SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Shortly after Things of My Very Own Founder and CEO Rayn Boncie arrived at work Monday, she discovered an unexpected mess inside the Schenectady non-profit's home base.

"It's somewhat comical because we work with people who have been through disasters and now we're experiencing one of our own," Boncie said Tuesday afternoon. "As we were walking down the hallway we heard the sound of water pouring and we looked and our hallway was flooded.”

Caused by ice thawing and re-freezing near the building's rooftop heating units, water had leaked through the ceiling at several spots in the building.

"It's a little difficult for us to determine where the water is coming in but it is going throughout the building now," Boncie said.

Things of My Very Own provides crisis intervention services to approximately 3,000 abused Capital Region children each year.

"We provide clothing, outerwear, undergarments, hygiene supplies and emergency food when necessary within four hours of contact and that allows children to stay with their non-abusive parents and out of the foster care system."

Boncie, who suffered abuse as a child and went through the foster care system, founded the organization a decade ago and moved it to its current location four years ago.

"It's very important because the children and families who come in here are going through the worst time in their life, so our job is to show them what they've endured doesn't have to define who they grow up to be," Boncie said.

By Tuesday morning several volunteers had already shown up to help clean up the mess. Grateful for the support, Boncie says she and the organization's other leaders are still working on a plan to make sure the services they provide aren't interupted.

"Our goal is to help these children during their moment of crisis but each moment we spend on this crisis is taken away from them,” Boncie said.

To help cover the cleanup expenses, Boncie has setup a donation page through the organization’s Facebook account.