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Resettlement support for 4 people arriving in Los Angeles
After fleeing Myanmar, the Petrenko family has arrived in Los Angeles with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.
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My family left Myanmar 13 months ago after we were targeted for our work. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Los Angeles. We're a family of four and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in April.
I was a nurse in Myanmar, 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 $3,000 goes:
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,000
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $120
• Language classes and bus passes: $420
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,460
Thank you for reading my story.
- Emily
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Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Ciudad de México
Best of luck, Emily. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings
You're not alone, Emily. Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
wishing you peace, Emily. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Los Angeles.
looking forward to the next update. Love from Alexandria.
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Alcalá de Henares donated after I showed her your page. God bless.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Kasarani.