Ever since their Altadena home burned down in LA wildfires in January, Myesha Kelley and her two sons had been living in hotels, in their car and with friends.
That is until a Colorado man and his daughter drove to California to deliver a free RV to Kelley and her family.
“I love to know that there are people out there that want to genuinely help you,” Kelley said. “If you don’t have a space of your own, I don’t see how you can really obtain peace of mind.”
Woody Faircloth and his 12-year-old daughter, Luna, have been helping natural disaster survivors like Kelley since 2018. Through their organization, EmergencyRV, the Faircloths have provided survivors with more than 250 mobile homes stocked with essentials like pots and pans, toilet paper, blankets and pillows.
“When you lose everything, you need everything,” Faircloth. “We try to stock the RVs with as much of the supplies as people need to get back on their feet again. We just want to give them a chance to regroup as a family.”
EmergencyRV prioritizes first responders and families with children and illnesses. The pair also recently delivered an RV to a Pasadena firefighter who lost his home while he fought the fires nearby.
“Going through that day, it was a long, 16-hour shift that I worked,” said firefighter Chein Yu. “My wife and I have talked about like, ‘We’re okay, you know, as long as the boys are taken care of.'”
The Faircloths and their network of volunteer drivers have traveled to North Carolina, Utah and Hawaii to ensure survivors can prioritize shelter.
“Home is where you go and you walk through the door, you exhale,” Faircloth. “You get to just unwind from your day. And the thought of losing that is just overwhelming. It’s unimaginable what these families are going through, and just to be able to provide that is amazing.”
Learn more about EmergencyRV.org in the video above. Find out more about their efforts here.
