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The Bakr family fled Syria - help them rebuild in Los Angeles

The Bakr family are rebuilding in Los Angeles after leaving Syria; your gift pays for housing basics.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States4,895 views
Ella J. Jenkins
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Los Angeles
My family left Syria 13 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Los Angeles. We're a family of six and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 2 months of rent, and that support ends in November. I was an engineer in Syria, 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 Los Angeles Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $4,300 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,700 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,000 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $680 • Language classes and bus passes: $730 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $190 Thanks for reading all this.
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Ella

  1. Thank you all. We're at 69% now ($2,971). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward language classes and bus passes.

  2. Small update. $1,234 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Orville T. Palmer 🇯🇲 · $25

    “Get well soon. Thought of Ella all day after reading this. - Kingston”

  • Zainab Javeria Farooqi 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Paula B. Fernández 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Nokuthula A. Singh 🇿🇦 · $500
  • Lemlem Fikir Mekonnen 🇪🇹 · $20
  • Easton J. Vega 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Anjali T. Mishra 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Praying for you. Thought of Ella all day after reading this. - Sheffield”

  • Krishna B. Walia 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Blessings. Hope you get the rest soon. - Thrissur”

  • Tatiane Viviane Pacheco 🇧🇷 · $100

    “You got this. Thought of Ella all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

  • Alka S. Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 · $22
  • Agus Dimas Maulana 🇮🇩 · $30

    “Thought of Ella all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

  • Yamini D. Sidhu 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $100

    “Best of luck. Hope the November deadline works out. - Latina”

  • Ignacio Ricardo Mendoza 🇦🇷 · $10
  • Indika Madushan Karunaratne 🇱🇰 · $100
  • Khadija Peace Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Carlo H. Mendoza 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Aiden Cox 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Dina Mebarek 🇦🇺 · $10
  • Emon Mizanur Barua 🇧🇩 · $15

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  • Dedi Oky Tan

    Sending good thoughts, Ella. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Los Angeles

    • Beatrice Nabirye Njoroge

      Thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Fresno donated after I showed her your page. All the best

      • Luís Paulo Pereira

        So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Nottingham.

        • Júlia Regina CunhaID verified

          Hang in there, Ella. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Paris

          • Pablo W. Ochoa

            Sending strength, Ella. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.

            • Neema Aisha Hamisi

              best of luck, Ella. This could happen to any of us. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

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