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Resettlement support for 4 people arriving in Ottawa

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

🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada2,806 views
Riley M. Peters
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Ottawa
My family left Venezuela 9 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Ottawa. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in October. I was an engineer in Venezuela, 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 $3,150 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,450 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $660 • Language classes and bus passes: $360 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $680 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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Updates from Riley

  1. We're at 31% thanks to 31 of you. the plan for winter clothing and school supplies is now scheduled. More news soon.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($524 in total) I made the first payment toward language classes and bus passes. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($259). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. - Riley

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $5
  • Tatiana Nadia Moroz 🇺🇦 · $75

    “All the best. Hope the October deadline works out. - Lviv”

  • Cynthia L. Byrd 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Wagner Luiz Costa 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. My sister told me about this one. - Petrópolis”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $30

    “You got this. Thought of Riley all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

  • Jameson L. Roberts 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Remedios F. Martinez 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Gabriel Francisco Tavares 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Ekow Quaye 🇬🇭 · $5
  • Easton L. Jordan 🇺🇸 · $25

    “All the best. Thought of Riley all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Akash L. Sidhu 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Cláudia Aline Coelho 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Liza F. Aguilar 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Atim Adhiambo Ngowi 🇰🇪 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $20
  • Emma J. Pearson 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Marites L. Macaraeg 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Cristina F. Pérez 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Peyton Ramos 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $100

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  • Yinka Daniel Adeyemi

    Sending good thoughts, Riley. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

    • Shireen W. Petersen

      Sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Taguig.

      • Asher R. DaltonPhoto verified

        hope it all works out, Riley. Hope this works out for you.

        • Yinka Daniel Bankole

          It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Mbale.

          • Sharon N. Jennings

            Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Thinking of Ottawa.

            • Kendall T. Hendricks

              Sending good thoughts, Riley. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best

              • Yubraj Krishna Newar

                Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Ottawa

                • Arturo T. Urbina

                  Thinking of you, Riley. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Zanzibar City this morning. Greetings from Zanzibar City

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