TROY – A family that saw its home destroyed in an early morning fire Tuesday has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise $10,000 to find a new home so their 6-year-old daughter who depends on a ventilator for medical needs will not be sent to a nursing home.

In addition to her daughter CeCe, Olivia Ballard is raising her 10-year-old son Josiah and her 2-month-old daughter Leilani.

"We lost our home and everything to a terrible fire November 19th,” she wrote Friday in her GoFundMe post.

The family escaped the raging two-alarm fire that broke out at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday at 1 Van Every Ave. in South Troy, according to the city fire department.

CeCe was rushed to Albany Medical Center Hospital where she is still in the pediatric intensive care unit, according to the GoFundMe post.

“The hospital is saying they may need to transfer her further into a nursing home if we don’t find a home soon. We need to secure a home as soon as possible on top of taking care of ourselves and having nothing,” Ballard’s posting continued.

“This is such a hard time for us. I appreciate any help from everyone thank you so much and God bless,” the posting continues.

The GoFundMe campaign site is online at GoFundMe: Family w/ vent-dependent baby lost all to fire

Firefighters faced difficult terrain due to the hillside location of 1 Van Every Ave. and the steep slope of St. Joseph Street to access the building, Fire Chief Eric McMahon said. Use of an aerial ladder truck was hindered by the overhead wires.

The American Red Cross Eastern New York Region provided assistance to ten people who lived in the building.