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The Karimi family fled Venezuela - help them rebuild in Santa Fe

The Karimi family are rebuilding in Santa Fe after leaving Venezuela; your gift pays for housing basics.

🇺🇸 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States3,267 views
Victoria George
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Santa Fe
My family left Venezuela 10 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Santa Fe. 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 November. I was a nurse 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. Funds are managed by the Santa Fe Welcome Table charity, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,550 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,500 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,150 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $380 • Language classes and bus passes: $240 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $280 If you're reading this, thank you. - Victoria
#refugees#resettlement#family

Updates from Victoria

  1. Thank you all. We're at 44% now ($1,569). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward language classes and bus passes.

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RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $500

    “From my family to yours - Petrópolis”

  • Yaowalak Somchai F Vongsa 🇹🇭 · $200
  • Joaquim Mateus Martins 🇧🇷 · $200
  • Duygu Hülya Duman 🇹🇷 · $200

    “Every little bit. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Istanbul”

  • Macharia Ssebuliba Wekesa 🇰🇪 · $100

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Victoria all day after reading this.”

  • Padma A. Pillai 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Leandro Ronaldo Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Thierry Thomas Masson 🇫🇷 · $100

    “Hope the November deadline works out. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Christo S. Fourie 🇿🇦 · $100

    “From my family to yours! - Durban”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $76

    “Hope this helps. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Contagem”

  • Ruth Tizita Kebede 🇪🇹 · $75
  • Annabelle Cooper 🇬🇧 · $75
  • Zenaida H. Macaraeg 🇵🇭 · $75

    “Blessings. Thought of Victoria all day after reading this.”

  • Liza L. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $75
  • Citra Kartika Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $75
  • Citlali T. Estrada 🇨🇴 · $72

    “Wishing you the best! - Palmira”

  • Itzel R. Pacheco 🇺🇸 · $63

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

  • Beatriz Giovana Ramos 🇧🇷 · $57.50

    “Good luck. Shared with friends too. - Duque de Caxias”

  • Wesley Willis 🇺🇸 · $54.50

    “Thinking of you. - Winston-Salem”

  • Mohan S. Gounder 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Get well soon - Nizamabad”

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  • Titilayo Comfort Igwe

    Thinking of you, Victoria. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 22 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything

    • Tania Farhana RashidQuestion

      Is there anything that isn't money that would help Victoria?

      • Victoria GeorgeOwnerAnswerID verified

        Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about rent deposit and first month, advice is welcome too. Thanks, that means a lot.

    • Deborah P. Vaughn

      Hope things get better soon, Victoria. Hope you get there.

      • Iulian Florin Marin

        Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Dundee.

        • Xuân Phượng Luong

          Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Arlington.

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