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An Unprecedented Need for Your Help!

By December 3, 2024December 18th, 2024No Comments
We expect to welcome 70 refugees (42 children) between November 22 -December 22!
On average, about 19 people per week through mid-January!

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To schedule a donation of goods, email us at donations@iibuff.org or call (716) 883-1900 ext. 329.

We are finding their housing, meeting them at the airport, enrolling the kids in school, and linking the adults to English/employment classes. The federal government provides a very small amount to help us with this. Still, the fact is that every dollar we can save for the family is money they can put towards repaying the travel loan they took to come to the U.S. or to support their family in other ways, such as paying bills. This has a big impact on these refugee families as they embark on their life here in America.

On average, here are the costs:

Furniture for a family of 4, using used furniture and new beds (futon, 4 beds and frames, one lamp, kitchen table, and chairs) is about $900

Miscellaneous toiletries and cleaning supplies $100

Household goods (kitchen utensils, shower curtains, plates, bowls, pots pans, sheets, linens) is about $ 300

The minimum spent for a household set up for a family of four, is $3,300. That does not include other expenses the family will be required to pay in the first month such as bus passes, utilities, diapers, etc.

  • car seats
  • booster seats
  • diapers (all sizes)
  • Pack n Plays
  • garbage cans
  • pillows
  • tea kettles

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Click here to make a cash donation now

To schedule a donation of goods, email us at donations@iibuff.org or call (716) 883-1900 ext. 329.