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A fresh start in Albany: help the Tesfaye family resettle
Help a family of 6 start their new life in Albany: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇺🇸 Albany, New York, United States868 views
My family left Sudan 12 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Albany. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in October.
I was a pharmacist in Sudan, and I'm studying the language every evening. Our daughter and son have started school and are doing well.
We want nothing more than to be self-sufficient. This fund will help us through the first six months.
Funds are managed by the Albany Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $2,800 goes:
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $145
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $750
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,905
Thanks for reading all this.
- Jameson
Updates from Jameson
We're at 10% thanks to 4 of you. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
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praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Quezon City.
Hope it all works out, Jameson. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Seattle but we're thinking of you
Thinking of you, Jameson. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Asaba.
Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless
Praying for you, Jameson. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Albany.
So sorry you're going through this, Jameson. Shared this with my family. All the best.
Keep going. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Spokane but we're thinking of you
Wishing you peace, Jameson. Shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from San Diego
Sending strength, Jameson. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.
Wishing you peace, Jameson. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Istanbul.
you're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in London this morning. Thinking of Albany.
Sending strength. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Campinas.
Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Albany.