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A fresh start in Phoenix: help the Bakr family resettle

The Bakr family are rebuilding in Phoenix after leaving Ukraine; your gift pays for housing basics.

🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States1,701 views
Douglas Crawford
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Phoenix
My family left Ukraine 14 months ago after we were targeted for our work. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Phoenix. We're a family of six and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in July. I was a nurse in Ukraine, 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 $3,600 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,100 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,200 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $430 • Language classes and bus passes: $680 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $190 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Douglas
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Updates from Douglas

  1. Small update. $630 so far, the plan for beds, table and basic furniture is now scheduled.

  2. Update from Phoenix: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Small update. $395 so far, the plan for beds, table and basic furniture is now scheduled.

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  • Nirmala Indira Gautam 🇳🇵 · $50
  • Sotiris Alexandros Papadakis 🇬🇷 · $45
  • Aaron S. Chen 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Asma Taghreed Ghanem 🇪🇬 · $10
  • Joy Haque 🇧🇩 · $10
  • Ismael K. Salvador 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Mustafa Yasir Nassar 🇪🇬 · $20
  • Alejandro G. Ochoa 🇪🇸 · $20
  • Seo-yeon Min-seo Ha 🇰🇷 · $50
  • Lily Stewart 🇬🇧 · $117

    “Only $117 but hope it helps. - Newport”

  • Anitha N. Chowdary 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $500
  • Joseph B. Navarro 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Douglas all day after reading this. - Leeds”

  • Alessia Alice Giuliani 🇮🇹 · $10

    “Best of luck. Hope the July deadline works out. - Salerno”

  • Gabriel P. Rojas 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Pedro E. Garcia 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Blessings. Hope the July deadline works out. - Manila”

  • Lerato A. Coetzee 🇿🇦 · $10

    “Blessings. I'm in Durban, thinking of you. - Durban”

  • Yash K. Vora 🇮🇳 · $10

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  • Taro Shun KudoID verified

    Best of luck, Douglas. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

    • Evelyn Morales

      Rooting for you, Douglas. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

      • Esther Atieno Hamisi

        gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Tema donated after I showed her your page. All the best

        • Alexandre Arthur Lemoine

          take care. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours!

          • Guilherme Arthur Prado

            Shared this with my family. I hope July is when things finally get easier. God bless.

            • Galih Irfan Salim

              Praying for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Take care

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