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Welcome home - resettlement fund for the Tesfaye family
After fleeing Myanmar, the Tesfaye family has arrived in Springfield with little more than their documents. They need help with a deposit, furniture and the first months.
🇺🇸 Springfield, Illinois, United States3,126 views
My family left Myanmar 11 months ago after the conflict closed our school and clinic. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Springfield. We're a family of six and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 4 months of rent, and that support ends in November.
I was an electrician in Myanmar, 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 a local church-run settlement group, a registered organization, which pays the landlord and suppliers on the family's behalf.
Where the $2,800 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $2,100
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $130
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $570
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. All the best
hope things get better soon, Kai. Your post was clear and honest. All the best.
Any update on how things are going in Springfield?
sending love, Kai. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Flint.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Kai?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about rent deposit and first month, advice is welcome too. It helps to be asked.
wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.
Praying for you. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from San Francisco.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. Love from Gqeberha.
sending strength. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.
Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend