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Resettlement support for 5 people arriving in Springfield

After fleeing Sudan, the Hashemi family has arrived in Springfield with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.

🇺🇸 Illinois, United States3,525 views
Luke E. Robinson
Email verified
Springfield
My family left Sudan 8 months ago after we were targeted for our work. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Springfield. 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 January. I was a farmer in Sudan, 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 Springfield Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,150 goes: • Language classes and bus passes: $310 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $490 • Rent deposit and first month: $1,350 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,000 I hope life is good to you.
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Luke

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,324 in total) the plan for language classes and bus passes is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Quick update: $1,408 raised so far (45%). the plan for language classes and bus passes is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Isaree Jitra Kongkaew 🇹🇭 · $250
  • Kulap Darunee Laohakul 🇹🇭 · $250
  • Katerina Marina Panagiotopoulos 🇬🇷 · $250

    “Sending love. Been where you're, it gets better. - Athens”

  • Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $200
  • Natalia E. Paredes 🇪🇸 · $132
  • Rony Imran Haque 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Nadine Emma Pfeiffer 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Ishrat Tahmina Ghosh 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Johan L. Cloete 🇿🇦 · $100

    “Be well. Small amount but sent with love. - Pietermaritzburg”

  • Rosa N. Franco 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Aria G. Murphy 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Sara Bianchi 🇮🇹 · $100
  • Guadalupe B. Ramírez 🇦🇷 · $100

    “All the best. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - San Miguel de Tucumán”

  • Fatuma Swai 🇹🇿 · $100

    “Wishing you the best. Been where you are, it gets better. - Dar es Salaam”

  • James Kariuki Mutebi 🇺🇬 · $75

    “Thought of Luke all day after reading this. - Entebbe”

  • Wafa Mona Yassin 🇲🇦 · $75
  • Nolan M. Watson 🇬🇧 · $66.50
  • Anjana P. Menon 🇮🇳 · $62.50

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  • Samuel D. MarquezID verified

    Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Springfield.

    • Ethan Delgado

      Take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Gatineau!

      • Manuela Antônia Gomes

        I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

        • Ki-tae Gun-woo Baek

          Thanks for sharing this, Luke. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

          • Arturo L. Rangel

            Good luck, Luke. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. Love from Rohini

            • Shruthi J. Nair

              Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Epe but we're thinking of you. All the best

              • Yamuna A. Das

                Praying for you, Luke. This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted. Love from Cairo.

                • Akoth Janet GithinjiID verified

                  So sorry you're going through this, Luke. Shared it with a few friends.

                  • Faruk Nahid Rashid

                    Take care, Luke. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Madina.

                    • Salim Belkacem

                      Rooting for you, Luke. Hope this works out for you. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.

                      • Diya E. Nanda

                        Thinking of you and your family, Luke. Hope this works out for you.

                        • Nicholas P. Vance

                          Sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Moscow.

                          • Carlos K. ValdezID verified

                            Thinking of you, Luke. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Tampa.

                            • Kevin Walter SchulzPhoto verified

                              Sending love. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Seoul but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Springfield.

                              $3,894.50 raised of $3,150

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