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A fresh start in Columbus: help the Hosseini family resettle
The Hosseini family are rebuilding in Columbus after leaving Venezuela; your gift pays for housing basics.
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My family left Venezuela 13 months ago after we were targeted for our work. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Columbus. 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 May.
I was a nurse in Venezuela, 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 Columbus Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $2,700 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,000
• Language classes and bus passes: $450
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $250
I hope life is good to you.
Updates from Olivia
4% there. I made the first payment toward rent deposit and first month. Thank you.
Update from Columbus: I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. We're at 3% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Hope things get better soon, Olivia. Hope you get there. All the best!
So sorry you're going through this, Olivia. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Columbus