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A fresh start in Orlando: help the Mohammadi family resettle

Help a family of 4 start their new life in Orlando: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.

🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States2,706 views
Lydia Hunter
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Orlando
My family left Yemen 5 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Orlando. We're a family of seven and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in April. I was a nurse 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 $5,350 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $2,600 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,600 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $600 • Language classes and bus passes: $360 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $190 Thank you so much. - Lydia
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Lydia

  1. Small update. $1,716 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. We're at 18% thanks to 20 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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  • Yulia Nina Oliynyk 🇺🇦 · $250
  • Esperanza D. Rodríguez 🇦🇷 · $200
  • Harold C. Barnes 🇬🇧 · $200

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Lydia all day after reading this. - Birmingham”

  • Lanre Godwin Hassan 🇳🇬 · $100
  • André Maurício Santos 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Maria Daniela Pereira 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Gonzalo J. Aguilar 🇦🇷 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the April deadline works out. - Córdoba”

  • Kimberly A. Morris 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Indah Lia Lubis 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Hugo L. Núñez 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Omar Hridoy Banerjee 🇧🇩 · $100

    “Good luck. Thought of Lydia all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Jing Tian Feng 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Sending love. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Dayton”

  • Hương Vy Mai 🇻🇳 · $75

    “Blessings. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

  • Ritu E. Joshi 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Herman L. Abad 🇵🇭 · $71.50

    “Hope this helps. My cousin told me about this one. - Bacoor”

  • Nebiyu Girma Kebede 🇪🇹 · $56.50

    “Get well soon. My mother told me about this one. - Addis Ababa”

  • Netsanet Meseret Shiferaw 🇪🇹 · $50
  • Lorena Vieira 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Howard M. Burton 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Raúl W. Núñez 🇦🇷 · $50

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  • Shailesh P. Patel

    so sorry you're going through this, Lydia. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless.

    • Otieno Rashidi Mussa

      Shared this with my family. After 29 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Corpus Christi.

      • Kausar Raza

        Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Orlando.

        • Zanele N. SteynID verified

          thanks for sharing this, Lydia. Shared this with my family. Blessings.

          • Layla Khoury

            Sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted

            • Yewande Khadija Adeyemi

              Sending strength, Lydia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.

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