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A fresh start in New York: help the Mohammadi family resettle
Help a family of 7 start their new life in New York: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States1,845 views
My family left the Democratic Republic of Congo 8 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in New York. We're a family of four and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in September.
I was an engineer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 $4,200 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,800
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,000
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $510
• Language classes and bus passes: $570
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $320
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Donna
Small update. $813 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.
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“Hope it all works out. Thought of Donna all day after reading this. - Derry”
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“Wishing you the best. Hope the September deadline works out. - Warren”
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You're not alone, Donna. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings
Hope it all works out. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Boulogne-Billancourt so I could bring a meal. Thinking of New York.
So sorry you're going through this, Donna. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Düsseldorf.
sending strength, Donna. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier!