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A fresh start in Orlando: help the Petrenko family resettle
The Petrenko family are rebuilding in Orlando after leaving Eritrea; your gift pays for housing basics.
🇺🇸 Florida, United States810 views
My family left Eritrea 6 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Orlando. 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 May.
I was a shopkeeper in Eritrea, 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 $3,450 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,500
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $660
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $730
• Language classes and bus passes: $450
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $110
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Santiago
Updates from Santiago
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- Fernanda Eliane Melo 🇧🇷 · $65
“Thinking of you. Hope the May deadline works out. - Campinas”
- Hailey W. Snyder 🇺🇸 · $50
- Shirin Salma Howlader 🇧🇩 · $30
“Be well. Hope the May deadline works out. - Savar”
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $20
- Aisling Kelly 🇮🇪 · $20
“Hope this helps. Thought of Santiago all day after reading this. - Limerick”
- Parker C. James 🇦🇺 · $15
- Godwin Gbenga Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $10
- Dua Zara Kazmi 🇵🇰 · $5
- Kai H. Mills 🇬🇧 · $5
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Hang in there, Santiago. I hope things turn around soon. Take care
Best of luck, Santiago. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings
Stay strong, Santiago. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Burnaby donated after I showed her your page.
Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Zaria.
Praying for you, Santiago. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Thika this morning. Greetings from Thika
Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Salem but we're thinking of you.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Faisalabad so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Thủ Đức.