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A fresh start in Reading: help the Yusuf family resettle
After fleeing Myanmar, the Yusuf family has arrived in Reading with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.
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My family left Myanmar 5 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Reading. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in October.
I was a nurse 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.
Funds are managed by the Reading Refugee Support Network, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $3,800 goes:
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $155
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,050
• Language classes and bus passes: $650
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,945
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Renata
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Sending love, Renata. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Take care
Best of luck, Renata. Shared this with my family. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Reading
sending good thoughts, Renata. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Reading
wishing you the best, Renata. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out