MoneyRefugees & displacement
Resettlement support for 4 people arriving in Mississauga
Help a family of 5 start their new life in Mississauga: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada4,240 views
My family left Somalia 14 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Mississauga. We're a family of six and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in August.
I was a farmer in Somalia, 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 Mississauga Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $4,150 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,650
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,250
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $390
• Language classes and bus passes: $590
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $270
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Saanvi
Updates from Saanvi
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Saoirse Quinn 🇮🇪 · $250
- Geeta R. Verma 🇮🇳 · $250
- Zainab Mona Abbas 🇫🇷 · $200
- Jun Min Zhong 🇨🇦 · $200
- Craig D. Mokoena 🇿🇦 · $100
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $100
- Mekdes Eden Bekele 🇪🇹 · $100
- Irma Kirana Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $100
- Débora Maria Bezerra 🇧🇷 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Rahim Tuhin Rashid 🇧🇩 · $100
“Stay strong. Thought of Saanvi all day after reading this.”
- Zoe Kyriakou 🇬🇷 · $100
- Jackson Curtis 🇬🇧 · $100
“Rooting for you. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Edinburgh”
- Kehinde Omolara Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $69.50
- Lourdes J. Ortiz 🇺🇸 · $59
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $50
- Ines Malak Badawi 🇸🇦 · $50
- Chang-min Joon-woo Cho 🇰🇷 · $50
- Inés J. Sánchez 🇪🇸 · $50
“Hope things get better. Thought of Saanvi all day after reading this. - Córdoba”
- Paula W. Castro 🇺🇸 · $50
“Blessings. Been where you are, it gets better. - Albany”
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
You're not alone, Saanvi. This could happen to any of us. Blessings.
rooting for you, Saanvi. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Leeds but we're thinking of you
Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.
sending love, Saanvi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Mississauga.
Sending strength, Saanvi. Looking forward to the next update
Thinking of you and your family, Saanvi. This could happen to any of us.
Good luck, Saanvi. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.