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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Ways to Give:

Emkay was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and is struggling with high medical costs; she's accepting donations through paypal at emkay487 at gmail.com.

Anon linked to a fundraiser for Jim and Cait, a young couple with a new baby (and a lot of student loans) who are facing huge medical bills after Jim was diagnosed with (and beat) cancer. You can read more and help them cover their bills at their YouCaring site here.

staranise is a disabled and unemployed graduate student; her unemployment benefits have ended and she's raising money to help cover living expenses while she looks for work. She's also looking for social services and data entry job leads in Edmonton, Alberta. You can read more, find her donate link, and get in touch here.

Anon linked to a fundraiser for the parents of Valerie, a young woman who recently died from breast cancer. She left behind a large student loan debt which her family is liable for but can't afford. They're raising $102K to pay off the loan; you can read more about Valerie's life and help them out here.

eimearkuopio's friend Kia died suddenly and unexpectedly recently, and her wife is now trying to raise two children alone, with no life insurance to help with funeral expenses. You can read more and help out here and also read Eimear's post about Kia and Sabrina here.

maschalismos was recently diagnosed with lupus and fibromyalgia, and is struggling to cover medical bills for her diagnosis and for ongoing attempts at treatment. You can read more and help out with her medical bills here.

editrx has been struggling a lot lately, and is now facing huge water bills, plus a lien on her house for a property tax bill that has gone past due. She needs to raise $6K to keep her head above water. You can read more about her situation here and help her keep her home here; she also has jewelry for sale on Etsy and her bookshop, Star Cat Books, sells through abebooks here.

taragreen89's sister Uma has been accepted into the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training program in San Francisco, but because it's not considered a "college" there's no federal financial aid available. She's raising money for tuition and also for housing in the Bay Area. You can read more and help out here and check out updates here.

Kate is raising money to help fund GEMS Camp, an all-girls STEM camp aimed at improving the confidence and education of disadvantaged teen girls in Dallas. They're offering lip balms in return for donations, and are working on raising $3K for the camp. You can read more and support the camp at their indiegogo.

dreamwaffles's housemate, dandelion-pie, is part of an anthology of feminist bicycle zombie science fiction (I KNOW RIGHT). In order to print the anthology, however, they've got to raise $6K on Kickstarter. They're $500 from the goal and the Kickstarter ends late today; you can read more and preorder a copy here.

tabaqui linked to a fundraiser for eilonwylovegood, whose aging cat has had to have emergency surgery. You can read more and help with Mew's medical bills here.

Housing:

jublelion linked to a sublet opportunity; three queer/genderqueer/poly people are looking for someone to sublet with them in August. Women or LGBT-identified preferred, $550 for the month; you can read more about the sublet and get in touch here.

fiercynn is moving to NYC for grad school this fall and is looking for housing and fannish roommates in Manhattan. She is a 26yo Indian-American queer cis woman with no pets looking for nonsmoking housing, preferably under $1100/month. You can read more and get in touch here, or contact her at fiercynn at gmail.com.

And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form or via email at copperbadge at gmail dot com. If you're not sure how to proceed, here is a little more about what I do and how you can help (or ask for help!).