“We lost everything. Everything is a total loss,” Rosa Robinson said, her voice breaking as she described the fire that destroyed her Lynchburg home last week.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 2 in 10 U.S. adults donated money to a crowdfunding campaign over the last year, with medical expenses proving most common.

More people are turning to GoFundMe for help with basic needs such as housing and food.

Danville Councilman Lee Vogler has been moved out of the ICU.

Giving Funds is GoFundMe’s latest in a flurry of product rollouts with the purported goal of moving stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark where totals have long hovered.

As California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help.

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its donor network around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene’s destruction.

Clean up is in full swing in Giles County after Hurricane Helene caused massive flooding along the New River.

A Roanoke County mail carrier is facing life-altering injuries from Hurricane Helene, impacting his family's financial stability as they seek community support.

GoFundMe is expanding into Mexico, the company announced Tuesday.

GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns have generated $30 billion since 2010, the fundraising platform announced Tuesday, as younger generations look beyond institutions to make their donations.

A Christiansburg man who lost everything in a house fire is recovering in a Richmond intensive care unit.

The mother of the 14-year-old shared his name with 10 News on Wednesday – Lee Fain.

A single mom, who was a Home for Good recipient back in 2020, is now battling cancer for a second time.

Each year, Laurel Turner works to donate bulletproof vests to local law agencies to help ease the pressure of tight budgets.

The destruction and suffering caused by the Maui wildfires in Hawaii prompted many to immediately look for ways to help.

Aubrey Scaletta was involved in a tragic accident about a week ago on May 17, that caused her to lose both of her feet.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation.

A Burger King worker received more than 250K in donations through a GoFundMe his daughter created to share her appreciation for her father’s hard work, the Today Show reports.

GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that has helped organizers raised over five billion dollars throughout the last 12 years.

Friends and families of the roughly 60 people hit by an SUV that sped through a Christmas parade in a suburban Milwaukee downtown say some suffered life-threatening injuries.

(AP Photo/Ben Gray)Shortly after his mother was killed in the Atlanta-area shootings, Randy Park launched a GoFundMe page asking for $20,000 to pay for funeral expenses. For now, donors to victims of the Atlanta shootings must scour individual GoFundMe accounts. A page for Yong Yue’s family drew more than $115,000. AdPark's family was the first to launch a GoFundMe page. This is simply a change in my life,” Park wrote to the 70,000 people who had contributed as of Sunday afternoon.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The life of a young Virginia Tech graduate, 23-year-old Alexander Nwogu, was cut short early Monday morning. During his time at school, he also worked as a researcher for the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. “He was a really gifted, bright, energetic student. The GoFundMe has already raised more than $20,000 to help out his family, which Klauer said, Alex adored. He had a strong Virginia Tech family here," said Klauer.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Jess Perkins is the life of the party who has no trouble making friends says her sister Lindsay Brown. "She collects friends through every stage of life.”Her wide network of friends came to her aid with GoFundMe donations after a devastating accident this weekend. “She simply stumbled and lost her balance and fell face first into the fire pit,” Brown said. Perkins, who moved from Roanoke County to Nashville four years ago, was back in town to attend a funeral. "She’s already been out of work for about 8 weeks and her savings are depleted.”Brown said Perkins’ recovery could take a year.

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – UPDATEA GoFundMe account has been set up to help New River Engraving to raise $10,000 to cover the cost of making the boxes. According to Howery, as of Saturday requests for boxes had come in from Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana. ORIGINAL STORYA local business known for trophies and signs is now also trying to help protect doctors and nurses dealing with coronavirus patients. While the boxes are the main focus, the company is also considering making face shields for doctors and nurses. If you’d like to donate money to help the company, or would like to order a box, call 540-382-0232 or email orders@newriverengraving.com.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech’s top dog is taking on a serious health challenge, but fans are making sure he won’t face it alone. Moose the therapy dog has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. His handler, Dr. Trent Davis of Virginia Tech’s Cook Counseling Center, said the Labrador retriever has already started chemotherapy and will begin radiation treatment soon. "It’s been a bit of a shock.”Moose’s former veterinarian has started a GoFundMe to help Davis pay for the dog’s medical bills. “It’s a mixture of gratitude, appreciation, and a little bit of sadness," Davis said.

RADFORD, Va. – “I noticed there was smoke coming out of the windows and through the car park," Taylor Okes said, recalling what she did when she arrived home Saturday to find her house on fire. On the tailgate of a truck outside the home, family and friends sifted through old family photos pulled from the house. I always felt like I had a place to go,” Taylor’s mother, Sherry Cromar-Thornton, said. Late Monday afternoon, a GoFundMe account, set up to support Taylor, had already raised nearly half of the $2,000 goal. How we’re able to reconnect, it’s just overwhelming," Okes said about all the support from the community.

A 5-year-old boy who was thrown off a third-story balcony at the Mall of America in a random attack nearly five months ago has recovered enough to leave the hospital, his loved ones said. Landen completed inpatient rehabilitation and has entered the next phase of recovery, which will take place at his home, his family said Tuesday on GoFundMe. Landen will undergo continued outpatient rehabilitation for multiple injuries and adjusting to life back at home and school, his family said. Landen was with his family at the Minnesota mall on April 12 when a stranger grabbed him and threw him over the balcony, officials said. RELATED STORIESMan Who Threw Boy at Mall of America Gets 19 Years in PrisonMore Than $500K Raised for Little Boy Thrown Off Mall of America BalconyToddler Is Recovering After Being Hit by Shrapnel, Losing Teeth in Texas Shooting

A GoFundMe page has been started to create a memorial mural in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio, where nine people were killed a mass shooting.

The couple raised a total of $550 from the GoFundMe, according to a company spokeswoman. Photographs of baby Easton were posted on the couple's Facebook pages, and the baby matched the "appearance of a newborn look-a-like baby doll," the complaint said. Police say they were unable to find any record that baby Easton ever existed. Police checked with the coroner's office in Somerset and Cambria County and neither had records of an Easton Lang, according to the complaint. CNN has also attempted to reach out to the people who gave the couple money and gifts.

After months of uncertainty, Mac and Bobs is finally out of the woods with more support than ever before. Community members raised more than $150,000 through a GoFundMe account and other fundraisers to cover legal costs. There was so much more of that than there was the negative," Mac and Bobs co-owner and president Bob Rotanz said. After all the legal costs, about $8,000 was left in the GoFundMe account, so the owners decided to give that to those who helped them through it all. He's helped more people than I can count on my fingers and toes at this restaurant," Mac and Bobs assistant manager Heather Welch said.

ROANOKE, Va. - Greene Memorial United Methodist Church is one of downtown Roanoke's most iconic buildings, but the historic church has been under reconstruction. "We thought we would go and take advantage of a new option for fundraising, to reach out across the country and across the world through GoFundMe," Waltz said. "We're excited to get back in the sanctuary," Waltz said. Waltz hopes the move to use GoFundMe to fundraise will allow anyone to financially help Greene Memorial continue its historic mission. "The community has changed, the church has changed, but its fundamental role has never changed," Waltz said.