HONY raises 350% of goal for 11 Muslim families in 4 hours

[mcsangel2]

Humans of New York started a fundraiser this morning, to last 48 hours, for 11 Muslim families they profiled this month. It was set with a $100,00 goal, and four hours in is already at $350,000 and climbing!

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Earlier this month we profiled eleven Syrian families that were preparing to begin new lives in America. They have escaped a horrible war, and have finally secured a degree of safety and security, but the road will be very tough for them. They will be starting at zero in a new country. In addition to the culture shock, they will face innumerable obstacles, including the need to learn an entirely new language. As they attempt to get their footing, they will be provided with little more than the bare minimum needed to subsist.



This holiday season, let's give them a little breathing room. The amount we raise over the next 48 hours will be divided evenly among the refugee families that were featured on HONY this month. Many of these families left Syria with nothing. For years they've been forced to stretch every dollar to provide for basic needs, so direct assistance will go a long way. Many of these families are large so we certainly can't cover all their financial needs. But we can lighten the load and help ease the anxiety of starting over in a strange land. So please consider taking part in this gift by making a small donation.



If any family chooses to decline assistance, their share will be allocated to the resettlement organization helping with their transition.

[mcsangel2]

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[imojoebunny]

So, this is Christmas, is rolling through my head. Awesome. I wish they spread it to more families, rather than giving each one more than expected, but as they said, some are large, so maybe necessary, since $10K doesn't go that far, when faced with completely starting over.

[cville]

Dec 24, 2015 16:18:56 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

So, this is Christmas, is rolling through my head. Awesome. I wish they spread it to more families, rather than giving each one more than expected, but as they said, some are large, so maybe necessary, since $10K doesn't go that far, when faced with completely starting over.

What an odd response.

[imojoebunny]

Dec 24, 2015 16:24:09 GMT -5 cville said:

Dec 24, 2015 16:18:56 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

So, this is Christmas, is rolling through my head. Awesome. I wish they spread it to more families, rather than giving each one more than expected, but as they said, some are large, so maybe necessary, since $10K doesn't go that far, when faced with completely starting over.

What an odd response.

And what specifically is odd?  That it would be great if more families could benefit, or that people are donating, which makes me think of the true meaning of Christmas?  Or some other thing?  

[imojoebunny]

Dec 24, 2015 17:04:51 GMT -5 @mx said:

Dec 24, 2015 16:18:56 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

So, this is Christmas, is rolling through my head. Awesome. I wish they spread it to more families, rather than giving each one more than expected, but as they said, some are large, so maybe necessary, since $10K doesn't go that far, when faced with completely starting over.

I suspect $350,000 doesn't come close to the assets lost by these families.

If you want to help other refugees being resettled in the US give to a charity working on the resettlement.

I don't think in any way it does make up for what they have lost, this is impossible, but are there not post about needing a specific amount to resettle someone before they will even be considered?  I believe someone posted about sponsoring a family, though maybe in Canada, and they needed $20K to do it.   It would, in my mind, be better to bring more families here, then worry about the challenges.  We live near a large area for refugees, and just yesterday, a post went out about a specific Syrian family needing things that just arrived (everything from beds to clothes to dishes to transportation), and within a couple of hours, they had it all.  IDK, maybe I am wrong, but get them here with the minimum, and then people can help vs. being stuck, with no way to move forward.   Any way you look at it, I am glad people are donating.  I am glad families can resettle.  

[imojoebunny]

Dec 24, 2015 17:25:00 GMT -5 @mx said:

Dec 24, 2015 17:20:24 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

I don't think in any way it does make up for what they have lost, this is impossible, but are there not post about needing a specific amount to resettle someone before they will even be considered?  I believe someone posted about sponsoring a family, though maybe in Canada, and they needed $20K to do it.   It would, in my mind, be better to bring more families here, then worry about the challenges.  We live near a large area for refugees, and just yesterday, a post went out about a specific Syrian family needing things that just arrived (everything from beds to clothes to dishes to transportation), and within a couple of hours, they had it all.  IDK, maybe I am wrong, but get them here with the minimum, and then people can help vs. being stuck, with no way to move forward.   Any way you look at it, I am glad people are donating.  I am glad families can resettle.  

The number of refugees that can resettle here has absolutely zero to do with people raising money. It's not like Canada. It's a quota set by the federal government annually.

Good to know.  

[cville]

Dec 24, 2015 16:28:51 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

Dec 24, 2015 16:24:09 GMT -5 cville said:

What an odd response.

And what specifically is odd?  That it would be great if more families could benefit, or that people are donating, which makes me think of the true meaning of Christmas?  Or some other thing?  

I think it's odd to wish that people who have nothing, who are starting absolutely from scratch in a totally foreign place after suffering untold horrors, should receive less. You can call it redistribution, but that doesn't seem very Christmasy to me.

[imojoebunny]

Dec 24, 2015 17:39:00 GMT -5 cville said:

Dec 24, 2015 16:28:51 GMT -5 imojoebunny said:

And what specifically is odd?  That it would be great if more families could benefit, or that people are donating, which makes me think of the true meaning of Christmas?  Or some other thing?  

I think it's odd to wish that people who have nothing, who are starting absolutely from scratch in a totally foreign place after suffering untold horrors, should receive less. You can call it redistribution, but that doesn't seem very Christmasy to me.

It you can help 30 families re-settle, instead of 10, to me, that helps a lot more people in the long run. You look at it differently than I do, and that is fine.  Either way, it is "christmasy" to want to help people.  I am glad to see that people are doing it.  

[lg28]

I'm the one doing private sponsorship. I see what imojoebunny is saying in a WAY, but i disagree. People are donating to those specific 11 families because they want to! They see the donation amount raised before ever donating, so they know it's over the goal.

For what it's worth, the family we are sponsoring will likely be in addition to the gov't-sponsored ones. So us sponsoring one does make a difference / they wouldn't necessarily come here otherwise. That being said, I'm sure if at some point the gov't felt like "too many" were coming via private adoption they may halt the influx.