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A fresh start in Erie: help the Yusuf family resettle

The Yusuf family are rebuilding in Erie after leaving Yemen; your gift pays for housing basics.

🇺🇸 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States2,871 views
Courtney D. Vance
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Erie
My family left Yemen 10 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Erie. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in April. I was a teacher in Yemen, 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 a local church-run settlement group, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,800 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,650 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $800 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $810 • Language classes and bus passes: $350 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $190 Thanks for being kind about this. - Courtney
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  • Eugene C. Bates

    Rooting for you, Courtney. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

    • Rima Zainab Abbas

      rooting for you, Courtney. Your post was clear and honest. God bless

      • Fatima Kiran Malik

        Thinking of you, Courtney. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care

        • Evangelia Karagiannis

          best of luck, Courtney. This could happen to any of us. God bless.

          • Doris D. Romero

            Keep going, Courtney. Hope you get there. I hope April is when things finally get easier. All the best

            • Jimena M. Rodríguez

              take care, Courtney. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings.

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