Hello!

We are 2 cousins trying to preserve our families legacy and we need your help! Growing up we cherished my grandmothers house which has been in our family for over 50 years! When my grandmother came to Chicago from the South during Segregation to build a better life for her and her family, her house was the bond that kept our family together. She was the first the black women in her neighborhood and that was something she took pride in. After her passing in 2016 as heartbroken as we were we managed to hold on to her home, with our uncle taking care of it, again preserving her memory. Sadly we unexpectedly lost our uncle last year to covid during the height of the pandemic. After his death my cousin and I tried our best to take care of the house, while trying to juggle our own lives. After I spent part of summer taking care and fixing the house I had to leave to go back home to California. Sadly while I was away we dealt with a robbery and all of my grandmothers possessions including family heirlooms were stolen as well as appliances being destroyed. With this huge set back on top of the paying legal fees we could only pay so much out of pocket. So we're asking for community support to help us fix what was broken and too keep my grandmothers house together. We cannot stress enough the importance of creating generational wealth for black families. We want this home to stay with our family so we will always have that safe space to go too that we once knew. The money we are trying to raise will go directly to the repairs that were caused by the robbery and replace stolen appliances on top of fees and taxes that we were slapped with.

We cannot sell the house and have no desire too because of how much sentimental value it has and there is no price tag for that!

We appreciate your time, thank you for your support!

With love and gratitude ,

Jeffie and Datrese

Help Us Fix our Family Home!

By Jeffie Freeman

Help Us Fix our Family Home!