Susie or Carmela with questions or ideas.
We've already heard back sad news from Segal Fellow Lindsey Johnson, who shared:
“Our family home in LA was destroyed in the wildfires last week. While we're deeply grateful no one was home at the time, so everyone is safe, it also meant we weren't able to save anything…. Everything is completely destroyed, including my car.
The fire has affected our entire family…, along with many of our neighbors and friends…. We are heartbroken.
Thank you so much for [any offers] to help. My Venmo is @Lindsey-Johnson-158 (https://tinyurl.com/3usz7t7c) if anyone would like to help with replacing clothes and everyday items.”
Our Equity Partner Emerald Anderson-Ford also shared the following ideas for support from her networks/research:
- General/Master list of Go Fund Me pages related to LA Fires
- Displaced Black Families GoFundMe Directory
- Resources for Wildfire and Wind Storms from MALAN
Our hearts are with you/greater LA, and we want our actions to go along with that too.