Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative
koinitiative.bsky.social
Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative
@koinitiative.bsky.social
KOI has gotten its tax exempt status! We are working on updating our website to reflect this. We have also at this point helped relocate about 30 folks to Seattle. If you are looking to volunteer please do!

koinitiative.org/get-involved/
Get Involved! – Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative
koinitiative.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
gofund.me/1fbc62dd

We have 4 more people coming in, and 4 people here we are currently helping. Any donation now helps ensure these people have the best possible chances here. Show how strong we are as a community, donate!
Donate to Knockout Helpout! Relocation Fund, organized by Amber Kawaguchi
Hello! We are currently raising funds to evacuate LGBT people from red states. We ar… Amber Kawaguchi needs your support for Knockout Helpout! Relocation Fund
gofund.me
January 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Here are some anonymized quotes from people about why they need to flee

"To get out of the place I've been trapped for over a decade, being emotionally manipulated while being denied chances to pursue who I am."
January 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Here is an excerpt from one of the people we've helped thus far. Donations directly help us support these people, and the many others who need/will need help.
January 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We have evacuees coming in! We're going to be running some events in january to help evacuees settle in, and to help generate resources for them. If you're a queer business owner in Seattle please HMU
December 28, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Do you live in the Puget Sound area and want to help out? Please get in contact with us!
December 24, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Hello! We're a group based in the PNW focused on helping queer people relocate!
December 24, 2024 at 12:40 AM