❤️ To Our Loving Community ❤️

We have a 19-year-old young man who is desperately in need of our help.

He has aged out of foster care, and unfortunately, the foster family he was placed with is refusing to give him his ID, Social Security card, and birth certificate—documents he needs to move forward and build a stable life.

He is currently staying in a place where he is experiencing physical and verbal abuse. 211 placed him in an adult shelter, but after experiencing something horrific there, he is now terrified to return to a shelter. As a result, he went back to the environment where he is being abused because he simply doesn't feel safe anywhere else.

No 19-year-old should have to choose between being abused and being afraid to sleep somewhere else.

This young man is working and trying to get on his feet, but he has only recently started his job and hasn't received an income yet. He is on the verge of becoming homeless.

We are asking our community to please come together and help us get him into a safe hotel room for one week while we work on finding a more permanent and safe solution for him.

We don't need to solve his entire life today.

We just need to help keep him safe tonight. ❤️

If you are able to contribute toward a hotel room for him, every dollar will help.

PayPal: wnycoi2024

Chime: Available upon request

Checks: Can be made payable to WNY Community Outreach

If you would prefer to help by paying for the hotel directly, please reach out to us.

This young man was supposed to have people who loved him, protected him, and helped him transition into adulthood. Instead, he has been left feeling scared, vulnerable, and alone.

Let's show him that his community hasn't turned its back on him.

Let's pull together, keep this kid safe, and help him get the fresh start he deserves. ❤️

With love, compassion, and gratitude,

Jenni

WNY Community Outreach

Robert

WNY Community Outreach

Stacy

Midnight Marauding Mama's

Christine

WNY Community Outreach

Shawn

Erie County Blotter

Housing for 19 year old John

Please help us keep him safe