A Washington woman is accusing a nonprofit organization of withholding donations intended for fire relief victims on the Spokane and Colville reservations. She said Heroes Homestead stored about 12 pallets of donated supplies before a dispute over access and ownership arose. She has since filed a police report and says she plans to release additional video documenting the donations.
A creator known as Dog Mom Border Collie Pack shared the story on TikTok under the username @wildangel_inthe_woods. The video received several hundred views, with viewers expressing shock and anger over the woman’s account of what happened to the donated supplies.
According to the Washington woman, her group urgently needed storage around August 17, and Heroes Homestead agreed to store approximately 12 pallets of items. About a week later, she said the organization changed the access code without informing her and refused to provide the new code when she returned.
Heroes Homestead is itself involved in wildfire relief efforts in the region. The nonprofit’s website says its “One Mission” initiative is coordinating supplies and other assistance for people affected by the Spokane Complex Fires.
The storage arrangement the woman described also appears consistent with Heroes Homestead’s publicly announced relief efforts at the time. In an August 18 interview with Spokane Public Radio, founder Danielle Holstine said the organization was developing a shared distribution operation where other groups collecting wildfire donations could partner with Heroes Homestead to store and distribute their supplies.
The two sides later agreed to remove the donations on September 2 at 10 a.m. The woman said that when she arrived, Andrew, whom she identified as the organization’s COO, had moved items outside the warehouse and claimed they belonged to her group. She said only four pallets were actually theirs and that she refused to take the other items because they did not match the inventory she had recorded when the donations were delivered.
She said she has video showing the items being placed into storage and another video showing the items presented to her during the September 2 meeting. According to her account, the clothing and other materials being returned were not part of her group’s donations.
The woman also accused Heroes Homestead founder Danielle Holstine of sending hostile text messages and trying to change her account of what happened. She described the situation as inappropriate and accused the organization of improperly withholding items she says were intended for tribal fire relief.
She said she has filed a police report and plans to release more videos showing the original inventory and the items involved in the dispute.
The allegations are based on her account, and the information provided includes no independent confirmation that the organization stole or improperly withheld the donations.
Washington Woman’s Story Sparks Online Outrage
The video drew strong support and outrage from viewers. One user wrote, “They stole a lot! This is awful!” Several commenters urged the woman to contact police, local officials, state representatives, the media and federal authorities. One viewer specifically suggested contacting federal officials because of the organization’s work with veterans.
Others focused on the supplies allegedly missing from storage, including medicine, laundry detergent, masks and cleaning supplies. Some questioned whether the items could have been listed for sale online, while another praised the woman for having video documentation of the donations entering storage.
Viewers also called the situation despicable and appalling, with some saying the Washington organization should return the items or compensate the tribes if the allegations are proven. Others encouraged the woman to keep sharing the story and said the dispute deserved news coverage.
For now, the biggest question remains what happened to the donated supplies the woman says were not returned to her group.
