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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 States1,846 views
Donna B. West
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New York
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.
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Updates from Donna

  1. Small update. $813 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Moritz Niklas Walter 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Nuria L. García 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Wishing you the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Dayton”

  • Mubashir Zeeshan Iqbal 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Michelle S. Holland 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hope it all works out. Hope the September deadline works out. - Oakland”

  • Viviane Amanda Santos 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Caruaru”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Praying for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Albany”

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    “Sending love. My colleague told me about this one. - Anaheim”

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    “Praying for you. Thought of Donna all day after reading this. - Edinburgh”

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    “Stay strong. My cousin told me about this one. - Polokwane”

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    “Get well soon. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Moscow”

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    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Donna all day after reading this. - Derry”

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  • Madelyn R. Stanley

    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

    • Anna Katharina Bergmann

      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.

      • Danylo Yevhen Honcharenko

        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.

        • Rami Mazen Naguib

          sending strength, Donna. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier!

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