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A fresh start in Toronto: help the Yusuf family resettle
Help a family of 4 start their new life in Toronto: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada2,002 views
My family left Yemen 10 months ago after we were targeted for our work. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Toronto. We're a family of five 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 an electrician in Yemen, 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 $4,100 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,900
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,150
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $500
• Language classes and bus passes: $350
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $200
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Meena
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- Rowena L. Tolentino 🇵🇭 · $250
- Amol S. Pawar 🇮🇳 · $10
“Thought of Meena all day after reading this. - Aurangabad”
- Natalia Valentyna Kozlov 🇷🇺 · $50
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $10
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Meena all day after reading this. - Berlin”
- Emilia S. Fowler 🇺🇸 · $212
“Only $212 but hope it helps.”
- Keren Maayan Segal 🇮🇱 · $100
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Best of luck, Meena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in George this morning
Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Jessore.
keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 29 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Konya.
Hope you get there. Love from Christchurch.
Take care. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 16 people at work.
Hang in there, Meena. Looking forward to the next update. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Girona.
Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Berlin donated after I showed her your page
Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Toronto
Best of luck, Meena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Badagry so I could bring a meal.
Take care, Meena. Your post was clear and honest.
thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Warsaw.