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Resettlement support for 4 people arriving in Rome
Help a family of 7 start their new life in Rome: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
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My family left Ukraine 13 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Rome. We're a family of eight 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 Ukraine, 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 $3,250 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,400
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,100
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $460
• Language classes and bus passes: $220
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $70
Thank you for reading my story.
Updates from Serena
We're at 51% thanks to 43 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,341 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Small update. $485 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Serena?
Thinking of you, Serena. It takes guts to ask. Well done
keep going. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings
Sending strength. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Thessaloniki.
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Take care.
Praying for you, Serena. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Columbus.
hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too.