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The Shevchenko family fled Iraq - help them rebuild in Allentown
Help a family of 3 start their new life in Allentown: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
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My family left Iraq 10 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Allentown. 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 October.
I was a teacher 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 $3,400 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,150
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $750
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $810
• Language classes and bus passes: $450
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $240
Thanks for reading all this.
- Jose
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Thinking of you, Jose. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Los Angeles.
Sending strength, Jose. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Toronto this morning. Greetings from Toronto.
Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Sending good thoughts, Jose. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.