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A fresh start in Oakland: help the Okonkwo family resettle
After fleeing Myanmar, the Okonkwo family has arrived in Oakland with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States2,001 views
My family left Myanmar 9 months ago after we were targeted for our work. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Oakland. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in November.
I was a shopkeeper in Myanmar, 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 $3,700 goes:
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $260
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $610
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $690
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,140
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Gloria
Quick update: $415 raised so far (11%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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Best of luck, Gloria. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Los Angeles.
Sending good thoughts, Gloria. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Gloria!
Good luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from São Paulo
Thanks for sharing this, Gloria. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.
Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Oakland