Fremont SSW Survives Tragic House Fire, Union Members Have Her Back

https://napeafscme.org/2024/04/01/fremont-ssw-survives-tragic-house-fire-union-members-have-her-back/

By NAPE/AFSCME April 1, 2024

Rochelle Adame, a NAPE/AFSCME member and Social Services Worker in Fremont, tragically lost her home in a fire in March. Rochelle and her family made it out with minor injuries — but with only the clothes on their backs. When tragedy strikes one of our members, we rally to support them.

Rochelle said she had no idea how word about the fire spread so quickly, so she was surprised when her colleague, NAPE/AFSCME President Melissa Haynes, approached her and told her about the AFSCME Fallen Heroes Fund — a charitable organization that provides financial assistance to AFSCME members and their families who have suffered a tragedy. Through the Fallen Heroes Fund, AFSCME members donated $2,500 to Rochelle and her family.

“I had no idea it existed until Melissa told me that someone was going to reach out to me about it,” she said. “It was very emotional, I didn’t realize it would be that much money — but when you’ve lost everything, it makes all the difference in the world.”

Rochelle and her family lost all of their vehicles in the fire, so the money they received went toward buying Rochelle’s daughter a car.

FULL story at link above.