MoneyRefugees & displacementUrgent
The Tesfaye family fled Eritrea - help them rebuild in Houston
Help a family of 4 start their new life in Houston: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
🇺🇸 United States1,123 views
My family left Eritrea 9 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Houston. We're a family of five and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in September.
I was a shopkeeper in Eritrea, 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 $2,000 goes:
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $510
• Language classes and bus passes: $660
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $570
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $260
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Theodore
Updates from Theodore
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Allan W. Lacson 🇵🇭 · $10
- Kevin C. Richards 🇬🇧 · $500
- Shivam J. Jat 🇺🇸 · $66
- Nathan P. Reynolds 🇳🇿 · $10
- Luis R. Martínez 🇨🇴 · $65.50
- Aisha C. Fourie 🇿🇦 · $50
- Duangjai Jiraporn Prasertsak 🇹🇭 · $42
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $32
- Andrew C. Soto 🇨🇦 · $25
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Houston
thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 21 people at work. Thinking of Houston.
Sending strength, Theodore. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
rooting for you, Theodore. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless
wishing you peace. Hope this works out for you. After 13 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Fresno.
Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Iloilo City
Hang in there. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Houston.