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A fresh start in Rochester: help the Hosseini family resettle
The Hosseini family are rebuilding in Rochester after leaving Eritrea; your gift pays for housing basics.
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My family left Eritrea 10 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Rochester. 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 September.
I was a farmer 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.
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 $4,050 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,700
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $810
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $820
• Language classes and bus passes: $580
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $140
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Gabriel
Updates from Gabriel
Small update. $2,387 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
Quick update: $1,140 raised so far (28%). I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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Praying for you, Gabriel. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Rochester
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Rochester!
Thank you. If you're in Rochester I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
thinking of you, Gabriel. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Rochester.
Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. After 27 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Sending strength, Gabriel. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Rochester
Hang in there, Gabriel. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Thinking of you and your family, Gabriel. This could happen to any of us. Love from Mandaue.