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A fresh start in San Jose: help the Petrenko family resettle
Help a family of 6 start their new life in San Jose: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇺🇸 California, United States4,929 views
My family left Venezuela 8 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in San Jose. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in July.
I was a farmer in Venezuela, 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 $4,400 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,100
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $300
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,600
• Language classes and bus passes: $400
Glad we found this place.
- Harold
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“Thinking of you. Hope the July deadline works out. - Quetta”
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“Thought of Harold all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
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“Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Hanoi”
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“Stay strong. - Arlington”
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Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
your post was clear and honest. Thinking of San Jose.
Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of San Jose
Thinking of you and your family, Harold. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.
gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Casablanca.
Best of luck, Harold. Looking forward to the next update.
Sending strength, Harold. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours
Sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in București but we're thinking of you. Greetings from București
Hope this works out for you. Love from Mar del Plata.
hope it all works out, Harold. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of San Jose!
Best of luck, Harold. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of San Jose
Sending love, Harold. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in London donated after I showed her your page!
Sending strength, Harold. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Sacramento
Good luck. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best
hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too
wishing you peace, Harold. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out