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A fresh start in Toronto: help the Petrenko family resettle
The Petrenko family are rebuilding in Toronto after leaving Syria; your gift pays for housing basics.
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada3,601 views
My family left Syria 10 months ago after our home was destroyed. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Toronto. We're a family of eight 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 an engineer in Syria, 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 $4,100 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,550
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,100
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $810
• Language classes and bus passes: $520
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $120
Thanks for reading all this.
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“Take care of yourselves. Hope the September deadline works out. - Beersheba”
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“Hope things get better. Hope you get the rest soon. - Kinondoni”
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“Happy to help. Thought of Jomar all day after reading this.”
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“Sending love! - Erie”
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“Happy to help. Please keep us posted. - Kathmandu”
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“Keep your head up. Saw your post and had to give. - Jakarta Barat”
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“Thought of Jomar all day after reading this. - Thane”
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Thanks for sharing this, Jomar. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Toronto.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Sheffield.
How is Jomar doing now?
Hope it all works out. Shared this with my family. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
hope this works out for you. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
Hope things get better soon, Jomar. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best
So sorry you're going through this, Jomar. This could happen to any of us
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Jomar.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. rent deposit and first month comes first ($1,550) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Let me know if you want more detail.
Rooting for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 27 people at work
sending strength. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
Your post was clear and honest. Love from Likoni.
Stay strong. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best
Hope this works out for you. Love from Seongnam
Sending strength, Jomar. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Narayanganj.
Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Worcester!
Praying for you, Jomar. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Machakos.
Stay strong, Jomar. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up.
Best of luck, Jomar. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Take care, Jomar. Shared this with my family
Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Ann Arbor.
Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Thane this morning.
Keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family, Jomar. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 21 people at work. Take care
Wishing you the best, Jomar. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Enugu
Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Mwanza
Hang in there, Jomar. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from London
thinking of you and your family. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
I hope things turn around soon. Love from Mar del Plata.
hope things get better soon, Jomar. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Hang in there, Jomar. This could happen to any of us
Stay strong, Jomar. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Wishing you the best, Jomar. This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted. Greetings from São Paulo.
Stay strong, Jomar. Hope you get there. Love from Eugene
Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Toronto
So sorry you're going through this, Jomar. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
Thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too