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The Tesfaye family fled Iraq - help them rebuild in Lansing

After fleeing Iraq, the Tesfaye family has arrived in Lansing with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.

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Theodore D. Hernandez
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Lansing
My family left Iraq 5 months ago after the war reached our town. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Lansing. We're a family of six and we're safe, but we arrived with very little. Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in December. I was a farmer 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. Funds are managed by the Lansing Refugee Support Network, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf. Where the $3,900 goes: • Rent deposit and first month: $1,750 • Beds, table and basic furniture: $800 • Winter clothing and school supplies: $780 • Language classes and bus passes: $350 • Phone and internet for school and job search: $220 Glad we found this place. - Theodore

Updates from Theodore

  1. We're at 57% thanks to 55 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  2. Update from Lansing: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 39% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Happy to help. Thought of Theodore all day after reading this. - Kingston”

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    “Thinking of you. Thought of Theodore all day after reading this. - Newcastle”

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    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Theodore all day after reading this. - Rawalpindi”

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    “Sending love. Thought of Theodore all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

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    “Be well. Been where you're, it gets better. - Monterrey”

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    “Rooting for you. Thought of Theodore all day after reading this. - Spokane”

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    “All the best. Thought of Theodore all day after reading this. - Taguig”

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  • You're not alone, Theodore. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Lansing.

    • Hang in there, Theodore. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Kampala.

      • Andriy VasilievAddress verified

        This could happen to any of us. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.

        • stay strong, Theodore. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

          • Sending good thoughts, Theodore. Hope you get there. Greetings from Tarragona

            • hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Lahore donated after I showed her your page. Take care.

              • Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Lansing.

                • Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Rajkot so I could bring a meal. Blessings

                  • Take care. I hope things turn around soon. After 10 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care

                    • Hope it all works out, Theodore. Hope you get there. After 22 years in accounting I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Thinking of Lansing.

                      • Sending strength. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Jakarta.

                        • Sending love. Hope you get there. Greetings from Soweto.

                          • stay strong, Theodore. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

                            • Sending good thoughts, Theodore. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

                              • Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.

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