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| Says a refugee woman who came to the US 10 years ago,“I can’t even imagine what it would be like to come to the US like these families—especially the women who are coming without husbands. |  |
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When I came to the US 10 years ago, I thought life was really hard. Ten of us were living in one apartment and we were really poor. But we had family who came before us and prepared for us. We may have been | |
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Provide dollars
toward a childcare scholarship for an infant, toddler, or preschooler
to prepare her or him for life in America. Not ALL new arrivals
are eligible for childcare aassistance. (Read about Child Development) |
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That
childcare scholarship also means that the child’s mother
can attend English class—and learning English is essential
to living in the US. (Read about ESL Program) |
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| Transportation for new arrivals with small children is a barrier. We received a van from a donor, but gas costs up to $500 per month.Contribute to our gas fund. (Volunteers and Contributors) |  |
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The East African Women’s Center—and the community of women
and children we serve— needs your support now more than ever
before. When Minnesota began accepting “free cases”—
families that are coming to our state without a family to “anchor”
them—the challenges for refugee mothers who are new arrivals
increased. (See “Serving
New Arrivals” and “Questions
and Answers.”) Knowing that mothers—and approximately
60% of the “free cases” are single mothers—will
be entirely on their own after the 3-month resettlement period provided
by VOLAGS, convinced us to adapt our services to meet their needs.
And, we are told by the VOLAGs, that we are the only organization
providing in-depth, one-stop services to mothers and their children.
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Learning
to live in a new culture is difficult and mothers struggle with
changing lifestyles. Support our classes orienting women to American
life (Read about “5th Day”/Lving inAmerica) |
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