GLAVEY Charity

Mr. Powell is a senior, veteran and retired postal worker who has been a

member of the South Berkeley community for forty five years. It is

where he has raised all of his children and the place that he calls

home. He has owned his home outright for over 25 years.

At the

end of 2015 housing inspectors found code violations in need of repair.

These repairs were quoted by City approved contractors to cost between

$150,000 - $200,000. With little to no information on how to proceed Mr.

Powell attempted to educate himself on the process. It was never made

clear what exactly the "scope of work" included and instead of

supporting Mr. Powell through the process, the City forced him into

court.

A "Receiver" was then assigned to the property by a judge

against his will. The "Receiver" was given control of Mr. Powell's home

and the authority to make all decisions regarding the repairs.

Due to this action Mr Powell and his family were asked to leave their home on June 22, 2017.

This

included his brother suffering from COPD, who is now hospitalized, his

daughter who has been on home dialysis for years, his granddaughter who

administers her mother's treatment, Mr. Powell and one of his son's

James who is now deceased.

The burden that this has placed on

Mr. Powell's family is tremendous. Mr. Powell is sleeping on the floor

of a relative's basement while his daughter and granddaughter are

challenged with managing medical supplies and care.

Meanwhile,

with the intent of selling the house, the "Receiver", without permission

from Mr. Powell, made extensive, expensive and extravagant renovations

to his home costing over $700,000. As a result, it became only

affordable to high-income buyers . Mr. Powell has never intended to sell

his home, he wanted to be allowed to make the needed repairs and remain

in his home with his family.

Mr. Powell and his family have

worked tirelessly to procure loans from the City of Berkeley, the

Veteran's Administration as well as personal loans to pay off the

exorbitant costs demanded by the Receiver.

As Friends of

Adeline, we and Mr. Powell's neighbors have been supporting him by

attending court hearings and providing the moral support in knowing that

he is not alone. After attending his last court date Feb. 22, 2019 we

discovered that $70,000.00 is all that remains between him and his

family regaining access to their home.

He was given the deadline

of March 11, 2019 to come up with the remaining amount. We are taking

action by launching a GoFundMe campaign. We are putting our own

resources together as well as asking our close friends, colleagues and

other caring members of our community to join us .

We are accepting donations of any amount that you are comfortable and able to contribute, no amount is too small.

It

is with Love and infinite Gratitude that we give of ourselves, within

each of our own affordability -to support our neighbor and our friend.

Please join us as you are able