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A fresh start in Boston: help the Hashemi family resettle
The Hashemi family are rebuilding in Boston after leaving Somalia; your gift pays for housing basics.
🇺🇸 Massachusetts, United States5,237 views
My family left Somalia 6 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Boston. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in August.
I was an engineer in Somalia, 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.
All purchases will be documented and photos shared (with the family's consent).
Where the $3,600 goes:
• Language classes and bus passes: $400
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,150
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $330
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $720
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Paisley
Quick update: $2,001 raised so far (56%). I made the first payment toward phone and internet for school and job search. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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So sorry you're going through this, Paisley. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.
Wishing you the best, Paisley. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
Hope it all works out, Paisley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Boston.
Wishing you peace, Paisley. I hope things turn around soon. All the best
Hang in there, Paisley. This could happen to any of us. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Boston.