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Resettlement support for 4 people arriving in Laredo

Help a family of 6 start their new life in Laredo: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.

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Yun-seo Ji-min Seo
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My family left Iraq 11 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Laredo. 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 June. I was a shopkeeper in Iraq, 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 the Laredo Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,900 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,950 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,050 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $710 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $190 Every share and every dollar helps. - Yun-seo
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Updates from Yun-seo

  1. Update from Laredo: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 55% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 29% now ($1,117). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for beds, table and basic furniture is now scheduled.

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Yun-seo all day after reading this. - San Diego”

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    “Stay strong. Thought of Yun-seo all day after reading this. - Tarkwa”

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  • Veronika Maryna BoykoQuestion

    is there anything that isn't money that would help Yun-seo?

    • Yun-seo Ji-min SeoOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Thank you. If you're in Laredo I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.

  • Adalynn Wilson

    wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Durban this morning.

    • Nomsa H. Reddy

      you're not alone. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Jakarta but we're thinking of you. All the best.

      • Lucía C. Duarte

        Rooting for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in São Paulo donated after I showed her your page. Love from São Paulo.

        • Wegayehu Tigist ZewdieQuestionAddress verified

          Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Yun-seo

          • Onur Ömer Altun

            Take care, Yun-seo. Hope you get there.

            • Nipa Taslima Roy

              Good luck, Yun-seo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Los Angeles.

              • Faisal Haider Pasha

                Hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

                • Skylar P. Jennings

                  Rooting for you. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless

                  • Jonathan James

                    Keep going, Yun-seo. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

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