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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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Gabriel Jackson
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Rochester
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
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Gabriel

  1. Small update. $2,387 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. 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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RecentTop gifts
  • Nabil Walid Nassar 🇪🇬 · $200

    “Rooting for you. I'm in 6th of October City, thinking of you. - 6th of October City”

  • Aisha Esther Tumusiime 🇰🇪 · $200

    “Thought of Gabriel all day after reading this. - Naivasha”

  • Kennedy Alexander 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Serenity M. Fisher 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Pauline Berger 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Wekesa Ouma Kigozi 🇹🇿 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Kelechi Zubby Lawal 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Fernando F. Mora 🇦🇷 · $100

    “God bless. Small amount but sent with love. - Buenos Aires”

  • Elisabeth Brigitte Wolf 🇩🇪 · $100

    “Sending love. Hope the September deadline works out. - Augsburg”

  • Inés P. Espinoza 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Good luck. Saw your post and had to give. - Springfield”

  • Carter Bridges 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Rooting for you. Small amount but sent with love. - Mesa”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $80

    “Every little bit. My sister told me about this one. - Leeds”

  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $75
  • Rashmi K. Bhatia 🇮🇳 · $74
  • Hani Mega Gozali 🇮🇩 · $72
  • Adrian Tillman 🇺🇸 · $70

    “Hang in there. Only $70 but hope it helps. - Tallahassee”

  • Walter R. Padilla 🇨🇦 · $65

    “Take care of yourselves. Only $65 but hope it helps.”

  • Heather A. Chavez 🇺🇸 · $63

    “Hang in there! - Phoenix”

  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $55

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  • Karina L. Arias

    Praying for you, Gabriel. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Rochester

    • Leandro LeiteQuestion

      Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Rochester!

      • Gabriel JacksonOwnerAnswer

        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.

    • Koen Scholten

      thinking of you, Gabriel. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Rochester.

      • Thomas E. Holmes

        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.

        • Susana R. Hernández

          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

          • Bagus Fajar Maulana

            Hang in there, Gabriel. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

            • Erica L. Lopez

              Thinking of you and your family, Gabriel. This could happen to any of us. Love from Mandaue.

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