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Resettlement support for 9 people arriving in Fresno
Help a family of 8 start their new life in Fresno: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇺🇸 Fresno, California, United States3,274 views
My family left the Democratic Republic of Congo 6 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Fresno. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in April.
I was an electrician in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 $4,150 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,250
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $770
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $550
• Language classes and bus passes: $320
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $260
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Cooper
Updates from Cooper
We're at 21% thanks to 17 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
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- Wayne Wint 🇯🇲 · $44.50
“God bless. Gave what I could this week. - Kingston”
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“Hope the April deadline works out. - Chattogram”
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- Zubby Gbenga Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $25
“Stay strong. Hope you get the rest soon. - Warri”
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“Happy to help. I'm in Mandeville, thinking of you.”
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- Aadhya P. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $58.50
“Happy to help. Thought of Cooper all day after reading this. - Mangaluru”
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Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from London
Take care. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
Praying for you, Cooper. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
You're not alone, Cooper. Your post was clear and honest. All the best.
your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Fresno