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A fresh start in Los Angeles: help the Bakr family resettle
The Bakr family are rebuilding in Los Angeles after leaving Syria; your gift pays for housing basics.
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My family left Syria 10 months ago after our home was destroyed. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Los Angeles. 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 November.
I was a farmer in Syria, 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 $3,650 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,150
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $670
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $240
• Language classes and bus passes: $590
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Tyler
Updates from Tyler
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,647 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Débora Luana Costa 🇧🇷 · $500
“Hope things get better. Thought of Tyler all day after reading this. - São Paulo”
- Gonzalo Torres 🇺🇸 · $500
“Blessings. Shared with friends too. - Savannah”
- Satria Mulyadi Salim 🇮🇩 · $200
- Mónica T. Macías 🇨🇴 · $100
- Gerardo M. Pacheco 🇨🇴 · $100
- Kamrul Joy Kabir 🇧🇩 · $100
- Sachin T. Malhotra 🇮🇳 · $75
- Kalyani R. Das 🇮🇳 · $75
- Anisa Wulan Rahman 🇮🇩 · $68.50
“Praying for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Denpasar”
- Amna Aleena Hanif 🇵🇰 · $61
- Hadi Zakaria El-Sayed 🇪🇬 · $61
- Victor G. Macaraeg 🇵🇭 · $51
- Thabisa Petersen 🇿🇦 · $50
- Doris T. Morales 🇺🇸 · $50
- Liliana Lee 🇬🇧 · $50
- Esther Emma Kuiper 🇳🇱 · $50
- Tuğba Yasemin Bayram 🇹🇷 · $50
- Mahesh M. Walia 🇨🇦 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. My father told me about this one. - Ottawa”
- Grayson A. Brennan 🇳🇿 · $50
- Andrea S. Medina 🇺🇸 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the November deadline works out. - Jacksonville”
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Shared this with my family. Sent it to 33 people at work!
best of luck. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Hope things get better soon, Tyler. Your post was clear and honest.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Benin City.
thinking of you, Tyler. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Liverpool!