Dear Kimberly Moore
My son and I have been living in the shelter since November 2024 and I was embarrassed to
even tell anyone because I kept questioning myself about how I let my son and I get to this
place where we were now homeless. Never a place I saw for myself, however I told myself this
is my journey and this is where GOD wants me. As a mother it’s hard to still process because I
am supposed to protect and care for my son and I feel like I am failing him because we are
homeless in a shelter.
This last month has literally turned my life upside down. We had to evacuate the shelter on
Wednesday January 8th at 6am. The fire burned down my bonus grandmother house and other
homes were completely burned down as well including my son’s school. We were given 3
minutes to evacuate and a list of places to go. One of the places that the shelter provided was
closed. We went to the Pasadena Convention Center and stayed there for the majority of the
day. I thank GOD for my church members at Victory Bible Church. They allowed my son and I to
stay at her apartment overnight. My son and I have been displaced since Wednesday, January
8th and recently we’re allowed to come back to the shelter on Friday January 17th. I just try to
be grateful and not complain. I have experienced some tough times and I just keep praying and
thanking GOD. I know this won’t be my situation forever and until things change I’ll just keep
serving the LORD and asking GOD who I can be a blessing to with what I do have. Now we are
navigating a new living arrangement and schooling since the Eaton Canyon Fires. My son
brings me so much joy and the other day before he went to sleep he told me I was the best
mom in the entire world. That made me cry because despite us being homeless, living in a
shelter with no finances, my son still thinks I’m doing a great job mothering him.
My son and I lost our belongings in the fire. Some of the items I personally lost were items for
my business. I have a Christian clothing line for children. I had to put the business on hold until
further notice. Their are some some essential items listed below.
At the moment I don’t have a potential move in date. I just feel in my heart I will be moving on
my own soon because that has been my prayer for a couple months now.. I just want to be able
to provide for my son and give him a stable home to where we call ours.
Needs for the household:
2 Bedroom house, townhome, condo or apartment.
New Truck
MacBook or iMac
Heat Press
Cricut machine
I don’t have much room to store items at the moment since my
previous home burned down.
Sincerely,
Rachel
Rachel Griffin (mom) and Genesis age 5 (son)
Rachel has shared a list of essential items she needs to start earning money and regain stability. She is currently living in a shelter with her son, Genesis, and during our phone conversation, she mentioned that she plans to stay there until she can get back on her feet and secure an apartment. In the future, she will also need assistance with household essentials, so I will keep her letter posted a little longer for those who would like to help.
If you’re in Los Angeles and would like to adopt Rachel’s letter by personally handling the shopping, we can arrange for pickup and delivery of the items when ready. Please feel free to email me directly at info@kimberlymoorefoundation.org.
Your generosity starts at $500, and you can donate multiple times until we reach our goal for each family. Together, we can restore hope—donors are also invited to join us in delivering these much-needed items to the families they support. Thank you!