02/13/2025
🧡 Hey friends. I want to introduce you to Dorothy & Jeff and their dogs Oliver & Clara (cats Cooqua & Gus not shown). They're currently homeless after the Eaton fire took everything at this Altadena home they’ve loved for 30yrs. Jeff’s an artist and is especially grieving the loss of his life's work of wood block prints & paintings. As you can imagine they're still in a state of shock.
They're staying with their four pets in the spare bedroom of a kind stranger and are trying to make sense of their not-great insurance policy. It's hard to focus when your brain is so rattled, so it took some time to help them map out a mini-game plan for next steps. We leaned in on lessons learned from Camp Fire survivors and have offered a little support so hopefully they can stay together as a family during this hardest stretch.
First, some pet supplies and comfort items via their Amazon Wish List to help ground them a bit. Jeff told us that some of his happiest times were camping, so we encouraged him to add camping gear so he and Dorothy and their dogs could prioritize healing time out in nature.
Please consider lifting them up with a gift. You'll be doing angel's work to help them get their bearings.
Wish List: https://tinyurl.com/4f33b26h
