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The Rahimi family fled Iraq - help them rebuild in Nashville
Help a family of 7 start their new life in Nashville: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States1,576 views
My family left Iraq 9 months ago after we were targeted for our work. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Nashville. 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 a nurse in Iraq, 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.
All purchases will be documented and photos shared (with the family's consent).
Where the $3,750 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,400
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,050
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $660
• Language classes and bus passes: $510
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $130
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Wishing you peace, Elias. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. All the best!
You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Nashville.
praying for you. Shared this with my family. Love from Nairobi.
Praying for you, Elias. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.
Take care. Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. Take care
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Nashville!
Thank you. If you're in Nashville I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.
Take care, Elias. Your post was clear and honest. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Praying for you, Elias. This could happen to any of us. God bless
keep going, Elias. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.
Keep going, Elias. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes
Your post was clear and honest. My husband and I read this together. Love from Kampala.
Sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Nashville!
hope things get better soon, Elias. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Shinjuku.
Best of luck, Elias. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Utrecht.
Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.
Take care, Elias. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.